Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-23
BUSINESS is BETTER
IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES IN
ALL LINES.
WEEKLY TRADE REPORTS
Dun & Co. Draw an Encouraging
Picture of Gratifying Progress in
the Commercial WorlG-Failures
Fall Off and Bank Clearings
Double--Big Export Of Wheat.

New York, Sept 1S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly trade report says that
the end of the Dituminous coal strike
and the return of many thousand men
20 work at advanced wages adds to the
purchasing power Of the people. The
starting Of many mines and works, the
enormous exports of wheat and corn,
the favorable news as to those crops
change and the reports showing that
and cotton, the fall in sterling eX-
gold imports begun in August are eX-
ceeding exports by 1891 ,000, while
merchandise exports have exceeded
imports by $40,954, 900 have all con-
tributed to forward the Improvement
IL business. The wheat market de
clined over cents on account of crop
reports which promise a larger yield
tran first expected. Corn and cotton
are both a little lower for like rea-
son, yet the estimates of the highest
financial authorities regarding require
ments from this country are not small
er, but larger than before, while better
prospects in Argentine, Australia and
European SUPPLIES or of any until Win
ter is about over. Atlantic exports of
wheat have more than doubled last
years each week and in two weeks
they were $4,000 bushels against
4, 100000 last year and of corn 1906, 900
bushels against 3,9S8,00 last year. The
iron industry again shows an increas-
inc
are 1 early one per cent. higher, due to
purchasing by consumers. The buy
ing of 100, 900 tons of bessemer pig at
Pittsburg has advanced the price to
SO. Grey forge is hard to find there
at IS. 10, and billets sell at SIS. so. The
textile mills are more fully employed
than at any ether time for years,
though new buying is diminished in
amount, and though, while the number
of orders received is still large, the
amount is smaller. The demand is
still very good for the season and
prices are firm throughout it'll some
further advances. Actual buying of
wool by mills is increasing at all the
markets with the belief that foreign
supplies are short. Failures in the
United States for the week were 204
against o17 last year. The total bank
clearirgs of the principal cities of the
United States for the week were ST.
| 3S6,354 ,242, an increase of 52.6 per cent.
as compared with the corresponding
week Of last year.
! New York, Sept S.-Bradstreets'
weekly trade report says that not
withstanding the unseasonably warm
weather and the appearance of yellow
| fever in the several of the gulf states
| checking locally the distribution of
merchandise, business throughout the
country has increased more than an
ticipated. The center Of Improvement
is Chicago which furnishes the most
favorable trade report within five
years. Advises from Kansas City,
Omaha, st. Paul and St. louis also
reflect an activity in demand among
both buyers and wholesalers. The
settlement of the bituminous coal
strike, the further raising Of the tide
Of demand for iron and steel products,
the withdrawal from the market Of
some Of the manufactured Woolens,
the extraordinary large bank alearings
and the reports that mercantile col
iSctiona Eave improved constitute the
features OF the week. Wheat exports
were very large and with ons excep-
ton (that of the second week in Sep
TENDER, '9T)3 were the heaviest on rec
ord. Th8 total shipments for the
week were 6,380,0G0 bushels, against
) $500 bushels last year. Corn ex-
ports were 1901, 900 bushels; com
cared With 2;3S4,00 bushels Ias4 year.