Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16

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"Businsss grows better in all ways"
is the cheering announcement contained
in r. q. Dun g. Co. ~ Review for this
week.; "for while its speculative end
breaks conspicuous gamblers for do.
cline, steady increase in production,
in working force. and in tho power OF |
the people to purchase, is the feature
which ovsrBhadows all others. Reports
Of New York trade unions show an in.
crease since one year ago of "a per cent
in the number OF men at work, and sim
liar increase among men In like position
throughout the country would exceed
$40, 600, while every week adds many
establishments to the active list. The
coal miners strike has disclosed such
facts and brought to light such differ
onces that work will probably be very
soon resumed by large share OF the
mon. The farmers are helped by higher
prices for wheat, and while Western
receipts do not show that they have
marketed IL tenth of their crop, as
surRnco Of handsome profits to como
prepares them to buy literally here
after. because of this and The increase
of hands at work, dealers throughout
the country have started to rep.enish
stocks which is the great force ct
present operating in manufactures and
trade, though distribution by rotail'
trade has greatly increased. "
Brndstroet's announces that the busi-
ness for tho week "has been marked
by continuation Of comparatively FREQ
huyins from jobhers and commission
merchants, in anticipation of wants.
at almost all important distributing
points. At number of centres snecial-
rate excursions OF merchants have in
creased the weeks volume OF business,
Notwithstanding tine intervention OF q
holiday. Speculative interest in and
the strength of wool remain features of
that market. Cotton fabrics have i'm
proved their position in Wow of tho in
creased demand and cheaper raw ma
terial. There is only slight falling off, 2
per cent. in the volume Of bank clearings
throughout the country this week, the
total amounting to 81, l06, 600, 900, not
withstanding Monday was observed as
holiday. In the like week one, two,
three and four years ago clearings we're
much smaller than this week, the gain
being 46 per cant over 1856, IL por cont
| over 1895. 30 p,r cent over 1894 and so
per cent over the week in 1898. The
August advance in prices for more
than 100 staple raw and manufactured
, articles, products live stock, &c. /,
amounted to 3, per cent, following Il
| 3. | per cent advance in July. August
! gross railway earnings make the best
/ showing of any month for yeurs past
, Total earnings Of 100 companies for
, August aggregate sl2, 1921, 9l3, an in.
crease over last year Of l2.5 per cent.
They may also be compared with gain
, of only as per cent in July, 90 poi
J cent in June, per cent in May and H.
t per cent in April over last year. Elk,
/ ports Of wheat flour included as wheat
, from both coasts OF tho United States
and Montreal show u falling off from
lust week. but are still very large,
, aggregating ., iGl, 50G huHhela. Witt
) the exception of last week. when tht
total exports aggregated GEES, ga
t bushels, they are ths largest Tor an!
} week this year, and compare with thu
exports in the like week year ago o
. 3, 100, III, in 1898 of l.sl0,0OO. in lS9
t Of 2,7S9oO0 and in 1893 Of 5,35L 00t
t bushels. Corn exports are the larges
Q for any week since last spring, aggre
) eating l,943,3is bushels, aguins
0 2,65f, 600 bushels last year, sl9, ON
y busnela in 1895. c9,0OO bushels in l5o
s and $50, 600 bushels in 1893 "