Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24
KEEPS IMPROVING.
Business Shows Continuous and
Gratifying Activity.
TONE In ALL BRANCHES IS HOPEFUL.
No REASON to Fear n Reaction Is APP
parent-Settlement Of the Coal
Strike and Improved Collec-
tions the Weeks Features.

New York, Sept. 1s.-R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade say:
1.-THE end of the bituminous coal strike
and the return of many thousand men to
work at advanced wages adds to the pur-
chasing power of the people, and thecan-
thracite strike affects not fifth as many
workers. The starting Of many mines and
works, enormous exports Of wheat and
corn, the favorable news as to those crops
and cotton, the fall In sterling exchange
and the reports showing that gold imports
in August exceeded exports by $2,3905S1,
while merchandise exports exceeded i'm
ports by s40,95S,753. have all contributed to
forward the movement in business. The
replenishment of stocks cannot be half fin
ished, though some who could see no sign
of improvement few weeks ago are now
finding 1t so vast and rapid that they fear
reaction. But consumers as well as dealers
have also to supply themselves after years
OF enforced economy and their power to
purchase Is increasing every day. When
the tide rises after four years of depres-
sion 1t does not fall again after four weeks.
THE wheat market has declined over five
cents on account Of crop reports which
promise larger prosperity, and corn and
cotton are both little lower for like rea-
sons. Yet estimates of the highest flnnn-
ctal authorities regarding requirements
from this country are not smaller, but
larger than before.
The iron industry again shows In
creasing demand and an average Of prices
nearly one per cent. higher, due to pur-
chasing by consumers. Textile mills are
more fully employed than at any time for
years, though new buying has diminished
In amount, and while the number of or
ders received Is still large, the amount is
smaller. The demand is still good for tho
season and prices are firm throughout
with some further advances. Actual buy
ing of wool by mills is increasing at all
markets, with the belief that foreign sup
plies are short.
Failures for the week have been 2N in
the United States, against 81 last year,
and 40 in Canada, against 80 last year"
AS Viewed by Brndstrcet.
Bradstreets in their trade review for
the week say:
notwithstanding unreasonably warm
weather and the appearance Of yellow
fever in several gulf states, checking To-
cally the distribution of merchandise, busi-
ness throughout the country has increased
more than anticipated. The center Of i'm
provement is Chicago, which furnishes the
most favorable trade report within five
years. Advices from Kansas City, Omaha,
st. Paul and st. Louis also reflect activ-
ity in demand among jobbers and whole
salers. There. is a temporary stimulus to
business at Savannah, owing to the with
drawal of competition from merchants at
towns cut off by the fever quarantine
Chattanooga. Memphis, Atlanta, Augusta.
Galveston and even st. Louis anticipate
temporary falling off in business owing
to the interruption of traffic in the gulf
states and adjoining territory. The set
Element of the bituminous coal strike a
further rising tide of demand for iron
and steel products, extraordinary large
bank clearings and reports that mercantile
collections have improved constitute the
features of the week.
Wheat exports are very large and with
one exception Chat of second week of Sep
/ TENDER, 1891 are the heaviest on record.
The total shipments this week (flour in
cluded as wheaD aggregate 6,379,94s BUSH
els, against 5.461, $3.50 bushels last week.
Corn exports are 100000 bushels less thar
last week, the aggregate being s.9sl.0Ul