The Portland daily press., 1900-08-11
TRADE IRREGULARITIES
.aent 10 Transition Period BE-
tween summer and FAN.


ma Irregularities incident to the transi
,.an narlod between mid- summer ana |
s.wls fall trade. Ihe hot wave has easily
s.s tine centre Of the stage this week be-
s.uss at It's effect On fhe growing dis1ri
hatlys demand and also because Of the
.srosss Of damage TO the corn crops which
!. eas melted. Despite this fact. how
..as nnors cheerful feeling Is peroep-
tshla "a general trade, and the booking
Il tall ORDERS Tor dry goods, clothing and
sssrare 1T leading western centres and
We ENGAGEMENTS il iron aud steel pro-
4arss ffeuah 1t low prices are Of encour-
sggna nsoNoIIlona Bank clearings are
etilI fseeaiuH. mainly because OF phe-
nosnenally dull speculation affecting COM
rsrssons With recent weeks and years and
Is rs other hand. railway earnings
sbesah showing smaller pr0porflonuIe
salus than Of late, are encouraging, be-
s.uss. marking good gains over excep-
ssnnsllF favorable July returns q year
<ea Prices are not showing the pTecipI-
tsse declines noted some time ago. ana
emena tie really encouraging features
are fhe advance IN wheat, mainly based
IN improved export inquiry. Wool is
rather Aruer than Of late because, OF the
hsties Inquiry, though It must be adj
n.stted this sfeaalness is somewhat at the
axsanss 81 uew business Cotton goods
nsrsake Of tie strength or tha raw materi-
al ane 10 talk 81 q possible buillah cr0p
rseosl end where sYea kuess Is still percep-
title SIS IL breNn c9t9onss print cloths
ana wide sheeIlngss tbs natural corrective
& raaesa production Is being Increasing
Is sought An Immense business IN steel
arsdaefs is reported looked at Pitfsburg
and Chicago and steel bars are really
hfme with un advance Of 81 per ton an
nannead by western manufacturers, who
hsse sold thelr output up to the close OF
tie year.
p9 iron is sllll rather neglected butin-
eulfy iof thls material IS really better at
.Ae south. A significant feature OF the
tsaae Fl She strength 81 structural matori-
s. 1he other metals are duh ana tin is
Nlsk.
Iall trade IN dry goods IS active ana
lumber IS frgner. There IS more inquiry
rs N0a u Philadelphia and Boston, bat
che aIaness 81 the latter market limits
transactions. Printed goods ara In better
eall flam 81 bheaa sc New York and Boss
tom bat &he fan trade la shoes &C the lat
ig market IS below the normal. There
S mere doing ia leather &C New York.
BANK cle Arlues at - cities for the week
ending Win ara Including August 81. age
fnkaIe <i,-sI .s3-. oIb. the smallest weekly
total reported since November, ISIS. four
pr esnf smaller than last week and 1U
pf cent less than IN fhis week q wear
ago Business failures number l42 for
81 seek aEalns. lf0 last week, l55 In
lals week s. year ago. 100 In 1898.
Hhsats ioei Uuing -four shipments for
&c Neek aEg reeaie 3stles eco against g.
Sc gi bushels last week and 3.ol6, 15a
Aaaaeis IA the corresponding week Of
leN
Corn experts Tor the week aggregate o.
t4ssas bushels against 8 $40. 900 bushels
last week 6. so 36i bushels ia this week
q year ago. July year ago showed the
heaFlesg IL erease Ia gross railway earn
inEs II any month 81 1898, IL 3 per cent
ana mes Earnings Of - roads. within July
note 8 further gain Of 5.a per cent over
tAls sota showing. Comedian bushes
failures number twenty against twenty
uiue last week. twenty seven IN this
week year ago and thirty three IN 1855.
AA1IONAL CONVENTION c. TAU.
ph1iaaslphla. August 10 The last
lay session 81 the convention Of the Ca
nolic Total Abstinence Union OF Ameri.
q. IS. devoted to the adoption Of resolu
ions and the election Of officers Hart
ora. Conn, was selected IS the place f0I
ne next annual meeting. The resoIu
tons adopted include the folIoWings
Resolved. That we urgently a 1vCcats
BE- establishment OF Women S Total 4 b
.t.nence societies and the forming OF pub
Is opinion against this growing abuse.
'hesolved, That we recommend open
meetings, lectures aud the distribution
o. temperance literature in places IN
which the interest is tagging.
The following officers were elected:
President, kev. u. T. McGiIlicuddy,
Worcester. Mass vice president, J. Wash
ington Loaue, Philadelphia. Hon. j.
Walter Gibbons, Chicago, Leonoa n.
Lake, st Louis.
General treasurer. Rev. John Curren,
scranton; general secretary, Rev. A. p.
Doyle, New York.