The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
BREATHES FREELY.
Business In the East Relieved by
Settlement of Strike.

New York. Oct. 20.-R. C. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says:
A settlement of the coal strike salts
factory to all interests having been eff
fected business breathes freely in the
east and distribution of merchandise is
increasing slowly again, although the
election excitement keeps new buying in
many lines down to wants for immediate
consumption. In the west there is not
the same hesitation and there as wei as
in the south, the marketing of the crops
is responsible for a feeling of much conf
dence in the movement OF business II the
nation acts conservatively at the polls
Prices of commodities are weaker, and
the caution SO gratifying IN a presidential
Cotton further declined, making the loss
are rushing work, and picking is expected
to progress rapidly enough to save most
of the crop from early frost High prices
make it possible to pay good wages to
p5ckers and the movement at receiving
points increases largely. Domestic spin
ners are not liberal buyers but exports
are only slightly smaller than year ago.
Foreign buying increased with the recent
sharp decline.
Wheat has shown more weakness, due
In part to the greater activity at Russian
ports, and Atlantic exports for the week
226 a year ago Corn also declined. but is
cents above last year, which may
count for the loss in exports, in three
weeks, 1854 65 bushels, against 1924, 405 in
Few important fluctuations occurred in
iron and steel but there were small adj
biIlets at Philadelphia Moderate gains
are reported in the volume of transac-
tons although the tendency is to delay
large contracts a few weeks Implement
makers take iron freely, however. and or
ders for pipe are urgent with severe
weather coming Structural shapes
are taken for foreign points as far dis
tant as Egypt, and domestic bridge bu Id
erS buy freely. More mills have gone into
blast and the general tone is improving.
Production of coke has increased. but
prices are easy and many ovens still idle.
Tin declined again, making the fall one
and three-QuarterS cents in two weeks and
Leather and hides are firm. and selling
freely, because of steady Improvement in
demand for boots and shoes. Jobbers are
placing large orders with manufacturers
and demand is no longer limited to fall
goods Spring contracts are increasing at
made to keep these sales as quiet as pos
sible. owing to the effect on the market
for raw material. While wooden mills are
not working at full capacity mora sea-
sonable weather has increased buying in
this line. and purchases of wool at the
three chief eastern markets increased to
4,524 600 pounds, the best total for a long
time, although still far below the amount
taken through speculative activity a wear
ago. Prices are steady and holders show
no less confidence. In other textile mar
kegs cotton goods are less freely hi 4 for
and are selling well below parity with the
raw material Sellers do not weaken in
recently shut down or restricted produe-
ton are running again on fun time. but
these are making chiefly heavy goods.
FAILURE for the week were 209 in the
United States, against las last year, and
2 IN Canada against 20 last year.