New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-02-21
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s88 New York, Feb. 19.-BradStreet'S SAYS:
Observation-Disclosures astoexpanding spring
trade IN dry goods and kindred lines come
from number Of markets. That the ag-
1 gregate business of the country is OF good
Volume otherwise is, however, indicated
Z by detailed reports OF increases lin trade
4 as compared with last year, confirmed by
Z Satisfactory railroad earnings reports, by
lar lar gains IN bank clearings and by re-.
y ports OF better demand for money in COM
6 merc1al channels. "A year ago, 1T may be
recalled, extremely stormy weather was
experienced, and some effects, notably
lnose on winter soWn crops, were very un-
favorable. This year opposite conditions
nave ruled, and though some talk of lack
OF snow In the grain-growing regions fs
4 heard, no widespread damage from cold
weather is yet noted. In fact unseason-3
1 a ply mild weather has had an appreciable
erect upon several industries notably
those engaged in the manufacture OF, foot
wear, IN dlscouraging sales of the same,
actually causing the shutdown Of some
rupper manufactures, and ALSO, in the
cumberland ice business. The scarcity of
snow IN the northwest will unquestionably
affect the log cut this season, and a firmer
tone as to values is already perceptible,
notwithstanding talk of labor troubles at
fecting the building trades. Heavy rains
and floods have affected business and trans
portation in New England and northern
New York this week. Il 81. Fl, !. .=ss
T. u. Dun q Co., IN heir weekly review
OF trade, say Business continues larger
than ever at this season in amount of pay
ments, and on the whole as large as ever
in retail deliveries; though new transact
tlons do not yet give assurance that it will
mold at the same rate. Conditions affecting
new orders and contracts have changed
IN some respects most favorably, while
other changes tend to restrict operations
Tor a; time, but conservative judgment
of the conflicting tendencies appear to
warrant strong hope. Important branches
of business are hindered by labor troubles,
or Which the building trade strike at Chi
cago affects they greatest number OF con-
tracts for Industrial products and the
labor and wages of the greatest number OF
men. Circumstances do not yet promise
its speedy ending, and in some other
branches OF industry prosperity and adj
vanclng prices seem to have rendered con-
troversies more frequent. But in other
branches declining prices or such decrease
OF orders as may lead to stoppage of
works, have opposite tendency. 49,.
THE suit of Mr.. Frick against the Car
negie company to obtain an accounting
and settlement discloses enormous profits
made when prices of steel products doubled
last year, but when peace was kept by the
gigantic iron and steel combina tons. That
results of great Importance may spring
from contest affecting the control of so
many iron works is evident. The new sheet
company has united ownership Of 100 mills,
it is said but four widely-known concerns
controlling 65 mills refused to join
Fallures for two weeks have been $685.
no; manufacturing, s., SS6,2S3, and trading,
81, 569, 800. Failures for the week have been
21S in the United States, against 17S last
year, and AZ in Canada, against IS last
year"