The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-11-08
TRADE REVIEW.
LeadIng Commercial Agencies Pre-
sent Their Views as to the
Commercial Situation.

New York. Nov. s.--R. g. Dun q Co. a
Weekly Review of Trade says: 1.-THE Pc
Rod OF suspense is nearly over. Business
has been longing for free field In which
10 leap forward, but restricted buying
largely to wants for immediate consump-
ton. Some evidence appears of willing
ness to take speculative chances In the
movement of few standard goods, not
ably of iron and steel The actual resump-
ton Of operations In the anthracite coal
nelds has added largely to the working
force, and closing down Of a few small
steel plants is only in the nature of con-
centrating operations at more advan-
tageous points, and has not much re-
duced the number of men employed. The
weather In same sections has favored busi-
ness, but at New York has been unseason-
able, accounting for much of the loss Of
ls5 per cent in bank clearings here as
compared with last year, though the week
SHOWS a gain of 20.3 per cent. over 1893
Encouraging signs multiply In the iron in
dustry. Reports are current that Amer
lean concerns have contracted for ma
chine shops in Bremen and numerous
bridges abroad, including some in Africa.
Ihere was some recovery In wheat,
started by the statement that Argentina
Wodld not be able to export freely this
year because of the injury to the crow
Ing crop. Corn did not join the advance to
any extent, and provisions were generally
quiet, except for a corner In October uorlx
which compelled traders on the short side
ended. AioN -
Failures for the week were 1893 in the
Unlted States, against 1888 last year. and %
IN canada, against Is last year.
braostreets says: Unreasonable warm
weather continues the leading directly nm
favorable feature of distributive trade. he
cause OF the check given to retail distribu-
Ilon and therefore to recorder business in
most llnes OF dry goods, wearing apparel and
SHOES conservatism, in view of the near
apporach of the presidential election is un-
uoubteoly an element exercising consider
apie lnnuence, particularly In stock specu-
latlon, but a conspicuous execution To this
~ FOUND In the reawakening demand and
the advances in prices shown in the iron
.raue IN widely separated sections This
- reaily one of the most important deyel-
opments of the week, and Is taken 90 In
oicatlng not only that confidence in cleo
tlon results is felt, but that consumers,
STOCKS are Gown to a minimum, Failures
naturally show expansion of the same ne
EIou year ago, but are much more favor
S 5 than IN preceding years. The export
lshed and this week witnesses the heayiEst
single Gays exports from New Orleans
ever recorded. Nine months trade ra
turns snow gain in manufactured good q
exported OF 22 per cent. over year ago.
, mniie ehe increase in agricultural prod
us was only 80 per cent, this latter in
crease being entirely due to higher prices
Oh COTTON as compared with last year. The
outlook Is for an aggregate export of man.
uIaetured goods this year of at least $40
vVooo total never heretofore approached.
"A curious feature is that most of the in
crease IN import trade for the nine months
is in products designed to be used bv Ar,arS
!can manufacturers, so that the ANOMALY
is presented of American manufacturers
Delng the largest importers of foreign prod