New-York tribune., 1901-10-26
CONDITION OF TRADE.
'Dun's Review" says:


With mills shops. factories and furnaces assured
Of full operation until the end OF the year as a
rule and many contracts already running Tar INTO
1902. there is occasion for anxiety resarane te
Industrial situation. JObbers are still urgently
asking prompt deliveries by manntaStureFs @ a ,c OF
staple lines. while opening transactions In fancy
goods for the holidays are unusually early. snow,
Ing that dealers anticipate large trade Retail
distribution Of heavy weight wearing appareI anu anu
other seasonabe goods Is checked by tn" tardinesS
OF low temperatures. which is extremely fortunate
In many cases where makers have been unable unable 10
MI orders according To specitcattons Irlces OF
factory even Southern payments coming forward
promptly now that the tardy cotton crop has be
were l3l per cent larger than in 1870 and lls per
gains are iSs and 1916 per cent respectively.
Despite the fact that in October. 1850. the move
Of roads that region surpassed all records. total
last years by So per and 1899 by l62 per
All groups made gains. though much the heaviest
increase was reported by Pacific roads.
comes comes more eae@uTasins orders now running to
Despite the extensive addition To productive Capac-
ity last year there Is still much work in progress
20 start next year The feature OF the week was
the placing OF enormous orders for steel rails.
put Gtns rardaS uPpeF ar aso H sre9t 'ds DE-
maGd. the most serious embarrassment being felt
wooden bridges b, staSI aTcbes and In " ,b @
reflects brisk movement I'm finished products and
higher prices are anticipated II Is WORTHY Of note
that the domestic situation is not Calculated 70
stimulate export trade. and the loss OF much for
eign business may be directly attributed to the
strike. which put the mills so far behind on home
orders Coke ovens are active and the output is
large but lack Of ears and motive power restricts
shipments. Coal deliveries similarly retarded
dealers being often unable 10 fiji more than small
proportion of their orders
"Bradstrcets" says:
~ ne lrst rush If autumn wholesale trade Is nver
ana attention Is now attracted 10 the movement OF
staple goods Into the channels of consumution no
spite the smaller movement OF grain and up 10 this
W. Wetk the lighter movement Of cotton. SO heavy is
the volume OF business offered the railroads of the
country tnat complaints OF car shortage come from
q" parts OF the country, and this week PhiladeIphia
On the atlantic Coast. Cleveland and Chicago on
fhe lakes san francisco and Portland Ore. on the
racine coast, and birmingham at the South All re
port transportation facilities Inadequate for the
business offered In several lines, notably iron ore
and steel lumber. grain and coal In the coal trade
the shortage ~ marked. because the anthracite tom
mage Il very heavy. being estimated al So 0O0 600 or
one-lfth larger than year ago. Fall and winter
goods on their way to the consumer have met
check In retail lines. caused by the mild weather
which has retarded sales of heavy weight clothing
and footwear. Pleasant fan weather however has
several good Sides 10 IT, evidenced by the rcports
that farmers In the Northwest are completing
thrashinE and fall plouEhing under favorable cir
cumstances, and that the cotton crop at the South
is still making. with the prospects Of a rather bet-
ter than expected Yield.