The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-02
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Bradstreet's Report on the Condition
of Business.
NEW YORK Sent 0S-Bradstrpet's

Bradstreets Report on the Condition
of Business.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Bradstreets
to-day says:
In distrihutive trade the features are
the continued good tone Of advices from
the jobhing trade west, northwest and
snu;hwes, and on the Pacific coast, and
the better retail trade reported at the
east. due to the advance in the season.
A quietiug down in the demand for dry
goods. usual at this season, is noted at
many markets, but these reports are gen
orally accompanied by advices of an en-
larged distribution of clothing and foot
wear. The iron trade appears to be ex-
ceptionally active and full of orders ex-
tending well into next year, while shoe
manufacturing, wooden goods, -four mill
ing, numbering, jewelry, furniture and
number Of other lines are all active. The
situation in copper is not as yet clearly
defined. Domestic consumption is large.
but American prices are fully three cents
higher than in London.
Pig iron is active and in large sale, and
Southern iron has again advanced in all
markets. While the excessive premiums
on tin plates and other strike-affected
products have disappeared the demand is
so large that billets are 81 higher, bars 50
up and a number of other products have
advanced in proportion.
The shoe trade is of coed volume and
ewing to the advance in leather. some
manufacturers Of footwear will only ac-
cept orders lat value" The print cloth
situation at Fall River is a peculiar one.
A month ago talk was heard of possible
strikes, due to reductions of wages.
Since then the price has advanced 5-S
cent per yard, and this week two mills
have announced wages advanced. The
available supply Of cloth is rumored to
be practically coInered, but against this
il IS noted that business is only moderate
and that pri are not as strong, owing
partly to the weakness in raw cotton.
Eastern and southern mills are reported
free buyers of actual cotton, but wool Is
firm.
Failures for the week number 1917, us
AGAINST lJS last week, 169 in this week
year ago, 129 in 1899, and 1856 in 1898.
Wheat, including flour exports for the
week, aggregate 6,47O,352 bushels, as
against 3,SiO,J74 bushels last week, and
4,-IZ, ,SlU buShclS III TINS week lhst year.
Wheat exports, July / to date Thirteen
weeks, aggregate 1862, ,53l bushels as
against II TO6 226 bushels last season.
Corn exports aggregate 5S5, ,706 bushels,
as against Gl .52S bushels last week, and
2.15G,1T1 bushels last year July 1 to
date corn exports are 12,71S,91O bushels,
agsinst 40, 1851 bushels last season.
New Big Telephone system.
ALBANY, Oct 1.-The Frontier Tel
ephonc company Of Buffalo, with a cap
ital Of SJO,OUO, was Incorporated ycster-
day. to operate a telephone system con
meeting Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Utica, Albany, Poughkeepsie. New York
city, Tonnwanda. Niagara Falls. Lock
port. Dunkirk, Erie, Pa, Cleveland,
jamestown, EImira, Biughamton and
Hornellsville, the directors being J. A.
Stearns Of Wilkes-Barre, Pa; Alvin
Mokle Of Hazelton, Pa. j. NJ. Thomas
Of New York city. II. c. Lufkin. J. b.
Weber and c. Il. Hill of BuG Ilo. a4d +.
Il. Greene of FredOnia.