The San Francisco call., 1901-10-14
NO HALT YET IN TRADE.

"A for goods, comprehending the usual fall and
4 winter, and in some lines the spring de-
nand. The movement is said to be remarkable This
word has been used often to characterize trade
during the past three four years that the public is
beginning to accept It regular descriptive ex-
preston. Several times this year sackenng off of
business seemed at hand, and every time the lull
proved only matter of few days, being succeeded
by lively orders for merchandise from all over the
country And this has been the course of trade for
long time, No such prosperity has ever been expert
enced in the United States and the end is evidently
rot yet
Last week OF many similar ones Its very
activity made it devoid OF especial feature. The bank
cearings showed the usual gain the correspond
ing week in 1900, and the different sections of the
country reported the same unvarying active demand
for merchandise This prosperity is making rather
mOnotonous reading, if making money be said
to ever become monotonous. The dstributive trade
fell off somewhat in the West and Northwest owing
to wet and warm weather, while several Southern
markets reported delayed collections, owing to the
restricted movement in cotton. The Western job
bers reported less call for dry goods clothing and
shoes, but these lines generally off in activity
at this time of the year. when the wholesale stocks
have been completed.
But what may be called progressive work, such as
construction of buildings and appliances for manu-
featuring continues with unabated activity to such
an extent, indeed, that the iron and steel mills are
running to their full capacity to keep with their
orders and catch up with their old ones-some-
thing that few have thus far been able to do, many
OF them having work enough ahead to keep them en-
ployed until well along into next year. The foot
wear factories all the country report business
lively and there is 10 immediate prospect of any
lower prices especially as hides and leather are firm
with a pronounced tendency toward still higher
prices The Eastern shipments OF boots and shoes
twelve per cent larger than at this time last year.
There is less activity in dry goods, mentioned
above but sellers are very firm, and in many in
stances asking prices above the views of buyers both
home and abroad
The cereal markets have shown little change dur
ing the week the Government report issued Thurs
day being considered bearish oats and bullish on
corn, though the changes in crop conditions were
not sufficient to produce any violent variation in
prices Exports OF wheat for the week fell off some
what, owing to favorable crop prospects in the
Argentine and the United States and to heavy offer
ings of Russian wheat in England but were still
large.
The country's failures for the week were 23I,
against 232 for the same week last year This is a
noteworthy change for the better the failures thus
far this year have generally been more numerous
than last year. though of small liabilities rule
Conditions in Wall street did not vary much last
week The market was irregular and subject to brief
fluctuations leaving the proposition not far from
where il was at the close of the preceding week
On this coast there are few new features Since
the termination of the strike have been doing an
increased business, and the commercial decks are
being rapidly cleared of large lines of merchandise
accumulated during the labor trouble, Renewed ac-
tivity is seen in almost all lines, the downtown
streets are thronged with drays and trucks and the
wfarves present their normal busting aspect Most
merchants say that business never better at this
time Of the year.