The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-01
BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD.
Both Dun and Bradstreet Review the
Situation fHcOuragiugIy.
FACTORIES ARE PARTICULARLY ACTIVE
Prices Of Products Holding Up with Pro-
nounced Stead,ness on Account
Of Bad Crop Reports.

New York, May 81 n G Dun & CO..
weekly review " trade tomorrow viii saw:
While the weather in the East has be,
come favorable Tor business tho season
In some Hue Is rather successful aan
the South reports unchanged conditions
With operations wei ny TO the recent aver.
age. Il is said the crop damage rnmors
are always heard, bus hey usually owe
their origin 90 speculation There is notn
ing as yet 70 cause any modification of the
general estimate nude recently and found.
ed npon the special returns from CORE.
spondcnis OF r G, Dun \ Co.
The labor situation is A little hrignn,r
Iron aud steel mills are WORKING al iru
capacity and with more new plants unuer
consideration. Farming machinery Is a
feature Of the domestic busipess and there
is no sign OF decrease in tho export move.
ment OF this product which has attained
enormous proportions, Rails are also go
ing OUT freely TO Australia aud south
America Railways are unable 20 secure
| sufficient freight cars aud other supplies,
while structural work proceed. hriskiy with
little Interruption from labor coniroyer-
sizes
There is a little less activity among man.
uticturers Of boots and shoes. some of tue
smaller plants re ucng time or closing
down principally for the parpose Of taking
stock. Statesmen in ;hc West and South
are sending good orders for fan delivery
but the local iohhng trade Inns received
setback from the continuous rain
Leather is Stlil strong and active for
heavy sole ana hgh-prlccd upper stock
and nfal has been freely taken for cx-
port Medium grades are quiet with less
demand than the extreme qualities snip.
f. ftI NasaaH F.s...
have shown tde expected decrease from
tho phcnomnnully large hgurcs of recent
| preceding weeks, hut are still very heavy.
and since january I exceeded last year =
about $1,000 cases
| Holidays abroad aud short tone in this
1 country have teuded TO make the grain
markets unusually Qnict while corn has
/ had tho added drawback Of hesitation
I among traders who have not vet recovered
! from the effects OF manipulation In the
/ MAY option Foreign purchasers We're
/ driven ont Of this market bv mAatcd
quotations MS shown by atlantic exports
/ In i've weeks or only 9,i36 2Si bushels.
against 1884 ,G6a bdShels last wear. ana
IL ,433.SlS bushels iu the same weeks %
lS'@ Each reaction Is quickly followed
by recovery and much support Is f0nnd m
good reports from growing sections Insult
/ nClcnt moisture and loW temperature b. 4
/ the chief causes Of compliant and injury
/ Fl ON Insects Is also mm1rcd, but thcrc
/ is always more nu less through these IN,
/ fuenccs and the ,plonlld condition earlier
! in the season gives reason II hope for nm
abundant Viold
plantations according to the pcssimisjic
Views circulated bV fl4fNrs who are en-
deaNoring TO sustain theories IN the face
of heavy rcccipts and unslf Sfactorv yuu,
4 d tions At New England mills where print
cloths have been sharply reduced 20 TX IT
! order To dispose Ot the lCcmulat ION,
I which Is said to reach 2,00oopN pieces,
Heavy brown goods have steadled unhel
3 better Chinese iuuulry, but LEGAL retailer.