Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-14
r. G. Dun & COO RevIew.

r. q. Dun & Co. s review says today:
Failure OF a few over-capitalized Industrial
corporations to pay interest their stock is
no criterion OF conditions in manufacturing,
although an influence Of some weight in the
stock market Reports from all sections of
the country agree that there has seldom IL
been qsh ssy lines SI
hibt similar symptoms. Labor Is well en-
ployed at good wages. and the buying power OF
the people is more than sufficient TO meet the
advance IN the cost Of living Of as per cent
over prices prevailing year ago.
Wholesome activity is still the feature az
iron furnaces and steel mills. While old
orders are filed rapidly as possible, there
Contracts esneciafiv a. each dsv brings new
business with deliveries running far into next
year. Idle plants are resuming as rapidly as
adopting the latest and best processes
Domestic needs are 50 urgent in nearly all
are receiving scanty attention but there IS
reason 10 expect much activity in foreign sales,
whenever the home trade resumes normal
position. Pig production on october /. ac-
cording TO The Iron Age, was at the rate Of
307 9S2 tons weekly, an increase Of S,lH tons
over the output on septem6SeT l. and s4'sls tons
stocks steadily decrease, amounting TO only
s61.59S tons October l. against 6lO5A q year
ago. and supplies In consumers hanas are
Footwear shops are still producing at full
capacity, not only in the old established New
England factories, but in this state and at
the west and south. Prices are unchanged
advancing OF leather market with some I'M
easiness. Hides and leather are both at the
top point OF the year. while the finished prod
uct sells below the prices of early spring. Lib
eral buying of both sole and upper leather
caused a general advance. and in many grades
the available supply is light.
Quiet conditions prevail in the dry goods
market. not because OF light demand, but
through the strong views Of sellers, which
prevent export sales we'll as domestic bus
mess. At Fail River the print cloths situa-
ton is most satisfactory, standard goods for
delivery up to February sold at &c and the
labor situation is much clearer than 1t was a
week ago.
feature in the wooden goods is the large
proportion of mill capacity at work on high
grades OF wool, shoddy and other adulterates
being used much less than last year. Raw
wool is firm and going into consumption stead
fly
Slightly better relative prices have been
established by the leading cereals, wheat
making a fair gain while corn lost g little
Of its exceptional strength. There is no evil
dence of holding back for higher prices in
western receipts, for two weeks OF 10, $685. 426
bushels against Il, u.s. 3ss last year, when more
attractive quotations prevailed. Exports from
the United states are not sequal to recent rec
ord-breakinR figures. but still compare fairly
we'll with earlier years. For the week, Hour
included, shipments reached 4, 1928 bushels.
against ,4Ss a year ago, and 42Ss,S2s in
1899.
against 4627, 200 last year and 6, ,209 in the
same week two years ago, while exports from
the Atlantic coast were but So, 251 bushels.
against 27o1,2 6S in 1900. and S.ls4sl6 two years
ago.
United States, against 232 last year and "a In
Canada, against 80 last year.