The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-22
AN ENCOURAGING REPORT.
R. G. Dun's Review Shows Good Bust.
ness in All Lines.
LUxURlEs ARE BEING LARGELY BOUGHT
That Is Regarded as Most Satisfactory
Evidence Of an Improved Com
meroial Situation.

New York, June Pr. g. Dun's weekly
review Of trade tomorrow win say. In,
ucasing distribution Of merchandise. par.
ucuarly In territory beyond the ohio river,
u Including the far Northwest. Is feature
OF the general business situation and tells
OF Widespread prosperity aud confidence
me railroads are carrying more go,ds
that may be classed as Injuries than ever
before and in spite OF Walls streets slieh /.
y higher money market there is no fear
on this score in any line Of legitimate
trade
Crop news continues good. there Is less
trouble from the disagreements with labor
ana the lons'laggard cotton goods market
mas recovered slightly with the reduction
oil lnsold stocks of print CLOTHS.
Loss on Interruption through labor con.
'r"Nersies ~ machine shops makes the iron
Hnd steel Industries more fully emplovcl
,EHn "a recent weeks. and for another week
n,iisv y assurance 81 Vigorous activity az
uuls ana furnaces, In MANY SStIueeS
PROMISED deliveries can not be made before
J9N / and urgent business that is now
cutrcd can not be undertaken II /, nisN
noted that much foreign business Is nNaii
Apic, hat manufacturers are few ia nak.
4 piIs. ON the other hand. "a Is stRtod thai
quiet conditions viii soon Ne the rule aud
mes wiz go out for the customary summer
1 cNThaulng. This may be th case at a
/ irM pants although the requirements OF
/ railroads aud other known needs ave such
/ able
Large sales of Besscmer PIG reported
/ INST week, maze since been denied. aud
/ foundry Iron Is nov the fpyoritc especial.
/ ~ NJ southern points Ne alteration H. re
! eolne9 Ia prices aside from moderate
I No decrease Is seen Ia shipments OF boots
! am SHOES from Boston, EorWmdlugs con
| tnuc far In eNces. of other years but act
Il HfH IHH aNt ltrlaH ia f
| ducea aud there Is less new business of
] Tered. Quotations are shaded about ~
/ cents on few grades particularly as %
4 bcots ana scasonahlc goode, ns we'll RS fan
/ deliveries are more quiet The more for
I tunnte manufacturers have business 60
| occupy shops to the emf Of August 10.
/ cal iums hUvo fair orders from West anh
! South Tor autumn goods, but urs otherwise
! Inactive. leather reflects the decreased
needs of shops though henry stocii com
stocks OF print cloths at Fau River nave
been reduced The rapid strides ~ eNrnri
/ 70 Chiuu In the brown goods division hnd
nc influence md. taken as whole thc
! cotton goods industry has a more enoou
aging aspect than at any time Tor mnW
seen In the raw cotton market ou account
! Of greater activity az the mills and geo.
foreign buying also helped 60 neutlulE.
The effect Of better crop news. Improve
uept In wooden goods Is less pronounced
vet distinct gains are reported In ecttNl
lines ana a more hopeful feeling ts enter
about To come forward Ne chunge is prr
crived in wool and prices remain hurtli
steady at the lowest figure In nearly foui
A year ago the trade was beginning e
realize The extent of injury by drouth J.
spring wheat States aud IN n ieW dly
about cents WIS added To the price, TIM
year decline of similar proportions M
ACQUIRED unaidcd hy any sturtllng dis
closures A. the season advances erol
conditions steadily improve and III com
states the winter wheat rs being hnrNrs,
"a No severe drop Ia quotations Is antt
pated however for the crcp Is by u
mems beyond danger In the Vest an
even Yield equal 70 tue largest eStlmat
may hr required II the most gloomy totelk.
fears are reallzcd Instead OF raising SUI
/ Fcieut for It's own needs France hHs com
forward as nm auxious purchaser ana ONO
. I foreign countries arc dependent on import
. to nm uuuSunl extent ln three weeks tN
J tort,s from Atlantic ports nave neon j"
no ana hushels against Sh2U,aSS last yea
and d1O4 2G2 in 1872 s.. g.,
For The last week the movement RON tl
5 Eastern scahoard does not show the usun
> eain over last year but shipment W'i
40 nSO bushels against 54G 49, Tn lWW
F5Ilurcs Tor the week pumnerel l'a u
the tinted States against lti iael yea
md "a Ina Canada. against - hs' your