Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-30
THE RETAIL TRADE
Has Taken a Squirt That Is
Very Encouraging.
General Tone Of Wholesale Business
Also Good in All Sections.
Car Shortage Bothers Shippers '0routh y"
Kansas and Missouri.

New York. NOV. -. -Eradstreet To
mcrrow. will say: The advent Of NOR,
reasonable weather has given the ap-
paren;Iy only needed stimulus To fcEii
ana holiday demand in the North, East
and in portions of the South. FROM
now on retail rather than wholesale ue-
mand will attract the most attention
Accompanying the Improvement III tn
tone Of trade there has been broad-
.nin. and deepening III speculation IN
leading food staples. and. all In all.
here is a rather more cheerful feeling
prevailing.
The great basic conditions of whole
sal. trade and industry show no par
ticular change. though III iron and steel
the situation is apparently further
Strcng thening the position of producers.
The ear shortage has not improved per
ceptibly, and has. in fact. been aSSra +
waited by switchmenS strikes at several
roints. There is rather q calmer view
taken of recent events in the cotton
goods trade. while the WOODEN goods
situation is as strong as ever.
The only unfavorahle feature noted
is the continuance of the drough. IN
which upon the winter wheat crop is
not Vet defined Wholesale trade at
the South still notes the dulling effect
Of the smaller than expected cottol
crop and the lower prices obtained as
compared with last year.
No sign Of the usual unreasonable
,Iueting down i'll the demand for forciSn
steel is apparent. Hardware is active
and the supply OF til mas been prac
tically ccrnereG. with the result that
prices are FIRE cents per pound higher
on the week. Less is naturally doing
in tho distribution Of dry goods but the
reassortment is reported Of good vol
ume Sales for next spring are not rs
neavT rs expected.
AT the East business in print cloths
is SLOW and there is less doing in brown
Cottons for exports but thnse goods Irr
reported largely sold ahead To March.
The furry in prints is over and TO bust
ness in printed goods for future de
livery can hc placed II the recent cut
rates. In WOODEN goods the situation is
one q. the best FOR years The 1901
wool clip promises to be : per cent
larger than last year ana supplies are
heavier than n year ago but demand
on the other hand is also better.
Eastern shoe manufacturers are ask
ing and getting : to 2f3 cents per pair
advance over prices made two months
ago. Factories are busy on reaSso.t-
ing and spring orders and a number are
too busy to taxi stock Eastern shoe
shipments are very large. those for the
week bcing o. ncr cent. heavier thln
TN" CORRESPONDING week last ycar.
Rusncss failures for the week nun,
her lS9. as against 3. last week. ana lNi
u the same week OF last yea.
Canadian trade .ldviCcS not. I,
growth % cheerful feeling in tn. ID.
minior. Montreal reports wholesala
trade active and travellers getting good
orders Manufacturers ne busy. EaIi-
cation is now closed and the retail
business has been h"lr"l by winter
weather. Holiday TRADE inflner,a-
have stimulate business 1T Victoria
and trad" is more healthy.
Satisfactory trade ana collections an.
reported 1t Halifax and tn" first car 90
"f Nova Scotia coal sent to Germany
has Just been shipped Large orders
arc also 'eported from Austria. ami
this, added to large buying of Can.
Breton steel for tho United states
makes " very cheerful feeling in IL.
entire province.
l;Inl; ;lraIinGs for the week a gcr.gt...
i."'I So, q decrease Of Is per cent.
from last week. but Z gain C. 10 r"r
cent. over . year ago.
Failur's for thc week number p; =,
compared with -, last week. ana y