The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-02
NATION 5 CAR FAMINE
Is Chief Retarding Influence
in Business Lines.
BUSINESS is EXPANDING
Delay in Delivering Coal Is
Big Inconvenience.

New York, Nov. L-R. g. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trade tomorrow viii
say:
Although the latest returns indicate
that transporting facilities have greatly
improved, the nations business has ex-
banded more rapidly. Car shortage has
in fact become the chief retarding In
nuence. From all sections Of the country
and many lines Of industry are heard
complaints regarding the inability to
move goods. Probably the delay has
been most agggravating In the case Of
coal, unreasonably high temperature
alone preventing serious inconvenience
Not only are domestic requirements enor-
nous, but coal Is becoming an important
article Of export, owing TO the labor con-
troversies in France and Great Britain.
and also 10 the British export tax. Mild
weather affects retail distribution 10 .
very great degree, orders for heavy
weight goods being cancelled In some
cases where manufacturers were behind
with deliveries. That the volume OF le-
climate business is not being curtailed.
however, is evidenced by the gain in
! bank exchanges at New York OF "a per
cent over last year and 10 per cent over
the same week in 1883. At other leading
cities the increase is equally striking.
2O1 per cent over 1900 and SIS per cent
| over 1899.
Not only are steel mills many months
beyond orders, and prompt deliverers
] t,,t& -
goods are ready for customers It is
/ often impossible to ship because OF in
adequate railway facilities. Structural
material is urgently sought and mild
weather proIongs the season for buying
/ pipe. Steel rail orders increase and the
/ fancy prices asked for billets have
brought imports from Germany. where
| industrial depression makes it possible to
sell at very low figures. Domestic QUO
tations do not, although list figures are
] not considered on deliveries before the
years end. Copper is artihciaIly sustain
1 ed by closing mines.
Footwear manufacturers have made a
( general advance IN prices. restoring the
/ figures OF early spring. 1t is obvious that
/ the average rise OF az cents does not
! cover the enhanced cost OF material. yet
1 new orders have been extremely light
since the change. as jobebrs are resisting
the natural tendencies. Textile markets
are we'll sustained. Wooden mills have
ample orders and take large quantities
| of raw material. holding wool prices firm.
1 Cotton goods are IN brisk request with
no evidence OF excessive stocks. Wise
counsel has thus far prevailed at Fall
k River. though the labor leaders are very
/ closely divided.
/ Irregularity prevailed in the market for
! staples. Spectators offered a distinct
/ decline from the usually high position
/ recently attained by pork products. while
! at the same time corn made further ad-
/ vance. Poor husking reports were held
! responsible for the rise in the cereal and
/ there was natural falling OF In exports.
/ Shipments from Atlantic ports for the
week were only AS l95 against 1.is4, 0o9
( last week and 3.S2S. e31 year ago
Interior receipts were also light, 2.2l7,12s
/ bushels against 3.S3s 020 last year. Wheat
1 came 70 market more freely. arrivals at
/ western cities amounting TO 7,0s0.59O bush
/ els against s,1s2, $50 in the previous week
and 5.537,eo2 a year ago. Atlantic ex-
! ports were less satisfactory. including
/ all United States the shipments were
/ 5 0ls 103 bushels against 3.ss5. 81 last year
/ and "a. eos. 1858 in 1883. A further fall put
/ cotton g a bale lower than II was two
/ weeks ago and port receipts are very
I heavy. despite reports that many plant
/ ers are holding for more profitable prices.