The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-23
CAUSE FOR
TRADE IN FINE CONDITION.
EACH BRANCH PROSPEROUS
The Country Has Made Unprecedented
Strides Toward Supremacy in Com
merce and Finance.

New York. November -. n. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade tomorrow
VIII say; Never before in The history OF
the United States was there such great
reason Tor day ot National thankspiving.
rms country has made unprecedented
! strides toward position oC international
supremacy MOI only In commerce, but also
IN hnance. 70 marked degree business
enterprises have proved successful An
( ldlc wheel ~ mills or factories Is the eN.
cepllon, while labor is 50 well cmployed
~ hiEh wages that cunsumptivc demands
sustain market values of all staple com.
moditics
rrausporlmg facilities have been unable
10 keep pave with the nations require
mcntS, many complaining OF tardy deliver.
YES. Nhlcb alone ECt us brake CA COM
mcfcial progress, by closing lake naylga.
Ton, lower temperatures VIII relieve the
midway situation, Thousands oc cars being
restored to Inland tratnr. This same fnt.
tor Of soHsonnble weather stimulates re-.
iail dealings aud prompt collections swcn
BANK exchanges.
careful search discloscs new unfavorahle
Factors in the iron and steel situation
lrohahlN the lcaSt satisfactory conditions
are found at plate mills, which report an
uneven distribution of orders. For Large
concerns appear 10 secure the bulk of new
business hut heavy orders Tor tqrs win
largely expand the huylug while the new
combination VIII put his class Of mills
on u stronger basis In rails there TX No
anpareni limit 10 the order placed, though
some mills arc unable lo guarantee drliN-
cry within wear, one pittshurc report
places the years output ~ structural ma
!Srlai at "pm tons Raw mntCrai at
the South has advanced but az ecntinl
points pig Iron is steady though rapidly
absorbed,
Eastern footwear manufacturers are now
generally insisting ON small advances when
new contracts are placed large iohbers re-
sitt HE upward tendency and the con
uuued strength of leather viii ueccssiMte
depreciation at quality " higher prices are
not paid. sole leather Is remarkably wei
sustained with stocks scarce and upnpr
leather Is also hrIn, although IN better san.
ply. Concessions In Chicago saughfer
hides have been general but iry hides are
"a higher
Cotton rclapsed into dulncss wp,h bare
ly steudy quotations I'm marked cut,rlst
10 the exceptional activity and strength nf
the same IN 1900 when prices were -
n bale higher. Foreign markets are hnld
down by Netlls estimate OF thc domestic
the fact as his excessively low prediction
last year LOSSES have undoubtedly been
severe In many states while prosperity Ina
nll other regions must hrlng a vigorous
demand Tor goods which Is already per-
ccptihlr I'm the activity of spinners. Brt
lsh exports Of cotton goods arc much
larger than they were year ago and
domestic shipments to china have also in
creased Of lake Return of Fan River
prices for prints 10 normal position proiu-
ises activity, especially with The wage scale
also settled
These Influences are almost favorable FOR
the raw material Wool has continued
active aud firm in price despite return In
dtrutions mat the domestic clip was the
reached a now high record. strength is
the rule In the markets for farm products.
Favorable weather during the closing days
of corn harvesting failed to bring amy re-
action from the highest price level In many
years and the market was equally Obvious
90 Atlantic exports for the week OF only