The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
Vigorous Prosecution of Construc-
 tive Work Apparent.

NEW YORK Oct. II.-R. c. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will ., say; corporations to pay interest on their stock is no criterion of conditions in manufacturing, stock market Reports from all sections of the country agres that there has seldom if wUr ssih Scy ns hibit similar symptoms. Labor is well em- o0y of the people, is more than sufrieient to meet the advance in the cost of living of 4.6 per cent; over prices prevailing year ago
 iron furnaces and steel mills While old or ders are filled as rapidly as possible, there Is contracts. especially as each day brings new business with deliveries running far into next year. Idle plants are resuming as rapidly as arrangements can be made and tin plate mills are adopting the latest and best processes. Domestic needs are so urgent in nearly all are receiving scanty attention but there is reason to expect much activity in foreign normal position Pig production October |. according to The Iron Age, was at the rate of 3o7, Ss2 tons weekly, an increase of S,I2l tons over the output on September and S4.- 902 tons than in October. 1900. Yet furnace stocks steadily decrease. amounting to only S6I 1898 tons October |, against 67o. 54l a year ago and supplies in consumers hands are believed to be light
 Foot wear shors sill producing at full capacity, not only in the old established New England factories. but in this State and at the West and South.
  lecturers contemplate the advancing leather market with some uneasineEs. Hides and feather both at the top point of the year. while the finished product sells below the prices of early spring, Liberal buying of both sole and upper leather caused general ad- vance and in many grades the available sup ply is light
 Quiet conditions prevail In she dry goods market. not because of light demand but through the strong views of sellers. which prevent export sales as we'll as domestic busi- ness At Fail Rre; the print cloths situa- tion is most satisfactory. standard grades for delivery up to February sold at than 1t was a week ago. feature in woolen goods is the large proportion of mill capacity at work on high grades of wool: shoddy and ether adulterates being used m Ich less than last year Flaw wool Is firm and going into consumption steadily
 established by the leading cereals. wheat mak- ing a fair gain. while corn lost a little of It's exceptional strength. There is no evidence of holding back for higher prices in Western receipts for two weeks of | 5,S34 426 bushels against l2 .3S3 last year. when at tract!ve quotations prevailed. Exports from the United States not equal to recent well with earlier years for the week. flour included shipment reached A. 99, ,328 bush els against 3 5e9 .439 year Lgo and 4.239,- S29 m 1899. Movement of corn IS light. re- ceipts at the interior amounting 70 only 2,76O, 2S2 bushels against 4.627 200 last year. and G. 10, 2o9 in the same week two years ago. while exports from the Atlantic Coast were hut 53s, ,25l bushels against g. 7o7, 269 in 1900 and 3,Is4,el6 two years ago.
 Failures for the week numbered 23l in the United States, against 232 last year, and 34 in Canada against 32 last year.