Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-29
THE LABOR TROUBLES
The Only Serious Drawbacks in BUSH
ness Situation, But the General Sit
uation in Very Encouraging Ex-
ceptional Activity in Shoe
Trade.

New York, Aug. % Dun's Review to-
morrow will say
Though there are some drawbacks, not
ably tn" labor troubles in the iron and
steel industry, business is of well sustain
'd lluuc, to which fact payments
through the comtrys clearing houses.
railroad earrings and lie strength If
prices of staple ana partly manufactured
Wcrch"udis" offer umpl" testimony. EN-
oert in certain Branches of the textile mar
kotS, sellers of moroA.uhIisc have an ad-
vantage over buy .rS anal distribution is as
large a. stocks VIII permit.
Many iron aud steel mills resumed dur
ing tho pd"t Wcoi, and oVen in the TIN piutc
region there j. "a Moderate output. Hates
have begun to an i've from abroau. and
price, in tine l.ondou market sharply adj
NaEord Hoop ana sheet mills ncren ee
production daily. and there is no loss ia
the rail division but some anxiety Is fit
I, @ardiue supplies of cotton ties. a, the
picking season has begun in many States
Decreased consumption tends to weak n
liH iron aud tin IS similarly affected. EN-
crltipmIl activity is still the rule at Shoe
shops ond promises to continue for som"
months. The local iobhine trade is steady
ant quotations unchanged The feature
amonG retailers is still childrcns school
shoes, of which unprecedented sales are
being made. Sole leather Cuntinu, re-
ma"imnlN strong. Hides are without
change in price ana selling freely. Slight
Is better terms asked tor staple, WOODEN
and Worst"d goods in no way diminish the
volume of sales and the light weight s,a-
son promises to he one of activity.
These improved conditions In tho manu-
facturc gave hrm tone to raw wool de-
suite the heavy arrivals at Eastern mar
kcts of the new clip.
After season OF dullness at S cents a
pound. cotton suddenly developed cuusid-
cradle animation ANA strength. The chi f
influence was unsatisfactory weather i'm
T"Nas although thor, was also aid in the
speculative market from covering OF the
lars short interest outStLndinS.
Sales of print cloths have increased in
! the last fcw days and prices rose, rclicv-
Iue the situation, but it may be found ncc-
csSary to reduce the output 10y partial
| stopping OF wheels. Other lines of Cottons
! h,N, enjoyed more activity and occasions
/ al advances in quotations are reported
Decided interest is shown in fail goods,
the ioobing trade being Wcll occupied IN
lines exported to China there is a fair
movement.
Exports of merchandise for the H. t
/ week from tho port of New York wcrc $ -
$50 or IS per cent larger than In tie
same week last year, while imports
gained &',Ain56l, or iG per cent making a.
F rom irkahlc increase in the total fprCiun
commerce.
| Liabilities of failures in three weeks of
! August were SG,@'0413 of which $3,6i3.01
were in manufacturing S2,lol,l32 i'm trading
! and $4,000 i'm other commercial lines In
! the same weeks last year defaults were
( s. ,3GN,@ii in amount Failures for the W, ok
numbered FOG in the uitod States against
III last year and - in Canada against %