The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-06
BUSINESS IS STILL GOOD
AND GIVES BETTER PROMISE.
Labor Disturbances Are Decreasing.
Jobbing Activity Is Undiminished.
Fuel Shortage Still Exists.

New York September Bradstreets 10.
morrow will say All avlIable data con
tim reports OF the past good trade and
foreshadow as good or bettor yet to come.
l. has been essentially a week Of active
buying in ilstrlhutive trade, and sellers
have occupied an envlabe position. Re
ports as TO August trade have been almost
uniformly favorable and tile records ct
failures show business mortality TO nave
Prices show persistent strength despite the
fuct that agricultural products, except corn
and prime cattle, tend lower, owing to
the growing strength OF raw textiles ana
o;her materials Tor manufacture. Corn Is
not yet out OF danger from frost in tnr
northern half OF the bell ana this, coupled
with short supplies, imparts streusth TO
cereals generally. Reports OF cotton crop
deterioration caused by hot dry weather
have scared shorts and stinenei values or
raw and manufactured cotton, but there Is
a feeling that the crop damage talk mas
b. en- overdOne and that liberal Yield is
sim possible. though active trade Is eN-
pected 10 demand all available supplies u
the South's leading product. Rather less
disturbance IS noted IN labor matters some
strikes having been declared of. The an
thracite trouble still hangs over the situa-
ton, but the volume of coal shipments IS
slowly and steadily increasing, Some wage
advances are noted in widely separated
lines Collections In the North and West
are uniformly. good hut while some I'M
provement is noted IN the south, room for
hetterment stll exists
Jobbiug activity is undiminished at the
West. Northwest and Southwest and il Is
Of satisfactory volume at the East. Dry
goods, shoes, millinery. drugs. hardware
groceries, clothing and lumber figure ac-
lively IN the demand Leather sales are
large az the West, but hide prices dis.
courage tanning AT the East the advance
In cotton Is eliminating the cotton goods
markets Good recorders are noted IN
wooden goods. but spring goods are getting
most attention. SIX goods nre stroug auu
tories are well employed although the com
plant Of small profit continues. WOOL -
half a cent higher and tends up, as stocks
are not large. Eastern railroads ana
steamships reported an unprecedented busl
ness resulting from returning summer
travel
The fuel shortage is pressing iron fur
naces ana now the scarcity Of cars ana
motive power is Affecting the movement or
ore from lake ports TO the Pittsburg dis
trict. New demand for pig iron Is, how
ever. light primarily because buyers have
hooked largely ahead Foundry iron is 81
higher Heavy imports 81 iron and steel
have eut down premiums on Immediate de-
livery business. hut 10 the scarcity OF sup
plies % domestic no particular interest Is
taken IN this. Sales ~ foreign made ma
terial are very large. In finished producers
business In rails, bars aud sheets ~ fair
NILS are heavily sold ahead Tin plate
and wire mills are quiet, bur a better hnsi-
ness Is looked for soon with the growth OF
tall trade Hardware Is apparently as &C
i've as ever. copper Is slightly nrmer.
while TIN IS lower
Failures for the week ending septembes
4 number lSS, As against 40 last week
! and l69 IN this week last year In Canada
-, as against 40 last week
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