The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-15
WARM WEATHER A CHECK
FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS Is
SOMEWHAT DELAYED.
General Conditions Are Otherwise
Good-R. G. Dun's Review of Trade
Bank Clearinss of the Week.

NEW YORK. Nov. I4-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Trade, industry and transportation con-
tinue active, despite drawbacks caused by
warm weather, scarcity of fuel and car
and motive power shortages. Cold weather
is needed to stimulate consumption of
heavy winter goods from retailers hands,
whatever complaint there is heard regard
ing collections being attributed to this
cause Activity with jobbers, owing to
the advanced stage of the season, has been
transferred from regular staple lines to
holiday goods. These latter are in excep-
tionally active demand, the outlook being
that distribution far in excess of any pre-
vious year will be realized. More than
usual activity is, however, noted in spring
goods, which are being ordered more freely
than in average years. This is taken to
indicate widespread confidence in prosper
Gus conditions next year. Little or no i'm
provement is noted in the fuel situation,
which particularly affects iron and steel
manufacturers, many of whom are report
ed discouraged by their inability to fill or
ders now on their books.
kilograms TO Bradstreet indicate that the
movement of winter goods, particularly
clothing, is retarded by warm weather pre-
vailing throughout most of the country.
In the Northwest, in the South, in the
Central West and at the East the tempera-
ture has not as yet become low enough to
stimulate final distribution. Most Western
centers report seasonable activity with job
bers and liberal spring orders being
booked A heavy volume of winter goods
is moving on previous orders. Collections.
except where affected by weather condi-
tions, remain exceptionally good. and a
large ajority Of cities report payments
fair to good. Furniture manufacturers are
reported unable to keep up with orders.
Jobbers have all they can attend 10. On
the Pacific coast shipments or merchan-
disc are very heavy and many wholesalers
are behind orders. Car shortages re-
tard shipment of lumber. Wet weather in
demand for rubber. At the South, except
in Texas, warm weather has allowed cot
ton to terminate and be picked, thus en-
larging the aggregate outturn OF the crop
quite materially. At Eastern centers job
bling business has naturally quoted some
what Cotton goods are firm, despite the
slight weakness in the raw product. wniie
| firm, and the raw product is very closely
held.
The lumber trade is still quite active.
| notwithstanding the advanced stage OF the
| season. and the only complaint is as TO
! backward deliveries. Other building ma
| terials are quite active. The boot and shoe
| business is i'm good shape Leather, being
closely sold up. is firmly held. At Eastern
markets shipments are smaller than OF
| late. and tend TO decrease as the, PERIOD OF
| s.ock-taking arrives. Sharp differences
! are noted in the iron and steel trade. ac-
| cordngly as the cruder or more highly
| finished forms are considered scarcity OF
| fuel keens many furnaces idle. and pig
| iron demand il in excess of production
Wheat including -four. exports for the
week aggregate 4,fi0,l60 bu, against o.uo'-
| SIS last week, 1850 70i this week last year
! and i062 020 bu in 1900. Wheat exports since
| July aggregate l0l. 5S4652 Blu, against H.
Is, Sls last season and II .46o.o9l in lyvo corn
! exports aggregate S1.901 bu. against IL.
| Sf7 last week, 49, 23 last year apd 3s'b.sle
| in 1890. For the fiscal year exports are
! 220s.7S bu against lS,ST,i9S last season