Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30
The Country's Business Grows
Faster Than Its Transporta-
ton Facilities.
HARDNESS OF FNOSTS
VIII Materially Increase Profits OF
Farmers-Ketail Trade somewhat
Retarded-Labor Very Fully EN-
ployed-Obliged to Buy Steel
Rails Abroad.

New York, Oct. pr. G. Duns & Cos
weekly review of trade will say to-mnt-
row:
NO better evidence Of Industrial and
commercial activity is needed than pros
tnt Inadequate transporting facilities.
Every form of railway equipment from
track to rolling stock has been increased
and perfected during the past few years
TO an extent that appc- red almost o.
cesslVe, yet the nations business has
more than kept pace. Unscasonablv mild
weather has retarded retail trade at many
points, yet the movement of goods IS
iully sustained by uudiminshcd prcpara-
tions for future sales. Distribution DELAYED
by high temperature is not lost while
the agricultural community will profit
very materially by the hardness Of frost.
increasing their ability to consume tho
products of Factories and mills Labor
is more fully employed than at anv recent
cate, only a few small controversies i'll
terruptng. Money market pressure has
been removed, and. although securities do
not respond, legitimate trade is not re-
tarded by quiet speculation
Coke IS still the vital factor in the iron
and steel situation. Not only has no i'm
provemont occurred, but the supplv Of
fuel is falling further behind and the out
look is alarming. C"nnelsville ovens are
surprising their records Of output ana
stocks in the yards are about IN 10 tho
limit OF capacity Pig iron is in great
demand, imports promising to continue
large
The demand for rails is So great that
large purchases abroad are being hgotfa-
ted while practically all railway sIpAlt-s
ind an eager market. Structural shane.
and other heavy lines of steel arc in
strong position but there is eviden,o IF
irresularity in wire rods. Tin plate manu-
facturers are making q hard fight n soc
cure the large foreign business done n....
under the drawback arrangement AM
new method of production is being per-
fected that promises to cheaper the cos.
Among the other metals both tin and con
per advanced sharply, but the former ro-
acted.
1t is still conspicuous In the cotton
goods market that buyers are slow to an
tcipate future requirements, apparertl--
having confidence in cheaper raw mpto-
rials. Only a small trade is reported ID!
heavy brown sheetings and drills for oN-
port. the large buyers being practical.
out of the market Further sales Of print
cloths are reported. No Improvement dp-
pears in the demand for mems wear
wooden or worstcd fabrics, new orders o.
ing of small quantities only and not sug-
Gestive OF genuine supplementary do
mand for spring weights. Although IT,.
movement Of sample pieces from frs
hands is on a liberal scale. there are still
numerous complaints of late delivery. Silk
goods are nrm, with a scarcity in man,-
descriptions. Deliveries of foot wear on
old orders are very heavy and New Eu.-
land producers are receiving fair contracts
for staple lines running into next March.
Failures for the week number ~ in the
United States against $40 last year and -
in Canada COMPARED with g