The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-27
ENORMOUS FALL TRADE
BUSINESS UNCHECKED EXCEPT AT A
FEW POINTS In THE SOUTH.
Improvement In Textiles and Foot
wear-Week's Movement of Cereals
Reports of Bank CIearings.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will saiy:
Large yields of nearly all crops have
been secured, jobbiug trade activity is
undated, manufacturing industry in near
ly all lines is running at full speed. retail
demand is improving, railway and water
transportation interests are pushed to ham
die business offered and the only unfavor-
able feature in the situation is the grow
ing tension exerted by the anthracite coal
strike, which now finds cold weather al
most here and industries in many lines
threatened with interference caused by the
enhanced price of bituminous product. Col
lections in a majority of instances remain
good. most of the exceptions being noted
at the South, where the feeling, owing to
reported shortages in the yield of cotton,
is a trifie less optimistic.
Western jobbing trade reports a most
surprising volume despite the advanced
stage of the season and the activity pre-
viously noted. At the South heavy rains
during the cotton picking season have been
an unfavorable feature so far as affecting
the gathering of the crop already open is
concerned, but beneficial to the late crops
in the Indian Territory, Texas and Florida
and, in fact, wherever they have fallen
AT the East business is reported good in
nearly all branches of the New York dry
goods trade and the outlook is very en-
couraging. The strength of cotton goods
based largely on the position of the raw
material. is notable. Wooden goods are in
an excellent position, mills are busy on
mems wear goods and large orders for
spring have been booked. In women's
wear fancy fabrics are in especial favor
Eastern shoe manufacturers note a fair
volume of orders. enough to keep leather
firm, though some sales have been made
below recent prices.
Among the industrials the feature of in
terest is still the enormous demand. great
ly in excess of the supply, for iron and
steel in it's cruder forms. The scarcity
of coke is as marked as ever, and num-
Der of furnaces are now shut down with
ensuing great loss to operators who are
unable to take advantage of the present
enormous demand Buying OF foreign iron
and steel is liberal, despite advices from
the central West that consumers find dim-
Guilty in utilizing some of that already i'm
ported. Bessemer pig and steel billet sales
are rather larger at Pittsburg than fol
some time past. Sales for future delivery
are readily made at fom $2150 to $22 and
for steel billets at $3l to $s2. There is still
a marked scarcity of steel plates, and a
premium of s. is noted for quick delivery
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week aggregate 5077,070 bu., against 5,435,
323 last week, 6.47O.362 in this week last
year and 4.242S1O in 1900. Wheat exports
since July / aggregate 6O,sl4135 bu., agains,
rs, 652 1S7 last season and AZ, 500 In 1900
Corn exports aggregate 1882 bu., against
~, sos last week, 5S5, 706 last year and 2.156.
III in 1900 For the fiscal year exports are
1,055,S11 bu., against 12,1lS,640 last season
and Al. 947, Alp in 1900.
Business failures in the United States
number ITO, against 1S2 last week and ~
in this week last year.