The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-11
FEW OUTSIDERS ARE IDLE
SECONDARY EFFECT OF THE COAL
STRIKE is RELATIVELY SMALL.
Nearly All Business Active and Collec-
Trade-Weekly Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1o-Bradstreets to-

NEW YORK, Oct. 1o.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Cooler weather has brought the coal sup
ply question home to millions of people, and
discussion of this has dwarfed all other
matters in the public eye. There is pos
sibility, however, that the tendency to ex-
aggeration may be carried to extremes, and
that a matter bad enough at best may be
made worse by injudicious talk. Special in
vestigation by Bradstreet's correspondents
at fifty cities and industrial centers east OF
the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers seem TO indicate that, aside
from the damage to general business caused
in the coal regions themselves by the idle
ness of 10000 industrial workers, the coal
strike as yet has been the cause of a much
smaller displacement of industrial workers
than is generally supposed. Iron smelling
alone. of all the great industries, has been
seriously curtailed, though brick manu-
featuring has suffered and small hand laun-
dries have been crippled. Including furnace
employees in eastern Pennsylvania. brick
makers in and near the Hudson valley and
a large number of coal handlers at tide
water docks, not to exceed 10000 men.
only one-seventh of the number of actual
strikers, have been rendered idle. Uneasi-
noted. and it is worth mention that the
scarcity of coke at the West-this being
entirely distinct from the anthracite short
some ai1 indussriap % Workers in the IRON trade
OIL both crude and illuminating, has ad-
vanced in price.
in business, with trade improving and col
lections quite satisfactory. On the Pacific
coast generally good business is reported.
export trade is large and building activity
,. 81 1o-,or &ox..s 80 aOf
ton has made manufacturers more inclined
to do business. Stocks of cotton are small
both at first and second hands. Woolen
goods are active at all markets. In wom-
ems wear cheviots note special activity and
fancy goods sell the best in five years New
England jewelry manufacturers note
active demand for solid goods.
Aside from the fuel scarcity IL may be
truly said that every business prospect
pleases. Fall jobbing, though necessarily
than anticipated. Recorders note difficuity
OF fulfillment. indicating lack of depress-
ing stocks. Spring trade advices are better
than usual at this date. and predictions as
to the coming holiday business are optimis-
tic, The curtailment of iron production
suited in a smaller output for September
than in previous months but of late the do
mestic output of pig has shown signs of
increasing Imports of foreign iron and
steel are large. Rails, plates and structural
iron are active. strong and sold ahead heav-
lily into 1903 but tin plates. wire and nails
are weak. Other industries are active.
Wheat, including flour. exports for the
week ended Oct. aggregate 5,645. 779 bushels
against 6,S70,57S bushels last week. 47l9 SSS
bushels in this week last year and 4,292, ,S55
bushels in 1900. Wheat exports since July
aggregate 73130,4s2 bushels. against 50, ,5S7, ,Si4
bushels last season and 81. sos 500 bushels in
1900, Corn exports aggregate 1So,35S bushels.
against 141, ,423 bushels last week. 67S 246
bushels last year and 2, 2,S96037 bushels in
1900. For the fiscal year corn exports were
1,3T, ,592 bushels, against IA. $40 bushels
last season ard Al, ,207 69S bushels In 1900
Business failures in the United States
for the week ended Thursday, Oct 8, num-
ber 40, as against 164 last week. 1S3 in this
week last year and 210 i'm 1900.