The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-27
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Plants We'll oooupIed--Dry weather
and Unrest Among Workers
Adverse Factors.

II. q. Dun e. Co.'S "weclsly Review
OF Trade" says: Weather conditions
and the lnrbor situation are the dom
inant influences In the business world.
Unreasonable high temperature Mt
many points. especially In tho East,
stimulated fotnll trade I'm wearing mp.
parel. but had n most unsatisfactory
effect upon vegetation. which was
promptly reflected IN diminished or.
ders for supplies, aud In some cases
thcrc were cancellations. On the whole
there are few wage enrners voluntarily
Idle. yet the spirit Of uffest has
caused the abandonment OF some new
enterprises and postponoment Of 9th.
era. which means less demand for
structural materials and labor Pay
ments are also less prompt, time often
being asked where formerly cash
transactions for slight dlscount were
the rule. Aside from these two ad.
verse factors the trade situation In
favorable. and with average weather
and Industrial peace there Is every
prospect Of continued prosperity
throughout the country. Mnnufactur.
Ing plants nrc generally well occupied,
especially IN footwear, Iron and steel.
TrafIlc on the railways Ia heavy. earn.
ings thus far reported for May OK.
ceedlng last years by 1876 per cent,
and surprising 1901 by 25.7 por cent.
ReadIustment In prices Of Iron and
steel continues. the market gradually
rc5iiming normal conditions. There IL
no evidence Of diminished activity as
yet and IN many cases prompt dellv.
cries are urged, but MS the Increased
capacity brings plants nearer their or
dcrs. buyers are naturally less eager
10 place contracts. The fact that some
concessions have been made In quo
tations tends to postpone business.
prospective buyers waiting for still
more favorable terms. Advances OF
about . per cent In Wide sheetlngs
Indicate that the cotton goods market
Is beginning TO respond TO the higher
raw material. Warm weather stlm.
ulates activity In wash goods for quick
delivery. There Is no sign of reaction
In the footwear industry. Leather
Is steady at recent advances. Late
salted packer hides are active and
higher, the general range of quotations
at Chicago being materially higher
Foreign dry hides are steady. arrivals
meeting with prompt absorption. Fall
ures this week are 191 in the United
States. against 192 last year, and IA
in Canada. compared with IL a year
ago.
Bradstreet's says: While underly-
Ing conditions have improved as
whole. there Is still room for better.
ment In weather, crop and labor mat.
ters, Iron Is dropping largely be-
cause buyers are holding off on future
purchases. Stocks do not accumulate.
however, and consumers are insistent
for deliveries on old orders. Much i'm
rortance is attached to the possible
action by the leading interest as re-
CARDS its supply of iron for the sec.
ond half of the year. Steel Is firm at
the West. but resales of foreign steel
at Eastern markets lead to an easier
feeling in the market for billets. Fin.
ished products are in good demand
the wage scale in the tin plate trade
has been settled for another year and
the demand for hardware Is active. an
element Of Importance in the present
state OF the market