Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-15
BRADSTREET'S.
Trade as Whole SustaIns
Satisfactory Volume.
Shoe Factories Receiving Good
Orders for Mems Wear.
Wool and Wooden Goods Situation IS
Strod3.

New York, Oct. l4.-BradS'i
STATE OF Trade will say, tomorrow
Desnite Irregularities due to warm
r...th.r conditions and reduction III
.,ock movements, trade ar "hoie'
maintains a satisfactory volume
TIL. better than expected corn an
wheat crop out-turns, favored pS
ceutionally warm weather Tor tili9
.on no tie wear. has induced Ire.
,uving from jObbers in the ce''iA Oh
West and Northwest.
Eastern trade also reflects Chsrao'''
,tI. weather in its effect upon current
d.nand for fall and winter We"i
goods. but there IS, III
a h.ckuardness in demand 1or uiN
good, notably cOttons, attributed -
conservative buying. rased ul'"h '''e
uncertainties surrounding raw cot'oli
goods prices. o.,.;x
E.atern shoe factories are receiving
rood orders for mems wear Goou lol
immediate delivering, indicating that
ia stacks in retail 5nd jobbing lines
boya heen worked off. Some good
anrir2 sales We're also noted. frlcN9
.re not discussed as the high range "i
raw material precludes argument. Sor'
leather is active and firmer ana MUS
are strong. The wool and wooden goods
situation is strong. Prices of raw ma
,,rial tends up rs stocks lessen. con
soryative dealers in mems Wear mateil-
al report 1t difficult to get suppil'S
quickly at old quotations. There -
steady though moderate Improvement
IN the ELK industry. som" cotton yarns
nd fhar,4
doing on Chinese account in staple cot
tons The Fall River strike, apparent
". is no nearer settlement.
The tendency to enlarge crop esu-
mates eliminated. this week. in Il gov
eminent report pointing To RECORD
,,ors of POTATOES and barley, next to
record totals of corn and oats ana lar%-
Of than earlier predicted wheat yields
which later. however. are w,oooooo
bushels less than last year.
Our foreign trade returns are lrrHg-
MAR. il that while showing record cot
Ton shipments for this season. on"
eyrort -four trade has shrunk greatly
and corn shipments arc likewise very
small. Provision exports show 2
sbriukaga. but general manufactured
exnorts show gain. Exports Of lead
ing agricultural products. despite tn"
record shipments Of cotton, are the
smallest for nine months, reportef
since 1897.
Gross railway returns for September
roint to 4 gain of four per cent. over
September, 1908.
The reports from Leading Industries
;ro fully as good as recently made. Al
pig iron is stronger in tone and in bet
ter demand.
The market for leading speculative
starl.s have been uniformly dur
waiting affairs. with price movement
small and unimportlnt.
Cotton was strong early. but ease
later no bear hamnIering and goo,
sized movement.
The New York stock market Il
strong with increased outside phrtlrl
patton. prices in many cases beihs
the highest Of the year.
business failures for the week end
ing oct b. number 1876, against 2o5 II
the like week in 1908.
Wheat. including flour. exports fn
the week ending oct 10. aggregate l.
351l15 bushels against 2,Sh5.6l0 bushels
Last wear. Corn exports for the Weei
aggregate S57.5l1 bushels against l.
41Oi12 Il year ago.
In Canada better reports from the
Northwest wheat crop help trade il
Canada. while the approaching Gloss
Of navigation causes great activity il
all lines of shipping. Montreal reports
the election campaign as tending e
dull distvibutive trade, but the trad
outlook Is encouraging. toronto re
ports retail business good. groceries II
steady demand ana hardware active.
Wholesalers report collections a
Winnipeg not up to expectations, Du
retailers are buying better.
Failures for the week number j
rs against Il a year ago.