The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-27
Business in New Orleans.

The following excerpts from Dun's
Review of Aug. 20, showing general
and market conditions at New Orleans,
will prove of interest:
General Conditions-General condi-
tions in this city and vicinity are
favorable and the outlook for an un-
usually large fall trade is good. Tbs
spring and fall trade of 1908 was the
largest this city ever had. Merchants
IN all lines report their sales fully up
to what they were the same time ia
1908, Notwithstanding that during the
months OF April, May aAd June
country merchants were disposed to
buy sparingly until the outlook for
the cotton and sugar crops had become
more assured. Conditions in the
sugar section have been unusually
favorable and the present outlook is
for a large yield ofsugar. The cotton
crop Of Louisiana and Mississippi is
in good condition and the outlook for
pears to be good, notwithstanding. the
fact that there has recently been an
excessive amount Of rainfall. Exports
for the year ending June 30, 1904,
amount to S148, sos, 059, as against
s149, 072, SO last year and 8l34 1876, 1853
for the year 1902. Imports for the
year ending June 80, 1904, amount to
$50, 26s,474, against s28, 888, 274 for the
previous year.
Cotton-Receipts Of cotton for the
season are 1856, 824, against 7.712,7 TAT
last year. The local stocks are "a, 9223 3
Stocks at al ports are Is, 633, against
1882 last year. Cotton has been
only fairly active, traders being dis
posed to await further developments
as TO the growing crop. Trading has
been Of only fair proportions. The
market has been easier during the
past few days, but closes fairly steady
at a net Ioss@of ten to fifteen points.
Spot cotton is unchanged.
Industrial Progress-New Orleans
is increasing the volume Of her manu-
factories from. year to year. Manu-
faeturers ofclothing report an increase
In business of from 90 to Is per cent;
manufacturers Of fertilizer have all
increased their output and one new
factory is now in process OF erection.
The increase in sales OF fertilizer will
amount to between 30 and 90 per cent.
Manufacturers Of furniture are all
working up to their full capacity, with
the output practically all sold for fall
delivery, and have all the business
which they can we'll handle. Manu-
facturers of shoes are doing their
usual business and working to their
full capacity. There was slight cur
taiIment Of the manufacture Of harness
and saddlery, owing to a strike, but
factories are all now working full
time, with the usual amount of orders.
One of the local mills shut down for
time, but has resumed and for the past
month has been working the full force.
One Of the mills has more than doubled
its capacity. a new factory having
only recently been completed. Manu-
faeturers Of building speeialtles and
saw mills selling on the local market
have done we'll. There has been an
increase ia the buildings under con-
struetion over q year ago Of about SO
per cent, in addition to which there is
a large amount OF public improve
ments in course Of construction. The
demand for lumber for export and for
Interior shipment has fallen off, and
the saw mills and others engaged in
the manufacture Of lumber for ship
ment to the interior find business in
their line more or less depressed. The
mills are finding considerab difficulty
il disposing Of their output at any
thing like satisfactory prices. The
rice mills have had an unusually good
year; they handled during the past
season IT. 858 sacks in excess of what
they handled during the previous sea-
SON. Collections are slow. but are up
to expectations, although they are not
quite as good as they were for the
same time during 1908.
gonsump tion Threatened.
! G. Enger. II Maple St, Champaign. III,
writes: II ives Erouhtea with q hacking cough
faT asyear and thought 4 had Eonsnmptio Il
tried 9 great many remedies and was under the