The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-29
COLDER WEATHER
HELPS RETAILERS
Trade Better Than This Time
Last Year, Says Bradstrest.
ELECTIONS PROXIMITY
FanvEvER, is HOLDING BACK
me- BUSINESS - RAILWAY
WAY UP OVER
10 LAST YEARS RECORD.
fnpoGe Associated Press.


| New York, Oct 2S- Bradstreets
review OF trade for the week Is as
follows.
Cooler weather has helped retail
trade at the west and south This is
reflected in some recorder business
from jobbers and wholesalers whose
trade while steady and better than
last year at this date, is not entirely
/ up to expectations. This i3 possibly
| due in a measure to the close proxim.
| ity of the election which Il credited
in few reports with holding back
some business.
| Good Reports from Industries.
The industries give quite satisfacto
ry reports. iron in It's cruier forms
| leading, with an active demand at ad
yancing prices. Collect ions as a
whole are classed as good. Railway
earnings for the first half Of October
will run over six per cent ahead of
1908.
The feature in this weeks dispatch
es are good reports from leaiing
western centers as to the retail trade
Settled cold weathe9' is needed at
the east 10 stimulate fall distribution
at retail Eastern shoe manufactur-
ars are well employed on late orders
and shoe shipments show q gam of
per cent over this week a year ago.
But they are per cent behind for
the year.
Cotton Goods Demand Poor.
Boston reports demand for cotton
goods at first hands retarded by tne
recent drop in raw material Wool
en- goods have not sold as we'll as ex-
pected. Raw wool is less active at
the east, but firmly held for what sup
plies are available.
Anthracite coal is in rather better
shape. Bituminous IS also picking up.
Lumber is fairly active at all west.
ern points; there is more building OF
all kinds contemplated. and white
pine displays more strength.
Pig Iron Not7bly Strong.
The pig iron market displays notable
strength. Activity is not confined en-.
tirely to cruder forms. although find.
ing its chief exhibition thcroiu. Bars.
plates and structural material arc the
mere active az the vest. aal hardware
dealers and manufacturers note spe
cial activities in this line Other met. /,
ais, notably copper and lead. tend /
higher,
Wheat. Including flour. exports fer
week / $4,000 bushels, against 4,095.. /
900 this week last year Julys / to |
date 22,452000 bushels. against 3d.,
100000 last year.
Corn exports. $4,000 bus heIs. |
against 1.492.O00 year ago. July / to
date, 1O,295,oO0 bushels, against 49,
$4,000 in 1908.
Dun's Review.
R. c.. DIn's review is as follows:
Mild weather early IN the weeF |
checked the distribution OF seasonable /
goods, but had permanent value in
facilitating the harvesting of cotton
and late grain. Subsequently the TEN.
perature fell, restoring the retail trade /
in wearing apparel fuel and similar
products TO greater activity than was |
experienced a year ago. Building Cpl
eratlons are active, strengthening 1
the markets for lumber and materi. I
ais. Manufacturing plants arc max I
ing steady gains. particularly in lead
i1g industrialr and n is significant !
that a reluctance 70 do business has I
shifted from buyers TO sellers. elimi.
mating largely concessions an price, I
that prevented stability.
Labor Well Employed
Labor is unusually well employed
judging by official computation Of tue
unions. Railway earnings in three
weeks Of Oct 90 per cent larger than
i'm 1909
Foreign commerce at this port for
last year by fl.5S9.779 I'm value OF ex-
ports and sl.0ffS61 in imports.
In tho iron aud steel industry new
cars and chips arc requiring very
large tonnage Of plates and practically
every department except steel rails
has aroused from .he dull and de-
pressed condition SO long prevalent
improvements are emphasized by
large orders for pig iron, which has
caused a moderate advance in the
prices Of Bcssemer and gray forge. as
well as foundry. and there is less
readiness 10 accept long term con-
tracts at current rates.
Textile manufacturing returns are
again irregular. while eminently salts.
factory reports come from wooden in
dusiry
Failures fhis week 23s In she Unit
Cd States. sgainct e55 last year.