The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-10
STRONG FEELING
FOR NEXT YEAR
Confidence is Expressed and q
Big Holiday Trade is On
EARNINGS or RAILW
SHOW HEAVY INCREASE ovER
LAST YEAR IRON AND
STEEL INDUSTRIES SHOW
THE MOST INCREASE.
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
New York. Dec. Bradstreet.s
weekly review of trade says:
Whiie distribution displays more II.
regularity manufacturing industries
4 win few exceptions continue very ar.
i've Western jobbers fail TO renort
an active recorder movement IN eta.
PIES but the holiday trade Is pro.
pressing faForably and promises. with
favorable weather. to reach laree
total Holiday specialties in grocer.
les dry goods and fancy articles
nave mad large sale. and the nara.
ware trade east and wesf ID in avoal.
tent shape. Feeling is one of oprIm.
ism IN trade and the country seems
70 look forward to 1903 with conf.
dence. o'an
run Quarters Trade Already Booked
Some lines report a fun quarters
efaae already booked. Railway earn.
lilgs returns point to very heavy traf.
nc proceeding. Gross returns for No
Fember show an aggregate gain OF
io'a per cent over last year. Clearing
OF enormous volume and comnara fa.
Fofaoiy not only with last years TO.
tais but with large transactions of
previous years, and only is per cent
ueiow the record week ending Nav
-. 1901. ''"S
Confidence in Iron and Steel
Among the industries Iron and Steel
and allied branches show most CON.
ndence. Copper is quite steady WINE
TN IS lower. Wool Is quiet but firm.
" held, with stocks light and mann.
faetufer5 not as yet fully covered for
me season. Hides. leather and shoe !
trades show little change.
Wheat, including -four, exports for
l5Soo0 bushels against 4.gOS .0oo |
THIS week last year; July 10 date
~ $4,000 against 1881 900 lasr wear
corn exports for he week. 277.000
bushels, against C4f,O0O year ago.
July ! to date ll,G0l 900 against %
e440OO in 1903. ~
Dun's Report.
H. q. Dun ANA company report as
Wall streets severe reaction was
lpt dtle TO any setback in the com.
merclal world, all measures of ligit.
mate trade showing wholesome nroe.
ess, ana confidence in the future Is
lhbroken. Railway earnings in No.
'ember averaged go per cent greater
nan IN the some month of 1903 and
of merchandise Is suffici
hliy heaVy to produce freight block. n
de3 at several points Manufacrur 8
~ plan-s report increased OUTPUT in
most every instance. Seasonablo ,
Weather has stimulated the retail .
raae IN wearing apparel and holiday s
GODS are in great demand.
Foreisn commerce AT this port for ,
ne last week shows a gain of So
52,9fl in exports. as compared with
ne same week of last year. while i'm.
orts increased $20OS, 59l. Each week
lere is an increase in the number Of
Ieel mills and iron foundries in op. =,
ration, the output is steadily lncreas.
~ despite the fact that this is nor.
ally the dun season.
Minor Metals Get a Check.
Quotations of finished steel are
cry firm. Persistent advances IN
he minor metals have at last receiy.
a check. Footwear is strong. and ia
ME no change is noted in current !,
ices general advance of five cents =,
demanded on future business.
Inc cotton goods market has re. =
AIMED fairly steady More sales o, =
eavy woolens and worsteds are re. u
'rted at former prices, but II is gen. -
any believed in the trade that high J
ass woolens will hereafter command y
advance of at least ten per cent II
'oye las. years price.
Failures this week 2S9 In the Unit u
States. against 33f last year. "