The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-05
BlRY CLENS ON
TRADE CONDITIONS
OUTLOOK is MiSiNG-RAiL-
ROAD INTERESTS CONFIDENT
MONEY MARKET EASY-LlT-
TILE INTEREST IN PREslDEn.
\ TiAL RACE.

Special to The Bulletin.
New York, Sept 3.-The stock mar
ket has been strong and weak in
| spots. Some Of the active shares
which experienced a good rise yielded
under sales to realize. while others
hitherto neglected were advanced by
manipulation. In outside Influences
the changes have been so slight that
market fluctuations were chiefly The
result of iechnical conditions and the
general outlook remains as about a
week ago-distinctly hopeful, though
not entirely free from unsettling con-
ditions.
Crop prospects continue the control
ling factor in both financial and bust
ness circles. August is generally a
month of deterioration and September
too, has it, perils from frost. Thus
far, however, the crops have escaped
serious injury. Corn is our most i'm
portant crop; ana fortunately the
great bulk of it is now out of danger,
so chat the prospect still remains for
a $500, 100000 crop. Cotton, our sec
ond largest crop declined consider
ably during August owing to less fay-
Orable weather and attacks of the boil
we3yil; yet the acreage is unprece-
dented and condition above the aver
age, SO that should the crop fall TO
somewhere below II 100000 bales we
viii still secure a bumper yield. As
for the boil wecvil the government |
experts have assured us that notwith- I
standing the big scare last year it |
destroyed less than per cent of the
crop. The shrinkage In the wheat |
crop has been already discounted and I
u yield of 550,000,000 and over is still |
within the range of possibility. This |
Is the season for crop scares and it is |
likely that exaggerated damage sto-
RES have proved exceedingly profit I
able to their speculative originators. /
Such news. however must be receiv- /
ed with caution during the remainder
Of the growing season. Up to date
Il is certain that we will have an album
dance of all important crops except |
wheat and no serious scarcely of the
latter, while at present profitable
prices farmers may rest sure of
season.
Railroad Men Confident.
Railroad managers are taking on a
more optimistic spirit, the
result of course Of good harvest.
Current gross earnings show smaller
osses than in the first half Of the {
year. and during the next three |
months traffic returns are likely TO ]
more nearly approach the record !
breaking figures Of l903 Qnite a
lumber of the larger railroads re: !
'ont important gains in net earnings
wing to the economies which have ,
leen put in force Many of the hea.
y expenditures of Che last four years
we're for the distinct purpose of re |
ucing the expense ratio and net earn 5
ngs should now show the benefits of [
his policy as well as from the stop {
age of the special OUTLAWS which such
necessitated. American
o well equipped for handling a large
rattle with economy as they are today. !
speaking they are in the !
ounde,t financial and physical condi- T
ion in their history. fac. that must s
fleet their value as investments. es-
'ecially If traffic increases, as seems {
nore than probable Id
Business Conditions Good.
Business conditions seem fairly sat. I
sfactory. the outlook being for a I
God average volume of business this {
utumn but no boom. One of the {
reatest hindrances to business ac- '