The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-10
Distribution of Fall and Winter
Merchandise Shows Marked
Improvement.

New York. Sept. s-Brldstrect'- to-rnor-
row will say:
Trade. crop and Industrial developments have
hosn r. n-raiiy favorable this w~ei.. uls:ribg-
lions on fan and winter trade account have On
isrref n; most markets. The corn crop haz pro
Sressed another week toward final maturity
which. however. this year l. later ihs.n usual.
and several industries hitherto CRAFTY oppressed
or operating on thoT- time have resumed nun
ming fuii-
The Industrial situation Is slightly less
strained than it was. and the TT strike j.
now ended In iron and steel. past ana ufU7-
r'eetiTe pUies reductions have en77lraR.I iaIui-
~. consumption has finally oy-f;li-n rTUIu.-
ton and stock. OF crude material are smaller
With the beginning Of n. crop movement.
which Is reasonably heavy FOR this ueT!0-i. has
como improved collections and better railway
earnings returns. August results roIrt % a e.
Percent increase IN gross receipts over a year
ago. All In all. the prospects coaiinus favor
able for a fairly active trade IN most !lnes but
nothing In the way OF record breaking Il Looked
ior IN G. neral business o. IN crop 0ucturn-
fairly satisfactory 5ouh!ns tuaness hs-
Improvement - noted At fl1stJu. an! az I'Lils-
GeisaiA the DRY ESo1s Iub1lnE tlul- has oger11
vel. There T. a larger movement %, shoes from
Eastern points, more demand '0- heather and
scine SCARCITY developing owing o slEtalir-F' 20
b. tanner. Eastern prinr-c!oih Manufacturers
nrs rot pushing business ~ -sgssrlt rr.lrs IN.
wooden tra9- IL Mt a. active 8 r!saT D..
vishei. be; raS wool IS hrmly h-l1. and conf
cerc1 IN the sth;ist!ca! uOslfi0n o. thIE com
modify - universal
The stubborn strength o. prices is perhaps
the most notable feature in tie .EfiFe .l.ta-
ton BTGds.reets general index number SHOWS
very small! Percentage cf increase On Sep
tenber ! over August !, with pr.ylsIll-s aid
groceries; fruits. hiess. l-a-h-s. Gil and b-sat-
e,Ins. showing most Eircnr;h. IN. general
trend Of pTiccs at present uaEks an increase %
- per cent over June. lsli. "A Gecf.I q Z pe-
cent frln February. 1870. but a gain Z -
per cent over tho lcW-TI.ars q July. ISIS.
In iron and s.e.I the features ar- fhN m
nouncef reduction made IN steel places. str1c-
tufzl materials and wrought p..e f0lil1ir:
decreases In wire and nails A l-lr business
has been done In steel rails at the West, bat
a very heavy tonnage = reported held hack
In hopes that the s. price gv.l be shaded.
Ths-- reductions have certainly caused NOR
inquiry 10 e- MADE. and IN some iEs-srce-, az
In the case OF VIE and structural materials.
new business has actually TIiateri-!zef.
Rather moro IL doing n bitunlinlis coal a.
the West. and While Improvement IL stiii only
tentative. there IL a tendency u ius - On 81
least present quotations. and - disposition 20
follow the InarGs' Downward
Business failures n the Uoitsd States r1r ;hs
week ending September :. nlubeT Ift. aEainr-
ip last week. lsj r. me Ike ssNck "a IL. ~
in 1914 10 IN I-fi and ~ IN 1910. Failures n
Csnaia for the week number - against j.
lag: week. and u IN this seek year ago