The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16
Confidence in the Future OF
Trade Unimpaired.
Commercial Plans Are Extended
Far INTO the Future.
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Continue to Show Growth Over
Same Period Last Year.
4 Gain in Exports of More
Than 90 Per Cent.

New York, Sept 16.-R. G. Dun &
Cas- Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Industrial commercial and agricul-
tural progress continues satisfactory.
Nothing has occurred to weaken conf
dence, the disposition being to extend
plans further into the future and many
plants have their facilities engaged well
into next year.
-'As demand broadens there is nat
ural tendency to- enlarge capacity. which
adds to the already exceptional structur-
81 activity. Jobbers have secured much
more forward business than at this
lines, and the frequent reminders of
autumn temperature stimulate retail
distribution of wearing apparel.
Thus far the weather has not been
cold enough to harm the crops that re-
main to be harvested ana another week
of favorable conditions should secure an
unprecedented yield of corn.
Several settlements maintain labor
disputes at the minimum, and mercan-
tile collections continue prompt. A few
complaints of inadequate transportation
facilities from manufacturing centers
are attributed to the requirements OF
grain moving.
Railway earnings thus far reported
for September were 81 per cent larger
than last year, while foreign commerce
at this port for the last week showed
gains, OF, $2,364, $50 in value of exports
and S97sS51 in imports, as compared with
1905
1.-The official report of exports of sta
pie products from all ports of the Uni
ted States in August exhibited a gain
of SIS, S33, 901 over the same month last
year, or more than so per cent
Each week brings better news from
the iron and steel industry, demand
broadening and production keeping pace.
One Of the most promising features is
the business Improvement abroad,
which is calculated to increase still more
the already heavy export demand for
steel shapes.
Large exports of packer hides are re-
ported, but on heavy Texas steers small
concessions were made, although the
limited offerings in other sections of the
market maintained the average prices
at the highest point. Purchases of leath-
er are not as yet as liberal as they will
be later In the season, as shoe nanufac-
turers are operating Ilodera tely, but the
tone is very firm, and fairly large ex-
port movement gives support.
Failures this week numbered 1874 in
the United States, against 224 last year,
and 20 in Canada, compared with q a
year ago"
Bradstreet's Report.
Bradstreet's says: Trade and in
dustry continue remarkably active in
nearly all lines. Fall distribution is
In full swing and in portions of the
west is of unprecedented volume. In
terror merchants are still greatly in
evidence in many primary markets,
three-fourths of the corn crop is out
of danger of frost iron and steel are
in exceptionally good demand, with
outputs heavily sold ahead, and
prices tending upward, and lumber
and building material are apparently
as active as at any preceding period
this year. Labor seems to be we'll en-
ployed, though few strikes, notably
in the printing and building trades
disturb the otherwise very quiet APP
pearance of the industrial situation.
Only at the south, and there only be-
cause OF fever guarantees and not
owing to real lack of business, is
there any appearance of frregularity
of demand. Collections generally are
good for this season of the year, de-
spite the fact that retail trade in the
agricultural regions is still retarded
by active farming operations.
business being handled by the
railways is of large proportions de-
movement, due to prices for their
products Gross earning for August
were per cent. in excess of a year
ago, when the present wave of activ-
ity first manifested itself, marking a
continued progressive gain for that
month in every quarter since 1896.
Features of note this week are the
statements from Chicago that the
present fall trade has never been equal
ed before and that rail mills and car
builders have a years business book
ed, At New York dry goods jobbing
business is less active than year ago,
but it is noted that spring sales of
dress goods are of good volume. Ir-
regularities in the cotton market have
made for some quiet in cotton goods,
but prices are firmly held. At Boston
dry goods are active and spring orders
in shoes are liberal.
The copper market is an exception
to the general strength of metals, the
export demand having fallen off and
domestic demand being less. Hard
ware shows marked activity and build
ing material of all kinds is high in
price.
business failures in the United
States for the week ending September
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