The San Francisco call., 1905-02-13
BUSINESS APPARENTLY AGAIN EXPANDING

nUSINESS was again week. East
- demand which usually appears about this time of the year. but
San Francisco there equally visible halt in general trade
ent inquiry among the large and small mercantile
failed to elicit particular for this u except the genera
and unsatisfactory which reason at ALL that there
was very little call Tor goods lhIs local at apped 10
branch adncudng different kinds of farm produce such
hay and fruits provisions cattle sheep and hogs and their
products dairy products general merchandise 1t just such
u noted the reports from the East ten days ago.
But the halt the East apparently already being succeeded
demand goods halt local market may
be equally rano The and steel trade is sending most
the finished rod are fcien to keep the mills running for some
showing the heaviest produc-
ton and consumption reported we are to believe the state
ports The bank cearings at Pitsburg affirm these re-
ports being 3 per larger than during the corresponding week
The cearngs for the whole last week
per larger year. aggregate
with St Louis and New Orleans the only cities of
first Importance exhibiting loss That New Orleans quite
large being $50 per and explained by the general holding
back of by the planters whereas last year this time there
heavy in cotton there Boston Chicago Phadel
pa and Baltimore all show large gains the increase
these important points of distribution indicating improved activity
IN general trade considering the recent inceent weather which
through freezing temperatures and snowstorm over wide
checked the demand for spring goods and seriously hampered rail
and wheel a this exhibit is an excellent one and speaks well for
the condition of trade.
There the staples concerned Pro-
ally active Sugar has taken coffee
ported the demand for leather offerings foreign
hides readily absorbed The footwear New England
continue send cheerful reports the textile mills
Atlantic seaboad report active inquiry for apparel
various kinds owing to the cold weather There also better
feeling in lumber many points The railroad earnings about
larger than this time last year. The failures
228 year. comparatively
small and unpoant none being sufficiently large
ton There complaint of tardy collections stormy
but these probably incidental the
and will disappear with temperatures.
Money continues phenomenay easy enormous supply
There section the United States excepting South
where the depression has checked
or less which shortage funds It this surprising
abundance OF money everywhere which keeps confidence the
up to the level sangune anticipation The feeling Wall
still bulsh to such degree that disposition plunge again
IS already becoming visible But dispatches from New York
mat the bankers VIII promptly repss attempts this direction
condition. and they keep which proceeding
on their part In OF this policy they have during
several days notified clique of rich WesternEs
create speculative boom in Vail keep their
market unless they operate with conservatism.
For the rest the be excellent condition from
one end to the other The different reported looking
everywhere prices still high labor fully EMPLOYED all
still with