Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-19
REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Conditions in All Sections Reported by
Commercial Agencies
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Dispatches to
Dun's Review indicate that trade and in
dustry have made favorable progress
under the benefcent influences of
brighter crop prospects.
Boston. reports growing confidence
that makes the general business outlook
most encouraging
Manufacturers at Philadelphia are we'll
employed as rule and collections fairly
prompt.
Trade improves at Pittsburg
Outside buyers are in large attend
ance at Baltimore placing fall orders
freely, Payments are prompt
Conditions are favorable at Nashville.
Cincinnati reports prospects bright for
fall and winter trade.
There is activity in all manufacturing
lines at Atlanta and collections are much
better than usual.
The attendance of outside buyers is
steadily increasing in the st. Louis
market.
Kansas City is active. Retail trade is
fair and collections improving.
Manufacturing at Indianapolis shows
increased activity and a general i'm,
provement is noted in the volume OF
business.
Trade Increases at Chicago. Wholesale
merchandise is in unusual request for
fall and winter consumption and mercan-
tile collections continue prompt.
Reports from clearing houses at the
principal cities for the last week indi-
cate larger volume If business than in
the week proceeding and far exceed the
corresponding week in any previous
year.
Total bank exchanges at the fourteen
leading cities were $2,217, ,2S3,3l3 an in
crease of 2S.8 per cent over the same week
in 1904 and a gain of 261 per cent com
pared with the clearings two years ago:
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 21S against 222 last
week, 232 the preceding week and 226 the
corresponding week last year. Failures
in Canada number Is against IS last week,
Is the proceeding week and "a last year.
morrow will say:
Fall trade while not yet under full
headway. is steadily gathering force.
Buyers are more numerous.
Good weather for harvesting and
threshing, except in portions of the
northwest continue to reveal very favor
able results in both spring and winter
sown grains. Combined cereal yields will
quality and quantity.
Collections on the whole have improved
slightly. Currency shipments to the
country are increasing, but have had no
particular effect on money rates as yet.
Features this week at western markets
have been numerous excursions of buyers
arriving at Kansas City, st. Louis and
on the Pacific coast business is fairly
active at all points. Railway operations
swelled by large crop and Industrial
movement are Oh very luu NpluHle.
Iron and steel trade advices are if any
thing rather more encouraging.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending August II number
147 against 1856 last week, 203 in the like
week of 1904, 166 in 1908, 1S1 in 1902 and 1Sl
in 1901
against 80 last week and 10 in this week
year ago.
Wheat. including -four. exports for the
week ending August IL are l06S. 5ls
bushels, against S65, COZ last week, ,041
this week last year. 3,S72, 7S9 in 1903 and
{, 954, ,759 in 1902.
From July l to date the exports are g.
3O7 164 bushels, against 9,549,S18 last year,
q, 1888, ,2S3 in 1903 and S1339,767 in 1902.