The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
Bradstreet's.


son draws to a close. and early predic-
tiOns of a record turnover are being full
ly realized. Stocks have been so well
disposed of that jobbers have booked a
large volume of recorders. Otherwise.
however, general retail trade in season.
able goods has been subjected to vagar-
les of the weather, being excellent where
low temperate have prevailed, but
backward in the east. parts of the south
and in the northwest, where the weather
has been too mild or too rainy for the
fullest developments. In the larger dis
tributive lines wholesale and jobbing
business is compare lively quiet In con-
sOnance with the season, drummerS be-
ing in for the holidays, While inventory
ing is under way. Nevertheless, some
lines cotton and dry goods, for instance,
have booked goodly orders for spring
delivery, and mills in these lines are well
sold ahead. Most branches of trade an
ticipate a heavy spring business Indus
trial lines are still very active iron
and steel mills are well sold up and hlgh
prices do not deter consumers from plac-
ing orders as far in advance as the tnlio
Quarter of 1907. In finished lines speci-
fcations are very heavy The trade IN
general will enter the new year with the
greatest momentum ever attained car
shortage still continues TO retard snip
ments and deliveries, grain ana coal De.
ing particularly affected. The pauclty
of the former IS causing much anxiety
in various parts of the country, but es-
peciany in the northwest and on the Ia
cific coast.
The commodity markets show strilS-
ingly little variation in prices, winch
taken as a whole, are steaay 10 NJ I'm IN.
Cotton has been rather ouieter, Iol-
lowing the drop of II cent last week
Cotton and wooden goods have Deen
quiet but strong with prices lshety
higher in some lines Raw SILK Is
tending up on the largest sales OF the
wear. Higher prices for silk manufac-
lures are looked for. Raw WOOL IS
oliet but very firm and higher quota
tions are predicted The grain mar
lets have been dull. fairly steady ana
with little fuctuation, continuing the
situation noted for over three months
mast: changes in prices have been
really trifling. Provisions also snow
no changes on the week in cash prices
Demand for pig iron for deiiv ta,s-t ~
the second. third and even tour1h
quarter of 1907 is developing at a
Foodlv rate eastern interests being
the principal participants Demand
for steel rails keeps up. with traction
interests figuring largely in the con-
tracts while steam roads are placing
good additional orders. the business OF
the week footing up $1,000 TONS
standard sections.
never ended a year to enter new one
with better prospects and products so
we'll sold ahead Coal is firm and in
good demand. the supply being scarce
in the northwest and on the Pacific
coast and lone of the best in any sec
ton owing to the car shortage. Copper
is nrmer in that larger premiums are
paid for spot deliveries. but future
business is smaller for the time being.
Lead and scelter are higher.
The failures in the United States for
the week ending December 20 mum Der
.227 arainst 22O last week. 235 in the
like week of 1905. 249 in 1904, 243 in
1903 and 166 in 1902. In Canada fail
ures for the week number 26, as
against 81 a week ago and SS in this
week a year ago.