New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
CONDITION OF TRADE
'Dun's Review says:

Business was Interrupted by the Tba,s,
no.lday h1t Hnnditc3S warranted more rhss sfrs
all departments OF agricultural ndustrisI I!Con Ia
t ac1,rSS Ths current year is SURPRISING me @
echpsed all preceding years ProsDsrs;v u Turn.
country Is oaSed on especially sound consi.,1els 1els
nent in the enlargement OF our foreienS co ast ele
reports rom leading cities Indicate that t-,s
ther Improvement Is noted in mercantile - SoTlr- u
ton OF prominence. but Distribution - "a, post
on large scale Leading nauufartI.rt-@ @',.es Is
tries receiving orders for deIfver fs indus
year. the volume OF forward business bei- 'o next
tional for iron and steel products and sSep-
advance IN the price OF raw cotton tesriaa snap
consumption by spinners Many Other tsv-{Is % tas
have followed the example Of Fall River roili, @ass
vancng wages TO the highest level ever stfstse,, az,
in that Industry. while the fun stater1en, s1i.st
third quarter shows the largest Distribution ~ da ne
reported for November show an aversgs 1.Is ls a.
81 per cent over last years figures a34 1n sl,ot q
exceeded similar figures for 1915 By e n y. .eeS
exports and s2.s2s5& as 20 imports. Prices ~ -
curtttes are we'll maintained. although rates -
money rule high. but bank exchanges a. Na9y W.
for the week decreased So per cent. compared rS
last years account OF rhe smaller sparr1Iotjt
activity At other Leading cities tae-e Vas an s
erase gain OF per cent
"Bradstreets' says:
Trade has been active rarely before a. 80.
season. despite widespread holiday obserpsnoss,' s'
warm weather in parts OF the South and bad r,sS,
Complaint reelection n ilse; ~ Ss's9ls cause c:
prosperity is the practically Country-Vvie eOrgs,
ment collections and retail trade in the Nor-hOas-
delays delivery OF badly needed coal Supplies 4,
the entire West, interferes with the movement !.
cotton to market at the South. and hampers na,T
featuring operations IN the iron and steal tex+Iis
lumber and other trades Railway men anna.
awake to the situation and wording eneryafI.
caIly. but the near approach OF the winter sessa~
renders the outlook dubious
Something like a campaign for early hol.dav
shopping has been inausurated al many cities an
this branch Of trade ia expanding al retail svs1
while the wholesalers and tObbers ara making sslsS
and shipments to meet the expected demand Spo,
sales In general tObbng lines rather lighter "a
is natural under the circumstances. but this brarr
OF trade well first hands. blIsily en-agsf
business for spring. In cotton fabrics for In.
stance. the only feature haupeTing Jrads Is The
complaint of backward deliveries, due 70 Iabo-
shortage or TO factories being Oversold. The hab.
est prices Of the season have been again rsachat
by raw cotton, and manufactured fabrics ara
strong with upward tendency Very favorahls
agricultural returns in most cases are bringing
good profits TO the farmer. but that section of the
community seems determined. as, for Instance, n
grain and cotton to get full prices for It's products
In the South Atlantic States concededly POOR -
turns in the way OF cotton crop roted; ths
advent again Of 1I-cent cotton has been a vel
come feature while the moro favored sections o,
the South and Southwest are realizing hallsoms
returns from large yields. Warm weather checks
continued growth OF cotton IN some sections.