New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" says:

O4n REVIEW says
No unfavorabIe developments have appeared. =,
cept the damage by storm at the South wnioh ~,
almost entirely local IN effect The sound coaa;--
Of the country, as a whole, was indicated By d,
OF 1905. when failures were only 2300 IN ptmhs-
with total liabilities OF 81 SIS 163 This is the 81
1883. and. making allowances for the greatly "a.
creased number OF firms in business and amount y
capital involved. even the good record OF SEER
fun swing especial activity being renoP+sd ~
goods, millinery and footwear. ManutactrTf-,
plants engaged far IN advance in all the ies5iss
industries, the metal departments making the NOS;
striking exhibits. and the activity OF tranSpOrters
shown by railway earnings IN September, 90 d.
cent larger than last years figures. Foreign con.
merce at this port for the last week recorded
gain of 800, 72S in exports and decrease OF Ma
IN imports as compared with the movements yse:
previous Crop returns are up 70 expectations ass
from some loss In cotton. which caused vosa.
rise in prices. More gold has been secured asroa5
and the amount OF money IN circulation on Octob1
I rose far above all records, with an average
S5 " for each OF an estimated population Of 500.
GO vet rates continue firm because OF the great e.
m9nd for funds IN han ling the nations unexampla
volume OF business Bank EXCHANGES at New Yat
corresponding week OF 1906 while at other leading
cities the gain averaged ST. per cent.
"Bradstreet's' says:
Trade is still OF record volume for the ssasu.
despite weather Irregularities such as bad wsstAE
and serious crop 1amage at the South and IL
silver lining 70 tie southern sioud Is, haTss
FOUND In the advance OF 1I3C pound in cotton. I'd
COOASif tlOEo SGtlAcQ weather 81 the west aNas
Improvement In retail trade Car shortages "a
charged with some responsibility FOR the aasf
slow movement Of grain, out the frmer tozs q
cereals is largely due 70 reports OF improving a.
port demand some scaling down OF estimates q
available supplies for export has, apparently ha4
an effect upon European buyers. The thres ms.
important general lines OF the coUntry's trs1k-
textiles, iron and steel and bUilding-show ungrs.
cedented activity. Cotton goods lead IN textiles
with an almost surprising strength OF demand sri
Of prices, all iron and steel products crude AM
manufactured, show insiSrent demand and bull-
ing, except at the metropolis and few othsr ee--
Tres, Is active as never before, Speculation n Sc
curtdeS does not show much activity but cott01
has made a remarkable advance. there Is talk q
q wider speculation in grain, particularly what
and the mining stock market Is displaying marked
activity. on the other hand the edge seems 70 %
on the real estate boom. which Is claimed 20 haTs
been vastly underdone in some sections. Tbs v0s
unle OF traffic the country's railways Is vsiy
large, taxing all available facilities and presasas
a. sharp congestion when w11ter-like weather ar
rtves- Bank clearings are heavy. due largely 70
increased totals at New York. and for nine months
all records have been broken. Failures Tor p!ns
months are down 70 the minimum IA nTr5s,
while failure damage, though swelled BY few
large bank suspensions 5 little ahead Of last year
and we'll below some other recent years.