The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-03
R. G. DUN'S REVIEW
COLDER WEATHER REMOVES
 DRAWBACK TO DISTRIBUTION.
Congestion On the Railways Was In- creased By Destruction of Ves- sells During Recent Gulf
 Storm, Delaying
 EfelUht.

New York. Nov. AR. G. Dun and Company's weekly review of trade to- morrow will say: Colder weather has removed one of the drawbacks to sea
 but there is still much complaint of trlfic conditions. Congestion on the railways was increased by the destruc-
 storm and a much heavier tonnage of
 freight is delayed than usual. though
 there is always car famine at this
 season: Retail trade shows improve
 ment in nearly all sections, and mer-
 cantile collections are more prompt.
 dustry could not easily be brighter and footwear factories have abundant
 After several weeks of pressure to
 place contracts for cotton goods there
 Is a natural season of quiet. but the
 to assure many months of active ma
 chinery. Eastern wool sales have att
 tained record proportions, but the late
 ems. Primary receipts of wheat are
 not in keeping with a maximum crop on account of freight delays as the season advances. cry of iron and steel, regardless oi | further advances in prices. even the l most conservative purchasers give up gling to place contracts before anoth- CT fraction Is added to the price or another month to the remoteness of
 are really nomInai because nothing is
 paid for biliets that could be shipped
 mmediately Foreign g.nt,s trade an,n in saiis this Recent vigorous activity in the pri-
 mary markets for cotton goods has
 ditions which are necessary; for as- similation and adjustment Diminish
 ed interest in goods and the lower
 prize Of the ray materaa sa isavss danssden ene upon the readiness with which job bers find their recent purchases distri-
 huted. Stocks in the hands of wes- and a steady movemnt is anticipated. No improvement has occurred in the
 export division. but many looms form
 ta Sn reevss .hs pressure, which maintains active ma
 chinery in all departments. Bradstreet's Review. New York. Nov. 2-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Clear and colder weather has im- proved retail trade and stimulated re- order business greatly, resulting In a record October trade with jobbers. be- sides helping the coal trade and kin dred lines. Industries are active labor scarcity is still feature. iron and steel markets are advancing and large imports are the only apparent sources of relief.
 Cotton goods are a trfe quieter but very firm. because of scarcity of sup plies, while woolen goods have been
 stimulated by good reports as to retail
 sales of heavy clothing. Holiday trade preparations and sales have been so far
 encouraging. Spring business is in
 good volume as whole. The only
 really hurtful development, itself an
 outgrowth of superintendent prosper
 ity. is the growing tension as regards
 the transportation facilities. Collections
 are irregular, Southern payments being
 better, while grain blockades interfere
 with Western and North Western re-
 prices in cotton and values of both
 spot and futures are lower. Failure of
 recent frosts to do damage Is indicated.
 Wool prices are rather Steadier as
 the large transactions Of the past two
 weeks have lifted load from dealers
 hands.
 In finished textile lines there has
 been somewhat of a Hull In cotton, due
 ed and scant supplies All make goods
 are strong in price and confidence Is
 generl. In woolens the better weather
 has made a better tone.
 Pig iron prices continue to move up-
 ward, the advances ranging from $1 to $2 per ton on goods purchased for 1907 delivery Demand for prompt supplies
 which apear to be growing scarcer, is
 
 Foreign iron Is being engaged in volume and No 1 Scotch brings $23 at Tidewater while No. 1 Middlesboro is quoted at $21.50 to $22, the spread be- tween domestic and foreign makes buy ing much less than on preceding heavy import movements.
 Ore Shi .ments in October reaches previous records and the seasons move- ment is expected to approximate ST. | 900 900 tons It seems to be agred that next seasons minimum price of Mesaba Erie ports. Steel rails are In fair rec quest
 Structural material is in good de- mand, steel car works are specifying | freely and some good sized orders for | ship plates have been placed. Leather has been active at Boston | 20OOO0 sides of Hemlock soles chang | ing hands.
 Business failures in the United States | for the week ending November 1. num- l her 163, against 1894 last week and l60 | in 1905.
 | Canadian failures for the week num- | her 21, as against 20 last week and 26 | In this wek a year ago.
 | Wheat, including flour exports from ! the United States and Canada for the | week ending Nov. 1, aggregated 4,i92,- 1 974 bushels. against 5,1SS,S17 last week | and 6,2S3,399 this week last year For | the past eighteen weeks of the fiscal | year the exportS are 62.666, 469 bushels. | against 33,255.S3I in 1905.
 | Corn exports for the week are l. | 300,221 bushels against l,4y5,11l last week and 1,009,210 year ago. For | tle fiscal year to date. the exports are | 14.616159 bushels against lS,9S6,773 in