New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-24

,s..s ~, ,h. high temperature that has prevailed
In MANY districts, but this business VIII coma
and in the mean time II has been possible to re-
aue. stock, OF lightweight goods to point that
make, the outlook brighter for new business
nsxt wear without the customary bargain prices
with which such operations are usually accom-
plished Efforts to complete structural work be-
FORE the interruptIon OF cold weather maintain
building activity at the maximum. and prices OF
materials are firmly held by the unprecedented
consumption At many cities and In several OF
the leading branches Of business IL Is FOUND That
firm money does not retard coliecuons' oue al
other points payments are only fairy prompt
although no anxiety IS felt regarding the ult-
mate ability of debtors TO make satisfactory set
Element.
In the face of practical certainty that RECORD
breaking crops being secured In the leaoihs
farm staples there has appeared a generally
higher level Of prices during the last week rms
tendency was least conspicuous in cotton despite
the fact that excessive rain In some sections had
injured the lower bolls. and one authority re-
ported a considerable fall in condition. while the
/ volume Of exports made a much better compare
son with last years figures than has recenuy
been the rule. Final official returns OF snip
ments abroad during the crop year ended Au-
gust 81 showed a decrease Of only S1s.00o,OOO IN
value. compared with the previous record break
Ing total. vet there was difference or more lhdu
/ one million bales in quantity. This was due 20
the advance in average price Of SO so bale. ex-
ceeding all records for yearly average export
price for several decades. with one exception
Recovery was most pronounced in wheat and
corn. although the crop outlook was not changed.
but the fact is becoming more generally recos-
nized that importing countries viii need 70 call
more heavily on the United States. and pro-
ducers show less disposition to market their
crops at current figures
Manufacturing conditions are fundamentally
satisfactory, notwithstanding the temporary in
difference Of buyers In some OF the primary mar
kets. There is comparatively little idle ma
chinery at the present time, and indications are
that there Will be still less in October. Manufact-
urers OF cottons and woollens do not receive any
thing like the normal amount OF forward bust
ness, yet there IS sufficient demand for immedi-
ate requirements TO prevent any effort TO force
business by the making OF concessions. The
contest regarding prices of cotton goods is stub
bornly fought on both Sides buyers insisting that
the decline in cost Of material warrants
more favorable terms. while manufacturers hold
their quotations firmly. More idle machinery at
woollen mills is expected unless new business
appears more rapidly than it has durine the sea-
son thus far. Hides and leather are maintained
at top prices without any apparent effort. the
domestic situation having steady support from
the European absorption OF all offerings Of
South American hides Shipments of boots and
shoes from Boston show a temporary decrease.
but the supply of orders hand maintains ac-
tivity at the factories. New business is coming
10 the iron furnaces and steel mills at the rate OF
double their output