The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
TRADE STILL ACTIVE
Holiday Demand Keeps Mar
ket Above Normal.
SNOW PROVES SLIGHT CHECK
Complaint of Car Congestion Made
in the West-Return Movement of
Money Begun, but Rates Are still
Stif-COtton Goods Continue in
Great pemand-IrOn Also.

New York, Nov 23.-Bradstrect's review
Of the weeks trade tomorrow viii say:
Though checked in some sections by ir-
regular weather conditions, trade is ac-
tive as a whole. holiday demand is OPEN
ing up earlier than usual, industry in
nearly all lines is still pushed 10 the limit
OF production, and little relief from the
prevailing car congestion is yet apparent,
despite the fact that the movement of
corn crops TO market is smaller than usual
at this season
Despite the approach of the close of the
season of outdoor activity, there is gen
eral complaint of the scarcity of labor.
and railways. mills. and factories are con-
ceding advances in wages TO hold their
help, without, however, entirely satisfying
demands
The return movement of currency from
the West has begun, and is apparently of
large volume. but money rates are still
stim. \ season Of plenteous production.
of immense industrial activity. and of
great financial operations is apparently
closing, with q record holiday trade be
ginning earlier than usual
snow Checks Trade.
Rains or SHOWS I'm the Northwest and
especially heavy precipitation, followed
by cold weather in the Ohio and middle
Mississippi valleys, have temporarily
checked trade and collections. but the
advent Of settled weather has given
better tone 70 late adyices.
Jobbers have been working to OH reor-
ders for fan and winter GOODS. while
wholesalers have been busy ou spring ac-
count Taken as whole. trade in firsJ
ana second hands is at present move ac-
tive than usual at this season. while re-
tail trade is heavy. demand covers wide
range. and quality of purchases IS eX-
cepuonally high. Iu the iron and steel
trade demand is unprecedented for the
season, prices stiU tend upward, and inn
Ports OF foreign iron are increasing
The grain markets have displayed fair
steadiness. with few fluctuations, ON con-
tinued light movement from The pTOduc-
ing ceaters, part of which is attributed
70 car congestion The feeling grows
however. that the milling wheat products
in the Northwest has been overestimated
Bad weather I'm the middle Mississippi
valley and Arkansas is claimed 10 have
interrupted picking and stopped growth.
heavy rains being followed by freezing
weather Adyices as to crop outtun
are conflicting.
Dun's Review OF Week
Duns review will say Tomorrow.
Weather conditions have retarded
trade i'm seasonabIe staple lines Of mer-
cbandise but holiday goods have begun
TO move unusually early and in a volume
that promises satisfactory results. Whole
sale business is maintaining "a much bet
ter movement than last year and fur
ther Improvement is noted in collections.
Consumers of iron and steel seek de-
Everies so constantly that there is little
prospect that producers VIII Overtake or
ders; IL seems more probable that they
VIII fali further behind. Inquiry for pig
iron IS not diminished by recent advances
IN prices, although no further rise is
noted while impOrtauiOns have greatly
strengthened foreign markets Plates are
nIm at Eastern mills, last weeks ad-
vance of s. per ton being fully maintain
ed. and other plants are asking an equiv
alent premium on prompt deliveries. al
though list quotations remain steady
Steel bars for concrete work are one Of
the most active features, and all railroad
equipment is ordered far into next year
Cotton Goods in Demand.
Iru4ttiS bl cotlDl GOODS are UuaOle
30 make deliveries according to agree
meut delays causing serious complaints
from buyers. Little attention is paid TO
the fluctuations in raw material. the gov
erniug factor being the time at which /
the goods can be delivered. 4 few con- I
Ccssions were secured in isolated cases
by purchasers who held back their orders. F.
but the market as whole shows no sign
Of weakness.
Duplicate orders for spring goods are /
reported in mems ware. but the wooden I
goods business is for the heavyweight I
season. Mills are kept fairly busy
Activity in the hide market is fully 4
maintained, most Western packers being /
fully sold up To current sailing Con- /
siderable forward business is announced. I
both packer and branded hides sold in /
advance. of sailing.
Commercial failures this week in the I
United States are 25f. against 236 last /
week Failures i'm Canada number g. /
against "a last week