The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-20
R. G. DUN'S REVIEW
SEASON HAS BROAD.
 FINED RETAIL TRADE.
wholesale and Jsbbang Departments Make Satisfactoey Returns But Collections Are Net Good
 ThfOughout the Country.

New York, Oct. 1s.-R. 6. Dun and Company's weekly review Of trade to-
 The advancins season has broadened d retail trade in staple lines, notably heavy weight clothing ana footwear. while wholesale ana ,ooping depart there Is definite returns in the prompt ness with which mercantile collections are made. Current distribution is for distant delivery. indicating that confidence in the future remains un- shaken. Industrial operations are on an unprecedented scale with especial pressure at steel mills, car shops an and ed, the general level showing 8 net gain since the month opened. Many voluntary advances in wages are noted and it is hoped that the scarcity of la
 Railway blockades still delay ship ments. Clearings for october thus far surpass last last years by 7s ger pc cent: nnr ,on in the price of pipe at tho close of last week, quotations of iron and steel re- main steady but notably nrm. The general level of quotations IS now at the highest point since the beginning of 1908 and there Is much more sta- bility than was no ed four years ago. Increased output of pig iron furnaces causes no accumulation ana prices are readily maintained for the most re- mote deliveries. Coke commands high- or prices, even for remote shipment.
 In the textile industries interest cen ters around the practicaoiiity of future advance or reaction in tho price of raw cotton. Thus far the rise has been suficieht to bring about a general rise in prices of cotton ecous. while the which business is to be transacted. Ex- port inquiries are at prices much be-. low the present position which re- stricts business. Demand for woolen hides are somewhat wea ker on the whole with only moderate sales. while Latin American hides have gained fur ther strength and European markets
 Failures this week numbered 1ss in the United States against 3S3 last year and IT in Canada compared with 3s a year ago.
 New York. Oct. 1s.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Trade continues of largo volume and while the ordinary rush oY fall trade attention. active retail demand has in duced a heavy volume or recorder busi- ness from jobbers. Except in a few sections supplies are not ,s. excessiXs rseesHsr trade is likely. weather conditions al lowing. Perhaps the most active branch of wholesaling anc JoDoing IS cotton goods. which are m neayy nt;ai cole 1e- plained of. There is also better tone in woolen goods, worsted leading as heretofore. Prices are steady as whole and the high range of all quota fiected in reduced sales In general distributive lines. the reports are all most uniformly favorable. Industries return reports of great activity. -,o.s offered for grain are restricting sales by farmers at the Northwest, but lack of motive power and of cars is credit ed with hold back deliver,es. mere domestic account but that the export inquiry seems to have improved.
 Speculative deals in staples. such as cereals and cotton are rather a, more cot ton, such feeling is natural after the rapid advances. which nave induced selling and fresh short saies, especial ly as frost damage is minimized in late
 The feature of the iron and steel trade is the pressure to produce sufn- cient quantities to meet requirements. High prices and premiums ms. TOT ru,e prompts pte iron is higher, and as h1gh as $Io d ton has been paid for No. foundry In Eastern and Western cenrers for spot EupplleS. beSSeHlcG DIS high prices in the CentraA West. Tn the Chicago district furnaces are sold ahead for the first quarter Of 1907 and nearly so far the first hair of the year. Steel billets are scarce everywhere. Demand for structural material and plates continues gooo with car build CTS figuring largely in thu tonnage or dered. Steel and iron bars are firm. New orders for steel ra9ls are only moderate. Merchant pipe is up $4 ton on black and galvanized pipe ana $2 on casing. Premiums for sheets and tin plates are becoming more prev alent. Coke is in active demand. Cop per is firm. though buying IS limited.
 The fall trade in the Last has been smaller than last year. Leather mar kets are quiet but strong. Buying Is Just about sufficient to cover orders
 Business failures for the week end ing October IS. number ITO, against 192 last week and IFS in the like week of 1905.
 Wheat. including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending October IS, aggregated 4931,S41 bushels, against S,5o7,sS6 last week and 2,831.472 this week last year
 For the past sixteen weeks of the fiscal year the exports are 529S4,76S bushels against 22,705.319 in 1905
 Corn exports for the week are l. 319,S6O bushels against 1.2O2.430 last week and 776,435 year ago: For the fiscal year to date, the exports are H. s21.s47 bushels against 17,269,325 in 1905.