The Washington herald., 1907-09-28

New York. Sept. Z7.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade tomorrow viii
say:
Lower temperature accelerated the
distribution Of seasOnable merchandise.
and mercantile collections became more
prompt but agricultural prospects were
less bright IN a few sections that expert
enced killing frost before the crops were
beyond danger. No definite information
is yet available on this point, but the
course Of prices at the commodity ex-
changes did not indicate serious anxiety.
Reports Of retail trade are favorable,
with scarcely an exception the fall de-
mand equaling sanguine expectations, and
jobbers IN all the leading lines Of wearing
apparel report the seasons results equal
to last years.
Manufacturing returns are more ir-
regular but most OF the plants are we'll
occupied, and have orders covering pro-
duction for some months.
Purchases for more remote delivery
are restricted by the financial uncer-
tainty. which tends TO cause conservatism,
retards work at many points. while other
delays are due 70 strikes, Of which sew
eral are IN progress.
There is also much complaint Of car
shortage, but not more than IS customary
at this season.
Iron and Steel producers are still fully
occupied filing old orders, and many
plants have enough business on hand TO
be independent during the balance Of this
year, but new contracts are placed with
Increasing caution.
Consumers delay making purchases for
several reasons, notably the financial
stTingenCy that encourages pOstpOnemeut.
and the hope that recent concessions in
pig iron may be followed by cheaper fin
ished products. while buyers Of rails await
a definite report by the committee tnat
IS endeavoring % decide upon the proper
price for proposed changes in style and
quantity
Bradstreet's Review.
Bradstreets review viii say.
Retail trade feels the stimulus Of long
awaiting cool weather. as does also fill
ing in order business from j0bbers. On
the other hand. regular house trade has
decreased IN volume. now that the first
rusbes Of fall trade vary with the section
reporting.
The Southwest. particularly ST. Louis
and Kansas City, reports large gains in
dry goods sales over last year at this
date, and New York and Boston also re-
port an increased volume of business,
while that Of Chicago is about equal, and
PhiladeIphia's trade is Slightly below that
Of 1896.
Il peculiar feature in this connection
is the report from Northwestern mar
ket that anxiety 10 receive fun supplies
of scarce goods has induced OverorderinS
in some instances. and led 10 fears Of
cancellations later.
Corn Not Injured.
The favorable feature in the crop situ-
alton was the failure Of the first killing
frost of the season TO materially injure
the one-fourth OF the corn crop stiu un-
matured on September a Only the
northern skirt of the corn belt was
touched By the frost.
Tobacco and cotton have continued 10
make good growth. and the wheat crop
Of the Pacific Northwest is now har-
vested. but evidence that the spring
wheat in the Northwest was impaired by
unfavorable weather in harvest is found
IN reports Of uneven yields, lowered
grades. and retarded movements.
"AdviCes are that the late maturing
wheat in the Canadian Northwest was in
jured By bad weather.
THE consensus Of opinion there. as IN
our own country, IS. however, that large
/ " increased prices viii greatly offset the
1 lessened yield; so of nearly all Of the
crops this year as compared with last"