The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-10
IT'S ON The way RAILROAD news.
Early Return Of the Full Two New on
Measure Of Prosperity NO. Pac Main Line
Is Confidently Looked Forward Improvements Track will
to in Trade Circles Call for More Service
THE TARIFF HINDERS PAC. COAST LIMITED.
Yet Reports Show BUSINESS in Also Train Expressly
Fairly Active State. cal Business
Bank Clear1ngs Show Gains All Other Items
Along the Line. Railway Circles.
An Early Return of the Full
Measure of Prosperity
Is Confidently Looked Forward
to in Trade Circles.
THE TARIFF HINDERS
Yet Reports Show BUSINESS in a
Fairly Active State.
Bank Clearings Show Gains ALL
Along the Line.

New York, April 1o.-Bradstreet's
says:
Trade, crop and industrial reports are
still very irregular but the underlying
tone of business generally is slightly
more optimistic All present or future
favorable occurrences, however, can not
disguise the fact that some lines of in
dustry are still very much depressed;
that the first crop report of the year
that made by the government of winter
wheat, is poor one indicating a short
crop; that buying is still hampered in
some sections by unfavorable weather
or by the reduced purchasing power of
the public and that caution and con-
servatism still govern commercial ope-
rations to a large degree.
Easter trade at retail is claSSed a
lair to good in most parts of the west,
fair at the east, but below expectations
at the south. Some slight expansion is
noted in filling in orders by jobbers. In
wholesale lines there are indications of
more care in buying for fall. By classes
of products, women'S wear goods seem
most active, but the automobile trade,
paradoxically enough, returns one of
the best reports of any single industry.
In purely Industrial lines the building
trades return very good reports. The
iron and STEEL coal and coke trades are
all rather depressed.
Business failures in the United States
LOT the week enOlHS WITH April were
227, against 204 last week, 254 in the
like week of 1908 1874 in 1907, 161 in 1906
and 1876 in 1905. Canadian failures num-
Der 3S which compares with % last
week and % in the like week of 1908.
Wheat, including -four, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending April aggregate 1,062,244
bushels against 1,413,593 last week and
2,451,099 this week last year. For the
forty-one weeks ending April g. this
year, the exports are 148, 5S5, 064 bushels
against 171,9o9,515 in the corresponding
period last year. Corn exports for the
week are 926,S9S bushels against 1,102,-
244 last week and 545,714 in 1908. For
the forty-one weeks ending April s.,
corn exports are 25,769, sos bushels
against 42,951, 11S last year.
Dunn's Review.
r. c. Dunn & Company's weekly
review of trade says:
Although confidence in the future
is more noticeable than satisfaction
with present conditions, yet one by
one disturbing elements are gradually
disappearing. While the tariff is still
under discussion and is checking full
activities in industries. most con-
cerned. yet the reports from most of
the cities show their trade to be in
fairly satisfactory state, the CEN
tiers farthest removed from the in
the best exhibits.
while the iron and steel trade is
still in the unsettled process of re-
adjustment, yet it makes the best
showing in exactly that line-the
Structural-which is sign of build
ing activity.
I'm the primary cotton goods mar
ket the most interesting feature of
the week has been the activity in
wide convertibles of print cloth, yarn.
,l,<. ~
for the first time a disposition to
move freely. while manufacturers as
rule are reluctant to make con-
tracts except at a material advance.
There appears to be a decided
shortage of spring goods. stocks on
and in some instances commanding
premiums. The dress goods division
continues quiet.
more business is reported in yarn,
but prices remain unsatisfactory.
"The noteworthy feature in foot
wear is the buying of sole leather by
several large manufacturers, indicat-
ing that some contracts are being
placed. New England statesmen on
the road report an Improvement in
wholesale stocks are much below
normal renewed activity cannot be
| long delayed. Sales of domestic
packer hides for the week have
aggregated between $4,000 and $1,000,
prices remaining steady with firmer
tendency. The market on country
hides is weaker while foreign hides
are firm, prices advancing slightly all
around at the monthly auction sales
| in Paris. In the leather market in
terest centers in heavy sales of sole
leather, made chiefly to domestic buy
ers, but partly to British operators.
Buyers of upper harness and betting
stocks operate more freely"
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