The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-02
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
 IS EXPANDING EXPORT DEMAND FOR SOLE LEATHER IS INCREASING
 RAPIDLY.
Business in the Steel Industry Is ln- creasing-Raiiroad Traffic Is Ex-
 banding Very Fast.

New York, Oct. 1--Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 With the advent of cooler fall wea- ther this week, a bar to fullest trade development has. been removed and final distribution has been enlarged Railway traffic is expanding and idle cars have about disappeared from the list as the crop industrial and general merchandise movements have expanded Industrial reports are still of expanson and the trades allied to the iron and steel industries are re- turning reports of full CT extra time. In the textile trades there are evi- iences that buyers and sellers are still apart on the question Of prices of manufactured cottons. High raw ma terials, the highest in fact recorded ftr years at this period, renders manu- lecturers disinclined to book freely at existing quotations. It is true some buyers for next spring and summer are evincing willingness to pay advanced prices and quotations are certainly firmer or higher as a whole. but good portion of the trade is still haids off Manu. lecturers. on the other hand, appear | indifferent and are discussing c.irtail- ment of production to bring about the | readjustment, they claim to need. | Tn the woolen goods trade. cancella- tons of early profuse orders have cleared the air of uncertainty as to the real proportions of business book. ed, some purely speculative ordering having been written off. but those goods and raw wool remain in a very strong position.
 In the leather trades export demand is reported better for sole leather, with prices strong, while upper lea ther hides and demand for shoes fSam eastern manufacturers is quiet
 Business failures in t States for the week endiIi
 30, were 195. against 1T
 Week end failures i
 Der 22 against s7 for
 Dun's RepoS
 New York, Oct 1.--Rj e b. Company's Weekly Review of Ts tomorrow. will say:
 The industrial and commercial sitN nation, as whole at the beginning of the last quarter of the year, is that of full return to normal conditions. The southern trades. 1t is ssid, is bet ter than for several seasons saast. The choice of the flaw in the situation is to be found in the high prices. which serve to check operations in some c rections, aid are q conservative in- fence.
 Bsifi i steel ;;a ss.! Is !s ! :s.a and much activity is expected in this division next year as the railroads are covering future requirements freely. In addition to the demand for domes- tic consumption, the leading producer has received a contract for 12.000 tons for export to Mexico The rapid ad- vance in pig iron has caused many buyers to restrict their purchases. al- though heavy business continues in some districts. notably at Pittsburg and New York.
 Sharp advances were made in cot ton goods and yarns ruring the week and while trading in wholesale dry goods markets was limited in the reports from other centers indicate the maintenance of a seasonable dis , trihution. Some large interests are moving to cover their early spring neers in staple fabrics.
 careful canvass of conditions in mems wear mills, following revisions and cancellations of orders, dis ,ed that production was being curtailed, although an early revival in the de- mand for duplicate winter wear is ex- pected to provide idle looms with work. Encouragement is being given\ to promoters of curtailment move ment among cotton mills in order to avoid tho trade complications that muse follow extended speculation in cotton.
 i The footwear market is very slow. Further activity has developed in the i hide market and sales by western packers aggregate fully 100000 hides the past week at full prices on most varieties and advances on otherS1D( ]. g Wilson livery, fine drix saddle horses. Cheapest
 city. 306 Garland Ave.