The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
.BRADSTREET AND DUN
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Trade Over Country Generally
Considered, Is Indicated to
Be Below Normal.

Ned York. Sept 27.-Bradstreet's Sat.
urday said
Trade and industrial reports are still
irregular and general characterization
Is difficult Fair activity I'm some lines
and at some centers Is indicated, but
repression and conservatism are widely
In evidence and reflected in small but
frequent rather than large or confident
buying. One really favorable underly-
Ing feature. perhaps not thoroughly APP
preciated at present, Is the apparent
absence of large stocks OF goods In
primary or secondary hands, born ap-
parently of uncertainty as to future
prices and the growth Of the belief that
far distant buying is not either advis-
able or necessary. This, with the IA
vorable crop outlook, will make easier
the resumption Of full activity IL other
distributing causes are removed.
Reports from leading Industries are
Of repression in operations. Basic pig
iron Is weaker and there are reports
Of willingness to sell further ahead.
Some finished lines show slightly
larger volume of business booked, but
railway buying is still conspicuous by
Its comparative absence. In the east
ern leather trade some sole leather tan
ners are operating much below capa-
city, and eastern shoee manufacturers
report conservatism marked i'm buying.
At the west some centers report shoe
factories running to capacity. In tex
tile lines curtailment Is still in evil
dence. Staple lines meet with fairly
steady demand.
Jobbers and manufacturers stocks
are reported lighter than usual. Some
makes OF ginghams and fancy cottons
for next spring, for which prices have
been announced. have sold quite freely.
In the wooden goods trade political agi-
tation is claimed to be holding back fu-
ture demand.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending September 23 were
100, against 210 last week, Ill In the
like week of 1909, 287 in 1908, 1876 in
1907, and 1876 in 1906.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number %. which compares with
80 for last week, and 81 In the like
week in 1909.
r. G. Dun & Cos weekly review of
trade today says:
With crops aggregating large guam
titles and value in spite of the reduced
yield in the spring; with politics be-
coming so intense and uncertain as to
make enterprise timid. and with the
railroads and shippers engaged in q
dispute over rates, the business outlook
Is mixed, trade action being very plain
the same time there are streaks OF pro-
gressiveness and activity.
Interest in iron and steel has center
ed chiefly in predictions of an early
general reduction OF prices on finished
steel productions which have been
freely discussed, and the effect has
been disquieting, Notwithstanding de-
malls from well informed sources. The
wire trade reflects considerable activ-
ity, but demand for rails Is not brisk
In the Pittsburg district.
In the dry goods market the improve
ments noted in silks and ribbons is
continued and few mills are running
full and overtime. In woolens and
worsteds the demand as a whole Is
better. Cottons are generally in mod
crate demand.
Footwear conditions show a slight
Improvement, but the actual volume OF
trade continues moderate.