The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25
WeekIv Trade Revicw

NEW YORK June 24.-Bradstreet's tomorrow
will say: There has been little more conf
dence in ordering from jobbers and wholesalers
for fall but in the northwest there Is a dispo-
sition TO await clearer view of the crop out
look before calling to the already fairly good
business booked for fall in dry goods and cloth
ing. Confirmation of the theory that there is a
demand for goods at price Is found in the
fairly satisfactory response in the way of or
ders to the general reductions noted by manu-
facturers of bleached cottons and gray goods
I'm industrial lines there is little evidence
of improvement TO be seen. The iron trade is
fairly active, but pig iron is lower and the
trade feeling as to the last half of the year is
hardly as optimistic in the first six months.
In cotton goods the movement is still in the di-
rection of curtsilment. Collections do not show
much Improvement.
..susiness failure IL the week ending July %
Ike week of 1903, 25S in 1908, $50 in 1907 and
number 26. which contrasts with 81 for last
week and 30 in the corresponding week of last
year"
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade
tomorrow will say: Business confidence gains
in strength as crop prospects improve and con-
gress enacts It's important bills preparatory to
adjournment.
Conditions in the iron market are marked by
considerable uncertainty. Although stock of pig
iron continues to accumulate, reduction in pro-
duction has not reached the extent thought
probable a while ago. New orders received by
last month and only 80 blast furnaces are now
announced as idle, compared with 81 on June l..
Structural material Of which the total for tbe @
month is expected to reach at least $50, 900 TONS
Railroads are asking for bids for large number
of new
IN the dry goods market a reduction of half
cent a yard in bleached cottons attracted I'M
usual attention because of the announcement
that prices would be guaranteed to October
General trading showed some improvement and
5obbers are buying in moderate quantities, but
the feature of the business. both In woolens and
cottons. Is the increasing cnrtailment of produc-
t1on at the mills to avoid accumulation of
stocks
More favorable weather stimulated interest
at the retail counters in summer merchandise
and enhanced the trading for next spring AL
though trading is below normal In the primary
markets, IL Is noteworthy that there is larger
measure OF confidence In important quarters
Unsatisfactory conditions continue in the
footwear market. New England manufacturers
averaging about half the volume of their usual
business.
Encouraging reports were received from the
west. business there being relatively much bet
ter than in the east. Further weakness char
acterized the hide market and some of the large
western packers are anxious to sell hides ahead
into the short haired summer season at present
low prices.
Northern Business
PORTLAND. June 24.-Clearings, $1.879, 600,
balances, $1sS577
TACOMA; June 24.-clearings. 1881 .e2I; ball
SEATTLE. June 24.-Clearings, 81 481. .75s;
balances. s192 s72.
SPOKANE. June 24.-Clesrings. SASS, ,7o4; bal
ances, $54. .469.
Imports of Merchandise
NEW YORK, June 24.-Imports Of merchan-