New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
CONDITION OF TRADE
Dun's Review says:

The YEAR now drawing 70 a close VIII oe
meta bic for It's harvesrs. the money vaIue g
fr- farm products being eorupz1ec sr clcse
to So 0e0, 600, ,0ee-a record nsira LIS
fsft forms the best possible basis tor N
dustriaI advances next year W6ILe 20 -.
eraI months the volume OF prodiicuon ana
there en- be no Widespread sras1acoc
vV.1iles the farms OF The COUNTY, ccnclcue &C
Weld SO hounttfully as they have GIrllS ne
past eleven months Moreover, the 30
srnmenr report issued thi. week shows u1af
rfe winter wheat area sovu this r7I ts rs
largest On record and tnar Eea.ass Sorau NJ. !,
Earhered There Is, however. little chanse
IN financial and business senttr1en- Vsicn
holiday trade IS. nevertheless. openMx e
1ysU and in certain important centres cns
tcbbing trade in staple n1erchandtse p =
1erred as improving The colder Ne21o9
has be-r beneficial 10 most merchants anc
the heavy fall of snow IS most seesondolc
The cotton ginning shows are outpu,
.I-sT, T,a6 basn exoectsd- and the year ; croc
will be considerably larger Inan Lasl yseI-
Mouey conditions are more sarSIac1of9-
and the Bank OF Eng1ano. tostoNlns - -.
dIIced discount rate last week reports rns
week one Of the largest perceutasss OF re-
serve for this time IN years H,aAroeo
- rr7f-,ee Srrring the month OF November IN
crsaxad . over last year. Bank cisarnnSs-
v-hiie continuing 20 show, as Tor some rinie
rasr decreases In New York as compared
ee1T better than in 1908 ard Is per cent
better than in 1895 Exports rom Nv
Ycry in the latest week agSregarec sLS--
954 4g5 which is 81 4302 25T better than lsst
year. but 81 $50. 064 under the imports tie
volume OF which was about equai % iss'
year.
Bradstreet's says
spcx or rain. followed by cold weathe-
throughout considerable areas. nave tended
10 stimulate retail sales OF WINTER SoOoS
and wearing apparel. Wniie the approach
of +he HOLIDAYS has helped business III
snecialties adapted TO that season AT ulost
Centres retail trade IL ciasSed as satis1as-
to-y~ trough there are few exceptions 70
1his noted North and South Joooers ami
vyhOfesalers catering to this class or Dust
ness have apparently done well as a whole,
renIsnishiugs OF broken stocks giving a
Slight iYrlp.tus TO trade IN seasona5le goods
Ssroceries. fancy goods and Jewelry, as well
a. beaSrv wearing apparel and footwear,
nave an felt good effects rom the conpi-
nation of weather and holiday ouSinSs n
regular WhOfezalA trade the approach OF
ths inventory season has made for Guet-
ness and for spring buying IN general =
reported Of rather hghT volume. Win con-
se,-,-atfsrTa still ruling trade Yer distant
aaSes Relatively best reports come from
sections recently visited by colder weather
~ snow which latter has benefited winter
wheat conditions. though the drouh IS not
vet thoroughly broken y record area. put
a balance in winter wheat at present.
Parts of tho South and Southwest and Pa
effl- Northwest note relatively least sc-
fivitv in trade though buying IN North
Dakota is especially conservative. Def
cIent moisture supply still exercises An M
ffuence over a wide area Collections ~ X
whole VIII class not better than fsir.