The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-29
REPORTS OF DUN
AND BRADSTREET
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tail trade is small acectod by the un-
seasonable warm weather but reports
from most OF the reading cities are
qute Satisfactory ana renect oneer-
luI view as TO ,ne ouuooK Win pro-
minent railroads signIyng their IN
tention to place more liberal contracts
for needed equipment next month, the
outlook IN iron and steel is now some
what brighter Conditions are sun
mixed at leading pig iron centers, al
though the aggregate volume Of con-
ubcts coming lUiWaId Is by no means
small. The bulk of Tie demand is for
immediate requirements only. In struc
turai steel current BUSINESS is not up
to expectation, but greater activity,
is looked Tor IN the near future The
great ADVANCE IN brown goods, tick
lngs and plaids is cIe feature in the
dry goods market. b;eacned cottons
have sold freely to jobbers and man
utacturers, but line and fancy cottons
did not participate in the activity to
any great extent. The demand has
fallen of since cotton declined Ex-
port trade is restricted by high prices
Dress goods rule quie;, but mems wear
agents report fair business. Orders
for shoes again show some increase
this week, but trade continues consid-
erably below the normal for this time
of year The leather markets are gem
orally firm, but the demand is less ac-
tive. Domestic hide markets contin-
ne to weaken. Trade is on a moderate
scale, and buyers are holding off.
mostly because of large receipts of
cattle from the west and the conse-
quent increase in the slaughter.
Irregular weather conditions figure
largely in the trade reports this week.
and are held mainly responsible for
the rather smaller than expected value
OF sales reported as a whole Whole
sale and jobbing business displayed
the same caution and conservatism
noted earlier. The house buying was
OF hand to mouth character. though
reports from leading markets are of
volume of trade superior to last
year. In leading wholesale lines the
active buying movement of the last
few weeks seems to have subsidized
Shoe manufacturers affected by unsea.
sonably warm weather but there Is
reported slightly better feeling in
some lines of worsted goods, and the
raw wool market is firm In the south
the cotton movement is freer, and this
with cooler weather, mas made for q
slight improvement in southern trade
and collections. Long DELAYED speci
fications by railroads are reported
placed and there are intimations of 6
good tonnage in rails shortly appear
ing. Leading -four manufacturing cen
-ers report a good trade in -four
Building activities tend to lessen a.
the season advances, and a number
of markets report trade in lumber be
low normal
Business failures in the United State:
for the week ending October 20 were
1877, against 233 last week, 244 in the
like week in 1909, 231 in 1908, 22O il
1907, and 1874 in 1906. Business fail,
ures in Canada for the week number
"a, which compares with "a last weel
and 80 in the same week last year
Wheat Cncluding four exports
from the United States and Canad;
for the week ending October 20 ag
gregate 2,S44,675 bushels, against g.
1O2,S73 last week and 5,694,466 thii
week last year Corn exports for th'
week are S18,6SS bushels, against 642,
| 262 last week and 395,592 in 1909.