Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-27
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Further Improvement Appears and
Conditions Are Better.
FAIR BUSINESS IN DRY GOODS
Wholesale Dealings Mslntain crafty.
ina volume In ChicaEo--Attend-
aaee Of Oatside Buyers Con.
spIeuousIy Good.

NEW YORK. Aug. ar. @. Dun q Co.
weekly Review OF Trade today says:
Further Improvement appears in many
lines Ia Boston and conditions generally
are distinctly better than while ago.
business in wash goods and the demand
from retailers Is steadily expanding. Textile
conditions arc brighter, ana the outlook Tor
cotton and wooden mills Is more favorable.
Loading IN wool II more active, with the
market stronger, Conservatism is still q
prominent feature az Philadelphia, al
though steady progress Is noted IN some az;
millinery sales are IN fair volume.
Not much IL doing In clothins and shoes
- the rule, but the demand for leather
Is moderate. Glazed kid Is active, however,
and prices are advancing. Sales OF wool
are fair, while iron and steel show SOME
Improvement. Slowly increasing activity
receive fair volume of orders for fall
ana winter goods, but merchants are still
conservative and confine operations as
closely as possible to actual needs.
Wholesale trade IL quite active at Balti.
more and there Is marked FEELING OF
optimism in evidence In dry goods
business and clothing shows Improvement,
whereas the market In footwear is some
what disappointing. Factories making
mems underwear. overalls and work shirt
are well supplied with orders. A heavy
cotton crop IL expected TO stimulate bust
ness materially NJ Louisville, but current
trade Is generally quiet. New orleans re-
ports that continued rainy weather has
had an adverse effect on practically all
retail lines ana has also had tendency
to restrict country trading. very large
attendance or visiting buyers appears In
the different markets at 81. Louis. and
their purchases average well up to those
OF last year, jobbers and manufacturers
reporting that trade Is meeting expecta-
lions. Clearance sales are the feature at
Kansas City and there Is q large movement
Of seasonable goods at retail. Visiting
merchants are placing larger orders with
jobbers than expected owing to depleted
country STOCKS,
Wholesale dealers maintain a gratifying
volume in Chicago the attendance of out.
side buyers being Conspicuously good. Ir.
regular weather was less favorable tc
adequate absorption In leading retail lines
however, and merchants are disposed to
operate cautiously IN securing fall and
winter needs. Retail trade is fair at Gin
oinnati and demand for drygoods at whole.
sale 10 quite brisk. Clothing shows some
Improvement and sales Of footwear are ur
TO the average. Cleveland reports that re-
tail trade is not very active and wholesale
business r. quiet. few orders belne
placed beyond Immediate requirement. Gen.
eral conditions are not materially changed
at Milwaukee, but iron and steel show
some Improvement and crop prospects are
better. Jobbing trade continues unsats
factory at Minneapolis, but underlying con
ditions throughout the northwest are SOUND
and increased activity is expected in the
near future. Harvesting IL nearing com.
pletion and, while threshinR returns are
somewhat disappointing. indications are
for a moderate average Yield. Business
confidence appears we'll sustained at St
Paul, although no decided Improvement hb,
been shown in the demand for dryEoods
mems furnishings. footwear and other sta
pie goods