New-York tribune., 1911-09-16
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Dun's Review says:

Dun's Review says:
The trade situation maintains I'D gen.,
noted. although there Il much diversity i1
the reports from the different sections ma
diffsrent lines. The gain In the voiunno y.
bank clearings 10 one OF the pess ~ sstr
amounts outside Of New YORK, 70 NJ pss
cent over 1910 and 10 IL per cent over A~,
while in New York there 10 q g1n o s
compared with 1909 Railroad earnings 10
tbs drst week OF September showed gam
az az per cent over 1903. but loss o. -
uer cent compared with 1910 On the Whoie,
the most favorable report comes from the
dryroods trade in which wider ana ~
creased demand appears, although these 10
no speculative buying, purchases oeins In
itad 10 the satisfaction Of current neeos;
More interest is manifested IN the re,AIi
trade. The wool market Is fairy sctive;
The August movement In the iron aho stoei
trade Is not being fuiiy maintAnea mr. .orn. 80.
price cutting are announced, Dut the cum
parstive activity In STRUCTURAL mater jas
continues The financial markets ~ az tne
international money centres. ana especlany
berlin. are disturbed and security prices
nave declined, this development pelne hp-
parently connected with the strain OF the
long continued crisis IN tne ss,ic MoIoo, 0u. us-
troversy nov In process OF dipiomauc ne
gotfatton All this serves TO hold larger en-
terprfses In check and makes tDe lmne-
date outlook less clear. Inc leelns AZ
ron. IS more hopeful, and agricultural re-
turns, expressed In values, promise Wen
Commodity prices generally range nish
improved. Mercantile and banking condi-
tons are both sound. All over the country
there IL diminished speculation II isho, anu
more economy, corporate and persona >
practised More attention than ever ~ pc
ing paid TO opening foreign markets Ior
manufactured products. Foreign cornmerce
al New York during the latest eek ~ds
of reduced volume, put the REQ ction ~ sfs
704 ss2 against s1S z5s 2ss last year wnils
exports were s13Ne.so4. gain or %'i'S"
over 1910.
Bradstreet's says.
Despite irregular weather conditions. colo
or rainy weather North and West ana
warm midsummer weather South and eoutn-
wearing apparel, staple cotton and wooilen
goods shoes, hardware and groceries SHOWS
2 further slight expansion Buylne has
been and is conservative, and business -
> whole lacks snap, but, nevertheless, GER
tain linee OF trade show strehstnSh.sls s
Of demand which augurs lairly We.I LUI
the future. Jobbing trade ana cornInIssLou
business for spring In cotton goocs nas
beer Improved By price reyisions OF fancy
cotton goods made possible BY the lower
range OF raw cotton prices. There u ever
said 10 be a moderate improvement Al -
nor trade in coctons and the yarn mar
ksts show more confident buying Repeat
orders for fall clothing are oetter, arc ..e
raw wool market is firm on better report
rom the goods market Best reports arg
5aS ,ron, the larger markets. Demand at
the Northwest has been rather ud,.cn cneGnGf heIf
- ,bs country retail trade generally has
besn R helped slightly By lower temperatures,
The tree marketing of cotton al the soutn
has helped trade 10 some extent m 70 ,1.
section Collections are varied ou, ~
abou- fair. Money is quiet notAole
s.a,r,. is that New York exchange is AZ
-S,,,,-, o.. aoruA interior markets