The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-30
REGIONS TONNAGE
BREAKS THE RECORD
Authoritative Weekly Re
view Points to Prevail
ing Prosperity.

R. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade says inpart.
Thanksgiving trade in the neces-
saries rose to the highest known ag-
gregate for this city. Holiday goods
have entered into wide absorption and
heavyweight apparel is moving freely
here and at the interior. Earnings Of
the Chicago steam roads disclose sub
stantial gain in gross.
Iron and steel shipments run above
all previous high tonnages for the
Calumet district. Furnaces and roll
ing mills are not furnished adequate
car service. Railroad orders for roll
ing stock to be installed in 1913 were
consptcuously large. The equipment
plants. carshops and |foundries mainly
show more steady running. and de-
mands are notably good in wire, farm
tools. builders and heavy hardware.
electric and sanitary supplies.
ore and lumber bookings have been
substantially augmented for the win
ter consumption. but decreases yet ap-
pear in wool, hides and leather.
Mercantile collections occasion little
complaint. although less prompt locally
than in the West.
Lumber receipts were S. 36.o 900
feet, comparing with 62,S67,000 feet
last week and 43, 366. 600 feet last year.
Bank clearings. $3.50. sos. 264. exceed
those of corresponding week last year
by 1o.7 per cent, and ~conpar with
1920, 4S4.833 IN 1910.
Failures reported in the Chicago
district numbered "a, against rs last
week, % in 1911 and 20 in 1910. Those
with liabilities over $1,000 number II.
against 10 last week G in 1911 and 5 ia
1910"
Trade Continues Good.
New York. Nov. 3O.-Bradstreet's to-
day says:
Trade continues to move at a swift
pace. Jobber as well as wholesale
dealers are, if anything. more active,
while retail trade has beeu stimulated
by colder weather, enlarged crop move
ment and expansion In holiday buying.
Virtually all sections. save the south
Atlantic states. join in sending favor
able tidings in leading lines. Indus-
trial operations continue brisk. and in
the iron and steel line complaints of
inability TO get material as and when
promised are very general. Under the
circumstances consumers are being
forced to draw upon warehouse stocks
Collections are probably better than
heretofore.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Nov. 2S
were 247. against 26S last week. PIG il
the like week of 1911; 217 in 1910, 23C
in 1909 and 234 in 1908.
business failures in Canada for the
week number Is. as against 81 last
week and rs in the like week last year
r. G. Dun & Co.'S review today says
Bank exchanges his week agar
make a remarkably favorable compari
son with q year ago. the total at al
leading cities in the United States
50, 522.144, S7O, showing a gain of S.4 pei
cent. as compared with the same weel
last year. Compared with 1910 there i:
a loss OF 1916 per cent. in large part du,
to the fact that the week that year in,
Guided six business days as well as tn
first day of December, whe miami
clearings are usually very large.
New York City reports an increase
OF 90 per cent over last year. whicf
may be considered quite satisfactory
as operations on the stock ~exchang.
and some other leading ~speculativ,
markets during the week this yeal
have been on a much reduced scale
The total Of the cities outside New
} York shows the substantial expansion
over a year ago of 1874 per cent, t,
which every city except Boston con
; tributes. some making almost phe
nomenal gains-notably Kansas City
46.8 per cent: Cleveland. 27.2; Mime
apolfs. ISL; san Francisco, 1911, an,
Chicago, III per cent.