New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-25
FURTHER EXPANSION
Great Activity Reported Tor
Last Week in Ali Lines.


Remarkable as it may seem, there @p-
pears to be no slowing down Of busl-
ness in the various lines throughout the
Lnited States. "Duns Review has tne
fonowiIg summary:
Irdae III the United States SHOWS fur
Iher expansion, reports from different
.,CtOnS and all statistics OF tIdillc ana
cAcnanges speaking loudly OF a great ac-
UNITY mat IN some Instances Is bounded
only by the limit OF capacity. Balm
Ciearings this week show gam OF 10 per
cent over last year and 81 per cent over
1910, ana it is noteworthy that every part
of the country shares In varying degree
in the increases. Railroad gross earnings
III the nrst two weeks of November
gained 60 per cent, and the railroads. dIe
InUVnS the immense uafnc Oh lhe COuH
Try, including an enormous quantity OF
grain and an unusual tonnage OF manu-
laClured produCts, with as much dispatch
as their facihueS VIII permit, while theS
are buying literally Oh rails and equiv
ment for. future leeds. The drygoous
trade presents Al picture OF Well sustallle"
activity, in marked contrast 10 the w
preston tlkit existed year ago, lHCt'
Is uig Duying Of IA. cotton, which gives
strength 10 its pII,v, aitnOush rectlptS
are on q liberal scan. ne ACTIVITY III tie
~uOC uauc has now IudCneu close 10 .hS
point OF productive capacity. Leather anu
riues continue very S.TO.g. All the New
-
Iasintss Tor months ahead. The pros
reels for the retail holiday trade are
most gratifying and foresnadoW recola
breaking business. Inc long cohtlllu'H
mild weather retards certain branches El
retail trade, though helping others anu.
generally speaking. the volume is Nei'
large. The iron and steel industry con
tinuCS to report heavy buying, anu sun
mills are unable 10 Keep up WIN , ti' G,,s,
mand. Clothing factories are very DusE'
Paper mills are doing larger OuslilyS,H.
Lumber is fairly active ana nrnl. -.
year is closing not only win thtsc HI'iiiH,
evidences of expansion, but, what IS sun
more promising for the future, WIN az, "a
optimism that rises above all uhsettIsu
issues, which would have caused WIZ
and disturbance a few months ago r,
eign commerce maintains hlfn iatsS;,
amounting in New York during the latest
week to S34,5i0,7Sl, against 4S5,sS9I Ia -,
1911 ard 49,. 49, 243 in 1910. The exp0Its
were somewhat less than in the preceding
two years, but imports MADE suos'an'
ual gain.
Bradstreet's statement is just as en-
couraging as is shown by the FOLLOWING
extract:
Trade channels are running full, win
optimism predominant, ana ms ues the,
widespread evidences that mia "eatntT
is a bar TO fullest activities IN nnal uiSs
tribution. still in this very matter o.
unSeaSonahly warm weather. dpp'tIclllE
plant. ii Is To be noted that mia cIl-
matte conditions are and have heen III
high degree favorable 10 aSTl'ui'uIa
and transportation interests, naullns
the crops ana business 81 the country W
bc handled with q minimum OF iriCtnh
arising from natural conditions 10
summarize the trade situation hIleHS'
retail trade, though hampered IN heavy
weight lines by warm weather, ~ -ppu.
and better certainly than a year ago
that jubbing trade h active. boih IN
home Sa los and by means OF road orders
that wholesale trade Il BRISK. ANA ~ teN-
tiles for future delivery certainly -
broader than a was a short time ago
and that the chief complaints of manu-
racturers flow rather from scarcity OF
labor or OF cars than from pau'ltE Oh
orders.
in tho textile trades is a subject OF In
terest. DrygOods are I'm active demand
from mill 90 retailer, though mild Weath-
er hampers retail demand Tor heavy
weight goods Mills are steadily en-
Moved and complain only Of labor scar
CITY Cotton goods are strong, and print
cloths and brown Cottons have advanced
i'm price with commission men. Inder-
Wear mills are well employed. the SILK
trade & doing well, linens are active at
high prices and fan of 1913 heavyweight
goods in wOolens nave opened al hlgh'r
prices. In tEs yarn trades boih 'pliph
and woolleu line are strong and active
Raw wool of the old clip is in scaut sup
ply. in normal demand and firm in price
Foreign woods are above parity WIN
domestic grades. The next domestic cnp
is expected 20 be dealt in on new tarir
basis.
Foreign trade records for October re-
semblc other measures Of business, FOR
that month in totals dwarfng all pre-
vious monthly figures. and the ten
months records point TO heavy gains tor
the year over all previous ones, this be-
ing due mainly TO free movements or
wheat and oats among the cereals ana
large shipments Of raw cotton and man
ufaCturcd goods.