The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-09-10
BIG CROPS INSIGHT
MONEY PLENTIFUL.
REPORTS or THE TWELVE RE.
SERVE RAhk AGENTS ARE
MADE PUBLIC.
IMPROVEMENT IS SHOWN
chserful View Taken A. Te Marketing
Of the Cotton crep---Ths Raj
road Men Are optInaiatie.
Big Grain Crop

Washington ~ Business coanitions
/ throughout the United States have
changed but little in the last month.
according 10 reports trum this twsiFe
Federal reserve agents. made puhtss
by the Federal Reserve Beard. The
reports indicate slight improvement
with large crops in sight, manafaei'
uring In special lines stimulated by
foreign orders and money easy and
plentlfui.
The feature OF the month in the Al
lanta district was the revival OF the
iron Industry around Birmingham. The
blowing in OF several additional fur
naces and a demand for labor had
good effect on general trade No fear
Ia felt, according 10 the report, as 10
NE NSfl4ay te warehouse .she .~eetInn,
crop OF the district, or 10 take care
OF II financially through the Atlanta
reserve bank. Railroad men feel opu-
mistIc that their business ID about to
improve
The Richmond district regard that 1t
II realized In the cotton territory there
can be no excuse this year for repeti-
ton OF the experience OF last fall.
Knowledge that well organized agen
cies are at hand TO assist In taking
care OF the crop has had a stcadying
influence and is expected TO insure
natural price subject 10 supply ana
demand. Southern tobacco markets
have opened at satisfactory prices. >
Dallas had a six weeks drouth In "a
part OF the district, which reduced
materially the cotton yield, but the re-
port says II frost does not interfere
there may be a fall crop. General bust
ness conditions have been improving
steadily. but much depends Oh the cot
ton crop,
Boston reported Increased emer-
gency orders, with direct or indirect
effect In all lines OF trade, but retail
dealers and department, stores show
business below normal figures. I'M
settled labor conditions are troubling
manufacturers.
From New York Il Ia reported that |
industry, particularly In iron, steel.
machinery. wool and leather, Ia more |
active. with foreign orders the >prin |
cipal stimulus. Wholesale trade 10
rood and stock transactions were no |
tably larger In volume,
There has been little change In the
Philadelphia district and the report
adds the expected general improve
ment has not appeared and the out.
look Is uncertain Emergency busi-
ness continues In the iron and steel
trade, with the hope that il will soon
create activity In other lines. Railroad
freight traffic Is increasing. but coal
mines stlll are working onls half time.
Cleveland reports that gains shown
last month are being held. although
there has been no decided new ad-
vance. Domestic trade has not reach
cd normal Crops are suffering some
what from wet weather,
Chicago reports that August devel.
opment show the general business ad'
vance" with better than average crops
In sight, and iron and steel plants run.
ming to capacity. The automobile
cities report an unusual demand.
Changes In conditions in the st.
Louis district are reported as for the
better. with a still more clearly de-
fined feeling OF confidence. There is
Increased activity In general business
and with the promise OF an excellent
harvest II conditions should continue
70 improve"
/" The norihwes; Is harvesting Us big
grain crop, Minneapolis reports, and
wholesale and retail business Is re
spending promptly to that Influence
The yield in small grains Is expected
TO be unusually large.
No important changes are noted In
the Kansas City district, except an in
creased demand for money to move
the crops.
The unsettled condition OF exchange
has affected the San Francisco dis
trict in its foreign trade. as has the
lack of ships. Railroads are busy
Oranges are bringing satisfactory
rr!ces, but lemons are moving slowly
1t low prices,