The sun., 1916-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

GULF 4 WEST INDIES co -
declaration Of 81 70 dividend. Is cts. 20 apply OH
lst and End quarter and 81 IS on Srd Gmrtcr 4.
al PAYABLE Oct. . to stock Of record Sept.
10 Company has acquired controlling inter
est In Mexican Navigation Co, which H. said
10 own . freight"rs. Purchase made with
money derived from recent sale Of two Bruins
wick vessels.
CANADIAN TRADE Dispatches from branch
Offices Of Il. q. Dun n Go. In leading cities Of
Canada report no important new develop
%iaents.. Tor while general trade at most point.
retiec<s the prevalence ~ conditions usual at
this season there Is satisfactory movement Of
summer merchandise aud confidence - "N
pressed Of every point. with liberal prepare
lions being made for heavy fall aud winter
trade.
COFFEE EXCHANGE-Will remain closed on
Sat, sept. :. and on Labor Day, Mon.
Sept. (
COTTON ENcHANGE-wili remain closed on
Sat. Sept. ., aud on Labor bay. Mon,
COTTON sTATISTICS-w.eily Of Liverpool
show Imports. ai.ooJ bales American, ~ ,"
stock, 6Is American. 55f loo f"rvariri;
or American. 81 ,Oel exports, 1908. total
sales. 500 American, 1000.
DRY GOODS TRADE-"Al kinds Of raw ma
t"rials continue high with 40 immediate pros
i'ect OF n rt,es~i"u, SAYS Dry Gs0ds lrotI.
m's' Cotton gained strength his week on
putlicstion Of Governments weather report,
which showed ibIurv To plants IA number Of
sections Manufacturers of textiles further
lhiNi'Ftl tN ld'pr conditions. VINO opera
tlNes Hru receiving higher wages than ever
dreamed of their efficiency is. II ANYTHING. tr.
low normal. and though many mills ua,T pr
mtlm for greater production net iurrraSc In
output is limited Altogether in srlto' ~
higher prices mills are receiving for their
product there is good reason for believing thor
profits are not increased to any extent"
EXPORTS 4 IMPORTS Exports II m.r.
chaniise reported by New York Custom House
Yesterday were valued a. S.. ls6.s0 making
ss1, ,ts, 6sl 80 far this weok lmp..rt' v,r.
included Wheat, 45c.ss7 bush corn. ~,
bush. oats. :sl.Jc bush barley. q lush
i'an>. i,.,,I uush hour, ia.y'1 -a,h. ,rru-
meal. 3s thls bran, :i,sup Ihs slco' i. ia
bhls. oil cake. 5;sl.5D lbs pork. 49, hhls
beef, IA bills; beef - ics bacon q ''
To-, cheese. 10. $50 lbs. co'tonsced oil. ssi.iit
lbs. luoricatine oil. so!,o'- gals.
FAlLuREs-Commcrcisl failures this wccs
Dun a 20. go, against $50 last week. g.
preceding week and 81 corresponding week last
year. Failures In Canada. -. against 20 la
week, % preceding wecs and "a last year, Ui
failures this week in Cu.;cd States. l05 vo,
In East, % SOUTH. 20 Nrst and J5 IN Pac.l,
States and % reported liabilities Of 500 oi
more, against 10, last wees.
TrRNEss. WITTY & 20 London dc,patr'
said TO conrrm report that cuupany has all
sorted Prince Line. which operates larg" Oct
Of fr,!.hters between NcN York and yaIIou'
IaElS W ~
IMPROVEMENT HrRRER co -clrcq
lar letter giving details of steamship operation.
Of this company, which applied for q receiver
ship for Il. \ N Il II th,s wrrs. hsN tvI
issued by John MAR 4 Go. Company las eN
tended its activities into ocean carrying trade
through ownership OF stock IN Intvrruui nou'uI
Trsnsportatin Co. and American Trarspvrtd
tion Go.
INTERNAL MERCANTILE MARINE
Estimated that july net WAS sishiiy oc.uN
81, 5000. compared with st,Np,uv, 'u Juuc
De 'rea-e IL eNpccted hccau-e chagge- u
| operating schedules 'limIHalld reuuF's from
some ships. which earn from 81. go TO So.
90 a voyage, and because lover rates ,I
which space was contracted a few months
ago were reflected in July business Ap-ueI
carninss sa'd 10 be develown- AZ better
rate. and September space ~ beng sold AT
new high freight levels.
TRADE COSDITIoNs-Dun's Re,irr says
Various influerco-, most of them tempo
rary. have caused some recession IN the vo.
ume of business. Ppoduc,ion and Gl"nhuiipr
have both been lesseaed arpreDlb!y BY on
prtssivc heat. over u WIDE area. while II
become imperative and IN others heiated ~
vcutories are being taken Operations al
many of the works are also hindcrcd hv th'
scarcity OF raw materials and %saor'a-e OF
labor, and the hish prices and %srucra'''
soldup condition Of mills and factories nat
urally tend to restrict buyins 90
BradNrtG's says: Trade and industry are
active, prices OF nearly all products arr
firm or adv ancina. and reflection Of tho un
Oefhhblv poor GeDfFil crop .llNdIlon or o.
the uncert ain railroad outlook is sought. a.
most III vain. III the reports "a 10 trade de
mand. manufacturing activity or u
collections. TINS IL attributed to variou'
causes. leas, Of all. however to eNaggora'ioI
as to crop damage though there IA prohahl,
some Of this 10 he reckoned with tn,
general disposition 10, in faT 20 rcglrd IN
railroad strike menace as likely TO dishp
pear. and to view the high and advnncin-
prices OF all faro produce as likely 20 on
set the concededly very moderate yields o
co,,on most of the cereals and otheI
agricultural food products"
WOOL TRADE-Boston. Commercial Bnne
lin says: wool market generally quiet asaii
this week, but a few houses reports fairly goo,
business Prices firmly maint aimed, viii
staple woods especially strong Goods mar
ket hardly as active as heretofore on new
orders, but mills are well supplied Will
orders and no fear 10 felt for future