The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-09
Trade Review
n.y. II, u. MY 60.


~ huhlnsta continue IN the direction Of
improvement, Recent week. haYn brought
lA practically general advance following
seasonal luli IN different trade ana n
lfdbsgh N soma Industries through labor
! troubles, Hn1 sentiment ~ unmlatHkabiY
AifupHfE while uniformity ~ ghln 10
! volume IN ifenHartl9n ~ lachlhH, md
Z ihOHhh Gbsh lee ~ ptUHfehH Hfn htill press
ent aotiYliiea In various dunftfu have ant
panied considerably ana N certain In
4 stances no best previous records have
bstn rlhsfg approached or ssreedod Tho
Il noteworthy demand Tor railroad material
I has remained hn outstanding feature,
/ about iibGUiG 600 TINS ~ rails having been
lnfdffrd f0r ipgi delivery ana lHfRa auaB
! iUieH ~ f.llins hto,b puf' has~i ana pros
! hufbnn ~ h1ih plh IRON ana NlHcl bhH
! recovered H1bhaDisip from ihe low Lowell
] ~ he kuninar impHdl ulnnta ~ tfhHsDnfs
/ MUM YIN fraiEhi eubnfK0eE on some
| INES sill hinder shipments ana prevent
. fuli dislflbuiipB ~ commodities, but
ths magnitude ~ lha Hfnerai mahlihhdlHn
ippYfHhni IL evidenced by The heaviest car
loedibsA W marry iNo Feata Those arc
salient points ~ situation which "
pct Irregular and Nv M means wholly
| satisfactory, IA clearly nnA ~ favorable
pf0nlpe iiuyina In many naAas fGferia
continued dHposlilpn 10 Unit commit
innntH 70 val dtflhid requirements, but
forward operations, ~ rule are IN
fffaslng and some manufacturers whose
output ~ sold ahead TO thu Hhd 0f the
Ynnr have RithdIann further OFFERINGS
~ consuming channels with the opening
~ me fhl season has moi Daen fnly
frnli8ad bHchusa NJ unusually nigh temper.
htufns ~ different sections, yet tho pub
10 burehaHibB power IL creator now that
unemployment has buen largely limited,
ana proiraetsd Alfilles Ia basic industries
completely Or partially settled,
Commodity Prize Recovery,
WIN y comprehensive list 0f whole
sale gD0latl1Bs dlfp1AinE 80 excess ~
H1VpUIfs DUNN THpH week. gf SIUIruIDuI.
flsn IN lhn monthly index Htiiubfr hAa
bern tlearly f0fesh0d0wed, The uptufH IN
me general pre- level aH measured by
buns compilation, cldefly appfoEimnted
per cent tho Dei0bef index Dumbof
figure belnK s7b,6ip THIS mafEa the
highest point touched IN ~ months, and
represents r9toyety ~ about ~ per
cent from The lowest basis reached IN Tho
after war d.flatl0h Aside from thh clothing
GLASS ana that daHlgnnthd ~ Other food
- when slight deWlnsH occurred, ali VI
number advanced last month. with all |
foods toHethef rising per cent
Cotton Estimate Reduced.
FURTHER evidence Of tho rplatiye dun.
ness ~ the cotton crop this yenr wna pro. |
slded by The governments October report /
on tho prospective Yield Win the final |
estimate Of the season showing a decline
0f HoyoH points In nf0p conditions, lbe
probable production Is placed ~ l0lJb,O0D |
bales, or $4,000 bales less thhD was ins
dieated IN tho R9ptgmber forecast Tho
present crop estimate IN subject 10 later
revision, the last calculation " the De,
~ Agriculture being scheduled
for December. but comparatively small
harvest IN dearly forf Swallowed, while an
tneruaae ~ M much NJ 2000,no0 bales over
the 1921 production may be- recorded Inc
crop ~ that year was much below lhe
average,
Iron Production Receivers.
Recovery IN Mig iron manufacture, ns
Wgs agpfaird has been rapid since The
seiflament Of he coal mining controversy
Many blast furnaces Ind been forced 20
suspend white the strike was on, but fns
oatne apiehly last month ana
100 furnaces were Ut work on ofiober u
,RtIdng Two, this total EQUALS that Of
iulg +, Rnd shows TINT practically 81
y tho loss 10 active fufnnces unused by
sagalAed with many moro furnaces IN
jooraflon, average daily pig Iron output
n September, rs reported by Tho IRON
Ago rose 70 G7iel tons II sharp Increase
Production n steel ingots has also re-
5oyered, but pllng NJ ~ finished steel
~ some mills Inns resulted from car short
lge, and . few shutdowns hre noted
Engagement In Textile Trad"'
The gains recently noted IN thu textile
ride are fully maintained, and IN some
instances are being extended Less ~
ionrd Of hesitation in buying, and spring
business Is now broadening IA distributing F,
shnnnels II N Significant Of me mn
proving conditions That transactions IN ,
iome houses during September were tho ,
argest In u year OF mare, nnd The un'
usual activity IN the carpet and rug IN
lnstry remains q feature A new season :
has opened IN the latter linoi hut Tho =
argast producer Of staples VIII not hold !
N auction here because output for the
next three months il already engaged, !
fhe general price tendency In textiles cons
iDuea upward, with further advances IN I
goalens and with some eottons also ~
ligher levels.
Hides Advancing,
In common with the movement IN 5
farIoua other quarters, prices 10 the hlda l
rnde aud allied lines are rising While
ome interests are Of the opinion That do. J
nestle packer hides are nearing the lop,
urthsr advanced were established nus
week aud foreign stock IN also stronger
n Wow ~ This tendency, Il IL not sur.
,rlsing that leather tanners ave firmer IN
heir views as 10 prices and that increases
re being named on footwrar New Eng
and hdYicea Indicate mat business with
hoes manufacture aud wholesalers u
readily Improving, while ACTIVITY IN INV
middle wet IL evidenced ny The recent
4rps toathtr sales TO shoe pr0ductfa there,
( IL estimated that The new asking ptie.s 4
"A al varieties Of footwear represent an !,
ncfease ~ lho 20 i00 ner par