Show I LEGITIMATE BUSINESS IS NOT OT AFFECTED AFFECTED BY BYTHE THE APPROACHING ELECTION NEW EW YORK No Nov 1 n. I.-n. n. n G. G Dun os 08 review toda today says pays Speculation waits upon politics b but t legitimate hu business Is not disturbed by bythe bythe bythe the approaching elections New ew labor have o been promptly prompt set set- lcd b by advancing nd wages and amid the gradual Improvement In fn supply of or coal as reduced prices and restored activity activity it ity in manufacturing Complaints are arc Increasing as to theard the tho tardy ardy ard movement of ot freight miles of oC pars ars being stalled by the lack of ot mothe motive mo tao- tire the power and man many roads refuse to accept further shipments until the are arc relieved Lower temperatures temper temper- r- r have stimulated retail sales of ot merchandise but hut tro frost t comes too late to seriously Injure agricultural fl products I Liberal con consumption sustains sustains sus sus- talus qUOtA quotations lions In most lines domes domestic tic demands being supplemented by byla la large r f. f ex exports ports Operating expenses of or the railroads ha have vo Increased In man many cases to such sucha a dr degree that net earnings arc what curtailed but gross grost ro earnings for October thus far tar exceed la last l years year's b by byLI 47 LI per pr cent and those of oC 1900 1100 by per cent Undue significance Is attached to the announcement that the Frick company will not advance next years year's price for coke above 3 3 Although h thin this IH is In line with other othel conservative efforts of ot leadIng lead lead- big Ing Interests to prevent Inflated prices the tho probable Influence nn on the tho outside market markel will not bo groat a ag r the bulk of oC output will III go JO to the various plants of ot the United States corporation Meanwhile sales arc are heln being made at JIG UG UGIn 16 In extreme cases and the scarcity has closed closer more blast furnace The rhe future of ot the Iron and anti steel Industry will be largely largel Influenced by this fuel Cuel shortage hortage much business being permanently lost to home pro- pro and prices In some pome departments already show how sho the of ot disorganized conditions Railway needs have ha not di diminished diminished di- di numerous large orders constantly constantly con cOn- appearing while the pressure for locomotives Is causing lar largo large c premiums premiums pre pre- to he be offered Structural shapes I bring And shipbuilding are next In point of at urgent lJ demand Agreement A on the tin plato plate wage scale inn may 1110 secure a lot of oC business that now goes tOtS out of or the tho country countr and some Homo Tc reduction In prices Is expected Wire nails Rr are arc also cheaper hilt but as a n rule quotations are nm well maintained New En England shoe manufacturers are arc rec receiving I additional orders ordera at full fully sustained quotations Leather Is In better better bet het ter demand with prices firmer More Interest has been shown In Chicago packer hides at recent recently reduced cl prices cM but the average of ot all grades la is again V Jo lower r. r Conditions nt at the cotton mills are healthy It IH is early carly for tor supplementary buying buyIng- of or spring woolen goods anti and fall raU trade In Is finished to so those these divisIons division of ot th thc tho market are naturally quiet Raw wool Is very firm at the leading Eastern Eastern East East- ern era markets market which are arc shipping freely treely to lo th the mills Failures for the week numbered 33 In the thc United States Slates against Uli last year car and two twenty In Canada as as compared with twenty one a n year ago neo |