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Show 7? , I , '' - r::r:::li!c Agency relieves Tl!" t PcIItics Till Have Little Effect Upcn Ccsccrcial Affairs. i;ZT7? XORK. Aug. 21 Reports to the Ir.tmatlonal. Mercantile Agency reflect a dUnct Improvement In business eon-clJons eon-clJons during the week. 'In the "West these gains have been especially noted - and are partly accounted for by Increased In-creased order from retailers who were careful not to overstock; with summer .good and are consequently In an un-7 un-7 usually strong position with, reference to securing fall supplies.' Good or d era are belc? received from country merchants. mer-chants. WTille dispatcher from various centers are not uniform in expressing trade revival, the tone ia more confident than ft week ago and generally suggestive sugges-tive of a hopeful outlook for the future. The 6t- Paul district, which has been the center of crop damage, excitement, is showing up well with conservative business and normal trade outlook. In that section aa in other territory whose prosperity is affected by the wheat yield the people are prosperous and not in the least concerned about the ''crop killing" scare. While business is still disturbed In some sections by the continuance cf labor la-bor controversies, this interruption is , not important and ii cot likely to extend ex-tend to branches not already affected. Although collections are a. little backward back-ward in some sections, general returns this week are satisfactory except in certain cer-tain instances where local conditions have developed unusual barriers. It ia noticeable, . however, that localities which a short time ago reported deferred de-ferred settlements, are not complaining about present conditions and reflect a gradual improvement. The fact that present indebtedness represents discriminating discrim-inating purchases of goods that for the most part have been readily converted into cash, shows that conditions in general gen-eral are propitious for - quick settlements. settle-ments. . -" V - . The Presidential election Is still a modifying factor in some sections where trade development has bi held up pending ft definite settlement of the issues is-sues Involved. But it is becoming generally gen-erally recognized that the present contest con-test does not Involve Questions of far-reaching far-reaching importance to the business community, and that aside from the occasional oc-casional Interruptions due to the carrying carry-ing on of a hot campaign the outlook for September and October is bright. |