Show TRADE PICKING UP RIGHT ALONG General Tendency in Most Lines to Take Hold Regard Regardless Regardless Regardless less of Election 4 New York York Oct ct 2 R G Duns Weekly Review of Trade Tade tomorrow will wi say Seasonable weather stimulated stimulate retail trade materially and the te better beter distribution distribution distribution tion to consumers brought a large move movement movement ment mont in wholesale and jobbing depart departments departments departments ments but In most leading industries there Is still hesitation Low stocks of mer merchandise merchandise merchandise chandise necessitate urgency In replenishment replenIshment replenishment when dealers find retail buying on a normal scale scle as a Is the case In many sections of ot the country but preparations for distant requirements proceed cautious cautiously ly I although expression of confidence Is heard herd on all aU sides On the whole there Is Improvement In mercantile collections yet In many lines especially at the east Ir Irregularity irregularity regularity is noted Many factories have further increased the number of hands at work work Tanners exhibit little litte interest taking tk ng only such lots as are arc needed for imme immediate ImmedIate immediate diate business and buyers of country hides defer operations in the expectation that fall fal receipts receipt will wi be heavy hem Bradstreets tomorrow will say sa Cooler weather is the mainspring of the moderate improvement in retail and jobbing trade reported at most cities this week week Additional helps for the future have hac been numerous fairs and an festivals which have enlarged distribution locally at many points While there are reports report of ot holding crops notably In the tile south where prices are much lower than a year ago the crop movement is liberal as a whole Reports Report from industries are rather better as a whole Good reports come from front the lumber trade south and west and a good volume of building is going forward election Electon uncertainties are re reported reported reported ported affecting demand for iron and steel but cool weather has helped the coal coat east and west The wool trade reports the largest weeks sales for over a year ear past and from 50 to 00 60 r per cent or the leading in interests tion Hon machinery machiner is reported in opera operation operation On the whole this weeks distributive trade tre the best that has been boen b en enjoyed for months past and while the impending election electon is a deterrent factor there seems to be a general tendency In Inmost Inmost inmost most lines to take hold on the theory that future trade tade is likely Ikel to show lasting and substantial gains Business failures jn n the United States for the week ending Oct 1 number against 26 last lat week week 17 In the same week of 17 1907 in 19 1906 18 iSO in 1905 1 and 18 in 1904 19 Canadian failures for the week number 36 which compares with wih 32 3 last lat week and 32 3 in this week of 1907 1307 11 Wheat including flour four exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending Oct 1 aggregated bushels against bushels last lat week and 4 this week last year ear For the fourteen weeks week ending Oct 1 this year exports are 12 bushels against in the corresponding pe period period nod last year ar Corn exports for the week are 1883 bushels against 69 bushels last week and in 1907 For the fourteen weeks week ending Oct 1 the corn cor exports export are bushels against in the same period last year ear I |