Show WHAT DUN SAYS Statement of Failures for August Shows Best of the Year New York Aug 31R G Dun Cos weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow Commercial failures dur ing August were 735 In number with liabilities of 7323903 Manufacturing were 171 for 2945607 trading 519 for 3585667 and other commercial I2 I for > 792629 Thero were only two banks with liabilities of SMGOOO This is the best monthly statement for 1900 thus far but shows an increase over the corresponding month In the two preceding pre-ceding years Steel mills In tho Cumberland dis trict and some In Indiana have shut down throwing many hands out but part of these will be transferred to other departments of the new crucible steel company Otherwise the working force Is Increasing and the hope Is I expressed ex-pressed of an adjustment with the an thracite coal miners Reading company com-pany miners arc said to be opposed to a strike and some others are In the same position Another Important Influence of the week has been favorable weather for I development of corn over the greater part of the surplus corn States though heavy rains In the spring wheat region have retarded harvesting The cotton movement Is slow and late but weatbei conditions average better except In the Cnrollnas Price changes are small Steady improvement Is seen In the Iron market It Is not marked by larjjc advances but wherever change occurs oc-curs it Is in the right direction It Is claimed by some authorities that or ders currently booked aggregate moiv than production and shipments SIC cial concessions to secure prospective business arc withdrawn and buyers seek contracts for prompt deliery In some lines mills arc actively employee with orders for months ahead and con tracts running to June were placed this week Sales of Iron bars were made at 110 and 16 Is quoted for Bessemer pig lit Pittsburgh Western stove manu facturers have been buying freely and more bridgebuilders signed contracts for structural material Merchant steel advanced on Increased orders while do mestic purchases l were large although rather late Copper exports average a million pounds a day and the marks is In strong position Iron ore hand lers havo made trouble at Cleveland and the Industry will be embarrassed by delay In unloading vessels Further reduction Is shown In the output at Connellsvlllo coke ovens lilt Is not possible to report progress I In the boot and shoe Industry unless It can be considered encouraging thai continued activity at the shops must In time reduce stocks to a point where orders will mean resumption of opera f lions There Is general quiet at both cotton and woolen mllla The only manufacturers showing any Interest in wool at Boston arc those with Govern ment contracts that must bo filled promptly Prices of wool are unchanged and Western holders have not lost any of the confidence Sales at the three t chief Eastern markets were only 4231 1 7CO pounds against 50 2600 pounds m ago the previous week and 0325700 a year I |