Show I L ji II iji j 1 WEEKlY 1 K TRADE VIEW i w A 1 Ai i it r 11 R G Duns Review of Crops I R and Business III U i C t 1 l Ii I I m i MODERATE PROGRESS MADE J N1 I 1 1 P J j 1 l < 5 Reports Shaw Damage to Products i j Prod-ucts Was Small x I3 j Im f 4 I I t I r J 1 I rj J All Other Industries Being Depend 1 t i entTJpon Agricultural Conditions I rJi Prospects Have Brightened J it I I b IiI I Ii-I I I j f h 111 t 1 Ncv York Sept 18R G Dun t Coos review of trade tomorrow will I t r weekly r ley h I f 1 sal I II 11 t Business has nnnlc moderate progress t it I t j during tho past 1 week despite unusual op I IJ i1I 1 posltlop from the elements Wlnn all + It I I II i j other Industries are to a considerable de 1 Iif I j 1 i I I rlcullulnl condition agricultural I t Krco dependent upon u I rIlI I i tl i g lon t s tp orts of serious IrJury to crops Ill 1 I 1t It lv cold and wet weather arc not calcu > lated to stimulate confidence Subsequent I I I amount of corrccllons Indicated that the ii r II i F r i fitunage had been exaggerated as usual I brightened N I and prospects I I M I f The car shortage Is be lnnlnir to he t felt especially In the PIttsburg < district of I If which sufficient labor cannot bo secured I j d I i I i for handling freight Manufacturing I I j J I pJrnls arc well I occupied as a rule oven I I the textile mills reporting less Idle machinery if I If c J 1 mach-inery and at Chicago there Is notable i 1 rrcssuro for Implements anti hardware U I I it I Lumber Is In better demand as structural 4 r j 1 activity revives I j Payments arc seasonably piompt except 1 I J t I ex-cept where laic crops delay settlements I nnd the outlook for fall and winter business I 3I j l i i busi-ness contains much that Is encouraging 3 1 1 Railway earnings thus fir reported for J I I September show an average gain of 10CG I I t I ever last year I I 11 In the Iron and steel Industry quotations 1 r jl quota-tions have been declining for some months I I ii and a large tonnage of business Ih holdback lt I I hold-back In the expectation thai ttlll better I i terms may be offered Uneasiness over I r I I j I the labor situation aggravates the dlf J I f1 j tlctilty although the latest dcvolojnnents l 1 I Ii In the lauding trades are most encourag I tt 1 I JnyMn the respect 1 i 1 Failures this week were J19 > In the t Inltcd States against JOO J lust yen and i 1 30 In Canada compared with 15 a year G ij 1 U I ago 1 i j > Bank Clearings t I i r i New York Sept lSTh following tar ta-r I It I bee compiled by Brndstrcct slums the lt t bank clcarlncs at the principal cities for F I i the week I ending September 17th with the percentage of increase and decrease us I I 1 I f j s Iompared with the corresponding wool I I 11 last year u I D Inc Doc j I L1 I t 1 Now York S1ULoG7ii70 < r3 f S > S I Chicago ailt11io 7r I Boston 120713tOG G I t i I r lli Philadelphia 1H70109Z 11 t 11 7C1092 I I + f a 1 Ilttsburt g H G1i12291i 23 I San Francisco 3i Oll BO t r 1 I l il j Baltimore 3LI 1 Ml ISO 119 f + 1 lncInnrltl 17Sl51J 30 l I I Yt f Kansas City 33fs4rT yn I 11 I I Omaha l 7SS7rl5 127 xi I i j 1 1 Los Angeles 7262201 417 i I I Sl Joseph caress in I I Denver 0227SJ I a1 r l f SALT LAKE CITE 29I7Ss 113 II I J Portland Or M3S371 2LS I 4i 1 t t I Hpokauo Wash 2G + S10 7S It r Taconm 6iO7 f I t p Helena 57isj IS 8 j I r t1 i Totals U S lS2iOSSGjri 271 i t Outside N Y HfIO3llI W J I lI t I A I t t I ij Totals Canada 5110S2W 00 |