| Show DUNS OPINION Steady Progress Is Reported in Trade and Industry Now York Sept 5R G Duns Weekly Review tomorrow will say Steady pro gross Is reported In trade and Industry Distribution of merchandise Is heavy and a healthy tone Is evident Domestic con 1 dltlons continue much butter than thoyo existing abroad and home trade received more attention than foreign commerce Farm products huvu appreciated In value owing to lucn fnvoniblc weather and producers pro-ducers will be I fully compensated for any decrease In quantity by tho higher quota dons Burnings or railways during Au gust were 3C per cent larger than a year ago anSI 1SO per cent In excess of 1500 Bettor deliveries of coko and liberal rtcolpts of foreign material have lessened the pressure In the Iron und steel Industry whllo uotiUlom In a few lines have weakened weak-ened Domestic demands arc not decreasIng decreas-ing much now business having bmn placed and homo consumption will continue contin-ue to call for Imports on a larger scale Now plants nro being added to the pro ductive capacity as rapidly as possible but In railway equipment especially steel rails orders aro already placed for much of next yoir I Quotation of foplwcnr nro fully main i tamed at the recent advance A good feature fea-ture Is the urgency for quick shipment Indicating that stQckp l are low Leather sells freely nt recenl advances In quota tion but hides nppcnr to have risen nbovc IhQvJewp pf tanners resulting In a quiet market Advancing raw material aroused much anxiety among purchasers of cottonKOOda = ond there were numerous Inqulrleu for forward contracts but tho volume of business was not matorlnllv 1 Increased Agricultural conditions are satisfactory and iho official estimate as to cotton Is not exaggerated tho yield will not bo largo enough to sustain consumption at the present rat Wheat Is coming forward freely though receipts do not equal tho abnor mally heavy movement a year ago Corn developed strength because of fears thnt I injury would bo done by frost and tho movement Is very Blow compared with I last years llgures |
