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Show REVIEW OF TRADE. Trend Is Toward a Still Further Increase . In Activity. XEW VORK, Sept. 15. Dun's Review will sav tomorrow: In nearly all important Industrial and mercantile lines the trend is toward a further fur-ther increase in activity and is more marked in some directions. ' Manufacturing Manu-facturing plants are being operated to their capacity, the shortage in the supplv of lbor being practically the only deterrent to additional expansion. The demand for fall merchandise is encouragingly en-couragingly brisk and the general business busi-ness sentiment is optimistic. In the central cen-tral states the movement of commodities commodi-ties continues well sustained and reflects prosperous conditions. In the south the inquiry for staple goods is -Increasingly active, while western commercial centers report substantial increases in business over last year. On the Pacific coast the favorable crop prospects in that region, toget her wit h the generally high prices for agricultura.l products, are indicative of stilt further progress. Retail trade drags at some points, owing jn labor controversies, con-troversies, but this conditio is regarded as temporary and demand rnr fall merchandise mer-chandise as a whole is maintained in volume that reflects an expanding purchasing pur-chasing power on the part of the people generally. Weekly bank clearings. $4,333,597,150. |