| Show TRADE EXPANSION IN VARIOUS LINES NEW YORK Aug 16 16 today todar says The weather con con- have h been en favorable and the he countr country Is a week nearer to realizing the largest harvest hanest in Its history Fall trade In the Northern and Western ha has expanded and In the West cst Northwest may mao be said sald to be In full career ith er e every sail rail drawing and with the best of outlooks both as regards agricultural yield and ano prices teth r. h ed rc-d rc d QC cIt larger quantities of money v uto tomo e move the crops Is appreciated and and confidence In lit the work ork o of handling time the crops ops with a a. a minimum o of friction Is though a further seasonable seasonable sea sea- eat ea- ea t tightening of oC the situation la Is looked for The physical handling of the crops b by ly the railroads presents a a. problem which must also be lie met and the possibility of oC a car shortage e looms up tip second on only to the second financing of oC the movement il itself elf The favorable trade features noted this week are the expansion In the fall demand for or dr dry good hardware groceries gro gro- ceries cerles shoes slices and millinery at leading markets north west vest cast east and northwest northwest north north- west the tho more optimistic views ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed as to the tIme large size of or the southern cotton crop and Its effect on future business the strength of Iron and steel med caused b by the curtailment o of production In July as the result of ot shortages In fuel fue supplies due to the strike and car shortages es the firmness s In lumber mills being helm II hea heavily sold old ahead and the continuance of oC the Improved Improved Improved Im Im- Im- Im proved export demand for cereals particularly particularly par par- wheat with tho the steadiness In prices of M actual grain which Is 19 In active active ac ac- ac- ac th tive request while speculation Is rather rathor rath rath- er or sow slow ow The less favorable features noted ore are the restriction of trade In summer summer sum sum- mer mel goods cau caused ed b by the cool oo weather er er th the continuance of the deadlock at atthe atthe atthe the anthracite coal mines with the growing nervousness ner q as to supplies and und prices priceD If the strike continues until coo cool weather and the thc unfavorable figures of or July export trade caused by the projection of ot last years year's conditions into the present season geason Collections as a whole are aro classed as us seasonable PI Pig Iron production Is still HUll restricted restrict restrict- ed by scarcity of cars affecting coke supplies and the anthracite strike Nothing like the present resent activity In fn hardware Is recalled All markets report report report re re- re- re port activity In this line and Chicago notes large sales for spring er delivery Im Tin i Is ls weaker on lower loer foreign markets markets markets mar mar- and copper Is nearly arl a cent halt 10 er and weak on fall offerings at concessions Wheat Including flour exports for forthe forthe forthe the week ending August a atc t bushels against 4 bushels last week and bushels last year car Wheat heat exports since Tu July luly 1st st a aggregate reg 69 bushels against bushels last season Business failures for the week end- end Ing August t number iri as a against 69 last a t week and In this week last year car |
