| Show Fl i IN N t NU IH 1 HEAVY I 11 M rK and in in East Filled iI With Features Fe j LOCAL LOC L GRADING is GOOD 1 f 1 5 Collections Hellm Than for i U I 11 The financial situation locally Is I y qI lt uro aro In III s In Halt Sall make such Huch n 1 for money mone that thu state stute banks with thC U commercial ami and sav savings av 1 i ings banks which alone can loan on mortgages have found a demand they the vo been scarcely I ablo to III meet m et the 1 ho great of 01 Improvements lIt on Oil the tho streets s ors give II employment ment tu to litany Ian men yo o activities In III tho city W re nover n v r greater Tills coupled the Ie I ather Is tho beet heet men plen to harvest their crops The rise rl in II of butter to tn 10 cents Is Ib but an un indication that thu tho farmer farm r and tho dairyman are alo on Oil top The affairs of or tho country at largo larco are ar very er pro 1111 promising arc aro being received ut 11 tho of factories anti and manufacturing turing plants In every direction The rhe prices to which the tho United States Stall Steel corporation stocks went this week I in the and 1111 preferred 1 1 lire arc re record reY Y cord prices an nil Indication of or thu tho go gooral 11 oral trend u of business as Ill for fOl many t years cars the tho wire and steel market hili been Ien taken as u a barometer for fOI business t all nl over till the country cou ll Awl And this lion la Is by IW the th price tr tl which Union common stock baa 1111 reached this week above aboyo From all allI I present appearances tho Is II full of promise 1 I f Y In J IA last circular letter Henry Clews says say The Thi only oIlI thing thInA U aL makes 1 ties tiNI look cheap just now Is hi cheap money which combined with hopeful hopefulness ness arc aro the main factors In III t of or the stock market What hat stocks may maylo lo 10 Interest r lt i as they thc must with the Increasing demand for credits cannot bo Le predicted at but it IH I evident that th tho lifting power of cheap ch a money mOlley cannot bo 10 relied upon Indefinitely and It must be he realized that this support will gra gradually dually disappear dl as Improves Just now money Is plentiful and cheap t must also al o be recognized that the flouting floating supply of stocks has been largely concentrated In a few hands over ever since the panic lJUr Ic and that the tho hold holders k ers IS of accumulations aro anxious to take tulto profits find lighten their load This they the will do on every 0 ory favor favorable able ahle opportunity On the other hand I the tho general situation Is very er satisfactory tory All the known forces aro arll to towards wards recuperation As a U result rosult ot ol recent house cleaning tIe the financial situation is III exceptionally e x sound and thero Is ls nothing In III sight Ight to prevent an unusually prompt return of business s 10 the tho normal at least In 11 volume If not In IIi Our ObI are a e et ex optionallY wall wol situated some 1111 nl e ito 1 depression lepre lias about economies that were never dreamed l of or ils r 1 and at th present rate will soon reach years volume rales are being heln ad al advanced and If Ir intentions arc arc arcI I n rn revenue will be bc Increased next 11 from this source alone so HO that with Ith Increase o In 1111 In ox lF net results In 1 0 should be hI exceedingly favorable This lumber trade trade reports no change last Insl week Thu of movement from Sound mills quoting In this ter territory t r taking advantage of the open upen openIng Ing Ing of the Portland gateway is serving to o hold Portland on a level That ThatIs Is I were elt it not for the Portland gate Wf vay there is no n question hut but that I for fir Ir would bo ho considerably ad advanced al before this has been heel no change In II the of or shingles or O pine The h scarcity of cars ca is as bad lad as ever everIn J In II fact fae it I is becoming more mor and more acute a shipments being delayed anil alt in some Instances Instance being bel stripped alto alo I gel her through failure to 1111 cars HARDWARE The hardware trade reports little change from last except that col collections are aro better for fil the last 10 days day daythan belcI than during any corresponding period perlo of year ef There is iH more demand for tl sheet metal as lS iron Irn plate for fop gal gul galvanized work Irk on cornices and al general roofing construction n so 01 that in sonio OIe Hues it Is hard harl to keep a suitable sup supply HUll ply of or goods In II stock I DRY D GOODS GOOS The local dry 11 goods laco has not been noted this week for any particular spurt spurt Is uneventful but steady along along Job Jobbers bers belS report the tho as Irm Inn Inner er or woth prices of cotton colon fabrics tending upward Both gray and mil finished goods show strength and dealers are aN a good d November trad In II fact they say g Uy trade Is gen gon generally satisfactory The dress King Kingham ham l al market in 1 he the higher priced lines better orders have IIo 11 arriving than for fOl months while staple ginghams gln hams aro mo in lil fair Iah request st In sheets and el es ls ness less has haH been larger wil prices tend tending tendIng ing upward Print cloths remain firm stronger str as us in tick Colored goods are m Ings denims donI IS and plaids Seme SCle of duck aro an selling better betel though the tho market markot Is 10 still sti far from l being clear of this article arUe with values lI cs remaining close Good business b on 01 napped lOt cot cottons tons Is reported from western dealers f and a large lare business has been dona dOlo on 01 the best known lines ne of o domestic crash crashes es and toweling Wholesalers ran their stocks these the over the counter trade has apparently in of radical price e in consequence ll clia tl chances While goods are ure in demand the tho call cal for gray goods from fine 1110 that will wl crepe well having grown I 1 more mOlo Insistent goods houses b Cl buyers y rs i lilY aVan Ibl sleeve i n frh gs The rl foods o are l from fr n sheer combed combe yarn Thero Is lul In the lf I r d lira afe far Ji satis Rl fied merino iii well wel dC goods Io Ii rs I l e lr lnell Uil has been completely co lel d SO th t fc ng i t mi i hew w tho th 1 f th e 1 ie i active a tt hore i ro orders dera m I k t fo i of f n and ll J Ir d Hosiery r for tor spot spot delivery olvi but few fe sellers can respond Prices therefore ro tire ilc prices In lct thero m shortage In o ds and raw ra sile Id still sUI advancing a oI There Th Isa in sat satIns l Ins both bolh S In and jn In colors Clos I feth In wide goods aie also short while hlo supplies su of piece o dyed d ed and cotton coton backed lining have been leen well cleaned olano up Linen prices aro ar n e til 1 ari as lines are aro running g short 11 more m re advances are alo probable Tho bur burlap lap II market Is dull with wih prices J lower owing mainly fo to cuts ls In freight rates RETAIL IJ DRY GOODS Trade reports business as fair fai and ami I satisfactory an Improvement on condi conditions tons of a I year ear ago Special sales are along Llong various lines today to y being ono one for linens Dealers Deale rs say ther will wi be bo boa bea a good Thanksgiving sale on linen Hren and an fancy fane goods gools French nance ano fabrics fa liand land embroidered stuffs dress goods goo s le good sell sellers sel ers Satins are iro n It marked n arle feature In tho retail market ot elegant Ih II smoked sating attracting much at ut attention in the show shO windows stocks arc finding steady stead sales salos tho ratio of oC sales between the tho largo brim brimmed med and the tho turbaned hat beIng 66 per percent leI cent in favor big Prices are ale lower If It anything an this year em The retail stores am I malting making their lh ir art depart departments pait ments more than ever eer a feature f lUe es especially for the tho holidays with wih count countless less leHs novelties The glove counters are arc busy hus There Thele is quite L little l t trade In remnants the 1110 cotton coton lines going read readily rod ily 11 at n t r n per eI yard ard |
