Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-23 | Page 4 | The Weekly Trade Reviews

THE WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS. i The trade reviews that ore Just tele graphed continue their rosy views and reckoning Business Is goo 1 ever)-where ever)-where transactions llvel) mone plent) nnd tra le eatlsfnctnr) Hraintreet rernrts active Jobbing dis trlbutlon with disposition unreslrlctel In the West and Northwest to book fall nnd winter orders At the South the bimtrean tone Is cheerful owing lo 1 etter prices for cotton netill trn le In improving nnd colle tlons are good with sufllclent supplies of mon) The onl) limit to mono) Is for speculation All crops nre virtually safe felling Is strong especially for agricultural pro diirta and fnrmers nre able to market their roducts slowh no accumulations accumula-tions being noted except of cattle receipts re-ceipts of which for the week surpassed all records This ought to relieve the rrlce add no doubt will as soon ns the lnige supply htn had time to erfert list liatuinl result The coal situ illon continues con-tinues itnsatlsfnUor) because of the strike hut more mints are gradually getting Into production nnd there In a slight easing of the rnr fimlne as to coal and coko transport Duns report sasa domestic trade continues fniorihle in lustrlal operations opera-tions not being checked b) the high ralen for mone) I all dlsttihutlon of merchandise has begun unusuall) firl) and the olume of orders already placed Indicates muih the heaviest ag-Rtegnteon ag-Rtegnteon record Conditions ore csi c dally favorablo nt the South nnd West shippers arc working vlgornual) nnd payments nro promptl) made Pralllc congestion cnunes complaint jot the ralltva) earnings thus far rcporte ln September show n c,nln of 4 9 per cent over 1 let )cnr anl 15 7 1 er cent over 1900 Foreign Haling shows Improve ment In exports while Imports far surpassed sur-passed those of the correspon llnt month In preceding )enrs An Dun npt-1) npt-1) sasw 'This liberal busing ln foreign markets testifies to well stintnlned do incstlc consumption as to Iron nnd steel but Imports of coal are abnormal nnd will be still more of an element In subsequent statements The bank clearances show thc enormous enor-mous Increase In New lotk of 50 5 per cent outside New lork the Increase Is 0 per cent, for the whole eountr) thc Increase Is 13 3 per cent as compared with the corresponding week Inst jear This clt) Joins the Increase column with the ratio of 5 " per cent It is a magnificent showing nf 1 usl-ness usl-ness trade and In lustrlal strength and 1 roeperlty