| Show DUNS REVIEW gain in business continues unprecedented many finns have increased work ill failures larger than last year new york nor 20 R G dan co will eay tomorrow in their weekly review of trade toe isaio 1 volume of business con entirely without precedent more aban establishments have started work since the election which were idle and at least have increased working force every day this add thousands to the of those who are able to buy a weeks supplies and then make up gradually cra dually for months of forced economy already this brings great increase in the volume of business and the clearing house exchanges for the first time in several years not only exceed of last year by 10 per cent but also exceed those of the same week in 1892 by 9 per cent business men are all anxious to prevent anything like the fictitious excitement of in nearly all branches an excessive nee in prices la prevented but with more bands therole inevitably a greater demand for supplies materials and products tho speculative g markets have been reacting which is natural wheat has risen with wonderful rapidity so that exports bad been checked by the higher prices and realizing started a break which made the chloee tor the week the demand for both here and on the pacific coast is still so larea as to die clote an extraordinary foreign demand cotton has declined from 8 to cents in baite of tha starting of many cotton mills and the controlling fact for the moment is that reports of a yield smaller aban eight millions of bales are now entirely discredited the quantity comine into tight has exceeded last years by bales and it is not expected that the decrease in the remaining months of the year will bring the aggregate below the export demand does not abate although temporarily checked while prices were above 8 and the increase of in value of cotton exported in october contributed more than any other single item to make the aggregate exceed that of the bame month in any previous year in a transition period industries record gains slowly but the slight decline in prices of bee eemer pig iron and of finished finie hed products of iron and steel is partly duo to realizing on speculative purchases before the election and partly to the of nails by jobbers below the combination price for most eoanu fractured products of iron there is a better demand and a slow advance in prices shipments of boots and ahus for three weeks of november have been cases last ye arbut while the works havo orders for come time ahead neither manufacturers or dealers are disposed to do much because of the uncertainty about those of boots and shoes being about 11 per cent above abe lowest point per cent and hides per cent the latter again rising at chicago in cotton and woolen cowls no serious change there i continued weakness in cottons and print cloths are a sixteenth lower stocks of wool purchased before and immediately after election now prevent a further advance but to november wool bad risen 10 per cent on the average of quotations by coates brothers bince september ast 1st and much more at the west failures for the week have been in abe united states against last year and forty in canada against forty two last year |
