Show BUSINESS CONDITION D uns review points to the small number of failures new york kov 5 R G dan gos weekly review of trade will eay tomor row neer proof in lie arp change in the condition of business could not be given than ia found in the report of failures fai lores by branches of business for the month of october bhough swelled by a few large speculative or brokerage failures the agero kate was than any other month for more than four years excepting in july and august and one month in 1891 the manufacturing and trading failures against in september and in august include one for having for relation to the present state of business during the four weeks iron manlutac turing failures have not been except in one month wool manufacturing except in two months leather and shoes and unclassified manufacturing except in four months and cotton manufacturing except in six months of trading classee clas eee failures have never been smaller in groceries jewelry and books except in one month furniture and trading except in two month aad ten manufacturing and eleven trading classes out of fourteen each have never reported smaller failures ia a third of the past forty eight months improvements EO general with a remarkably low average of liabilities in most classes has a meaning which cannot be mistaken the quiet following the great ruah of orders and purchases for over two months is still increased in man branches by unreasonably mild weather and yet the mills are obliged to refuse many orders because unable to finish previous engagements eoon enough it is in every way fortunate for the industries and the would be buyers since speculation would otherwise advance prices so as to make reaction improbable more works have joined the active it including some long idle and the pro ducton in iron manufacture is the greatest ever known the output of pig again exceeds the demand which naturally diminishes near the close of the year and prices yield but the consumption is kept at the maximum by pressure of orders which the works are not able to 11 fast enough the illinois steel company shipping tons of finished products per day is behind eastern and western orders accumulate for railway materials tor cars and bars for ship plates and tural forma another rise in wheat lifted the price above 1 but profit taking speedily caused reaction and the price closed 2 lower for the week receipts were about a million bushels larger than last year and atlantic exported ex porte flour included were 16 bushels against bushels last year exports in october aa in september were heavier than in any preceding month and after i gloomy reports of the condition of winer wheat extensive rains have caused material improvement failures for the week have been n the unitta states against last rear and 30 in canada against 52 last ear |