| Show bradstreets REVIEW holiday trade is in more expensive goods yew york dec 20 i quieting down as the block taking period approaches and ahat activity by jobber j in forwarding alf goods needed to reinforce stocks of retailers depleted by what is conceded to be the most active li oliday tra jc on record cold weather north and west biasi sales of furs heavy clothing and and further stimulated general retail buying holiday buying it is noted is for a rather anore expensive grade of goods than ordinarily are of course some drawbacks such as unsettled weather or bad roads at the south the coal shortage at the cast and the continuance of railroad congestion at to west affecting the movement of coke bituminous coal and general freight but taken a tho mercantile merc community contemplates the approach of tho end of the year with complacency and satisfaction knowing as it docs that moat lines of trade will show gains over ani therefore over any preceding year the feeling is that the year has one while the cipo fipo wheat crop outlook and the number of ordera booked for next year gives promise for ibe condition even the knowledge that some manufacturing plants arc like many domestic consumers efort of coal contemplating tem plating a rather earlier than usual holiday shut dow ni ails to arouse the pessimistic feelings 1 rioted earlier in the year when the fuel shortage was more talked about 11 t shoe nagi week hut will still fall beut behind the seasonable a affect the great industries building 1 less active but the tone of the lumber maikut is one of undiminished strength the trade presents quietness some important matters taking place alie passing of control of large independent concerns into the hands of leading interests unquestionably makes for sta ability in the departments of wire tin plate and sheets i hardware buying is very active for tah beason of alic year the glass production of the country tills year ie heavier than last by auly 10 cent the recent advance in pig tin is attributed to peculation baw wool is firm woolen machinery is well employed and ext heavyweight good arc being ordered quite liberally some reduction in bleached cottons is reported resulting in a good i s eastern jewelry manufacture era report a quieting down in binin eee but this usual at this i period and a fair arade las been idona blubber goods and footwear arc active in eastern inan luring centers bhelt including exports for the week ending dec 18 aggregate bushels against bushels last week in alii week last year and in wheat ex since july would aggregate i bushel against buli els lant brixon ciul in I 1 in the united stales for aft week ending dec IS as 23 last eck and in thin week last year til cabadi a red last week and twenty four in this week a ago |
