Show conditions IN COUNTRY GOOD courtesy of the richfield commercial savings bank the condi condition of andu industry stry his has continued favorable during the past month and the feeling is one of confidence in the outlook for the balance of the ear production remains substantially ly aboda normal with no indications of undue accumulation in in Nent en tones electric power consumption now no recognized as one of the best raea measures of factory activity is running 15 per cent above a ear car ago while lule employment reports generally generalli indicate labor fully engaged in most sections ct ions at good wages accompanying continued continue evidence of pio spent in indu industrial trial regions legions ric dc elop ments in agriculture liae hate bren such as to temper optimistic fore forecasts rats N ith some restraint the fall of cotton prices aD proximately nine cents below a ear ago his natura allN lh affected the buying power of the large laige section of the population de demoted doted to cotton production and wet net weather Neat lier and frost liane hae combined to damage western farm crops the extent of the injury is i not i 3 it ct t definite defini tel known the small geams in shock chock hae bae suffered in grade anti and market value but frost damage is not as serious senous as at fust the corn market in chicago has not reflected an concern about the yield the weather neather damage to NN wheat heat N was as thought to be gi gibat eat est cst in canada despite the maintenance of acine business bu sines wholesale hole ale prices as measured by the department of labors mile index dex showed shoed a further decline 0 of I 1 per cent in august to 2 per cent of the 1913 average a the lowe lowet lowest t ince september Septem bei 1921 and 7 per cent below belon the leel le lei el of august a bear ago happily the gradual character of tile the general price decline together etli with the current tendency cN on the pirt part p of business busine s men to maintain imen tories tonea at a mini minimum muni lias has thus far prevented begines from being gibli ni ibl retarded it lobious lob is ob ious however hoi eer that tile the continued concentration of price declines on the products product of the farm is bringing about a disturbance of the price equilibrium which if per persisted eted I 1 in n cannot fall fail to react unfavorably in the general situation in the field of credit commercial loans haie aae been expanding with the usual autumn demands and money mone cates hate hae become moderately firmer steel mill operations continue to so go forward at a strong P pace ace Rt standing anding a slight letdown recently in some gome districts from the exceptional of the summer gummer the loit leather lier anti and shoe industries appear to be Noi boiking king back into better times time NN while hile the sugar industry N which aich his has long been de depressed presed is likewise showing improvement quotations in both ra raw anti and refined sugar haic hae recently reached new high figures for the bear ear on continued heavy com consumption ump in this country and indications that the 5 car N will ill close with a smaller visible vi ible supply than lias has been e estimated heretofore weighing the evidence from all terz it I 1 is apparent that the industrial m du machine I 1 is geared up to high speed anti and is running smoothly ly production of 42 pa passenger automobiles and trucks during august established a new seasonal seaonal record building figures for august augurt likewise make a er good showing hoA mg total contracts aNN aided ang rr ing IS per cent ON oer r july to a only 2 per cent under that of the record month of august 1925 I 1 definite improvement has taken place in a number of that hae been experiencing lull dull times textiles Te tiles particulars hane hae taken a chaincy chAin ct turn for the better cattle prices lite late in september reached new high prices for the dear aith fancy calling steers at it 1210 1240 12 10 chicago Cli icaRO and the for beef cheers at 10 70 0 1 or 05 cents 12 1925 the incie in C ic ae comes as a laving glace race to the cattlemen pai of the gria regions lesions of oklahoma cansas and lNe nebrask brash i it means they ill break een cen theio here the gill line N VT dran n fine arid anil mana man of them in tins this bais will niale a fall fail profit on their cattle |