Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1904 — COMMENT AND FINANCAIL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COMMENT AND FINANCAIL

'■ a: i. -t -■ -i ’ W V L Reports to the Interna-' > Net IOFa. .tibnal agency , 9.. . distinct improvement in business conditions during the week under review. At the these gains have been specially rioted, and ‘are p'arfiy ’accounted for |b.V prefers from retailers, igvhdS careful nbt- overstock SX’itlv ' and ar& consequently in an unusually stroag position' VtHtl? fall suppHea? -Good orders ore being received from couu,try merchants. While dispatches .frptfl various centers are not uniform In expressing trade revitone ds more confident than a week generally, suggestive of a hopeful outlook for the.future. This revival is particularly reported by, Gbjcago wholesalers. The best demand Is noted in clothing, men's and women’s apparel and shoes. Consumption"of commodities and better orders for canned goods and groceries are further Indications of trade revival In this district.’ The St. . Paul district, which has been the center of crop damage exis showing up well with SebnseiWativiei'' 'tJusfn , eSs : ;ttnd’‘ normal /traga. - as ,Q other territory whose prosperity is affected by the the people :arei prosperous,, and the least, e concerned tat ,tfie '‘'Cjim jilting"., scare. While business is Still disiurbed In sotrie' sections' by ihV .cblltliiiiance of labor, controversies, -‘this Interruption ~ls npt Important, and is likely to 'exlend to branches not already affected?:M '*■ -- ■y ■■ '"i ]-'< r. Co’s. ClllCdgO. weekly’’review of Chica~l go trade says: ContMfionb are not entirely relieved of featured’WWCh hilndter progress in several industries, developments are encouraging and the tone of'trade Indicates Improvement is seen In the ; b£sv de.mands for early-distribution, of necessities, while some of the factories are called upon for greater output, espesteel apd WQO.d worli. Leading retail lines have been stimulated throughout the middle West "Und the. seasonable weathers brought a considerable reduction of merchandise the clearance being of good volume in clothing, shoes and wonipn’.s wear. Visiting buyers appeared in larger numbers, and, while'' they selected needs very carefully, their. orders made a material addition to wholesale transactions. . Were labor controversies eliminated distinct improvement blight be recorded In the manufacturing division; Less speculation attended Board of Trade operations arid . demand strengthened In the' principal breadstuffs. Grain shipments, 3,556,627 bushels; exceeded those of last week, although 19 per cent under a year ago. Wheat declined 3% cents a bushel, compared with closing a week ago, and oats fell 1% cents, but corn advanced fractionally. Provisions slrnw more absorption, with values blit' slightly changedr Receipts of live stock,. 265,874 head, compared with 281,535 head a year ago, and Indicate a closer return this week to normal conditions in the packing Industry. ' Hogs and sheep both gained .gnd choice cattle held steady In price.