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BUSINESS
A Feature which Hauliers will Find Helpful in Estimating and Anticipating Chances for Obtaining Contracts
USINESS in general is still some.1_3 what disturbed, following the holidays. There is, however, a definite indication that the slow but persistent Improvement in trade is being maintained and is likely to continue. nauliers near the ports should note that the first shipments of timber from Russia have now arrived and that there wilt, on that account, be a steady increase in haulage opportunities for some weeks to come.
North-east Coast.
It is reported that large orders for Russian timber have been placed by merchants in this area, and that deliveries of both Russian and Scandinavian timber will shortly begin. Mr. A. Anderson, of Newcastle, is to build 97 houses for the council.
Yorkshire.
The rayon piece-goods factories in Bradford report that business is flourishing and that the outlook is bright. Many manufacturers are booked up for menthe with orders for delivery in this country. The heavy-woollen mills, too, are working overtime.
Makers of textile machinery in Sheffield and district are deriving benefit from the improved state of the textile Industry, and Sheffield engineering and machinery-manufacturing concerns in general are experiencing a tiade revival. There appears to be considerable demand for haulage between Sheffield and Birming iham. There is a healthier outlook n the Yorkshire business in industrial coal.
Lancashire.
Business in the textile factories of Lancashire is definitely on the up-grade, although the improved tendency is more noticeable in the rayon factories. Both yarn and piece-goods factories are doing a steady business, especially for home delivery. The cotton mills in the Manchester area are quiet just now, but expect to be busier soon.
Reports from Runcorn, Warrington and Liverpool confirm the view expressed last week that the leather trade would revive after Baster. It is now stated that the demand is improving generally, whilst the wet weather has given an added impetus to an acceleration already noticeable.
Some of the bigger engineering concerns in Lancashire, such as Booth and Son, Ltd., of Bolton, Edward Wood and Co., of Trafford Park, and Ferranti, Ltd., of Hollinwood, are stated to be busy. Some increase of business in timber importation is expected in Liverpool almost immediately.
The building trade is steadily but surely improving, and with it is a demand for timber, bricks and building material generally. A new hospital is to be built at Charley, and the contract is expected to take a year to complete.
Midlands. The hosiery factories in Nottingham are busy and, in the near future, expect to be more so. In Birmingham there is a demand for goods from Sheffield, which is a definite indication of haulage business.
The timber trade in Birmingham and the South Midlands is freshening. A steady revival of the activity in build-lag is anticipated. The packing-case business shows a steady improvement, with a prospect of continuance. The electrical trades in South Staffordshire are brisk. Motorcar makers in Coventry and Birmingham are busy, especially commercial-vehicle manufacturers.
The Birmingham Municipal Bank is to have a new head office built. The brine baths at Droitwieh are to be considerably extended. Eight houses to be built at Ampthill, whilst the town council is to build 74 houses in Chesterfield. F. Garner and Son, of Leicester, are to build 40 houses for Hinckley Urban District Council. B. M. Nowell, Ltd., of Stockton-on-Tees, is to build 110 houses and fiats for Nottingham Town Council.
Scotland.
A better tone: is observable in the leather and boot fun shoe and allied trades in Scotland. A contract for a floating dock secured by W. Hamilton and Co., Glasgow, will find work for • 6,000 men.
London and Home Counties.
The wet weather has improved the demand for boots and shoes, and the factories concerned, including the tanneries, are reaping the benefit. Croydon is building a new fire station. A. E. Guest, of Horusey, is expecting to build 79 houses for Hertford Town Council. A. Fairhead and Sons, of Enfield, are to build large new offices and works at 54 and 56, Compton Street, and 10, Allen Street, GosWell Road, London.