, 1881-08-13
~.. t,.nsra1 Tone Of Business In Boston
'' Reported as Very Salts
factory.
n+... Actl,lty In tho Iron Industry
IN Cle1c1anl and Pitts
burg.
p8os Tending Upward in LouiHville and
oiaoirpati-Kansas 0ity's Cat "
tie Trade.

sr. xsn7x. Aug 1a.-Tho outlook In most
,a.s n husincss IL encouraging. There Is good
Iii ~ activity In tho dry-Roods trade, and tho
sSdot.s done whtlo not p0rhnps 50 large rs an
r.n.ttdts satisfactory. Thorc Is a atcady de-
rsnd for domestic goods, and foreign mansifne-
t,res srcuodsrntely inquired Tor. Prices are gen
.r.}lr arm. Stocks nro not large, considering tho
hrya,trnae anticipated. Tho number Of out
et.toru tuyers especially from tho Botlth and
We.t ID increasing. md tho JobbtnE trado is
fsIay aetive considering tho scason.
rho ataiu market has been Irregular and UNI
s.ttjsd. With downward tendency during tho
th4re has been scmo dou10nu for shipmour and
rama considerable ordcrs hnvo been 1iIed. Pro-
visions gro dull. .., ,.........
In cotton thsrc hnvo been slight fluctuations.
Tae WOOL market Is without animation. Tho oil
trAds Is du!t aud prices not materially changed.
Tbtu has hoea bottor demand for grain
f,1sats, but In other descriptions Of rnorchan-
dis Ittle 10 doing.
The building trade continue active, and as q
rule builders arc Meeting with good success Ia
ceiling. Material aud wages, however. aro still
advancing, which has Il tendency To check the
operations Of tho moro conservative.
The hardware trade continues satisfactory.
Tha AMOUNT Of business already done Is largcly
h s1cess Of last fall. and thore IL eonlldonco In
valuet now, which encourages buyess to place
orders too freely. It y yoars sineo tho situation
lq The produce trado the arrivals Of both but
ter md cheesa ARD larEo and pricea we'll sus-
aaad. Exporters are operating largely IN but.
". aad the week Shows an advance Of to
ea1ss % all grades. . .
rhs demand for American p!R-tron Is steadily
Increasing. Tho prices OF flncr. grades Aro q
tdado nymer, The demand Is legitimate one,
fnH III HilkNttrH mt fjf II 6rHNfttHf{VN
movement Transactions In foreign iron hnvo
eeea only moderate. Ia manufactured Iron tho
demand continues quito brisk, and tho general
fona Of the market IL encouraging.
All branches 0f tho boot nnd shoe ttado arc
quite buly. dealers throughout tho country or.
daring freely. Tho outlook for good full
trade continued favorable. Collections arc ro-
Tns leather market continues stcady. There
hafait business and prices nro we'll maintained,
saa fa sat1d grades aoiG-leathor is shade
|. Ii 1ra1il coffee a tair amount Of business Is
Ma1 done. IL mtidor grades thnfc ia fair do
isas nsad ier consumption at Hight advance. Tho
Ii tae raw eugar market exccodlifg dlllnoss Il
Enysl!lnE In consequence Ut tho apparently
Haitod dst1sad for consumption, but no apeciat
Il as mstRss sss fy r aszS ao hnoi1 q business n
!asfsstng' Tho trado Are looking f0r d very
Failures ID Wholesale tradca are somewhat
namsfouA D: & j. 9adlier j. Co., publiahcrs,
ssec1mbed, with lfabilltIos estImated ut $ll0,D
G1asY ~ ooe time had almost monopoly Of tho
SSataolc S'taiolc publishing trade In this cnuntry,--n
paMaess aow very much cut up, Tho ass{En-
Eel Of g. 8. French, dry gopds, OF Buffalo.
aalo not very henvy ONO Bo far na liabilities
sue ~ eootefned. Ia yNt alEnltioant from tho faGt
s1se Ho fcss than t07 Subscribers 10 tho Norcan-
~ ~ agency were Interested In him. Ills
;;*uta 1hs beo!l anticipated for considerable
n@e. 1no suspcHstpn OF tho Boston Wno.en
ssssssRsoy. ssssR lust announced. with liabilities OF
Siu, ~. another important case. No pnrticu-
~ ~ No 81ven as ybt. Jonathan C0ttl1, Of los
NY, r.s! usea ING atyo of tho Boston WOODEN COM
ksS5 an..a - tfaao' mark. and tho business be-
*gf .Snfsa to BIN, A1tdo from thosn. tho busInpss
~, ~ TaMo tM somewhat numerous. have not been
Ine Aiafag Aasoctatns Fress rcports as follows
ssxsn days: >A' p'-''
,1tx aatax STOCKS arc fairly active, with m
sgs11 e IT, tendency. Priees in tho market
IL us ocnR led rs usual Of late by BtAto
~. ~ esoeks and Oriental aud Miller
ssse, ssM Nos. 2 md closing t0-tlay
Viz, Sjifs, Aot ! and ut $l.40, and Oriental and
rsnesa es ~ Hl& Robinson coneotldAted nd.
hsn .se !o W upon report that litigation has
ts.ss sssed. Tho feeling on tho strect IL en-
MstsS and IN improving market Ia cx-
cIsrsS I. =, !ee following dlvidsnds has been de-
M.a.ppes. pes shafo; STANDARD consolidated. IS;
iepNHon, eNHn, =: T!ptnp. TO- TOtal bullion fccojnta
a. SgT s.is, aotk for tho week, y5i6, Total sal0a
m s.ning .sa1g stocAs Ut both Exchanges, nbout 750,-