Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-24

Outside of New York 300, ,522 So
The exhibit this week, particularly at the
great speculative centers of the East, shows 8
marked falling off compared with the CORE.
spending week OF last year. The total foot
ing, 81 1903, ,342091, compares favorably with
the footing at the end of last week. when the
figures stood S1,276, 1859. The figures
compared with the corresponding week last
year, show a decrease of 1876 per cent
against one OF IA per cent. last week. The
exchanges for the third week in January OF
last year showed a percentage of increase
over the corresponding week in 1879 of 53.3
per cent The principal cause OF the falling
of the past week has been the comparative
dullness of the speculative and stock mar kets
in New York and Boston. Then, in the third
week OF January, 1881, with which this COM
parison is instituted, New York and Boston
recorded the largest exchanges ever known at
those cities in a single week.
In New York the percentage is % per cent,
against decrease of 21.3 per cent. last week
general trade in New York is reported fairly
active and in several branches the move
ments of the week have been on a more lib
eral scale, the wholesale produce movements
reaching much more extensive proportions
than for some time past. Outside of the New
York city the aggregate of twenty three ex-
changes is 80 per cent. larger than the
exchanges for the corresponding week last
year. Last week the percentage of gain in
those cities was 1913 per cent and the pre-
vious week it was SO per cent. The gen.
eral volume OF the business of the
country is most fairly indicated by
exchanges outside of New York, which show
that the general trade situation of the coun-
try is improving in advance of the season.
In the Eastern cities, Boston, with one of
the dullest stock markets known for years,
last year, shows falling off of 1879 per cent
against a decrease of 46 per cent. last week
and one of l per cent. the previous week.
The boot and shoe trade here is reported
as opening remarkably active. Philadelphia
shows gain of 9.8 per cent. against 03 per
per cent last week and loss of 10.7 per
cent. the previous week. Baltimore, where
excessive wet weather has made severe
inroads on legitimate trade, shows
slight falling off of IL per cent
against gain of 10.9 per cent. last week
and decrease of 3.4 per cent. the previous
week. Exchanges at manufacturing cities
still continue to show large gains over the
corresponding week last year. Pittsburg
where window-glass manufacture is reported
remarkably good, shows gain of 24.9 per
cent. against 26.1 per cent. last week; Spring
field gain of 35.6 per cent, against 35
per cent; Worcester "a per cent, against
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34.6 per cent; New Haven.217 per cent,
against 31.9 per cent; Providence in
crease OF 1912 per cent, against decrease of
0.3 per cent, and Syracuse gain OF 20.4 per
cent, against 40.1 per cent. last week.
In the South, Memphis shows decline in
exchanges from 1907 200 last week to S757, ,434
this week, owing principally to floods, which
have interfered seriously with business in
that part of the country. New Orleans still
continues to show decrease this week of
per cent, against 1872 last week.
In the West, business OF all kinds con-
tinues remarkably good, and large cities all
show marked gain. Kansas City still heads
the list with a gain of 41.4 agaiast 54.6 per
cent. last week; Chicago, 10 against 29s;
1872 against 246; St. Louis, 2S.3
against 21.6; Louisville, 16.5 against 299;
40.1 against 80 6; Indianapolis,
29.S against 25.0; and Cleveland, Sc 2Iagainst
25.1 per cent. last week. In Columbus the
gross exchanges were 81 ,007, ,431 against
3, 162, ,S67; and in Peoria they declined from
81, ,l89. Az to 81, 5,943. In San Francisco,
where business of all kinds materially i'm
proved since January 1st, there is a gain of
l6.3 per cent.