Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
THE BUSINESS sIruArIoN.

During the past week the volume of
general trade has been moderate. I'm
proving crop prospects and the settle
ment of labor troubles are largely re-
sponsible for u better feeling in east
ern trade circles. While the whole.
sale markets as q rule promise to con-
tinue quiet for weeks to come, Indus
trial centres are hopeful Of the Q
future, and confidence Is becoming
more firmly established in general
trade between jobbe-s and retailers.
There Is a feeling that o clearer IN
%derstanding of crop prospects will give.a
new impulse to business in all branches
and that sufficient activity will be de-
veloped during the coming fall and
winter months to compensate In a
great measure for the dullnesS and
losses Of tho first half Of the year.
In the textile trades the condition
continues unsatisfactory. Produo.
ton, both In cotton and wool, Is cur.
tailed. Heavy suspensions In eastern
WOODEN millssre reported, and addition.
al onesare anticipated. The dullness In
manufactures has It's effect on the
price Of raw materials and all classea
Of buyers are moving cautiously in
depreciation Of a further weakening OF
values after the LIST of July. The grain
trade has been fairly active at de-
olining prices, Influenced by q freei
movement Of supplies from couu-
try points and the continuance Of fa'
vorable weather for the growing crops.
The net result of the week.
business up to Saturday In whea'
Is g decline Of u, In all de
llveries. The stock of wheat In sigh
shows q further increase of about
lao. 900 bushels, as the export move
ment has been insufficient to take W
the receipts. The shipments from Nov
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore ant
Boston aggregate about $50, 0C0 bush
els for the week. Reports concerning
the condition and prospects Of tn
growing crop are generally more en-
ooursging, and have caused Q free
selling movement, both by farmer
and dealers. The foreign demand con
tinues light, especially from tn
United Kingdom, where the larg'
stocks In sight and the prospects o
continued liberal receipts from Iudi
and the Black Sea ports cause genera
indifference on the part OF buyers. TIL
decline In prices for this side has BEEF
fully Offset by a reduction In quota
tions In English markets. At tn
close q better demand Is noted at com
psratively low rates for the continent
Corn values have declined 2@2s cent
per bushel within the week under tn
combined influence Of large receipts a
western centres and q better feeling q
to crop prospects, have been consider
ably improved by the warm weather
The close of the week shows o recov
cry of about l cent from lowest prices
The Visible supply has increased abou
!, $50, GOO bushels, but the gain Is msir
ly In the west, as eastern arrivals hay
= been taken up by shippers. The o,
ports from the eastern Atlantic port
! aggregate 1000, eco bushels. TIL
? outward movement has been facil
Q tsted by cheap lake and canal receip
4 from the west and low rates of freigl
9 BY the regular line steamers from Ne
q York to Europe. The foreign deman'
however, has been well sustained, no
withstanding the fact that the requir
ments of the principal feeding distric
Of the United Kingdom have be-
largely supplied by recent importation