St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-28
BRADsTREET,s REVIEW.
The Week in Speculative Articles
Briefly Summarized.

Briefly Summar iZed.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Nov. 27.-Special kilograms
TO Bradstreet record smaller volume of
transactions in staple lines during the past
Week than in the week before.
Inns is particularly noticed in the
distribution of dry goods. The prev
aieIce OF unfavorable weather and the
suspension OF business one dav this week
were responsible for decline in aggregate
Oh transactions, as compared with previous
weeks, Dut the falling off in the dry goods
trade, was III addition to the loss. attributa-
ole W these influences. In this line it has
Deen tfle most Inactive week of the season.
1 nc CON iiilsSlon houses at Eastern centerS
nave HoI peen DOING much and iobbers less.
Both are still waiting for the arrival of ar.
tlVlty among retailers, which thew exneot tn
result IN renewed orders. Some lines of
goods are accommodating, and there is talk
OF the New England mills shutting
down again. Prices are, however
well sustained. The improvement in raw
wool is only fair. There is some specula-
ton in medium territory woods. This is a
decline from a to per cent. per pound in
Michigan, with which exception fine feeces
are steady. The popularity of rough dress
goods has resulted in
GOOD DEMAND
for low and medium sorts. 1t is added that
importations will prevent an advance in
prices of fine woods. The Providence man
ufacturers of Woofea goods report the-eeu-
eral demand declining. III the alb
sence of any special influence the
latter market is dull, prices have
been changing within three points above
and below Wednesdays prices. The even
ing On that day, prior to the holiday, left
the market without special inquiry yester-
day, which resulted in the heaviness noted.
HE movement of grocery staples
has been disappointing, with weak
sugar and coffee markets.. Dairy
products are still depressed, with small ex-
port demand. The wheat market has de-
clined almost steadily during the week.
Causes for this are comprised in the stub
born refusal of foreigners to purchase more
freely in this market, the increased re-
ceipts at Western primary markets and
steady increases in visible supply. Added
to this are heavy sales by holders and the
stoppage of the Minneapolis -four mills,
which virtually throws on the market 1885,.
600 bushels OF wheat per day additionally.
Indian corn, in view of the
UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER,
is in better speculative and consumptive
demand, and relatively light stocks have
been firmly held. Flour has been weak
and lower in sympathy with wheat. Hog
products have been quite irregular,
but as compared with last week ara
heavier. There is no new feature
in iron, steel or coal. Petroleum
certificates, owing to active and powerful
manipulation, was broken some II cents
per barrel within few days. Refined lost
sc per gallon, but subsequently recovered
portion of loss. The total num-
bers of failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreets this week
was 225, as compared with 534 last week,
with 237 in like week in 1884, 235 in 1888,
1856 in 1889, and lis in 1881. The total
number of failures in the United States from
Jan. l to Nov. 81 is 1O,Os5, against 1911
in like portion of 1884, "a loss of So. as
compared with S,s16 in 1888, with 7,o49 in
1882, aud with SAT- in a like portion of
1881. Canada had twenty failures this
week, as compared with nineteen last.