Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-18
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. TRADE SHOWING UP WELL Good Reports From The
 Leading Centers. T0-DAY's RACE AT NEWPORT The Puritan And MayfIower To Start.
 THE SEIZURE OF THE ADAMS. TOOkilg Into The Silver
 Creek Disaster.
THE SEIZURE OF THE ADAMS
FROM TRADE CENTERs.

REPORTS FROM TRADE CENTERS. cband1se With a Direct Tendency Toward Higher Prices = Uniformly Encouraging Reports Received From the Leading Cities.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-The trade dis
 patches to this weeks Bradstreet's tell of an
 increased distribution of merchandise with a
 distinct and widespread tendency toward
 higher prices for staples. The facts as tele-
 formly encouraging. From New England
 the autumn business is reported in excellent
 shape. Philadelphia reports satisfactory &C.,
 tivity in most branches of the distributing
 trade with no complaint of collections in
 any quarter. Kansas City reports the best
 business for many months with firm prices.
 St. Louis finds further improvement with
 free buying in anticipation of higher prices.
 At Louisville business is active and 8
 firm movement with distributed trade is
 noted. The merchandise movement at
 New Orleans is brisk with the
 prices of staple goods except flour
 generally advanced. From Chicago report
 comes that in important branches of trade
 surprise is expressed at the ease of western
 and northwestern collections, some lines re-
 porting money as coming in ahead of time.
 Good reports of collections have been re-
 ceived. Reports from St. Paul and Minneap- oils of general trade are again favorable.
 The dry goods trade of St. Paul is prosper ous. The loan markets throughout the country generally reported more active with tendency to higher rates. At Gin cinnati the rate has advanced from 15 to per cent. At New Orleans money is active and hardening. Collections are slow at Louisville on account of the low prices of tobacco and the reluctance of shippers. The bank cleaIances at thirty cities for this week amount to $S74, 676, ,336, as compared with $776, ,069, ,914 last week. There is a marked revival of speculative activity in the New York stock market. The transactions this week. amount to 1,706,0 shares against s59, ,0oO shares last week. Bonds of all kinds are active, strong and in good demand. Money on the exchange is easier, though firm; rateF are held between five and six per cent. The eastern wool markets are no less favorable for holders, the tendency being upward. On some lines rise of E cent pound has been attained. The Boston wool market was stronger and more active at the close. At London prices are active and strong. Fall sales at Phila- delphia are larger than for any correspond ing time in years. Cotton goods are closely sold up at the mills. Distribution =sis ahead of last year The jobbingt dry goods trade at New York is less active. The improvement in the coal trade reported last week is we'll maintained. The general situation in the iron trade is strong and prices are well maintained. The visible supply of sugar, which stood at 1 ,077, ,643 tons two weeks ago, has further decreased to 97S, ,599 tons against 1, ,026, ,921 for the same date last year. This with re- ports of damage to the beet crop has caused higher prices. Coffee has again been excited under further speculative manipulation and advanced 1s. Domestic rice has sold here at the lowest prices for years in consequence of heavy supply.