The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-04
16 E. WASHINGTON ST.
BRADSTREEps FACTS AND FIGURES.
4 Fairly Active General Trade. and Business
Increasing at Several Trade Centers.

NEW York, Sept Especial kilograms to
Bradstrest's, this week. continue to record q
fairly active general trade At Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, Memphis, ST. Louis and Milwaukee,
che total volume of wholesale trade is increasing
There has also been some gain at Cincinnati,
and at Cleveland the business outlook is encour-
aging. Merchandise is moving freely at Chicago
and Kansas City. At New York and Boston
there is full and steady disposition of staples.
Mercantile collections at Chicago and at a few
other cities, are less prompt, which is que large
" to the erops not having been general
3y marketed. The aggregate of CONNER
cal transactions, SO far as may
: Os fairly judged, is quite equal to totals in
aIisesgus eaks, although tne bank cearings at
thirty cities for this week amount to but $685.,
959, 404 as compared with $780, $685. 0O2 last week.
In view Of the steady growth in the volume of
commercial and industrial transactions, several
sharp declines of late have apparently been due
largely to the falling away in speculative
activity, chiefly in the New York stock market.
The continued stringency of the money market
and news tending to create feeling OF uncer-
tainty regarding the railroad situation caused a
marked dullness and inactivity in the stock mar
ket The transactions for the week were $685.
900 shares against 1853, 900 shares last week.
Bonds of all classes were dull, and the invest
ment demand had fallen off.
The sales for the week were 81, 300 200 par
value, against So 1893, 100 last week. Money is firm
on call from to percent, and time money is in
demand at about per cent. Commercial paper
is hard TO place. and foreign exchange is steady,
with continental bills close to the gold importing
point
The Eastern wool markets are firmer. and the
tendency of prices is toward an advance on the
improved demand from manufacturers. Con-
siderable wool is moving.
BotA dry goods jobbers and agents report an
active trade and some lines of bleached cottons
are reported to have been fractionally advanced.
The boot and shoemakers are also shipping
heavily.
The late steadiness of demand for iron and
steel continues A few sales of Eastern pig have
been made at $18. 50O19 a gain of SOC 0$1, but
these were of small lots. Finished-iron- makers
are enjoying better trade, and prices are actu-
ally little higher. Steel rail orders for 1887 de-
livery are in the market
Wheat tends temporarily lower on weaker ca
bles and improving reports from the Northwest
ern crop Indian corn Is lower too, sinCs the
late frost was found to have done no damage
Louisville reports the Western tobacco crop
promising well as to quantity. Stocks are in
creasing, but the market there is fairly sus-
tanned
The Louisiana sugar crop promises an average
yield, but rice there is in heavy supply and
lower.
August corn reports state that the weather
conditions have favored the Eastern belt, but
that damage has been done in Texas and Arkan-
sas, notably the former. The more favorable
reports come from North Carolina and Tennes-
see. but the outlook for the crop is not so favor
able as in August last year.
There were 173 failures in the United States
this week, against 80 last week, and 1863 in 1885.
Canada had q, against 26 last week, and II in
1855