Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-01
TRADE LOOKING UP.
INDUS TRIAL SITUATION AG.
GRAVATED.
Moderate Gains Reported at the
Principal Commercial Centrea

kilograms from leading trade centers show
moderate gazing in the movement Of general
merchandise at Pittsburgh Cincinnati, De-
troit, Memphis, Peoria, St. Louis, St. Joseph
Kansas City and San Francisco. The
greatest activity relatively /. at Kansas
City. Detroit and Cincinnati The heaviest
movement OF products Is eastward via the
lakes, including nearly 1905, 900 bushels Of
wheat and half as much corn. At Eastern
cenrers trade is irregular, but generally Of
moderate volume, The most depressing fac.
tor In the trade is the uncertainty attending
the attitude and outcome Of existing demand.
of organized labor.
The New York stock msrket has been dull
and spiritless. The existing situa, ion in,
duces caution and delay. Government
bonds are dull. Railroad investment bonds
are In fair demand at steady prices, while
speculative issues are dull. The gold ship.
ments this week in the direction of Paris
nave been thought to be Indicative Of fur.
Their decrease in the surplus bank reserve.
Money on call has accordingly ruled higher,
though in fair supply. Interior domestic
money markets report moderate movement
In mercantile collections. Money is in
rather better demand at few points, but il
is in full supply. Country demands for funds
ere not marked.
The general industrial situation is more
aggravated than one week ago, there being
at least $4,000 strikers reported among btu.
minous coal miners and railway, textile, boot
and shoe and miscellaneous employees, as com.
pared with 8 900 ON April 49, The princi.
pal increases are among street railway, sew
ing machine ami miscellaneous industrial
employees. Refined sugar is 1c higher, owing
to strike at the Brooklyn reineries.
There is an advance at New Orleans and San
Francisco of 5-16c to use, respectively. Raw
sugar has felt none Of the advance. LOUISE
ana sugar plantation reports are not wholly
favorable
Wheat is Il cents higher for No. red at
New York and to 3 cents at Minneapolis
for spring. increased exports, reports Of
prcbap'e hostilities in Europe, notable de.
crease in the visible supply and speculation
support are responsible for higher prices
Lard and pork are firmsr without special
activity. Corn end oats are stronger in sym.
pathy with wheat. Spring wheat planting
is progressing rapidly under favoring
weather, with probable toral acreage equal
to that OF last year.
The movement of dry goois is m,lsra.e
comparing favorably with that in 1886, jo5.
bers doing most of the business. Woolis du,]
under heavy imports and new clip prospects.
with sales rec riei at concessions of 1c Del
pound There is a decreased tobacco acreage
in Virginia, owing low prices, also on &C
count of damage from floois and bugs. Crol
prospects in seed an Western leaf districts
are favorable. The Louisville m .rkeJ is
dropping There is less activity for export
variet es. Gotten is dull and fea. ureless.
The number Of failures in the Uited States
repoi t, d to Bradstreet's this week Is week is
175 aginst 159 last wee k, 1913 in the like weeh
in 1855, l64 IN 1884, 1856 in 1888, and Sc ir
1889.
Battle With Bandits-Five Killed
A fight occurred few nights ago at the