Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-05-29
STATE OF TRADE.
CONDITIONS AT PRINCIPAL CEN.
TIERS.
Loss by Strikes in Wages, $4,000
900; in Receipts to Employers, $2-
100000, and in Future Con-
tracts, Deferred and Cam
celed, $24 100000.

Special kilograms to Bradstreet's indicate
that sensible Improvement has taken place
in general trade at a number of the smaller
interior distributing centers, as compared
with last week. This is mainly due to a
material improvement in the labor
situation, to favoring staple crop prospects
northwest and south and to brighter weather.
Evansville, indianapolis, Peoria, Omaha,
Duluth, New Orleans and San Francisco are
more prominent among those announcing
more active demand. At Chicago general
trade is Of moderate proportions, not being
equal to expectations. At st. Louis the
movement of merchandise is reported steads
Ter, but there is no special change within the
week. Cincinnati is the most conspicuous
example Of those reporting an improved
trade, in part owing to the practical cessa1
ton Of strikes at that point. The prospects
for good sugar and rice crops in louisiana
stimulate inquiry and sales at New Orleans,
but at Kansas City, in spite Of improved
wheat and corn lookout in tributary regions
the volume Of business is less than last week,
L"ss THROUGH STRIKES.
There are probably not over $4,000 en-
ployes on strike now against one hundred and
twenty-five thousand ten days ago. At
twenty>three industrial centers north of the
Ohio, east Of and including st. Louis, tho
loss of wages through strikes since May has
aggregated three million dollars; Of receipts
by employers, two million five hundred
thousand dollars, and of future contracts due
to probability Of labor troubles, twenty four
million, eight hundred thousand dollars, Of
which twenty million four hundred thousand
alone refers to deferred or cancelled bnild>
ing CONTRACTS.
Wheat stiffened temporarily after the
depression in prices, on purchases to CT .
short sales, the heavy decrease in the visible
supply and large sales for export. The tenn
per OF the large Northwestern grain markets
has apparently become more bullish. No.
red closed at 81 CENTS against IS cents week
ago. Other grains are dull. Crop news is
very favorable. Flour is firmer Pressure
to sell sugar in Europe has caused lower
prices. Raw is off Is cent, and refined Lilo,
at New Orleans. Increased consumptive de-
mand for CO flee has temporarily advanced
OoSSs
other grocery staples.
DRY GOODS, WOOL, &c,
The movement of dry goods from leading
distributing centers has improved so far as
| jobbcrs are concerned. Prices ofsome makes
of sheetings at the East have been advanced.
Print cloths, however, are Lice lower. Wool
| at the E ,st continues lower in prices and
dull. The outlook for the growing cotton
plant is less favorable, owing to cool weather
in Mississippi and Louisiana and lack Of rain
| in Texas and Arkansas
Petroleum closes at 67slc, against 72111c last
week, on new well production. Iron and
steel prices are not as strong as a month ago
Tobacco at all Western markets is in good
| demand for desirable grades. Painting news
| favorable as regards soil, weather and abund-
| ance of plants.