St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-20
THE STATE TRADE.
Moderate Gain in the Volume of
Distribution of Several staple

Distribution of Several staple
Articles.
New YORK, Nov. 19.-SpeciaI kilograms
to BradStreet's from leading trade centers
throughout the country show moderate
gain in the volume of distribution in few
lines of staple articles, noticeably in dry
goods. This is reported at Chicago. st.
Louis. Peoria. Omaha and Davenport. The
primary cause is the arrival of cold weather
and seaooaabIe goods are in more active
demand. There has been no special change
iii the condition of general trade at Boston,
New York. Philadelphia. Pttsbnrg. Cleve-
land Evansville. Nashville. Milwaukee.
Kansas City. Galveston and Dallas. At
Cincinnati New Orleans and ST. Joseph
there have been declines III the movement
of goods III several lines although at New
Orleans all except rice and -four have ad
vanced Mercantile collections have been
fairly satisfactory at Cleveland. st. Louis
and Kansas City, but at Peoria. Omaha,
Davenport and Dallas they have been more
difficult 10 make at Dallas mainly owing TO
the low price of cotton. The total bank clear
ngs at thirtyOne cities is 1.096. 935. $40,
against Sl.036, 99S. 0S7 last week. The IN
crease in New York. due largely to in
creased dealings in railway shares, petro-
Ieum and grain speculation and to heavy
dry goods imports, amounts to SAT, 800 00U,
The other cities reported show an lnrease
Ot Sl2, 3t3. 900. ClearlngS at Chicago de-
cined 81. 400, 000 and al ST. Louis 81, 900.
go compared with last week. There is
less demand Tor funds in the Interior though
Chicago anG Milwaukee report 4 good re-
quest. At Kansas City the movements to
and from the country are about equal. The
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and the prospect of the Baltimore Il Ohio
and Pennsylvania roads adjusting their
differences led to confidence and strength
IN The New York stock market, and the I'M
proyement in the coal and iron trade tends
10 a belief that boom in stocks is not i'm
possible Transactions were ? 625. 925
shares, against l. 1852, 522 shares last week.
| Bonds were active and advancing. The
dealings aggregated S14. 11f.50 against
! Sl2, I57 500 last week. No advance has
| been made in Eastern pig iron
prices. but tie market is very firm. and $50
! for No. y is looked for At st. Louis
and Pittsburg prices are advancing. and are
rea' yeiy higher than in New York. At
Boston and New York dry goods jObbers
report trade dull but with no accumulation
of stocks y few additional makes OF cot
ton have been advanced in price. Raw
! WOOL continues dull. though stronger at the
/ interior and abroad than at domestic sea
board markets. Hogs are higher at Kansas
| City and pork Is expected to follow, though
! speculation in hog products has not been
active. Wheat has. been a little trmer and
more active. but prices are still below the
| level anticipated. owing to the enormous
stocks in sight and heavy receipts. Exports
continue quite large. Petroleum continues
! bIf % no haln,- "a
! highest figure touched i'll the weeks adj
vance, owing to sales to realize profit. The
| business failures occurring throughout the
country during the last seven days number
| for the United States 207 and for Canada
So, or total of 243. as compared with a
| total of 231 last week and 1856 the week
previous to the last. The casualties reported
from the Western and Southern states and
! Canada are much above the average. In
the other sections OF the country they are
| light.