The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-20
Dun Reports 1t To Be Very Healthy.
Movement to Liverpool
Arrested by Home Prices.
Decline In Wheat, Corn, Hog and
Cotton Products.
business Steadily Improving and
Collections Very Much Easier.
No Complaint OF the Scarcity of Money
Decrease In Iron Output and
Sales--Wool and Dry
Goods.

Nrw York, Oct 10. R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review Of trade: Exports OF bread
s;ulls, cotton, provisions, petroleum and
cattle from the principal ports in Scptcm-
Der were S33, POS, $40 in value, against 49,
0i0, 76l last year. But since October tho
hrcadstun movement has been entirely
arrested, ns is natural, with prices at New
York higher than Mt Liverpool and De-
ccmbcr wheat rs high at Chicago rs at
New York. Perception OF the unnatural
state OF the markets has led TO some de-
clincs during the week, wheat having
fallen lc, corn pc, hogs and lard lc each,
cotton lc, refined the same, and petroleum
certificates lc.
During the week tho treasury paid out
Sl2,OOO,OOO gold, 100000 silver and
S9OO,OOO legal tenders. An addition Of
over Sl5,OOO,OOO TO the circulation in q
week would tend in ordinary conditions TO
III, prices In speculative markets, and vet
the tendency Oi prices has been downward
during the week.
Every interior point reporting represents
| business ~ improving, and ut not a lew
/ points II h larger than year ago. Tho
| increased transactions nj speculative GEN.
/ tens swell bank clcarngs, 10 that the in.
GREASE, outside oi New York, over last
| year. TX about 10 per cent, but with iull
/ allowance for the influence OF speculation
| It in evident that the volume OF legitimate
| trade is also very large. No complaint ot
| the scarcity Of money is heard, and tho
| demand lrpm this city, though still large,
shows some signs ~ abatement Nor arc
complaints ul turlincss In collections ~
| hyuu,ut us they were recently. \ de-
crease 81 600 tons In the weekly output
oi charcoal iron makes the net increase
| during September In iron OF all kinds
| 8Gii tons weekly, or per cent. lhe
market Tor pig.Irnu h a waiting one, With
out change in prices. lar iron * rather
] Ices firm. owing to western offerings, and
| ia rails no eastern sales are reported, and
| only 10000 tons at ntHhurg and 2D,uu1
| tons at Chicago. Tho onic,al r0port
\ shows ,l,a, pnlcn Gov nine months cnding
October | W,rr l,l3.sS3 tons, against
I,NG.I2 tons last wear, and deliveries
p2I. JUi tons. against l,3D.N-J last year.
The coal trade Is now quiet. The lead iall
| Of I cents in dly WIS attributed cniirrly
g. fparJlttion, and the same influence
lifted rlIlrc slightly, though the distribute
i've demand is still restricted. The sugar
market iyon buyers, AMI In groceries
! generally there b. some evidence NJ slack
,uIng demand. Tho wool market cuutin-
ne. strong, with the best grades, aud
pri,cs have again slightly advanced. A
hrmcr feeling is noted indry goods, though
the trade at present is only moderate in
volume, and buyers continue To operate
with caution. The failures occurring
throughout the country during the week
number ~, ~ compared with 22' lls
week and ~ the week previous. For the
corresponding week Of last year the hsurc'
mann an