The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
TRADE OF THE WEEK.
THE CROP NOT A FULL ONE
A Decline in General Prices, But .
Sharp Reaction in Stocks.

r. q. Dun & Co.'s weekly review OF trade
says: The volume Of legitimate business con-
tinues to improve. Crop reports are quite
favorable rs to corn. The general average OF
prices has again declined slightly. In stocks
n severe reaction, averaging IS per share,
eliminated last Saturday, and there has
been an average advance of 81 80 per share.
The crop, which is most important In railroad
or financial aspects. is not large; the yield OF
wheat is $4,000, 600 TO $1,000, 600 bushels short
Of full crop. Heavy rains late In the sea-
son have also injured cotton to some extent
as to grade and probably as to quantity. But
the feeling still prevails that large business
may be expected for the coming season,
though fuller supplies of money at Western
and Southern centers my cause demands
upon New York to be lighter than usual.
MONETARY SITUATION.
Official reports show that the money in cir
cuation Of all kinds was about 81 1861 100000
September 1, against ,3!l ,oOo, 900 year ago,
and the treasury has put out this month
about {, 200, 900 than it has taken in. besides
adiing to circulation the amount OF gold and
silver coinage. For the past week the addi-
ton to circulation has been s3,2O0,0O0 and
on Tuesday $3,160,0O0 more bonds
were purchased, 130 being paid for
per cents The reports from
interior points show that money is generally
in ample supply, though there is some close
ness at Clev eland and Detroit The market
is light at Atlanta. Collections have i'm
proved. For speculation money In New
York is in abund ant supply, but for CONNER"
cal uses the market is growing harder. Busi>
ness is fairly active at all interior points re-
porting, and at most it is better than year
ago But while the principal centers report
good and increased trade the accounts from
several OF usual dullness at the smaller towns
in regions surrounding suggest that distribu-
tion may not be answering expectation
COURSE OF PRICES.
The iron market grows har'ler at hiladel-
phia, though one company still sells at SIS
for No, /. Coal moves largely on past con>
tracts, and tho years output thus far is per
cent. in excess Of last years to date. 10 wool
prices are shade higher, but tho speculative
demand has abated. Foreign lie has i'm.
proved little, but exports for the past three
weeks from New York are still o per cent.
below last years, while imports here show an
increase OF 0 per cent, Thepreliminary state
ments for August show that the exports of
breidstuffs, provisions. cattle, cotton and oil
were ss,577, ,3}s smaller than for the same
month last year, or % per cent, but the last
years. exports for that month were excep'
tionally large
Wheit has been moderately active, with
sales Of 20, ,o0o, 900 bushels, and only Il cent
net advance in price, while corn has declined
] Z cents, oats Il cent aud oil q cent. Pork
products are higher; dressed hogs 10 cents,
lard 80 cents per 100 pounds. Cotton has al
vanced 1-l6 cent, with sales Of 404, 900 bales,
and oofseo 4 cent, with =-las Of 800, oon b9lte
Hides are stealy, hut leather has advanced
fully / cent Meanwhile exports OF wheat
from this country for July and August
amount to 1s,5OO,0 600 bushels, -four included,
against 81, 5,75o bushels last year, and the sup
ply remaining for export is prot ably about
q, 900 900 bushels gr, ater than last years ex-
ports for the rest of the crop year.
The business failures number 22S, as com
pared with 2l7 last week, and PA the week
previous to the last.