The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-27
TRADE REVIEW.
The Volume Of Business done
S Shows a Decrease.

Money Strtpecncyj Due 20 tho Alb
s6fptton or Cash BY Stock Spec
,uiatton-J Jscports from Trade IS
Cen tres G rain mud staples.
p Special telegrams to 1sraistrcecs indicate
|5thot the storu,s OF the North Atlantic coast.
az we'll as uufavorable weather In Missouri
and Nebraska, have had an appreeiable effect
on IN, distribution Of general merchandise.
In other respcc's no particular changes are
reported. Relatively tho greatest activity
is said to be at Cbicago. Omaha. st; Joseph
are variabl.. Cotton Is moving freely In
Louisians, but the sugar crop there Is back
ward. Early freshets I'm Nebraska have
done very little damage to the Indian corn
crop there. Cattle and hogs arc dull and
cisco, owing to the decline In tbs Alaska
catch.
Gross earnings Of III railroads Tor August
show n gain OF 10. per c'nt over their ag-
grexate earnings In the same month Inst
year; but 81 roads out OF the whole number
show decreases Stock speculation Is dull
and subject to reuctionafv tendencies, the
weather diminishing. Anticipation, and
apprehension. though tho undertone OF the
market continues strong and confident.
Bonds are dull and frm. Money at New
York Is drmef on a drain Of fluids to the
| rleaBsa,e per cent Foreign Exchanges ia
Wh-es showed an early advance OF 20 on
unfevorable reports as to grade of new
by millers and othcrs before reaching lead
| ing storage points and liberal orders from
| millers and shippers for new Spring, but de-
cliued Inter losing former advance aftd clos
was construed unfavorahly. Indian corn
was relatively weaker on uossttling weather
| reports aud heavy receipts. Exports this
| week OF wheat land -four us wheat) aggre.
gate 1,4s6, $50 bushels, against l,e97, $40
bushels last week and 2, $50 ,43s bushels in tho
| like week OF 1883. The total exports July
to date are ~. 4G5, ,s4 bushels, against 23, ,S37.
10. bushels last year.
Dry goods jobbers at New York apd Bos.
| ton rep Jrt trade interfered with by stormy
i necessarily shows decrease, hut theseason's
| trade Is we'll ah .ad OF last year In leading
| lines. At first hands n steady, moderate de-
! mond is reported, with prices firmly held
for both cotton and woolen goois. Print
cloth stocks, however. nre growing, and
i prices, while unch ingcd, arc weak. New
York jobbers Is a prominent felture.
There IL some Improvement ih wooien
.olothing Raw wool salss are restricted by
\ elowness Uf manufacturers 10 take hold, hut
i holders manifest q moro conf lent tone
4 The new domestic clip - moving freely.
4 Raw cotton Is slower 0t sale at unchanged
I prices The Governm .et GRIP report Is re-
1 garded ne buliish. September delivery has
advanced on exhaustion OF local stock and
| sympathy with Liverpool.
An increasing inter IN raw sugar is
\ caused by q bett ar demand for refined aud
stronger European cable advices. Tne gain
is credited To legitimate tra,ie influences
Prices OF refined are we'll maintained. Coffee
prices have been stimulated by crop an'i
/ weather conditions at primary sources, as
we'll as by unusually heavy consumption in
Europe during August The specu utive
advance is z. l0c.
The business failures during the last ,veu
j days number for the Uni ell States 170 and
for Canada % For tho corresponding weeh
OF last year the figures were l9J 'in the
4 United States and "a in Canado.