The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-30
TRADE OF THE WEEK.
Reports Show Encouraging
Prospects in All Directions.
Increase In the voium, OF Trade I'm
Interior Cittes-Governmr rnt Crop
Reports Sustained-Interior
Banks AmpIy SUBMITTED

Reports Sustained-Interior
Banks Amply Supplied.
Special telegram, to Bradstreers re- cord a
visible improvement In the distribution Of
staples at ma jority Of cities reporting. At
almost all points 1t is noted that the outl ,ok
for the Fall trade Is very good. While
weather conditions West and Northwest re-
main very favorabiy, In Louisiana and Texls
too much rain has damaged the crops, par
tcularly cotton, aud rendered interior roads
30 heavy as to materially check trading.
Mercantile collections West anil North are
gene: ally more favorally. Cattle md hogs
ure lower. Powder. and dynamite mills on
Pacific coast have formed pool. Nearly
5000 bushels Of barley have been shipped
I from San Francisco to New York.
Cotton and woolen dress fabrics are moro
active in jobbing circles at N York AMI
Boston, and On average distribution in all
lines OF domestic staple and department goois
is reported. Agents not, larger recorders Of
ssasonable fabrics an mo; Q interest is m mi
festel i'm Spring goods. Prices, as o whole,
are well contro led. Print c.oths are nc
lower on the week, on lighter demand, and
lew grade Southern goods are weaker, but
not quotably lower Foreign goods at New
York are in light demand, aud ths season is
unusually late.
The domestic wooden goods situation shows
little change. Raw wool is unsettled. Sales
are only moderate, AMI tho outlook Is unc,r-
tain. Sales at concessions are reported but
,prtces are not quotabiy lower Manufac.
turers are only supplying immediate wants.
Cotton Is ective aud speculativoly higher on
small supplies, late movement OF new crop
and generally good demand. Liverpool re-
ports an dvance OF N.
The depression in tue sugar market noted
for three weeks past still continues Raws
ara of ~ AZ, 16a undar soma praasnra To raal-
izc. The dsinclination Of joObers and others
to take freely OF refined is still noticeable,
and prices were marked down another 10 on
Wednesday, with only moderate business
resulting. The net consumption OF sugar In
the United States for six m 5ntls ended June
80 last is estimated at ISL, l0I tons, yaInst
7lO, 40S tons I'm a like portion Of 1888 aud $685.
792 tons In 1857. The profits Of the Su gar
Trust for six months are estim tied by Messrs.
Willett & Mamlin at $S, ,423 900. and by the
non-trust refiners at a. .445.0j0. Transactions
in coffee, both distributive aud speculative,
have bsen heavier than last week, with gain
Of fifteen points on the former and about
thirty on the latter.
The Government crop report, not being
quite as favorable for wheat as expected,
tended to stiffen pric.s when backed by
firmer foreign cables. Restricted export
takings and a reduced buying interest let
quotations down again. Futures are up about
20 on the week. Corn has been variable on
heavy cables and improving SIP culative de.
mand. but closes &c up No2 oats are ga
lc higher, but white oats are lower on the
week. Exports OF wheat land -four as wheaD
equal ,9l4 900 bushels this week against 3
O56, 900 bush is last week, AMI 56J 900 bu h Is
year ago. Total foreign shipments July
to date equal ii ,00) bushels, against 49,
653, $50 bushels for a like perioi last year.