Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-06
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
1t Continues to Improve, Notwithstand.
Ing the Downward Tendency Of Pro.
duce-Etc.

~ OVutluueS 70 Improve NOtWItuStuuus
Ing the Downward Tendency Of Pro.
ducs-Etc.
r. G. Duo & Co. 3 Review OF Trade
for the week ending April ~, says:
Business in this region is so inter-
rupted by Centennial preparations
and the approaching holidays that the
decrease in volume Is not surprising.
Reports from other quarters indicate
q continued improvement, and even
in the iron and wooden branches the
signs for the present are more favor
able. Money is accommodating here,
and plenty at nearly all interior
points; collections are generally bet
ter, though no improvement is seen
at Milwaukee; and while the general
complaint is that the present demand
for money is but moderate, the conf
dence that business will soon expand
is as strong as ever. Perhaps it is in
fuenced little too much by the be-.
lief that the crops this year are to be
unusually large; but after all reasonable
allowances, there is more ground than
usual to look for year Of good trade.
"In most of the speculative
markets, prices are lower, and that
fact also gives promise Of larger and
freer trade. Wheat is 2 cents lower
at SO cents, with sales of 4o4 million
bushels for the week; corn is Ii cents
lower at 42s cents, and oats cent
lower. Coffee has not changed, but
speculation in sugar has turnec
downward, and fair refining is ove'
halt cent lower at Sc cents. There
is no change Of consequence in porl
products. and oil is fraction stronger
but leather is again half cent lower
butter 2 cents and cheese half cen
lower, and flour has declined TO
: some grades so to 70 cents per barre
Speculation in cotton is still strong
, and the price is an eighth highe'
with sales here of $4,000 bales, an
exports continuing very large.
sin consequence mainly of tn
enormous cotton movement, the valu
of exports in March exceeded tn
: value of merchandise imports by 81
n S33,326. The net exports of gole
$3,712,235 for the month, and abor
100000 of silver, made about 81
: 100000 paid abroad against intere'
q due and undervaluations. For thre
a months the net exports of merchal
disc and specie represented about ha
9 the estimated interest and underval'
q atoms. These figures show that,
. spite of much weakness in specul
- tive stocks, the foreign investtnen
still exceed Withdrawals of forelg
capital, and of late the demand f
railroad and other bonds has been e
ceptionally strong. AT New Yo
the merchandise exports for APP
thus far exceed last years by "A p
cent, while in the imports here the
is an apparent decline OF 8 per Gel
!. due in part, no doubt, to the ia
- that the market is already supple
. but also in part to the decline
prices of most commodities he
- while in European markets t
\. general tendency of prices is upwal
Since April 1st the fall in the av'
:, age prices Of all commodities here
II been fully half of l per cent.
X i +
=. "lt is fact worthy OF notice Il
- some considerable failures OF Il
or have produced no disturbance or fe
hs ing of apprehension, and while
number of failures has been VI
~ large thus far this year, there is
|, the sense Of uneasiness which wo
70. usually attend such record of {
.. asters."
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