The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-21
DUN'S DRIP.
oouNTRY's CURRENT CONDITION or
BUSINESS,
Continued Marked Improvement In Trade
Though so FAF IA 1880 II HAS Not
ooms up 10 General Expectations

NHW YoRK, February i0,-h q, Dun a
oo'h weekly review OF trade Will says 40
tuAl improvement Ia business continues,
although there 10 still much complaint that
the trade thus far this year has been dlAap'
p0lntng. Tho payments through banks 10
large, the movement Of freight IL larger
Ihs earnings Of railroads. satisfactory, but
The output Of iron has declined and tho
bnoortalultea IN grainI cotton iron ana
minor metal markets Affect many depart
manb OF business unfayorably,
rHK UPWARD MOVEMENT
In prices, which was noticed last week. has
not been sustained, the general average Tor
commodities being about halt OF one per
cent lower than q week ago, though htll
about that much above tho level OF Feb
Fuhry 1. In the
MONEY AND STOCK MAREFTa
The changes during tho past week have not
bean very important but on tho whole IN
the direction Of Improvement heouI'ul
Of pig Iron has diminished, The furnaces
IN blast February /, were producing lAl,lll
tons weekly, against l62, 27l January 1, n
decline Of SN per cent WINE WlaA pulA
NATURAL REACTION
after tho enormous and excessive expansion
OF tho past few months, and still leaves tho
weekly output about 80 p0r cent larger
than at this time last time last year, " u
an evidence Of q ahrlnGase IN demand
which may render inevitable q much great
or decrease In output
YOR THE RAIL nusiNfsh
IL 6~tagnatlng only three mills out OF Tour
teen now running, according 10 a recent
statement and recorded sales THIS year
have been far below the capacity Of works,
The plate and tank iron trade Ia dull, ana
In structural iron the business . slow,
though hopeful for the future, There IL
cutting In aalea Of pig iron by some north
ern ~ well M southern furnaces, aul pur'
ohasera are generally oonlned 70 imnedl'
ate needs.
Tm eoAL TRADE
Ia also depressed by oyer'produetlon ana
cutting Of rates, Tho copper market has
been weaker abroad, and conflicting rumora
about refusal OF American mines 10 con-
tract with the syndicate are current Sales
Of lead have reached 400 tons, with prices
declining to $500, Tho Tin market Is also
d~emorallzod, with quoted sales At t2l,2o,
IN WHEAT II RArlp R6g
reached 0sN cents tho 18th, but prIeos have
since been weaker aud show an advance OF
only q cent for the week, Sales here have
been $4,000 900 bufhola but Atlantic oE'
ports were In Ave weeks ending February
3 only 6s3l53 bushels, against i,3OL,S5j
last year aud Of -four bs3, 700 barrels,
against 1889, 6S2 last year. This, compared
with exports Of 10, iib,SS
nUatriA on coRN
during tho same weeks, against ,72s, 6G1
last year shows how the foreign trade has
been affected by tho speculation which
holds prices Of wheat At Chicago tar above
prices at tho soaboard. Corn has advanced
but q half cent with sales OF nine million
bushels, and oats are unchanged,
oil CIRCULATION
has lifted tho price AZ oonta With salos OF
only seven million barrels hero, Cotton
with sales Of $4,000 bales, and eolco with
sales Of 207, 900 bags, have each declined on
eighth, and pork IL O dollar lower With
lard 27h cents lower per 100 pounds,
TuE pUY GOODS TnApK
has been only moderate In amount, but II
Ia moro hopeful, because tho recent cutting
OF prices has diminished, Staple oottons
arc irregular aud generally sluggish, though
prices aro fairly hold, but print cloths are q
shade lower at 4 cents, There 10 fair Notiy'
ity In cotton and worstod dress goods, but
THE MOVEMENT ~ wooLEsa
Il irrogulari liberal ~ TO dress goods, and
overooatngs, but only moderate as 20
ohmImoroa, ]launola, blankets aud hosiery
Tho operations In this, as In other branches
OF business, are 20 some extent retarded by
tho close scrutiny Of credits which tho slow
noaa OF collections In many quarters natur'
ally prompts, but the
nrpoura FROM Tnr iHrERtoU
IN that respect ore this wook rather moro
than before. Atall interior points report
ing tho money market Ia easy, with n CON.
paratlyoly light demand, aud the accounts
al 10 tho volume Of business would indi'
cato but moderate transactions, Mover
tholoS0 the
oLEARINdS
through banks last week woro 1874 por cont
larger than q year ago outside OF Now York,
only seven cities reporting any decrease, OF
which San Francisco, Minneapolis aud st.
Paul were the most important
THE srooE MARKET
has boon stronger on account OF tho cover
ing OF short sales, but moro discriminating
IN Ia temper than usual. Most Of the
granger roads orc weaker and tho failure e
got tho presidents agreement oignod by all
tho companies has u depressing Influence
Evidences that the agreement 10 actually
oyaded aro aecumulOting and the BOltlmor,
receipts OF corn arc especially noticed.
THE Exr0RtB
Of merchandise hayo boon 90 per cont
larger for tho first half Of February thar
thoy were last year, and the imports OILS,
show q largo increase, The money mnrto
has been easy, rOths On Gull declining from
az toik per cont, ana the treasury
HAS pitAURsEp
during tho week. 81, 200, 900 moro than II la
talon In, but tho decrease In circulation o
silver continues.
THE DusiNEss FAILURES
occurring throughout tho country during
the last seven days, as reported to r. q
Dunn q Co., tho mercantile agency, yoStor
day by telegraph, number, for tho Unto,
. States, 2lS, and for Canada 40, or total o
$50 failures ~ compared With 1903 las
, week, and 500 the week previous 10 tho last
For tho corresponding wook OF last yea
tho failures figured up 273, OF which 20
wcro IN tho United statoS, 81 In tho Dc
mlnl6n OF Onnada,