Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-03-09
BUSINESS IN GENERAL.
It Shows Steady Improvement, and the
Outlook Continues Favorable.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s Review for the
week ending March 2: "Traders who
have been waiting through belated
season for the expected winter trade
find that it does not come, and spring
has arrived. But the outlook for the
spring. and the feeling of confidence
as to the future, are at least as favor
able as year ago, though in some
departments the state of trade is at
present unsatisfactory.
CAT fully half the interior points
which report this week there is noted
fairly good trade or some improve
ment. Pittsburgh observes an ad-
vance of rs cents in some kinds of
pig iron, and better inquiry for
manufactured in many forms. Great
err strength is also observed at Cleve-
land, where the trade Of February is
reckoned better than usual. Phila-
delphia notes most cautious dealings
in dry goods, on account of stocks Of
heavy goods carried over, no change
in wool, Grmer market for leather,
and slow market with tardy col
lectons for drugs and chemicals. AS
to collections, Omaha alone reports
improvement, though at Cleveland
city collections are good but the
country is slow; at all other points
taruiness is noticed. The money
markets are everywhere amply sup
piled for legitimate business, but the
demand is moderate or light.
"While trade in dry goods here is
considered larger for February than
that of last year, the unusual caution
OF buyers continues, ana WOODEN
cloths are without activity, while
> staple cottons arecomparatively quiet
Print cloths are a shade lower, and
ginghams are especially offered al
low prices. The demand for wooden
underwear is noted as more encour
: aging. The boot and shoe trade il
active, especially as to mems boots
D of which sales are expected to exceeo
. last years largely, while the demand
: for women's light goods is less thar
a usual. The manufacturers are buy
y ing more freely of leather, and TO
t hemlock prices are half-a-cent lower
S Rubber is firm at 649 for Para fine
e The anthracite coal trade is stagnant
T. and efforts are being made to Gu
n down production still more. In tn
It minor metals a severe attack on tn
n Copper Syndicate at London caused
a fall not followed here; and tin is
II little stronger at 2l3, with lea
It firmer at $40 cents per pound.
= X
<, "In spite of speculative prices
y which check the outgo Of wheat, tn
It exports of all merchandise from Ne,
10 York for February show gain of l
e per cent. over last year, against a
e increase of 2 per cent. in imports.
20 "These figures indicate, that tn
lie excess Of imports over exports, fe
February, may be millions or NOR
against over 10 millions last yea
In January, the excess of exports WI
r. s5,12l,S74, and half-a-million gol
and million and a. half in silver wei
~ abroad. But foreign exchange #
,e mains steady, and unless moveme'
an of securities causes foreign demar
oe for specie, no distut bance for son
r. time to come is indicated. Durir
~ the past week the stock market h
he virtually done nothing; prices are,
he the whole, unchanged. Waiting f
he the Inter State agreement to get in
he working order, traders have indulg
ne hopes but deferred purchases. I
Treasury has put out $1,9OO,O00 mo
~ cash than it has taken in during t
on week, and owing to the large pc
he sion payments probably closes
he month with lower cash balance, a
70 larger volume OF currency in c
culation, than at the end of Janua
Meanwhile the general course
. prices for commodities has tend
uel upward slightly for the past we
and is now only tenth of one
the cent. higher than February lst."
Sheriff Kinney Sued.
Frank Powers, a one armed II