The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-26
TRADE REVIEW.
WHAT DUN q co, HAVE TO GAY
ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL WORLD,

MARKET
NRw YoRH, Sept, el,-R q, Dun Il
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade saysl
Throughout the country tho state OF
business 10 encouraging, and the only
diAheartenlng features are In connection
with speculative operations, Stocks have
not quite maintained tho recent advance
and have relapsed into dullnesa, with
aales of less than 100000 shares for tho
week, theohlef cause being the western
railroad wars, Speculation In bread
atufIa and cotton has been at a slightly
lower range OF prices, with but moder-
ate transactions and alaoknesa OF the
oonsumptiye demand causes weaker
tone In coffee and sugar markets, with
out material change In prlcea, OIL speou'
latlon Ia shade stronger. and provisions
steady,
The reporta from other cities this week
correspond fairly with the olearnga out
aide New York, which show an Increase
over last year OF about per cent In tho
aggregate, but an Increase NJ two-thlrda
OF the cities, Az Boston conservative
feeling stlll rules the money market, and
business has not wholly recovered from
recent aetbacka, but h improving In wool
and steady In leather and lumber, At
Philadelphia money Ia active and tho
jobblng dry goods trade continues good,
tho grocery trade improves, exceeding
last years. tho paper trade decidedly re-
wives, tho liquor trade Ia active and
drugs and chemicals moderately active,
but la wool there ia very little move
ment, At Chicago there " a decline Ia
roceipa Of wool and " grain, higher
prloea for wheat leading farmers 10 hold
back, but large Increase In proyiaiona,
Trade In dry goods and other merchan'
disc Ia quiet, aftor tho exceptional ac-
tiyity OF August
For the year thua far, trade exceeds
last years, Milwaukee reporla constantly
improving business, with active money,
Kansas City reports business and c0llec-
tlOna fair average for the season, and
Cleyeand inor0ahing activity, especially
In iron and orc, with prospect OF higher
rates for money Az Omaha great crops
give good business and collections, and
vi Pitsburg further improvement Ia seen
In Begaemer iron and steel, In coke and
In Goal, with resumption Of glass works
No l.e per cent, higher wages, South
orn reportaalao are all encouraging aa 10
crop prospects, and present trade,
No ftrlngsnoy In Money,
These specimens illustrate tho general
tenor Of reports, and II may be added
that there h nowhere any btingenoy In
money, the supply being ample for
Legitimate needs, AZ New York the ratio
has bcon higher, but tho demand for
loans on collateral Ia amply nupplcd,
On the other hand commercial pappr ia
Of slow sale and few banks are buying,
Foreign exchange has dropped ono'half
cent, however, and possibilities OF gold
exports appear more remote, while nicr.
chandlaO cxpOra for three weeks exceed
last years by 89 per cent, the Increase
In imp0ra meanwhile being but . per
cent, The treasury also, notwthatand-
ing the acanty oilers Of bonds, has been
10 managed that lb nctuAl h0ldinga OF
cash nr0 S6OO,O0O lower than last Satur'
day. Thus hlr tho New York banks
have boon able 10 meOt all demands for
tho interior without disturbance, but II
Ia not forgotten that the demands arc
nob yet over The reserves are low and
thorc IA no present prospect Of supply
from nhroad.
Tho great industries appear 10 bo
gradually improving In condition.
While tho improvement Va slow In wool
manufacture, there Ia clearly a more nc.
tive demand NJ Boston, and sales Of wool
there thA week arc 3,sas,0OO pounds, in
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