Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-06-21
TRADE OF THE week.
Fair Distribution of Merchandise Re
ported Over the Country.
increase In Railway Earnings i'm Spite
of Labor TROUBLES Dealings with
Foreign Porfs-The Failures.

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Special kilograms to Bradstreet show on the
whole the distribution of general merchandise
is of very large proportions, notwithstanding
reports of only moderate activity in leading
lines for weeks past from Boston, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, Kansas City and other cities
The special activity noted at present is IN
dry goods, cottons and boots and shoes. except
Mt Kansas City, where agricultural imple-
ments and groceries are relatively most active.
The great activity in general trade through
out the country more than counterbalances
railway rate troubles in some sections and as
a result, gross railway earnings for May in
creased 14,47 per cent over May of last year.
which month showed a gain of 66 per cent.
over May, 1888, Total earnings for May l27
companies aggregated S35, 49S,025, an increase
over last May of 81, ass, S97.
The Southwestern group, as before, ranks
first with gain Of p per cent For the five
morths the earnings of 134 roads aggregate
Sl60,953,19S on mileage of 7S,l2i miles, n
gain of respectively l27 and 90 per cent in
these two items.
Bank clearings at ffty-one cities for the six
days ending June II are l 81 ,263, 1929, Il
gain over the like week last year Of IL per
cent, New York city's clcarings which c0nsti-
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those for the like period last year by nearly
9 per cent.
Stock speculation at New York il very
dull with tendency in prices to sag lower.
Europe has sold stocks and the professional
element is slightly bearish on the slow pro-
gress of silver legislation and the unsettled
railroad troubles
Provisions and cereals have nearly all de-
cllned within the week the drop in wheat be-
ing about Dc, mainly on improved crop out
look and weaker cables. Hog products too,
are weak, lard being off ten points. Live
hogs and cattle are weakerat Western markets
and dairy products, while firm are selling at
lower figures than week ago.
The foreign trade for April gained per
cent. as compared with April, 1889, free i'm
ports being larger by % per cent owing to
large receipts of coffee chemicals, rubber and
raw silk. Dutiable imports gained % per
cent, and exports 81 per cent, cotton ship
ments alone showing very heavy decline.
For the ten months the value of trade in the
fiscal year shows gain of 10 per cent, ex-
ports increasing l6.6 per cent. and imports
As per cent
Exports of wheat land -four as wheat, both
coasts, equal ,30S,557 bushelsin the like week
last year, and 2,32 1910 bushels last week. The
total exported July l, 1889 to date, as spec
lally telegraphed from leading ports to Brat,
streets each week, is 101 ,S64 ,224 bushels
against S3,l69,990 bushels in the like portion
of 1888 SO.
Available stocks of wheat at 1000 points OF
accumulation East of the Rocky Mountains
as reported to BrddStrcct's declined only $780,
900 bushels last week against an average
weekly prior to May of nearly 80 per cent.
larger.
Business failures reported to Brddstrcct's
number 149 in the United States this week
against l75 last week and l95 this week last
year. Canada had is this week against y
last week. The total number of failures in the
United States January l to date, is 509l,
against 40 in a like portion of 1889.