Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
Duns ReroaT.



Might Be-Activity In Buildan4s
New YORK, Feb. 1.-R- G. Dun & Co .
weekly review says: The closing OF one
considerable bank and two smaller ones.
tends to impair public Confidence; In
other respects the news is less favorable
this week. The financial depression at
London doesn't abate, and there are re-
ports of heavy Withdrawals of gold for
South America or France. Foreign ex-
change here has risen from S6x to
S4S7x. The sales of bonds have been
small, and the treasury has taken in
nearly 81, 20O, 600 more cash than it has
paid out Hardness of collections at
various interior points causes more COM
plant, and the unseasonably mild
weather once more depresses many lines
of trade.
The exports for December proved
much larger than had been expected.
with an excess of SS7, 000, 600 over i'm
ports. The exports in January from
New York have been smaller than last
year by 81 per cent Money at New
York is abundant and cheap on call, and
demand for commercial paper is now
strong here, and at Philadelphia the ex-
change is about same; at Cleveland and
Milwaukee the market is fairly active
with ample supply. and at st. Louis.
fair and good demand, and other West
ern points fair and easy demand.
The later indications of business &C
tivity are not quite so satisfactory as
would be wished. A heavy movement
followed the cold days at Boston, but
wool sales were only 2,400. 600 pounds
with depressed market. Goods do not
improve.
An unexpected demand has raised do
| mestic hides 4@Hc, but foreign was
! dull. Leather is selling more freely.
Philadelphia notes few sales of wool.
At Chicago dealings in grain and meats
are large, but in dry goods somewhat
less for the past two weeks, and the shoe
| trade shrinks little. Distribution has
been fair at St. Louis, Omaha and Kan
/ sas City, very fair at Detroit, but dull at
F., Cleveland, and depressed again by
weather at Milwaukee.
| From the reports telegraphed it may
be inferred that trade since the new
year began has not answered eXpecta-
tons, and there are some signs that the
mild weather is not solely to blame. In
j the iron business the mills are fully en-
ployed at Cleveland, but sellers make
better offers at Pittsburgh and some re-
auctions occurred, and at Philadelphia
large lots which have been hypothetical
| have been sold at some concessions,
! frightening timid buyers. The indica-
tions are that excess of production be-
gins to be felt. In the dry goods trade
the signs noted at Boston, Philadelphia
! and Chicago are seen here and at other
points. The coal trade also continues
much depressed, as to anthracite, though
bituminous is active at fair prices
The unsurpassed activity in building
has made materials strong and active.
Wheat is 11Ec lower with sales at 90, OOO,-
600 bushels; corn, 11sc lower. Cot
ton is held by speculation, but
sales for the week were over
1000, 600 bales, and coffee is
unchanged, but oil and pork products
are dull. In the stock market for the
past week the average shows slight
advance over last week and the report
of earnings from all roads good.
The business failures are 291, as
against 33S last week. For the CORE
/ spending week of last year the figures
! uoro 229