Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-01
THE COUNTRY'S TRADE
Weekly Review as Gathered by Re G.,
Dun's Mercantile Agency.
Everything Moving Smoothly Every whara,
with q sight slack In Retail Departments
on Account Of Appro ching Elections.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S. weekly review of trade saws: The
approach OF elections has caused some
slack of trade at many points, which 10
Obviously temporary. At few cities,
notably st. Louis. there Is observed re-
action from the great activity which
prevailed just before the new tariff went
into effect, the demand for time hav-
ing been satisfied by dealings in aniici-
patton of that measure, but at nearly ali
the principal cities trade continues re-
markedly large, and payments through
all clearing houses outside of New York
for the month of October will probably
be the largest ever recorded In any
month, exceeding those of last October
BY about 10 per cent. and those of last
May, which were 81 ,037 900 900, and
the largest ever known by about 10 per
cent. The foreign trade for the month
will certainly prove much the largest
known, and the great industries are all
unusually active. Boston notes increas-
ing capacity by the largest wooden mills.
Manufactures are paying advances and
prices for wool. Hides are lower, but
leather very firm. Philadelphia reports
wool very firm and trade healthy and
promising. greater trade than ever
before in paper, stationary, printing and
leather products. At Chicago receipts
OF grain fall below last year IS, aud hides
and wool third, but cured meats aGd
dressed beef show au increase. The dry
goods and clothing trades surpass last
years, and the shoe trade as well,
though less active. st. Louis finds trade
perceptibly weaker, with retail fairly
active. New Orleans reports large re-
ceipts of sugar and rice; and good prices,
though baling cotton is hindered by the
weather, but at Galveston trade i'm
proves with better weather, aud orders
are free. It may be said that report OF
collections throughout the country are
more satisfactory. There is scarcely u
mention of complaint or hardness.
Great industries are doing more on the
whole than at any time in the past,
while iron production is at maximum.
and the market at Philadelphia is very
mixed. Iron seems stronger and steel
weaker. The best foundry iron is uu-
changed here, st Philadelphia and at
Pittsburg, but Bessemer iron is weak
and at Pittsburg lower, with steel rails
association are reported, and the market
here Is demoralized, with sales reported
at $40 at the mill. In bar and plate iron
large orders are less frequent, but the
mills are busy on small orders. Cotton
Is Lc lower, with goods unchanged and
in active demand, and takings by North
ern spinners fully up TO last years. The
packing business is heavy, and prices of
pork products steady. with hogs sixty
cents per 100 pounds lower. The ex-
ports from this port for four weeks have
been $40 900 900 larger in value than last
year, when October exports for the whole
country were nearly S95 900 600, which
indicates for the month much The largest
movement on record. Imports here
also show an increase over last year of
81 600 600, SO that the aggregate for
the month may reach $50, 600 900.
Business failures during the last seven
days number 2l8, as compared with 22j
last week. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were POI.