Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-04
TRADE OF THE week.
Healthy Outlook For General Bust
ness, and Activity in the West.
Gull Speculative stock Market tn New
Tork-Cofton Goods strong
Failures for the week


Tork-CoftOn Goods Strong.-The
Failures for the Week.
Special kilograms 10 BrudStrcctS note some
increase in the volume of seasonable mer-
ehandise and staple products distributed.
Further reports Of damage TO cotton come
from Louisiana, and the export movement
Of grain continues slack on both coasts. Cen
trail American trade has recovered from the
effects Of the late war there which resets IA
vorabiy on California; commercial interests.
At Omaha the stock Of corn-ied cattle Is
/ increasing and prices are cents 20 10 cents
up, while heavy receipts Of hogs depress quo
tations OF the latter. Receipts Of cattle and
hogs are both light at Kansas City and prices
are hrmer. The more active movement
in jobbing lines is among dealers Ia dry goods
except WOODEN, boots, shoes and clothing. At
I New Orleans there is manifested disposition,
now that urgent wants have been filled 70
await more liberal crop movement before
anticipated requirement. Receipts Of Column
bia River salmon at San Francisco are heavy.
Raw sugar is dull aud LILO lower on small
refining demand and more favorable beetcrop
reports. At Chicago wo0lens and worsted
have been advanced t2l per cent, and ine
eottons are up 5per cent Coffee futures are
up % 10 40 points, while spots are only frac-
tiOnly changed.
and dull, with marked tendency toward
lower prices; the prevalence lof lower rates
for money have no apparent effect in eneour-
aging buying. The influence 0t the foreign
market is adverse and bear operators supply
nearly all the activity,
Wheat has been easier and la2c lower. and
Indian cork Is 10 of on the week Reduced
exports and reports of rather better yields
abroad than had been counted on explain this
Flour is weaker but not changed in price
Exports Of wheat land flour as wheat) argre-
gate 1921 bushelson both coasts this week.
Last year in the like week the total was
l,6507t4 bushels, and last week 9s5, t75 bush
els The aggregate shipped abroad July
todate, One-quarter Of the current cereal year.
is "a l6d,S0l bushels against q, 2li,7l bushels
in like portion of 1850, 81 .il3 aus bushels in
1855 an 4S0i5,SS9 bushels IN 1857, Indian
corn exports this week equal 1912 bushels,
against SOL, 2i7 bushels last week
Cotton goods are, as a rive very strong.
Brown and bleached cotton is well sold up,
and several makes have been advanced IN
price. Print cloth is weaker on charging
stocks. General iobbine demand is M 20 the
average aud slightly Ia excess Of last week,
O~ing To good weather Wash dress fahrins
for Spring delivery are active with agenta.
Wooden goods are in moderate demand and
some makes Of mems wear goods are more
sought after. feature ofthe week has been
the buying Of fine territory and pulled woods
by worsted mills, with good adyices from the
London sales, which advanced quotations 10.
Prices are strong and tend upward The
weeks Boston sales are the largest for the
year. Spot cotton is Ac "a on continued large
crop movement, but October aud later month
deliveries are very active and l.i0al- &c higher
on reports Of crop damage and good foreign
advices.
Business failures reported to Brddstrcctt
number 179 in the United States this week,
ia La
year. Canada had 81 this week against 30
last week The total number Of failures ia
the United States January / to date Is TAG,
AGAINST $500 I'm like poriion of 1850