The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-31
IMPROVING.
Dun's Weekly Report Makes More En- oouraging showlng--More Money and Better Prices in Sight

Dun's Weekly Report Makes More En-
 oouraging showing More Money and Better Prices in sight.
 NEW YoRK, July %. --R c. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade says: Moro money and higher px'ces met the wishes of most traders. and accordingly the tone of the business world is more sat- Isfied and confident Meanwhile silver is accommodating having risen a cent per ounce by Monday and since declined three-fourths of cent and shipments hither from Russia have become known. Because of speculation in grain and ecs- ton, and higher prices for some ::.anu- factured goods, the general average has risen during the week one-half of l per cent, and there arc indications of renewal of the speculative fover, which the prospect of monetary expansion produced some time ago. But in other respects the outlook is good, business large for the season and the great indus tries on the whole improving in condi- tion. Latest reports of exchanges through clearing houses outside of New York show gain of IS per cont over last year.
 Tho woolen manufacture shows the least improvement of all the great in- lustries The failure of the Senate to go on with the Tariff bill operates as a vet blanket the dealers say. The boot and shoe trade is particularly healthy and active for the season. A most cheering statement is made by the iron and steel association, showing that stocks of pig iron unsold havo increased only 13i, 900 tons since January i, though the production in the six months is reckoned by the Iron Age at 4,610, 900 tons, which would indicate an increase of nearly half million tons in the consumption. The coal trade is phenomenally dull and the output for July has been restricted to 5000, 900 tons. Copper risses steadily with grow ing demand, while tin is an eighth lower and lead quiet
 Wheat has been hoisted by great per sistency in circulating unfavorabie re- ports of yield at home and abroad, but exports are not large, and tho prospect in most of the spring wheat regions is very light. Prices advanced 236c cents for wheat, 21I for corn and 2 for oats on small transactions. Cotton also rose three sixteenths of cent on sales of 630, 900 bales, in spite of highly favored crop reports Coffee was steady and dealers claim that a better distributive demand begins to be felt o.l is fraction higher with small transactions, but hogs and pork products are lower. Raw sugar has boon lifted fraction in spite of the depression ofrefned by Spreckles' sales. In general speculative markets for products show tendency to ad- vance, mainly because of moro money and more speculation.
 The state of business at other cities is everywhere as favorable and, at some, more favorable than a week ago Bos- ton notes trade steadily exceeding last years, with quiet in some branches, but great activity expected. Philadelphia finds greater demand for iron products, with difficulty in obtaining prompt de- liveries; the tobacco business is Mir and the trade in chemicals, drugs and liquors, though quiet as usual at this season, is in good condition. Chicago enjoys ac- cording to Board of Trade returns, a large increase in all grains and considerable in cured meats and cattle, with . dressed beef move ment three times as large as last year, and sales of dry goods and clothing larger than year ago. Wool receipts are small, and tho shoo trade quiet St Louis reports fair volume of trade in nearly all lines, and good prospects for the fall. At Kansas City business is better, and at Milwaukee and Detroit fairly maintained for the season, with good prospects. At Pitts burgh, iron is slightly weaker for few grades, but manufactured products are in good demand and the glass trade