The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-01
BUSINESS DURING THE WEEK.
Trade Active Throughout Che
Southern States.
IRON Stronger ana Steel Weak--Iron Miii.
all Aetive--Potatocs and Dairy Pro-
ducts Hishcr--Exports and Imports
i'"sh SHOW 81 Large Increase.

""''S hiShcr--ENports and Imports
E"th Show Large, Increase.
NEW YoRK, Get. al, Spcciail-Thc
weekly review Of trade OF Il. G. Dun 4.
Co. says: The approach of tho elections
has caused some slackcning of trade at
many points which is obviously tempo
rary.
At few cities. notably st. Louis.
therc is observed reaction from the
great activity which prevailed just be-
fore the new tariff went into effect.
But at nearly all cities trade con
t'n"cs remarkably large, and payments
through all clearing houses. outside of
New York, for the month of October
Will probably be tho largest ever re-
corded in any month exceeding those Of
last October by about - per cent, and
those of last May, which were Sc, Cs7,-
100000, tho largest over known. by
about 10 por cent. The foreign trade
Tor the month will certainly prove the
largest ever known. and tho great in
dustrics are all unusually active.
At the South business Is thriving.
New Orleans reports large receipts Of
sugar and rice, and good prices, though
haling of cotton is hindered by the
weather, hut at Galveston trade i'm
proves with hotter weather, and orders
are free. At Savannah rcceip.s arc
35,157 bales cotton, l5,O76 casks -osin
and a,4SS barrels OF turpcntino.
At jacksonville trade is rather dull.
but III Northern Atlantic States 1ecid-
eddy active. |. may be said, moreover.
that reports as to collections throughout
the country are more satisfactory.
Money markets are about as last re-
ported, though iirmcr, with sharp de-
nand at bottom; firm, but casic- at
Philadelphia: still tight aat Chicago,
scarce 1T : 10 per cent. At st. Louis:
somewhat Stringent, with large de-
maud, at Cleveland and Detroit; selling
AZ : per cent 1T Milwaukee; tight at
Savannah, with good demand at Don
yer; easy at Kansas City, and easier in
spite oi demand at New Orleans.
Rates at New York have varied widely.
and the Treasury has taken in during
the week about two million dollars
more than it has put out; silver notes in
Guided. Tho great industries are doing
more on tho whole than at any time in
the past, while the iron production ia at
maNimum, and the market at phiia-
Iolphia is very mixed"
Iron seems stronger and steel weaker.
Best foundry iron is unchanged here,
at Philadelphia and pittsburg. hut l,os-
srmcr iron is weak. ~nl at pitsshurg
lowrr, w.tn SsNol rails af:y cents lover.
DisagrccmcntS in the association .rc ~
ported, and tho market hcre IS demo-al-
i2od, with sales reported at SO mt the
mill in bar and plaLc iron. Largo or
dcrs are less frequent, bat the mills aro
busy and small orders arc active.
Cotton is Z quarter lover, with goods
unchanged and in acl;vc demand and
takings hy No!thora spianers fully up
To last years general average Of pz.c,s.
Because Of advance IN brcadstuirs, Lola
toes ana dairy products Is srac sioncU;
higher than a week ago and SO per
cent. higher than Il year ago. This ac-
counts in part for the enormous volume
of exchanges throughout the coun.ry.
but there remains an apparent increases
of over six per cent in volume of bust
ness, exclusive of difference in prioes.
Exports from this pert for four woeks
have been ten millions larger in value
than last year, when October exports
for the whole country were noariy
ninety-cight millions, which indicates
for tho month much tho largest moyn
mcnt OH record.
Imports here, also. show an inoceasf,
over last year OF fifteen millions, SO that
the aggregate for the month may react,
eighty millions. The failures for the
week i'll the United States is 100, oo;n-
pared with "27 for tho correspondents
week last year.
visiting Iron Men Stumbled at Toronto
TORONTO, Oct. 3l.-This city raisosi
$1,000 toward entertaining the NOM