The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-28
STATE OF TRADE,
Effects Of the Weather on Mer-
chandise Movement:
Checked by Floods In the South, md
Improved In the East aud West
by MID Weather.

Checked by Floods In the South, md
improved I'm the East aud West
by Mid Weather.
Asreportei in special telegram, to Brad.
streets, the week has been marked by no.
ticeable check In the movement Of general
merchandise throush h out the lower Missis-
sippi Valley owing to q h,o Is and fears OF
further overnows. This Is conspicuous in
Louisiana. Unfavorab!e weather and high
water have had an effect also throu yhout the
OHIO River valley. Trade at San Francisco
continues depressed by the "aI Winter
storp," but the outlook is for an improve.
ssmens~t Wheatis moving rapidly in Califor-
MIA, and fs going abroad In large consisn-
movement is reported from Boston, Pitts
burg, Kansas City, Chica 20 aud Omaha,
stimulated in part by mild weather and most
conspicuous in groceries, clothing, boots aad
SHOES, drugs an hardware. Hogs and cattle
are in better demand, and prices tend up
ward.
February gross earnings Of 1856 railroads
companies reported to Brudstrcets aggre-
gate ~. .9Si .53o, with a total mileage OF H.
3S5 against S25, ,S37 l95 and mileage of Is.
oSl In February last year, gain in earnings
OF IL. per cant. aud in mileage of . rer
cent. For two months the total earnings ny.
greSate $6) ,o2). 679, gain over last year OF
49, per cent
Reports to Brddstreets of ava liable stocss
OF grain East OF the Rocky Mountains, United
states aud Canada, shows uniform d screases
last week. The decrease Of only Sl7, ,35J bush
els or wheat was surprisingly small. In
creased stocks at Minneapolis, Duluts, Mon.
itoba and Northwestern Ontario points ex
plain why the decrease was not 10000
bushels. Exports Of wheat (and -four a.
wheaD this week, both coasts, the largest for
months equal ,007. .03J bush ,ls yainst =, 49,
$50 bushels last wsek aud $50 OSJJ bus 10 8
the first week Of March, 1889 Sine, July l
last, the total exports of wheat have equalsd
7l,4s3, S5S bushels, as compared with 81 .y3J,-
456 bushels in a like portion OF 1888 50. Wh,at
prices, after declining on tho Government
report OF 1856 COO, OO0 bushels in farmers han Is
| March l, advanced on foreign takings and
| reported damage to Winter sown wheat,
closing cent to cents up on the week
Brdds reefs reports as to stocks OF wbea; in
farmers hands March pont to a tot Al OF
abou. i36, 600. 900 bushels.
Dry goods are fairly active but the demand
has not equaled expectations, except from tn |,
South agents report re. as sorting deman Is
moderate Prices arc generally we'll h,ld
| except for coiored cottons which rule in buy
| ers favor. Foreign goods are slow and the
who .esale clothing trade is quiet. Raw wo 1l
| is in better demand at Boston. Territory an
| to 70 cent higher In all markets on generally
good demand, small stocks and light CROP
movement
Exports OF cotton for six months OF the crop
year aggregate 4,0T7.266 bales, valued at
$2O3, ,O6O 500. gain of l6 per cent. in quantity
! and u. = per cent. il value over lest year.
| Breadstufs exports for eli yht months aygr,-
gate $9i S47 ,57S, an increas, over last year OF
10 per cent.