Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-26
OUTLOOK
Reported in General Business Circles
During the Past Week
FROM PRINCIPAL TRADE CENTERs.
Growing Embarrassment Felt in Branches
of Industry
AFFECTED By THE TARIFF BILL

trioutlOn, Out az otnerS, notably boston,
New Orleans. st. Louis, Omaha, Chicago,
St. Paul and Minneapolis, there has been
decided improvement in the demand for
seasonable drygoods and autumn specialties.
for boots and shoes, and to some extent for
hardware. The advance in hides is remark
able, 1c within the week, and canned goods,
too, are quoted higher through fears of
short fruit crop.
The strikes of street cleaners and cloak
makers at New York city are ended, the
latter in victory for the employees, the
manu- 'acturers conceding nearly every point.
Imports Of quicksilver from China have
been resumed, the steamer China just hav-
ing brought considerable quantity, the
first for several years. Prices at San Fran
cisco are off 81. Raw sugars have gone off
1sc at New York and Nc at San Francisco
for granulated; coffee (Rio) remains steady
at 1870.
DULL STOCK MARKET.
Bank clearings at 81 cities for the week
ended July "a are 1894, IA, ,975, gain over
this week last year OF 80 per cent New
York City's clearings, which constitute $50
per cent of the grand total, are less than
those for the like period last year by 2 per
cent while at 30 other cities the gain is IT.
per cent.
Stock speculation has been yery dull. the
interrnntion in to1ocr.,bio t,.;1;.;.. ,.,.ad
bv the Wssts,n Ms;aa e.. - a...;ss -.
~ ~ .iG :" "essefn M onion nre cuttlng doWn
bv the Tressnrv ,rsx. ne ge aae nono PsSa PulsnsseS
and Western ro;Iroad ;stao'.. 90 @ 'sso,a, i.,.n1,
to harmonic hu. t.,d;ua dius ;.n SEN nAeH 1e.iy
and veal Tha .uoa. t.us. .onuss HnnH;,e;a eua
attracts attsntinr IT, "us. U.s.. teot;on dss;s.;o
of ST PanI anJ M;nnao,aI;" ~ ueS.s aGt na'.9n
les has cansad nsrca ntihjo s,r;n o.ie =. az az
money market thars 1' '''-As'A'' ~ 'N'
WHEAT pposprcrs ,,,no
The nr;cs of vhs.. h., ,dn...a .. A..
of Indian co,n Q. a,d tha. aa.eu a. 1 ", 'nas
bushel m cron rsnorts .ha' tha ~, osss ~ per
of holders and strnna homa W. nS .s t poS,'vn Sn
mand. Available domestic stooh. ong,;nna
to decline having lost 185 mn hnshsIa LOST
week. The tnrniSo no;nt = bowauar naa. ass
at hand and recaints oIso ~ wh.ot ,,;Ii 80.
heoin to tell On to,ais IT, Js.
stocks of ev,;lohia o., ., ~ L ~
Ia ST reeL-o sa7 ooS hOL ~ mas Sey ueavy
/ 575 mn bnshaI. TOt"1 OI1neis, Al oa.s IL was
1anS flour as wha. >, a t.o, 1hAp1rs oi c Wneat
both coasts This ,1soE I'm =. ,..d d'eu s o1s.es
.troet,s a1raI sSS eco hS O.uo.
! oos COO IIuS pusheis' sgainss
hrsScIa T.O Dushois .l. !ass week ana i'ooo,oSo
Tha sue tnt,1 ~ a sne ,oIrin %eek OF 'ulys 1883.
Of h~sheis ao; tit 7oS W oo1 1aes Is 94o4
iika nort,on ~ 1850 "a zoo oy1 Snes Sst,a IN
in fssS ' "AN e'''"'0'A Dusneis
Eastern manufacturers renort a oood da.
mand from Western jobbers for fall prints
and dress fabrics. West the consumptiye
demand for seasonable fabrics is excellent,
noticeably so since the mprovement of the
Iowa and Nebraska wheat outlook by rain,
and owing to the excellent cotton and rice
crop prospects South.
IRON AMI woo1. pry.,v nr,,
- "o AD AIN DoAh'
MooI Is as ouii as ever, manufacturers
= Is.uslng 70 s!ock np at present prices.
= a.ecen' arrivals Oh montana ana Oallfornla
leeces on consignment nave not excited any
'u'sres@ Wooien gooos, notaoly hannels,
are very dull. Cotton is of No Tor spot on
'reer sales, the advanced stage of the season
ana improved new crop prospects.
ZIG IRON remains DULL and without special |
'equest, except Tor few grades OF Southern |
" tne west, where prices for them were |
'naoed. Other makes are firm. Rails are
juliet at former prices. Stocks Of pig iron |
IRE smaller than one year ago. There is an
,fort being made at Boston to boom copper
tocks. Lake ingot is now 17@l7Nc. Cast
ng brands unchanged. Anthracite coal
I'D not go OF freely enough at the advanced |
prices ana Win an enlarged output and pro-
iucuon, mas again peen restricted, In hopes
nat lne Market may become stimulated.
FAILURES FOE THE WEEK INCREASING.
Business failures reported to Bradstreet's
,nmher 1s6 In the limited States this wset
,oainst 1S1 I.st west and oo1 th;s ,.s.I 10,
e.. Can,da "a 90 .h;. -" saAs :oA. "oA 'eso oo
80 ,,.sIs M 49, nrn,hs u su
,aainst sac in a ill., ra.,ion af1ooo S'"'
Tn its review of the trade s;tnot;on Gov
he week r q Dun r. o. cav that rora
norev and hieher nr;oss r,aaa S ,h s"as ,a;,ha .
no o.. !sJs- IL 81 s;nI p.so ineIS 'ne WISHES VI
Lo IL kv.;uoas ,ris a :; .le eohe VI
nI ;dsnt Ms.n,rhiia - siina n !. sa'sneu anu con
air., rissn cent nov on,es - Wa1dn.,
nd s;Soo Jo.i;Ued ont Ia sh;y onuay
az a. 80, Pnss; ano sn PenNs
,.sn.. ,oa" .i - n'sIa.; Deoomo Anown.
= h,ohar -. 'pSn Ps;oa. soa ~ sain anu oo..on
y 5u oasa nasnef prices , ior some mahuiactur-
urinc the waai hait as e. nso nsn, fd and
hare are ind;cat;o,. ot rauawaI of ths sneon anu
alive fever which the n,o,neot of monetorv
expansion produced some time ago. But in
ther respects the outlook is good, business
! large for the season and the great indus
ries are on the whole improving in condi-
ion.
GREAT INCREASE IN PIG IRON.
A most obeer;no statsment Ia ma,,o hv ,ho
ron anJ steel & ssoc;ation .bnT;no' tsat H.
.oaL III " nf ,,;r ;ron T "msnlJ ana o;s aseS sna
.CIA ~ Sos a. 600 Rs . on ,;ass so ,notesseI
1s ny rodrcs;on in the six months IA @ renf
I'd hv ,he from Soe a. s1o ooo tons
.hicb wonid indicate an increase OF nearly