St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-08

is substantially the same, but there ap-
pears to be more stringency. Money IS
unchanged at Chicago, fairly active az
to z at st. Louis and at Pittsburg,
rather abundant though the demand is
large, at Cleveland. easy at st. Paul and
Omaha, in good demand at Detroit at Z,
and steady at that rate at Milwaukee,
the demand at Kansas City being only
moderate. The decrease in actual cir
culation outside the treasury in the
month of February was S10.276.-
1858, and this. with the further
absorption this month by the
treasury, indicates less active com.
mercial demand. The aspect of foreign
trade does not change. as exports at
New York still exceed those of last year
little, while the imports have not of
late shown an increase. The volume OF
domestic trade appears we'll sustained,
with general encouragement noted at
Boston and st. Paul, satisfactory dis
tribution IN all seasOnable lines at St,
Louis, a good jObbing trade at Omaha,
and building operations more than
double those of last year, though storms
check retail trade; quiet at Milwaukee
and Kansas City, and at Chicago i'm.
pr0vement over last year In grain and
meats, with dry goods trade about equal
TO last years, and clothing trade only
fair in volume. Boston also notes i'm.
provement in clothing on Western
orders, liberal sales of cOttOnS, and
a fair demand for leather, with
improvement in boots and shoes, and
good trade in lumber. The WOODEN
manufacture does not appear to have
changed much in condition or prospects,
though better sales of heavy weights are
noted at Boston, while lighter goods are
quiet. Sales of wool there are larger,
s., $50, 900 for the week, with prices an
changed. and it is thought bottom has
been touched, but prices are depressed
at Philadelphia, and the early eXpecta-
ton of new and large supplies leads
holders to make concessions. In the
iron trade also the situation has not ma
terially improved, and at PittSburg
prices are again lower. The window
glass trade is active, and fourth adj
vance in prices within three months
has been ordered, but flint
glass works at PittShurg are
curtailing production. The coal
trade is not better, and entirely in buy
ers' favor, while copper and tin have
been rather weaker, and lead in Scanty
supply and stronger. Little can be said
of the market for breadStuffs. for. not
wthStanding Spasm OF activity one
udN Ill WhGdV, raising SAFES mere IOE tIlO
week to $4,000, 900 bu. the price is but
quarter of cent lower than week
ago. Com is unchanged, but oats 115c
higher. The general course of prices
for commodities has been upward. and
the average advance for the week has
been nearly half of per cent, but the
range is so low that further mOvemenS
in the same direction before the coming
of spring would not be surprising. The
stock has not changed during the past
week in any material respect, the aver
age of prices being substantially the
same, though there was stronger tone
Friday. The removal of fears concern.
ing possible exports Of gold. the rapid
rise of foreign exchange, the indica-
tons that purchases on foreign account
now exceed sale Of securities, all tend
to make the absorption Of money by
the treasury less observed. 1t may be
added that the decrease In activity OF
trade throughout the country tends to
release larger amounts OF money than
have been expected to return to this
center at present. But, with bank re-
serves remarkably narrow for the sea-
son, speculation for an advance in
stacks is checked by fear of artificial
Stringency in money, as it is naturally
also by the approach of the season OF
open navigation, without satisfactory
settlements among the transportation
lines. The business failures during the
last seven days are 260, as against
total of 30i last week. For the CORES
ponding week of last year the figures
were PSI,