Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-09-13
TRADE OF THE Week.
Activity Reported in JObbing and
Manufacturing Circles,
The Labor situation ImProving-Bank
Cleartngs for the Week. Comparison
of Ru-turus Failures.

NhcAftnkn Tor the W eek-tonipartson
OF Basluess Failures.
Special kilograms to Bridsfroefs this week
indicate fair degree Of activity in jobbing
circles and among manufacturers, particularly
as to the distribution of dry goods, clothing,
boots and shoes, and hardware.
At almost all the cities reporting. business
Is said to fairly active or satisfactory for the
season. The most pronounced activity in dis
tributing circles rs heretofore is vt Chicago,
New York in special lines, st. Paul. New Or
lean and Kansas City, Al the latter city,
receipts Of cattle and hogs have declined,
while the demand is fair. Prices tend upward.
NJ 81 Louis provisions are steady with large
Southern orders Cor better Glasses Of meats.
The labor situation on the whole has rather
improve Several of the more threatening
industrial disturbances have practically dis
appeared, except the brick boycott aud strike
AT New York city.
81 ieks speculation at New York IS dull and
ablect to bcarish attacks upon the Gram
ger shares, based ou the deficient coru crop.
Raw sugar is Ice aud re6nod 5-i6o up ON
good demand, decreasing stocks and hullish
beet crop reports. Wheat has reacted on more
favorable foreign crop reports and corn has
sympathized,
Cotton goods prices are firm. Foreign goods
are more active. Wool Is quiet. Odd lots acc
carpet grades show most drmness. Foreign
woods have relapsed into dullncss; prices are
unchanged. Cotton is Raso lower on large re-
ceipts weaker cables aud long selling on
Southern account
Speculation isquitc active. Anthracite coal
IS duh and heavy, with production this year
20 date nearly 5NO0O tons behind the like re-
cord last year. Copper remains firm,
Bank clcaringS for August show some effort
from the decrease of railway share spccula-
ton nj New York, but not enough To mater
tally affect banking transactions at the me-
tropoiis Clearings ut hhy-threc cities in
August aggregated S,7ai DOS. 61i, q gain over
last year Of los per cent, and next to those
for May this year, when the clearings total
was the heaviest on record, showing the lar.
gcst percentage of gain over 1859 oil any month
this year Only six cities SHOW a decrease
from last year the smallestuumbcr on record.
For eight onths ofthe year clcaringsatthi
seven cities aggregate s5SbeiOuib, gain
over 1889 Of SO per cent New York city'B
clearings show gain OF Ga per cent, while
outside Of that city the gain is ii.6 per cent
stocks Of available wheat, both coasts. az.
grcgatcd 27,7il,000 bushels. the smallest
total reported on a similar date since 1852.
East of the Rocky Mountains wheat
supplies have continued to decrease each week
down TO date. August heretofore, Of late years,
always furnishing Increased stocks. In August,
1872 Eastern coast available wheat stocks fell
AWAY ,597 900 bushels, while in August, 1880
they increased 4,s00,00o bushels, aud 100000
IN lSSS.
Exports OF wheat, both coasts land -four rs
wheat) equal 1916 G73 bushels this week,
against 26i9WR bushels the first week afSep.
iember, 1889, and 25G2,322 bushels last week
The total exported since July is 30,bi5tH
bushels. In a like part Of 1850, the aggregate
was l9520560 bushels and in isSs il was ~
500 .d91 bushels. Exports Of Indian corn were
659,60s bushels thisweek, against 100000 BUSH
els last week.
business failures reported to Brrdstreffs
number l4i ia the United States this week.
against l3i last week aud li3 this week last
year, Canada had % this week. against IS
last week. The total numbered failures in the
United States January 1, 10 date Is G,g3S
against 7.7lG in like portion Of 1852