New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-07

For five weeks ending with August the receipts
,vere about 81 600 600 bushels against about i ;,
900, 900 bushels last year, and daily reports Tor
the past week aggregate. over 100000 bushels.
The exports have been large also, for four weeks
of August. -four included, 20,669,3l6 bushels
against 6,362.105 last year from Atlantic ports
while last week over 100000 bushels went out
in five days Of wheat alone. Corn has been scarce
at the East, and higher for immediate delivery,
but the corn clique at Chicago has made heavy en-
gagcments to ship its stock Eastward.
Speculation became rampant in cotton, with
accounts OF great injury in some States by I'M
favorable weather No estimate of the extent of
injury is possible as yet and the various local re-
ports are not only partial, but at such time prob
ably exaggerated Still there is no room to doubt
that there has been considerable injury, and there
may be more of it, In few States the loss is
reported to reach 90 per cent. and if these States
represent half the promised crop, they do not,
the total loss might be nearly 100000 bales. But
as the Weld last year was S,600,00O bales,
there would even then be left not far from 7,700,-
600 bales for the coming crop, which, with stocks
brought over September l in excess of the Ordl-
nary stocks at the season, would make total
supply of $500, 900 bales for the year, while the
worlds consumption of American cotton during
the past wear has not been 100000 bales and
in no previous year has approached that quantity.
But some advance from the exceptionally low price
prevailing was natural, and the rise last week was
about 5-8 Of a cent. Pork products were also
strong on the removal of restrictions by Germany.
but coffee and oil were lower.
The rise in cotton may prevent great strike
of operatives at Fail River, who were disposed to
resist a proposed reduction Of wages, for it Is
thought that the advance in the price of the
material will enable the manufacturers to get
on without curtailing expenses. Print cloths
rose last week three-siXteenths, and other goods
have been so very low that rise may naturally
follow any advance in cotton. The market for
wool is improving in tone, and slightly better
prices are paid for cOmbing, wOrsted and the
coarser clothing grades, though fine fleece is I'M
changed. The season has been remarkably good
for dress goods, and some improvement is seen
in the demand for mems woollens. The boot
and shoe trade moves on fairly, with increased
distribution reported from the West. The iron
industry shows a marked change of tone with
out a material change in prices, the demand being
more active for nearly all products, and one sale
of rails being reported after long naction. In
window-glass manufacture a prolonged strike of
hands appears to be inevitable, since an advance
in wages has been demanded, but other branches
of the glass manufacture are doing fairly.
The volume of business measured by August
bank cearings outside New York is 4.3 per cent
less than last year. but railroad earnings for about
eighty-sx roads for three and twenty-four for the
fourth week of the month show a gain of 52 per
cent. Imports at New-York for five weeks show
a gain of per cent, while exports hence for four
weeks of August increased 30.s per cent There
is clear and considerable expansion in new business,
compared with this time last year, and yet money
markets all over the country are fairly well sup
piled, and even AZ the South are easier.