Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
The Balance of Trade DeCid-
eddy in Our Favor.
Reports From All Quarters as to Agricul-
tural Conditions Universally Favor
able-Increased Confidence Felt
in all the Trade Centors.

NEW YORK, Sept 8.-R G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
business improves in all sections at
the south, partly because of injury to
the cotton crop ana the cOnseOue MT ad-
vance in the price. The wheat crop is
out OF danger, and is enormous, un-
doubleday the largest ever grown, and
moving with unusual raDidity. The
corn crop has been saved and is very
large in most of the surplus producing
states and even within the range OF re-
cent frosts appear to have been in part
beyond injury.
1.-THE reports from other cities ex-
press increased confidence and show
some actual gain in the volume OF trade.
Steady Improvement is seen at Boston.
At Philadelphia improvement is seen
in iron and coal. steady buying OF wool
by manufacturers, especially of worsteds
and fair trade in tobacco and chemicals,
but collections are generally dull. Man
ufacturing is active at Baltimore and
iobbing trade healthy. Clothing and
dry goods are especially active and col
lections fair at Cincinnati At Chicago
wheat receipts are four times last years;
rye. nine times: corn and dressed beef,
double and oats show increase, while
some decrease is noted in -four, about
one-half in barley and cured meats, and
a quarter in lard. Sales of dry goods
exceed last years. which were phenom-
inally large, and in clothing and shoes
the trade is immense.
Sat St. Louis the distribution ex-
ceeds last years and orders are free.
A ~ I'D 10 fol
At Minneapolis the jobb!ng trade IS
very good, wheat receipts being double
last years and lumber advanced 81 per
1000 by the association, and ST. Paul
trade steadily increases with assurance
of unprecedented crops. At Milwaukee
business gains, though unusually SLOW
collections pinch some of the jobbers.
At all southern points higher cotton
stimulates trade and collections are
somewhat better, and at New Orleans
there is fair demand for sugar. AT
most southern points money is also
easier, and at New Orleans in ample
supply for legitimate needs. AT The
west no complaints Of stringency are
noted, though money is tirmer at
Chicago.
Operations in speculative markets
have been more active and wheat mas
declined Al cents on sales OF 40, 600, 900
bushels on account of enormous receipts
at the west, which have been at the
rate OF 1,350,000 bushels daily for the
week thus far. Exports for the cur
rent week have been about ten times
those of last year, though the move
ment OF -four does not correspond lngly
increase Corn declined 3 cents before
the reports of frost, and oats Il cents.
Cotton has advanced notably more than
half cent during the week on sales OF
$50, 900 bales at New York, and the
market is likely to be uncertain for
some time to come. Oats have
fallen 81 cents, and coffee Z of cent,
but no fall is seen in pork products,
which may be strengthened by the new
German decree. In stocks there has
been a remarkable advance, broken on
Thursday by some reaction on report OF
frosts.
~ he great industries are doing well,
though strikes of importancea are threat
ened in the cotton mills at Fall river
and the window glass works at the
west. Distinct improvement is seen in
the demand for iron and its products,
though prices are unchanged, and also
in COAL while minor metals are firm.
The trade in dry goods is fairly large,
particularly in all wool cassimeres and
dress goods.
1.-THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the past
seven days number 217. as compared
with total of 226 last week. For the
corresponding week of last year the
figures were 2O3."
They Made Big Haul.
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