Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-16
State OF TRADE.
No General Movement, But Consider.
abe Activity in the West
Fine Outlook for the Crops Cold Wealth
er Interrupts seasonable trafic
Business Failures.

Fine Outlook for the Crops Cold Wealth
er Interrupts seasonable tranic-
Business Failures.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's as In pro-
eeeding weeks, do not show general grow tn
IN the volume of trade in staples, although
there are instances where business is reported
quite active and equal to expectations, even
exceeding records of the like week a year ago
Minneapolis tells such story, as does St
Paul, and, somewhat modified, the like is true
at Omaha. There has been pronounced gain
Mt Chicago.
Nowhere else are announced expanding
volumes of business and records in excess Of
1890 Cold weather, has interrupted buying
ofsome seasonable goods, but not seriously.
West and South the crop outlook is all that
could be desired Sugar is said 10 be little late
in Louisiana, but except the probability Of a
smaller area, planted TO cotton, this month, all
agricultural staples promise heavier yields
than last year.
COSTLY INDUSTRIAL DISTURBANCES.
Industrial disturbances the first week in
May have been numerous and costly. Nearly
1900 coal miners struck for various causes,
although general eight-hour demand was
not made. The building and allied trades have
been disturbed by the eight-hour movement,
and the total number of Industrial workers on
strike is not far from $1,000, as compared with
81, 600 one yenr ago
Announcements of the suspension Of the u.s.
nal flannel sales have lent strength to the tone
Of the wooden goods market generally. Wool
IS DUH, with low grade Australians in large
supply and poor demand. Low grade domes-
tue wool is lie lower.
SUGAR RATHER WEAK.
Sugar is weak and &c off on raw and refined
on weakness abroad. Domestic demand is
still good, but prices promise to favor buyers
till the June fruit canning demand sets in.
Business failures in the United States num-
Der 166, against 100 last week and Is 2 this
week last year. The total, January to date
is 4429, against 1890 last year.
Money has been more sensitive during the
week, owing TO continued exports Of gold,
with prospect of further disturbance in
European money markets, owing 10 Russia's
demand for gold. Bank clearings at fifty
eight cities for the week amount to 81 1871, 1875,
064, a decrease from this week last year OF IL
per cent.
At ffty-seven cities-New Yorks total ex-
cluded-a gain of 2 per cent. is shown. Gold
shipments fears of tight money, and uneasy
conditions abroad, have created depressed
tendency in share speculation, although the
harmonious railroad meeting, the punishment
of rate cutting, and the adoption of plans to
render the Western railroad agreement more
stringent, had sustaining effect. Bonds are
duh and steady.
EXPORTS OF WHEAT.
Exports of wheat, aud -four as wheat, from
both coasts increased again this week equall-
ing from the United States exclusively,
2,273, Ia bushels, against 81, 270 bushels in
the first week of May, 1890; ,273, 900 bushels
in 1889, and As, 900 bushels in 1888 The
total July 1, TO May 7, is Sl,170,043 bushels.
In like portion of iSS9-90 il was 90, 900
bushels, in 1sss-s9 it was 70, COCOON and in
1SS7-ss, 10, l99, 900 bushels.
Official reports with estimates indicates that
only about II 900, 900 bushels ofwheat visible
and invisible remained in the United States
on May /. Ilrddstreet's and Beerbohm's to-
tails of stocks of wheat, United States and Can
ada, ahuat for Europe and available in Europe
show that supplies have fallen off from Janu-
airy to May I, 1891, only 100000 bushels
as compared with 80, 096, 600 bushels in a like
portion of 1890 and a., 900, 900 bushels in four
months of 1889. The price Of wheat appears
to show renewed strength after dropping i0c
per bushel from the highest point reached