Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-31
TRADE OF THE WEEK.
Only a Moderate Increase in the
Volume of General Trade.
increase In the Number Of Failures From
january First to Date over tho Gov,
responding Period of 1890.
NO. 4.

Increase In the Number of Failures From,
January First to Date over tho Gov,
responding Period of 1890.
Special advioes to Byads,reeis by telegraph
indicate a continuance Of the moderate rate OF
Increase in the volume Of general trade. Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, and Cincin
natl report relatively the least Improvement
in general trade circles within the week.
Quite encouraging reports come from job.
bers' agents and other dealers at Chicago. Du
iuth, Minneapolis. st. Paul, Omaha. ST
Joseph, Kansas City. Memphis. and New
Orleans. The volume Of general trade at
these points In all sessonable lines is Of health.
ial proportions, and at most of them has IN
creased. Live hogs are Sc lower. With weak
ness, owing to free receipts at Western mar
ke's, but cattle are steady. The receipts Of
grain at Duluth cause heavy demand Tor
lake tonnage.
Trade is very active nj San Francisco. par.
iicniarly nmong han Hers Of canned and dried
irnit and raisins. Limited ocean tonnage
there restricts exports Of wheat. Raw sugar
Is &c on on heavy arrivals and better beet crop
reports ksduoed consumptive demand aud
moving of She Louisiana crop caused decline
OF se on refined.
FAILURES or THE WEEK.
Business failures in the United States
number $50 against los, last week. and
2t2 this week last year. The total Janu
airy to date, is o67S against sis7 last wear
Share speculation at New York continues
to be narrow, but prices display a firmer ten.
Fs1sI la hull
the increasing ease Of money, aud augmented
demand for bonds. and rumorcd increases Of
stocks.
Bank elesrings as wired exclusively te
brgdstfeet'S are from sixty.fonr cities thi,
week The total, sl2iS. ij5.065 from ffty
eight cities in the United States IA IA nor cen.
less than in the like week OF $500. The dc.
cline Is largely due to the decrease al New
ork city. Chicago's total increase. So pet
cent, rs compared with the correspondents
week year ago. Ont Of sixty-one Giles 10,
ported thirtytlrec show decreases.
Dry goods are ia only fair demand. sprino
goods are IN chief request with agents and The
next fortnight is expected 10 deyelop n Good
trade in them The production Of staple cot
tons Is smaller than usual at this season
owing to low water
DECREASE ~ WHEAT EXPECTATION.
Exports OF wheat al New York and NJ Balt
more fell away more than 900, 600 bushels Chi,
week, which explains the difference between
total exports wheat and wheat -four from
eleven United States aud one Canadian pori
this week ns compared with last. The ngrre
gate Is y iS3 - bushels for both coasts. aeains
= tNf ib9 bushels the week before In iha
third week OF October, for four preceedire
Years, the aggregate ranged from ,s000 900 h
ap,on bushels. For seventeen weeks of
the current cereal year, exports from clever
United states ports equal 20 $4,000 bushels
against il.7Si, 600 bushels from the limited
states aud Canada IN seventeen weeks of 1870
AMI rs compared with S3.SlsO00 bushels
shipped from The United States nlone in liks
portion Of 1880. with H,77a. 600 bushels IN
lo's' and with 51 sa5, 600 bushels in tho like
seventeen weeks IN 1851 From tho United
states alone this week exports OF wheat and
hour both coasts, aggregated 3 500 IN bushels
as compared with 1908. AZ the week before