The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-28
FINANCE And TRADE.
A Feeling Of Confidence at ALI
Commercial Centers.
A SLOW WEEK FOR sPECULAToRs,

But for Active Business Enterprises
the Boom Continues-The Flour
City Continues to Grind Out Twen-
Twilight Thousand Barrels Daily.
The Great Industries Improving.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-R. G. Dun g.
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
The week has shown weak speculation,
active retail trade and moderate whole
sale business. Money is in ample supply,
with no sign of loss. Industries are
fairly employed, with some improve
ment. Crops are moving with freedom
and in wonderful quantities, and ex-
ports are remarkably heavy. No fail
ures occur of character to cause ap-
prehension, and the feeling of con-
tidence at all commercial centers is
strong. AT Boston trade is steady, and
in groceries and holiday lines active.
Wool is more active, sales reaching
3,O0o,0G0 pounds, prices favoring buyers.
AT Hartford trade is dull for dry goods
and ma erials, but good for groceries
and hardware. AT Philadelphia there
is moderate activity in dry goods, and
some increase in sales of wool, all
worsted mills working full time.
AT Pittsbprg rig iron is weaker, but
manufacuud iron and steel in good
demand, ana he glass tratle fair. AT
Cleveland , 4 is good in all lines, ex-
iron. Al Jtirlt b o. teS is equal to
lu years, Hal IL lufacturers are
active. At tCinnati retail trade is
imprWi r and manufacturers fairly
employed. At Chicago some decrease
is seen iii cared III j. $. lard, butter and
cheese, but a shg4t increase in barley
anu % per CeEI. in flour, the weeks
trade being the largest of the year, an
increase III cattle, oats and hides, and
receipts Of dressed beef and corn ARE
double last years, and of rye and wheat
three times last years.
.Actiyi in the Flour City.
At st. Paul cold weather stimulates
trade, ard at Minneapolis saw mills
have closed the largest season ON record,
while flour mills, though troubled by
ice, turn out 2S,IO0 barrels daily. At
Milwaukee trade is sati factory, but
larger with the west, where crops and
money a-e plenty. AT Kansas City
there is healthy activity, and grain re-
ccipts improve. At Denver trade Is
good, but at Salt Lake dull, with slow
collections. The southern cities are re-
ported better; at Nashville and Mont
gomery trade is very fair; at Charleston
good. win improving exports; at New
Orleans reCClpts of cotton and sugar are
large. and both in good demand, aud
Savannah alone reports present trade
li,hr and money no easier, but pros
poets bright.
In the great industries the outlook is
improved. There is a better demand
for coal and iron. Some Virginia iron
is offered very low, and SIG at Proyi-
dcnce is quoted. Bar is in better de-
mund. Plates are in fair demand, but
structural iron Il little weaker, and steel
billet5 are the lowest price ever re-
corded, T26. On the whole there are
evidences Of enormous consumption, nj
ready, nearly equal TO the production,
with prospects of an iaarHl,e next year.
Brsinrss Failures.
The business failures occurring
Throughout, 1he country during tue last
seven days number for tile United States
| 237. and for Canada 90, or total IF Pos,
rs compared with totals of 9'5 last week,
and .yl the week previous TO the last.
| For the corresponding week Of latt year
| the figures were 20, representing 2l
| failures in the United States and IS in
| tl,a I9I,,.ipi,,t= ,,f ('npn,n