Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-17
State OF TRADE.
Business Improved at Philadelphia
and q Few Other Large Cities.
Activity I'm Woclen 6oOds-The AvaiI-
able Wheat-satisfaotory Railroad
Earnings--aonsy Easier.

Activity I'm Woolen eoOds-The Avail
able Wheat-satisfaotory Railroad
Earnings--Monsy Easier.
Special kilograms to Bradstrssts show that
there has been as jet no general revival from
the period Of inactivity customary at the
opening of the new year. The exceptions
have been at Boston, Philadelphia, Cinein.
natl and San Francisco, where the revival OF
demand in leading lines has given rise to de.
cidedly more activity relatively than has been
observed elsewhere. At Boston rubber is
higher, leather is stronger, and dry goods are
in improved demand.
At Philadelphia there is better request In
nearly all lines, notieeabiy in pig ron prices.
which are shade better. There il better
feeling IN wool, and cotton tends upward again.
bat wooien goods are as depressed rs pre-
viously. Groceries notably e0llees aud teas,
are 6Fmer.
The movement Of sugar and rice from
Louisiana plantations to New Orleans is quite
free tor the season. But at Memphis, Kansas
City, Omaha, ST. Paul, and Duluth, trade Is
quiet the weather having been unseasonably
mid Lack Of snow In Minnesota aud Wis.
cousin has affected logging untavorably. Re-
ceipts OF cattle az primary markets are heavy.
Arrivals Of hogs are free at Omaha, and prices
are 10 cents lower.
LARGE STOCKS OF WHEAT
Wheat at San FrRnclseo is frmer and isc.
higher per bushel, with free exports but large
available supplies on the Pacific Coast. Wash.
ington, Oregon, and Idaho available wheat.
with that In San Francisco call.board ware.
houses, equals nearly 100000 bushels -
nearly twice the available stocks there a year
Rgo At the East wheat has gone OF u cents
per bushel on expected continued increases
from week 20 week OF available stocks Of
wheat weaker cables, and ireer selling. SUP.
piles increased 6f7,101 bushels east Of the
Rockies las. week, and the outlook is tor an.
other material Increase this week Special
reports 10 Bradstrcef's show that exports Of
wheat land haur) from both costs Of the United
States and Canada, for the week eqnaed q.
UT6,0o0 bushels, against i,03i, 900 bushels the
preceding week.
London, Melbourne, aud Auckland cables.
giving totals Of available supplies Of wheat
in Europe, afoat therefor, ami in Australia
and New Zealand. furnish a total. which.
added to domestic aud Canadian available
stocks, both coasts, indicate a total of nc OOO /.
00e bushels, as compared with i20OjOlJ0
bushels one year ago.
DECEMBER RAIIRoAD EARNINos
December gross railroad earnings were
satisfactory, gains by 1871 compauio, over
December, 1859, amour ing to s per cent
Aggregate earnings Tor the month were fSs.
055,7lS, and the mileage wass 32s, an Increase
OF 20 per cent Decreases were more numer.
Gus and large gains Of greater volume than 10
November last Heavy earnings In that month
point TO large movement in all lines except
cereals Cotton rail shipments were heavy
The Pacific road make tue best showing For
the year 1890, 100 companies report total earn.
ings Of S4S4, 2S9, 1884 on s0.65S miles Of track, q
gain on earnings OF s. per cent and mileage
Of 81 per cent over 1854 Every group Of
roads show gain, the largest Increase being
10 the Southwestern aud the smallest 10 the
trunk lines
Bank clearngs ut flty.fve cities for the
week are i ,2s2 l97 ,S04, an Increase over tits
week last year OF 50 per cent. New York
city's tleirings, which tons itutc gu per
cent. OF tne grand total, arr more than thoyo
for ths same period last e. bv 90 per cent
while At hity.tour other ciIica the gain is o.
PR cent.
Bushes, failures reported 80 Brada6ests
/ number 1911 IN the United States this week
sainst 3u3 last week. and 3ii tins week last
I year Cinads had a. his week, ngnlnst al
/ ~ week. The total number Of failures In
Z the Unit ID States, January ist 10 dale, il 537
geainst G63 in two weeks last year.