Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
puN.s WEEKLY REu,nmM.
!. Shows . More Hopeful o.t,.,
Future Buslness. 70

cutuFo BUSINESS. -9r
New YORK, March CIR. q n.
Cos. Weekly Rcuic,o of Trade saws. D'h
There is found in almost all om,r.
feeling of confidence and hopefulna.ssafs s
to the future. Though the prescnt ~ as
of short crops is felt in the nortb INJECT
the prospects for the coming scasoas
exceptionally bright, and while in o sa
of the chief manufactures Operations sumo ~
checked by the uncertainty repara are
prices, it may be expected that tho snie
tions between materials and fni Iva,
products will soon be adjusted to tho as aN
conditions. e"
The sales of wool at Boston, New yo.,
and Philadelphia this year thus t FIX
show an increase over last year Of Sn
per cent, and still continues large. nv "
dress goods makers have closed the mo ns
prosperous season known and hono w.
better prices presently. In knit poo oSi
some complain that they are car Tvius
too large stocks and that margins i as
profit are close, but great many ordass
are still received. The expansion ans
Investigation of the manufacture leavss
for foreign supply only the finer grades
of worsted that are not made here, and
even in mems wear woolens there is sean
some improvement, though the demands
look to styles rather than oualitS
The boot and shoe business is retarded
by speculation in hides. as the prices NJ
goods, are no higher than year am
but while buyers are cautious they ars
numerous, and the shops are fairly well
supplied with orders.
The iron trade shows no change. Inv.
ers believing that as soon as the demand
strikes nor shut downs will restrict pro.
duction. Rails are stiff, and the demand
for structural iron trifle better.
The glass trade is fair, with prices I'm.
changed, and lead is firm, but copper
weaker. The general average of all
prices is still advancing, having risen
half of per cent. for the past week.
Reports from Boston are that the gen.
eral trade in merchandise is not active
the weather hindering. interruption
from strikes is feared in the boot and
shoe manufacture. Leather is quiet
BUYERS having supplied their needs, and
hides are dull, as consumers resist spec.
ulative advances.
At Philadelphia the iron trade is dull
and the trade in liquors and tobacco
quiet. In jewelry, paints and glass
trade is light with small collections
while in printing and leather the manu-.
facture business is better, and in chemi.
calls fair.
Pittsburg notes no change in iron, ex-
cept growing scarcity. The Mononga-
hela coal mines are busy.
At Cincinnati trade is quiet and collec.
tions fair, and at Detroit trade is very
fair, eQualling last years, though coun.
try collections are slow.
Chicago reports a decrease compared
with last year in flour, corn, barley, lard
and butter, and decrease of half in
dressed beef, but an increase in oats
rye, cured meats, hides and wool. II
dry goods, clothing and boots and shoes
trade is larger than a year ago, but col
lections are not so good as recently.
Milwaukee notes much disconten
among miners who have several week.
wages unpaid pending negotiations 70
the transfer of large properties.
At cities west of the Mississippi trad
is fair for the season except at Kans:
City, where it is dull, and in that regio
| &eNcFdlIy COlloCGlOnS are Improving. q
New Orleans trade is barely fair; q
Memphis lethargic, with slow collections
and at Little Rock money is tight, bu
Savannah has jubilee over receipts {
1000, 900 bales of cotton in year an
reports bright prospects.
The money markets are easier at mos
of the interior cities, including Chicag
and Boston. At New York rates hav
changed but lettle, 219 to 8 per cent. o
call, but there is some difficulty in OF
tanning commercial loans. The treasur
has put out 50, 10000 more money tina
it has taken in during the week, beside
issuing 81, 1000, 900 more in silver notes
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seye
days were 275, as compared with 273 las
week.