The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-07-17
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

The Condition of Trade Throughout the
Country as Shown by r @. Dun q Co.'S
Weekly Revicw-Crop Reports Growing
More and Moro satisfactory and the
Outlook for Fall Trade Very Eneourag-
ing-Money Plentiful with Good Demand
Ann the West-Business Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK. July 12.-R. G. Dunn 6
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Crop teports have never been fuller than
they are this year, and they grow more
clearly satisfactory as to spring wheat every
day, improving also as TO other grain and
cotton Wheat has declined cents during
fully as large as year ago; but immediate
demand for corn has caused rise of ia
cents, and oats afe quoted higher. Sales
were but moderate. and OF cotton only $780,.
600 bales. without change In prices Pork
products are a shade lower, coffee un-
changed and oil about cent lower, with
very little activity In dealings. The market
for sugar has been weaker, but grows steady,
and refined is in better demand. The Lou
isiana crop Is expectedzto be the largest
since 1850, bounty applications being for
1o0,000,000 pounds. The general course OF
prices has changed but llttlc during the past
week Tin has declined shade
through speculation at London, and lake
copper~sells at 1928, the hai. years
productions by six companies be-
Lead is weaker at s4.Is with some. reaiizing.
Reports from other cities show a waiting
trade at the east, = greater confidence
throughout the west. and general dullness
at the south. Boston reports little more
activity. Wool purchases were 2,S12,500
pounds. with better inquiry for territory,
and with dry goods rather more active. At
Hartford trade Ia generally quiet, and at
Philadelphia groceries are dull with poor
collections. the dry goods trade anticipating
prosperous fall, and the clothing trade re-
porting good demand. At Buffalo trade in
dry goods, clothing, groceries and lumber is
fair, but coal dull from overproduction.
Manufactured iron at Pittsburgh. Is in better
demand, and the coal output In June was
the largest ever known. Trade is fairly
good for the season at Cleveland, and also
at Cincinnati. Wool is moving better at De-
troIt, and iron is in fair demand At Chicago
wheat receipts are three times last
years, and there is increase In -four and
corn, and trade in dry goods, clothing and
shoes exceeds last years with good collec-
tions. Receipts of other grain, cured meats,
dressed beef and lard fall behind last year,
and crop reports are very favorable, all in
dfcations pointing to a large trade in the
future. At st. Louis the trade in wool, grain,
produce and live stock Is good; the outlook
for fall trade is very encouraging. Miwau-
kee reports some sensation caused by fail
ure OF the largest grain commission house.
At Minneapolis trade is good for the season.
At st. Paul, Omaha and Kansas City crop
prospects improve trade, and at Denver
business 10 fair. Some increase Is noted at
Louisville, but at other southern points
dullncss prevails, and at New. Orleans.
though slight Improvements isgseen, the tao,
tics oftrade is extremely conservative. The
midsummer closing of iron works
almost suspends the trade, but
while the best brands of pig are
well taken. others are hard to sell,
and Alabama No.A1 has been offered here at
SIS No activity Is noted in rails and not
much in manufactured iron. The anthracite
coaltrade is duh, the average price for June
ut schuylkill mines beingS2. .22 per ton gainst
s2.24 last year Wool moves slowly at New
York. buyers taking only for actual needs.
In WOODEN goods some Improvement in
orders is observed. The building trade is,
on the whole, leJs aotiwc than a year ago,
though at Chicago an Increase of per cent.
is noted. At Chicago and other northern
points generally the supply of money is
ample. though at the west there is more de-
mand than heretofore. At southern points
the markets are close as rule, though only
firm and In fair supply at New Orleans.
The business failures during the last seven,
days number, for the United States, 222; for
Canada, rs; total, All; compared with a
total of 237 last week, 23i for the week pre-
vious to the last, and 1917 for the correspond.
ing week of last year.