Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-24
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Weekly Report from r. c. Dun
g. Co.'S Agency.
Business strong and Generally Improving,
Especially Throughout the West
M0st branches of Trade Do
ing Fairly Well.

II. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says:
Business throughout the west and
south is strong and improving. At
eastern centers there Is less satisfaction,
and the expected results from the har-
vesting Of the large crops are more
slowly realized. Yet the volume OF all
trade is as large as 1t ever has been, and
FOR October may even surpass the un-
precedented record OF last year. The
prevailing confidence In the future OF
business continues undated, and Is seen
even in some branches which complain
most OF dull trade at present.
The iron industry illustrates the con-
Trajectory conditions. The output OF
furnaces in blast October was 1916
tons weekly. yet this enormous produc-
tion is marvelously absorbed. The de-
mand for use In producing all kinds OF
farming machinery and implements is
far greater than It has been in any pre-
vious years, and the quantity OF iron
thus used is enormous. On the other
hand, the wool manufactures are short
OF orders In the mems wear department,
though the Chicago clothiers are buy
ing more freely. But on the whole,
clothiers have not taken their usual
supply OF goods, and many Of the mills
are closing. The demand for dress
goods is strong, while knit goods are
dull, as well as carpets. Cotton manu-
iacture is active, without change in pri-
ces.
The demand for copper is large, but q
rumor OF resumption by the Anaconda
put down the price Of the lake to 1915
cents. and tin is weak at 20.l0 cents.
with lead at AS. The demand for an
thracite coal is better, but circular pri-
ces are not realized.
The report from other cities are also
uniformly encouraging. At Pittsburg
the demand for manufactured iron and
for structural forms is improving, but
the coal strike continues. At Cleveland
trade exceeds last year considerably,
and is brisk at Cincinnati, especially in
dry goods.
t,Chicago the clothing and dry
goods trades are active, and the move
ment OF farm products large, though re-
ceipts OF cattle fall below last years. At
Detroit manufacturing is active, and
factories are running full time.
At Milwaukee, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Omaha and Kansas City business is very
active. especially in lumber at Minneap-
oils, with an advance in prices, while
the output OF -four Is l95, 900 barrels per
week. against l6l 900 last year. At st.
Louis trade is unusually strong; at Lou
isville and New Orleans improving; at
Montgomery, Charleston and Savannah
receipts OF cotton are very large, and
business growing, and at Jacksonville
the largest orange crop ever grown
promises improvement.
Speculation has not been very heavy,
though corn and oats are sustained in
the face of great crops, and wheat is
shade higher. Cotton is &c lower. Pork
products are lower, coffee unchanged,
and oil &c lower.
The supplies OF money are ample here
and at all western centres. Foreign de-
mand, though smaller than year ago,
when the movement was extraordinary,
is larger than in previous years, and
heavy exports OF breadstuffs prom
Use further reinforcements OF gold from
Europe.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number $50, as compared
with total OF 30 for the last week.
For the corresponding week OF last year
the figures were 227.