Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-02-14
STATE OF TRADE.
Only Moderate Improvement 0bser.
While in General Business.
Failures and Their Causes Tar Demand
for Dry Goods Active Numerous
Fluctuations Ia Gsatn.

Ftuir III utitcId1 BUSINESS.
Failures and Their Causes Fae Demand
for Dry Goods Active Numerous
Fluctuations IA esain.
Special kilograms to GeaI9seef's show only
moderate Improvement ia the state Of gem
eral trade. The decrease at New York aud
other eastern cities is due to reduced railway
share speculation. and only moderate vol
ume o. general trade
Reports from ify.dve cities furnsha total
Of S4,9l9.9is,49l, or per cent less than ia
January, $500, aud only little more than in
January, lSSa New York Ciy's January
clearings were s2,956, % Soc. showing de.
cline compared With the Ike month year
ago OF % per cent Totals 81 filty four re-
maining cities which have been increasing
each month relatively much faster than at
New York Tor the last maath amount 10 81,
V2,sieeo5, a gain OF less than 81 ,5l0,V0A only
i-lU0 of PER cent
Gains in the distribution Of general mer.
ehandlse are noticeable az Chicago st Paul,
Duluth, Omaha, aud Kansas City dry goods
clothing, boots aud shoes being FIRST 81 re-
quest There are also gains in hardwart
drugs, paints and grocery stapies, 81. LoHs
reporting TEEN conspicuous.
CAUSES OF BUSINESS FAILURES.
Bradstrects analysts of causes Of the lo,65S
business failures in the United States in 500,
shows that % per cent OF then, with 20 per
cent Of the aggregate Sj7500o0o liabilities,
we're due primarily to laek OF capital or to
trying to do too much business with capital
ayailablei that l23 per cent OF them with y
per cent. Of the liabilities, were caused by
=
10 per cent of Them, with II i-S per cent of
the total liabilities, were due 70 the incompc'
leney, and that per cent. Of them, with a
ike proportion Of liabilities were due Ia ile
first instance 10 fraudulent disposition OF
property. Business failures iH the United
states tbs week number 30 against 21l last
week and 2:,9 this week last ye7r. The total,
january lst TO date, is 1901, against iSSl last
year
Dry goods are in improved demand. but he
movement stu lacks snap. Trade at the East,
rs whole, is fair. Boston iohbers sales are
ahead OF those for five weeks last yeas. Cot
ton continues weak and is i-i6e. lower on lu-
proved prospects ior large crop. With cot
lon receipts from this time 30 September lst
equal to those Tor like period in 500, the
crop would amount to 7,S95,e00 bales,
4 rLueruAriNG WHEAT MARKEr
heal has been nervous ana excited dur.
ing the week, declining On q moderate Official
visible supply decrease and increased supplies
oilout and advancing on a heavy increase in
available domestic stock, after which weak
ness agan appeared. The advance Is gc on
he weak corn Is advancing &c. also while
oats wen off ie Stocks available lcll away
over 100000 bushels last week less than u
the ike week, lSg0. bat more than in the pre-
csiing week this year Exports OF wheat
land h0ur as wheai) buth coasts as reported
% Gio'bfceet's equal 1865 63s bushels, against
5 5000 bushels iu the like weei, Of 1890 and
20aic00 bushels in the preceding week Of
1921. fetal exports both coasts (iaeIudiug
Monlrealj July lst 20 thte. equal CO. 9lit
bushe S, against 6J0mOe0 bushels In like
portion OF IS 9 90, 59u01,0J0 bushels the pre-.
yious cereal year aud S6,000U01 bushels IN
lSS1-sS
Beerbohm's total oi stocks Of wheat at prin-
opal storage points in Europe and alloat for
Europe, viii Our totals 81 available, United
States aud CauHdp 1891, c0aai lh5NOUOU0
bushels quito "a hnlf million bushels
less than were held u..e year ago. but 9
Ne1oU0 bushels less Than on January i 1921.