Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-25
NO. 10.
State OF TRADE.
Increased Activity in Some Lines at
Boston and Minneapolis.
husiness Generally Fair--Crop Reports
Continue Uniformly Favorable for
Wheat, Sugar and Rice.


Among kilograms to Brad9reet's from lead.
ing trade ccnters, those from Boston and Min
ncapolis are remarkable for reporting inereas.
Cd activity in several lines. The boot and
shoe factories have resumed fnll time, pur-
shaSes Of leather are freer wool is rather more
active, and there is a better request for WOOL
en- goods. Wool markets at Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, and St. Louis show no signs Of
revival, and wooden goods mills ut Philadcl,
phia report no improvement in the condition
pfthc industry
Elsewhere the Wholesale trade In general is
fair Tor the season, without being brisk. An
exception may bemadeat San Francisco. where
a very active export trade with the west coast
o: South America has sprung up owing to
Chiii's inability 70 supply the usual quantity
Of wheat and provisions for export Estimates
arr made that this trade will aggregate 81 800.
900 within few weeks.
business failures in the United States mum.
her Pop, against 22S last week, and iSl this
week last year. The total January I 70 aAAs
is 6565, against 5SS3 last year
CROP REPORTS FAVORABLE.
Crop reports continue uniformly favorable.
as to wheat sugar, rice, an1 cotton. Corn.
too, has improved in Iowa. Texas wheat is
accumulatng At New Orleans. aud forty YES.
sells have been chartered there to lend with
wheat within sixty days, Mercantile collcc.
tions az Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul. Chic
ago, Milwaukee Omaha Lincoln, S. Joseph,
Kansas City, and ST. Louis arc notably slow,
owing TO the activity Of work on farms Re.
ceipts Of live cattle at some of tho Western
ff4hf 4 L. IL.
quotations are steady. There is a tendency
reported at Northwestern aud Western cities
10 scrutinizc credits and TO curiail time on
which goods are sold.
For the third week In succession the total of
weekly exports Of wheat from both coasts Of
the United States Including flour as whuatl
has amounted 70 about 2, 220 900 bushels. Ia
the SECOND week OF July, $50 the totA WINS
nearly 2,uQ0OO0. and ike weeks ia July, 1850
and 1855 nearly 800 900 bushels each Avail
able stocks Of wheat tbo,h coasisl have been
declining on the average about ], 10000 bush.
els weekly since July l. Doubt Is expressed
rs 10 any considerable iirect export to Europe
! Of wheat from Duluth or other western lake
points IN the near future, the total thus far
aggregating only 10000 bushels.
Bank clcarings 1t Gty-eight cities for tho
week amount TO 81 ,0l9 923 7Sl, u decrease
from the like week last year Of ll.3 per
cent.
pKCREAsED RAILWAY EAENINOs
Net railway earnings for May show the trst
monthly decrease reported this yenr. both
/ gross and net, declining about 30 per cent ms
I compared with May 1890, owing to their be-
/ ing one business day less ia May this year
and the generally depressed condition OF trade.
/ May last year showed the largest gain no net
/ earnings Of any month for two years previous.
I Total net earnings NJ roads for may were
Z $40, f30, i2O, decrease Of 81 per cent. while
Z gross fell oil $50 per cent.