Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-16
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

| The Condition Of Trade Throughout tina
Country as Shown by II. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review-CrOp Reports Growing
More and More satisfactory. and the
Outlook for Fall Trade Very Encourag-
ing-Money Plentiful with Good Demand
In the west-Business Failures, Etc.
New YORK. July 12.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Crop reports 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
the past week, Notwithstanding exports
fully as large as year ago; but immediate
demand for corn has caused rise OF IA
cents, and oats are quoted higher. sales
were but moderate, and of cotton only $780,
900 bales. without change in prices FORK
products ard a shade lower, coffee I'M
changed and oil about cent lower, with
very little activity In dealings. The marker
for sugar has been weaker, but grows STEADY,
and refined is in better demand. The Lou
siana crop is expected to be the largest
since 1860, bounty applications being TOT
$50, 100000 pounds. The general course OF
prices has changed but little during the past
week. Tin has declined shade
through speculation at London, and lake
copper sells at 1878, the half years
production by six companies De-
ing % o4S tons against 26759 tons last year.
Lead is weaker at S4.l5 with some realizing.
Reports from other cities show waiting
trade at the east greater confidence
throughout the west. and general duilnesS
at the south. Boston reports a little more
activity. Wool purchases were 2.3l23o0
pounds, with better inquiry for territory,
and with dry goods rather more active. AT
Hartford trade is 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 10 increase in flour 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 .re very favorable, all in
dications pointing to 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 fall
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
Louisville, but at other southern points
dizziness prevails, and at New Orleans.
though slight Improvement Is seen, the tao
tics of trade is extremely conservative. The
midsummer closing OF iron works
almost suspends the trade, but
while the best brands of pig
well taken. others hard to sell,
and Alabama No. has been offered here at
SIG. No activity 10 noted in rails, and not
much in manufactured iron. The anthracite
coal trade is dull, the average price for June
at Schuylkill mines being$2 "a per ton against
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, less active than 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 tho west there Is more de-
mand than heretofore At southern points
the markets are close as n 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, %; total, 2E; compared with
total of 237 last week, 23i for the week pre-
vious to the last, and 1877 for the correspond.
ing week of last year.