St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-28
REVIEWED BY DUN.
Conditions OF Trade Encourage
ing and Confidence Strong.

New YORK, Nov. 27-R. G. Dun & Co. s
eekly review of trade will say: The week
has shown weak speculation, active retail
trade and moderate wholesale business
Money is in ample supply, with no sign of
loss. Industries are fairly employed, with
some improvement Crops are moving with
freedom and in wonderful quantities, and
exports are remarkably heavy No failures
occurred of g. character to cause ap-
prehens1on, and the feeling of conf
dence at all commercial centers
is strong. At Boston trade Is
steady, and in groceries and holiday lines
active. In dry goods there is more wholesale
and good retail trade, and wool is more act
i've, sales reaching 3,25000O pounds. prices
favoring buyers. Boot and shoe manufact-
ureTs are fairly well employed. At Hartford
trade is dull for dry goods and materials, but
good for groceries and hardware.
At Philadelphia theVe is moderate activity
III dry goods, and some increase in sales OF
wool, all worsted mills working full time,
and in dress goods and hosiery better feel
ing prevails. although in carpets profits are
narrow.
At Pittsburg pig iron is weaker but manu-
featured iron and steel in good demand. and
the glass trade fair. At Cleveland trade is
good in all lines, except q less demand for
manufactured iron At Detroit business is
equal to last yaarS aud manufacturers are
active. At Cincinnati retail trade is imprOv-
ing and manufacturers fairly employed At
Chicago some decrease is seen in cured
meaLs. lard, butter and cheese but slight
increase i'll barley, 2] per cent i'll -four, the
week trade being the largest of the year. an
increase of q third in cattle and oats of half
in hides, and receipts of dressed beef ana
corn are double last years, and of rye and
wheat three times last years. Merchandise
sales largely exceed those of last year, and
prospects are very favorable.
There is the same confidence at St Paul
where cold weather stimulates trade and
Minneapolis sawmiils have closed the largest
season on record; while the flour mills
though troubled by ice turn out 2S.009 bbls
daily. At Milwaukee there is a satisfactory
trade, put larger in the West, where crops
and money are plenty. At KanasS City there
is a healthy activity, and cattle AMI grain
receipts improve. At Denver trade is very
good, but at Salt Lake dull, with slow collec-
TONS. The Southern cities report better
dtrae.
Speculation during the past week has not
been active here, but corner at Chicago has
put up corn for immediate delivery 6 cents
and pork is 25c higher and wheat 5sc per bu
while cotton and sugar are heavy. Wheat
receipts at the West continue at the rate of
more than S,000,00 blu for the full week, and
exports have been 1900. 600 bu of wheat alone
from Atlantic ports for three days of the
present week. Corn is coming forward
fairly and after November a sharp decline
In prices is expected. Oil and coffee show
no considerable change. The volume of
speculation in most lines is fortunately so
restricted that legitimate business and the
movement of products are not at present
embarrassed.
In the great Industries the outlook is i'm
proved. There is a better demand for iron.
and sales of pig are liberal. The market for
wooden goods distinctly improves with cold
weather, though some holders make Slight
concessions on old stocks. Cotton goods are
fairly active, though print cloths accumulate
Money is comparatively easy and collections
generally fair.
The business failures occurring throughout
Der, for the United States 237, and for Can
ada So, or a total of 295, as compared with
totals of 2S5 last week, and 291 the week pre-
vious to last week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 240, repre-
sentirg eli failures in the United States and
IS in the dominion of Canada