St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-28
DUN'S REVIEW.
The Quito ok Throughout the
Country Fairly Good.

NEW YORK, March 27.-R c. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review OF trade says: If no news is
good news, as concerns the condition of bus
mess at this season, the outlook is fairly sat
lstactory. Trade has been rather quiet and
hesltating, as is natural al this season. and
there is rather more complaint of slow col
lechons, but throughout the Northwest bad
weather and the bad state OF country roads
supply an explanation. Money is in fair
and increasing supply, and though still tight
at Lalt Sake and scarce at Jacksonville and
In stronger demand at Omaha and Mllwau-
kee, Is almost everywhere easier. so that
wants of legitimate business are met without
trouble. The outlook for the coming crop
continues exceptionally good. 1t has been a
week OF unhealthy speculation in some
products owing to desperate efforts of
powerful combinations to force prices on
which they can unload without loss Wheat
rose to Sl.16S4c on Monday, and at 81. 1514 is
still &c higher than week ago, sales here
having been !3,OO0,000 blu, and corn with
sales 35000,000 bu, has risen 43.c to 7SI2c.
while oats at 59S4c are less than 1c higher
Pork products advance, and coffee and oil
are small traction easier, while cotton is a
sixteenth lower. The general average of
prices reached its highest point this year on
Monday, and though now fraction lower is
still per cent above last week. But manu-
featured products do not share in the adj
vance, except in a few cases. The iron mar
ket has better tone. Railsa are firm but very
dull, and manufactured products are on the
whole weaker. Copper is weaker aud tin
steady with lead shade higher. Wool is sell
ing steadily at Boston. and the very large
consumption of Australian is a surprise.
II seems due in part to the bad condition of
many Western feeces, but in part to the
TACT that the home supply is nearly exhaust
ed. Carpet works at Philadelphia are fairly
busy and buying freely, many mills having
orders for the season AT Boston, money is
easy and trade dull on account of the wealth
er. Plttsburg notes some decline in struct-
ural iron. blooms and billetS At Cincinnati
the carriage trade is brisk and at Louisville
tobacco is largely offered without much
change in prices Cleveland has fairly good
trade, but clothing, iron and ore are dull,
while boots and shoes are in better demand
Detroit notes but $3.50 for charcoal iron. but
good outlook for building At Chicago
dry goods, clothing and shoes are dull. though
sales exceed last years for the same week
and wool receipts considerably increase, while
there is decrease in flour and lard and a de-
crease one-half in dressed beef At other
Northwestern points trade is fair though
much aHected by weather and the state of
the roads, but slow collections are the rule
New Orleans finds trade only fair but cot
ton receipts increase, sugar is dull. molasses
stronger and rice firm. Trade at Savannah
is holding its own, but at Jacksonville is
dull, the orange crop having been marketed
The outlook for vegetables is good A note
worthy feature of the South is the number of
Inc treasury has put out nearly S5000000
more than it has taken in during the week,
but part has gone abroad. The business fail
ureS occurring throughout the country dur
Ing the last seven days number $50 as COM
pared with total of 275 last week For the
corresponding week of last year the figures
were 243.