St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-14

fashioned equipment. UnSold stocks have
largely increased. particularly of coke iron,
and while the consumption is enormous, il is
clear that unless the expected increase
comes soon the depression in prices will
force some works to stop. Coal is dull; lake
copper is offered at IlSsc Holdings Of tin
are heavy at 19.S0c and lead is low at T. 10c
Speculation during the past week has been
more active, wheat advancing lac Oh sales
of $1,000. 0O0 bu; corn advancing &c for spot
but scarcely higher for November delivery,
with sales of 2l,500,009 bu, and oats are I'M
changed. Receipts OF wheat at the West did
not abate. and at rate of more than S,010,0O0
bu for the week. while the export demand is
active. In October shipments, flour included,
equaled 1907, 400 bu wheat against {, $50. 100
bu last year. Pork products are unchanged,
exports falling behind last years. Oil is
shade stronger at 60c, but exports in October
were but $780,. 600 gallons against $1,000, 900
last year, with much lower prices.
Heavy cotton movement from plantations
mas again DEPRESSED price an eighth TO SIS
cents, with sales of 10000 bales here for the
week; exports in October were Az, 900, 600
pounds against 463, 100000 last year. with a
decline of $4,000 in value. Reports from
other cities show great hopefulness AT Bos-
ton trade is large in volume: at Hartford
trade in dry goods and groceries is very fair:
at Philadelphia trade in dry goods is active:
at Cincinnati retail trade improves in all
lines and jObbing trade for shoes;
at Detroit manufacturers are busy;
at Cleveland the dry goods and shoe
trades surpass last years and hardware and
groceries are active; at Milwaukee sales in all
trades are far in excess of last year. At Chi
cago receipts of wheat and rye are three
times last years; of oats and dressed beef
third larger; of hides and wool 4 quarter
larger; of flour fifth larger, and of barley
somewhat larger: but in cheese, butter and
corn decrease appears. and a large decrease
in cured meats and lard. Sales of merchan-
disc greatly exceed last years. and clearings
are the largest ever known.
AT ST. Paul trade is active. At Minneapolis
lumber is strong and high, and the output of
flour 20O,0 bbls, VS.. $4,000 last year. At
Duluth the lumber cut is the largest ever
known and shipments heavy. At st. Louis
trade is strong in shoes. clothing, drugs, oil
and minerals, with large demand for cattle
and cotton regions. At Kansas City the
movement of live stock and grain is heavy.
At the South cotton sales are very large, but
much is held because of low prices; the rice
movement is heavy at New Orleans and re-
celpts Of sugar large, with groceries fairly
active. Turpentine receipts are large at
Charleston and considerable improvement
IS seen In trade at Savannah and Jackson
vile.
The wool manufacturers trade is waiting
but agents are exceedingly hopeful and trade
III knit goods is satisfactory. The great sale
OF carpets removes a threatened accumuia-
ton which has hung over the market. but
lower prices are quoted by some makers and
expectation from others. Cotton goods are
in fair demand, but print cloths accumulat-
ing. Orders for boots and shoes are increas-
ing, particularly from the South for mems
sp!1t and women'S light grain boots, while
the West IS rather backward.
Money markets are well supplied for legiti-
mate business, and there is a distinct i'm
DrOvement in collections as products are
marketed. The business failures occurring
throughout the country during The last seven
days number 29l, as compared with Il total of
20 last week. For the corresponding week
OF last year the figures were POO.