The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-14
DUN & coz WEEKLY REVIEW
The Writer of Trade Notes Takes a Dig
at the Boastful Farmers Alliance.
Sales at Chicago Invariably Show an Increase
Regardless Of the Rest of the Country
Exports Larger and Larger.

NEW YORK. May 13-R. G. Dun & Co.'S.
weekly review of trade says: The contin-
uance of very unfavorable weather
throughout large part of the West be-
gins to cause apprehensiOns regarding the
crops of the year. In all other respects the
situation appears satisfactory, and at most
points the prospects for trace are consid-
cred more hopeful. The money markets
are every where easy. with visible improve
ment in the demand at few points. Bad
weather is named as retarding trade
in dispatches from Cleveland, from Den
Yer and from nearly every intermediate city
reporting. Yet at Chicago Gales exceed last
years collections are easy, and the good
condition of trade. in spite of retafding
influences. Is manifest Receipts of wool,
wheat, corn. cureo meats. lard, buttor and
cheese show some decrease. while increase
is seen In dressed beef and flour. 90 per
cent. in cattle and hogs. q third In rye and
five fold in barley. ST. Louis notes strong
trade in all hines; Kansas City. heavy re-
ceipts of cattle. though grain receipts are
light; Minneapolis. a good lumber trade,
flour output of S0.0C0s barrels daily
and excellent prospects; Omaha and
Denver, a fairly .maintaiDed trade
in spite of the weather. At Detroit Job
bling trade starts well for May. exceeding
last years. and trade is good at Cleveland
in spite of storms Rolling mill produots
are in strong demand. The East reports n
fair trade. AT Plttsburg better demand
for iron is seen. good trade in hardware,
and at Philadelphia a fair trade In grocer.
les and in dry goods, though the Western
demand is choked by the weather. The
South has little to report at this season,
though Savannah finds the outlook i'm
proved by recent rains; business is light at
Montgomery, quiet at Little Rock and
Memphis and only moderate at New Or
leans. with sugar In fair demand and rice
active.
Foreign trade In April was remarkable.
The exports of cotton. breadstuffs. provis-
ions, cattle and oil amounted TO 3d., 1900
against S47, ,223 for the same month last
year. with large increase in cotton be-
cause of lower prices but heavy increase
In breadstnffs and cattle. This months
exports from New York show u gain of %
per cent. thus far over last year, and mean
while the imports OF last year are barely
maintained. Reports about collections
from all parts OF the country are favorable.
considering the weather and the state of
country roads.
Wheat has declined 2Iac on sales of 49,.
10000 bushels Instead of So per bushel. as
predicted by tho Farmers Alliance. the
price on Thursday was S9lsc in New York.
lively small. but exports. TINS far, quite
large. Cotton has declined 1-16c. Corn
rose lie and pork products were slightly
stronger. but coffee and oil both declined.
A hohN-tO-pohih UtuO 40 btCu III
mems goods and manufacturers are still
short of orders. but confident. Wool sales
at the PRINCIPAL markets since Jan. have
been 12OOo.OO0 pounds. or II per cent.
moro than last year. Moro activity
10 seen in cOttoDs and prices of
prints and many other qualities are
5'tO per cent. lower than last year. Ship
ments of boots and shoes from the East
now practically equal last years Large
sales of leather are seen, with an advance
of to 10 per cent. because the meeting of
sixty days. The supply of hides does not
stop and receipts of cattle at Chicago for
the year have been $4,000 head. or l6 per
cent greater than last year To date. In
the iron trade q decrease Of 1876 tons in
weekly output In April has improved the
demand.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven DAYS
number 175, as compared with total of 207
last week. The corresponding week of last
year the figures were 257.