The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-06
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK CON-
TiNUES TO IMPROVE.

Shoe Factories Unusually Crowded.
The Price OF Breadstuffs Put Up by
Spectators - Domestic Trade of
Enormous Value and the Largest
Ever Known for the Season,
New YORK, Aug. 5.-R G. Dun & Co. g
weekly review of trade says I'm every
respect, save one, the business outlook dis
tinotly improves. The crop prospects are
improved. Manufacturers are doing finely
even in the iron branch, and labor troubles
seem to approach a settlement which will
likely be advantageous and lasting. Do
mestio trade is of enormous value aud de-
cidedly the largest ever known for the sea-
son.
"At Boston trade il fairly active,
especially IN boots and shoes, and the
leather trade Is fair. Rubber factories are
well employed. The outlook is PROMISING
for woolens, the works having large orders.
"At Philadelphia the receipts of wool are
large, prices firm and manufacturers doing
a good business. Increase is seen in the dry
goods business, and country stocks are
small. Trade in paints and glass is
moderate, IN liquors and chemicals active,
and in tobacco dull.
AT Baltimore fall trade opens favorable.
Business at Chicago considerably ex-
ceeds last years, and fair crops and large
business are expected. The receipts for the
week fall somewhat short of the exceptional
receipts of year ago in many lines, though
in cured meats, lard, barley and oats a
large increase is seen and some increase in
cattle, hides and -four.
Business at Kansas City is satisfactory,
though collections are slow, but the re-
CAiDtS of CAtCa and grain ara larOa at fair
prices.
''At Louisville trade improves and the
outlook is better; at Little Rock business is
quiet, but at Savannah well sustained.
AT New Orleans money is in improved
demand at slight advance, cotton steady
and sugar firm.
"Pig iron is on the whole no weaker, and
bessemer has sold at Pittsburg for $l3 80.
and southern sales at Chicago have de-
pressed gray forge to Sl2 90, equal TO IS Is
at Birmingham. The demand for bar is
more active, and plate, sheet and struct-
ural mills are crowded with orders.
The shoe factories are unusually
crowded, and the shipments for the week
reached 10000 cases, against $4,000 last
year.
The sale of wool increased largely and
for the year at the three chief points are
174 100000 pounds against l4S. 900. 600 last
year to date. The scare about cholera in
Russia has some effect, but manufacturers
are pushed by increasing orders, especially
for dress goods and spring styles, while an
urgent demand for heavy weight suihugs
continues
Cotton mills are sold ahead four to eight
weeks. and print cloths are strong at 81
cents
mo change Is seen in copper; tin has
boon lifted by speculation, but lead is dull
at 4. centR
BRRADsTUFFs HIGHER.
Speculation hos made higher prices for
breadstuffs, half q osnt fer wheat in spite
Of receipts at the west exceeding 100000
bushels per day, with exports OF 100000
bushels In three days Corn has been ad-
vanoed nearly cents on small sales and
oats ~ cents, western reports favoring
shorter estimates.
Cotton has declined an eighth on sales
Of SOC. 900 bales for the week, the crop re-
celpts being more favorable.
Coffee is an eighlh stronger aud oil
three-eighths lower.
The business failures occurring through
out the country durlng the last seven days,
as reported TO r. G. Dun & Co, number
for the United States 100. Fo- the corre-
spending week Of last year there were 207
failures in tic United States"