Fair play., 1892-01-23
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

The General Condition of '''siness
rhrourhnu: The Country as shown 10y
H. q. Dun S Cos WrcsIy HeSicw-He'Vy
g,.crts Of Brrud~iu:s che Feature
Eusint,s In the south Stiii t"nfFsc'e"
bv th. Low Price of Cotton-i.usinsss
Failures. Etc.
New York. Jan. IG.-E. &. Dan u
Co. = weekly review ~ trade SAYS;
The Sy,,crts IN December were probably tn
largest ever known, and oVcrshaco" Eti o'hf
features III the C1mmeTcial s:tult."n lhey IN
sn-e large supplies Of money j: ever needed bat
at present the markets afe everyw'icrc Wen
supplied except at southern points, Gui h~it'f
supplied than Il wecS aSn The treasury 1i'-
hursr~@ntS have been large and there l. NJ rca-
son 10 expect lack in tho supply " MONEY
Another fact 81 lsrAc, iClYr"tInte IL that tn
iron output was not diminished ii r't'"npNf "a
Is usual owiu,. - thu stoprdSs ~ furnaces dur
INC ,h,, hnIid9vs hut was is itr tons weekly
against Is l:5 December l, alId i6..SH year
ago The market is fairly actlTa. :hrufh thS
enormous output c;vsa huvcrS IN T!vIh'iS'.
aut. Al.harra and Virgins iron are "iforet :,
low prices There i fair inquiry Tor '':ii' an'
good business III plates. waiis Structural mills
are well employed though with cngnparStivcly
now orders Cooper i, lllF aIfl n tin th@rc u
little chang, III. lasd is weak al +sO cents. AMI
the market for coal very cai! on ..ctuht ot ti''
extraordinary output i'a ~! proin''t'h
last yrar L. estimated cons AerIhiN tarEtF
tha . that Of the year before. hI; ti" stacks "n
hand ar,. somewhat larssr. iniir; tina, that tN'
consumption IN lsii has haen ah1 NJ til" @ine a
in ISsl The ruar'lrt shows 10 important
changes. Bad weather chu.;ks htis;n,'ss at Boz
ton and dry goods ar" Gui't. Wool sai'-
amount to 3.CG5.io p1nGt' ~ Il toot ia2
| sho, rhauufarturers are fairly husj. The trad
in Leather, ~ moderate hides ,ul ana in iuil
Der the IN vemeii; is s'esis- At Il Ttt"rd w"o'
is less active the ,rru,'ly trItr fIi. and tia.a
| in dry goods ard hardware quiet ~ fhiAiei
! rhia no change appear III te imp"ftah'
! branches Of trade AZ BuitmJe exports 81
| h-,aistufs for the ll-t six L, ,nth9 "f 1871
| were In vaiu, >;;.5 a>9. iai, gain oi
! mora than Sl;1sVF'1 "yHr Lii'
! wear Pittsburgh rrTorts ~ change ~
| the iron market though prices f'r finished IRON
| are growing stronger. At tIn'I.nafi tooArc"i IL
| ia active demand, aud fr'H or'!"rs are noticed
| FOR boots AMI si,o-.s - CrSriaul trade IL
| larger than year ago. trouSh I'm S"'ns ih's IN
gctive AMI the tide sNefns 20 hTvt turn 'd III r.s
| iron and ORE At Chica-r scls of dry goods
! clothing and shoes are larger han year ago
Some. incr, aSe is seen in harlet y PER cent II
I cattle: third in flour. corn. oats ali mixes.
| while receipts of wheat and lrc|S'd if-'i hF,'
double last wears: hut decrpis' appears III cured
| meats lard and cheese, ami in wool receipts at'
! only half As large t. i year AGO. Trade az ~.
! Lauis is helped hy collier weather, ami also at
Milwaukee and 81 Paul; a. Minneapolis tho
, -four output is I.S.Un barr"ts f"f the week.
against llO6n year ago, and 1T Dniuth sales IN
| 1881 amouute, to SrtnHup. hi Nashville trade
/ is quiet and money easier. a.d n Little ROCK
| AMI Montgomery trade is dull, while at
! New Orleans cotton show no improve
| ment and sugar is steady with money
in more active dc,'s:d Deircs-
I sion OF business at the sOUth On account OF t'i'
low prices of cotton still! continues. Cotton
fell to 3. cents during the wei, the lowest
price for iS years. but has since recovered TO
7.56 cents, though receipt and stocks are re-
Inarkaby large The deIression ct the sonth'=
not relieved by talk al the Gotten convention,
and probably cannot he in any wis except by
free sales OF cottou which Is now heb! Tor hishei
prices.
The business failures occurring Throughout
the co,..,try during the last seven dsys. number
for the United States. 2si. and for tni,;a b. Oh
a total of 30: as compared with IN i'is weeH
(cght days., and ia tha r'e"k pfcvl,''7 20 the
! last For tho corresponding wc"k oil last yeaf
the figures were Ill, rarres"nting Ss' i"!!'.reS 10
! the United States, and 81 in tie OoinlGton oi
! Canada.