Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-03
NUMBER ~.
Dun q co.'s REVIEW
VIII Show Clearly Better Pros
poets Than Last Week.
EFFECTS OF The PEsTllENcE
Wnl BE SsiutaTy Upon Business -Eu-
rope WI Not Bgy - Much, But
Higher Prices Wm Rule.

NV ORR sept. -.--lks a.. lfuu a
COS. Weekly Review Of Trade viii say.
Business prospects are clearly better
than last week. Oats have declined
bali oenL pork 30 oents per barrel, lard
81 Genus and hogs so. The gfester part
of these changes come from unnatural
condition oi markets for some tine
held up IN spite OF extraordinary stocks
IA slght. Wheat receipts ia fogr dsys
were 4,s52,2s6 bushes, but exports
only s63, 4l5. stocks OF cotton ca hand
IN this country equal iwo months con
sumption aud ia Europe about TIRES
months consumption ~ American
while current estimates Of tie coming
crop are constantly rsng.
81 fer European Trade.
Itls evident that Europe VIII take
less OF our products this year thsn last,
but pesulencc there wall not greatly
diminish the need for food o. clothing.
Manufactures 10 the country have
never been ln better condition on tho
whole than that which are now inai-
Gated. All te1Dle branches are pro-
duclng and consuming more material
than ever and tie demand las rarely
pressed 50 closely or tbe supply. Most
wOolen mll.s are running night and
day % meet orders, and cotton mills
are crowded while stocks OF goods IN
rlght are phenomenal y iow. The ron
and steel industry RAPIDLY resumes fua
production, though some mlIis are yet
delayed hy repairs. Demand for PC
is very good, while mills are Eusbed
for plates. sheets and structural non.
The Homestead plant ls "a ll4. opera
ton aua strike, 40 longer prevent pro-
GuCtlon, except at IA few works al Pits
burg. ID is enough t0 say oi the wooden
stud that sales al Tie three chief mar
kets since the middle q May have
been lO4, ,453 900 pounds Of wool, against
SS,005, 90 last year, az Increase OF 25.S
per cent. Boot and shoe shipments
show an increase OF per cent and cat
tie receipts at the western markets
show an increase Of % per cent.
In All the Larger Ciues
At Boston, retail trade De- more active
with cooler weather The mills are
busy with prices OF cotton tend.nG up
ward and tue buyers Of boots and shoes
are placing fair orders. Trade IN rub
Der goods Is excellent.
AT Hartford the hard wsre trade is
fairly brisk and groceries and dry
goods IN fair demand.
At Philadelphia the iron mills are
full of orders. wool consumption
greater than ever and an improvement
is seen IN chemicals, tobacco, )ewelry
and groceries.
At Baltimore groceries aud the cloth
trade are active aud steady, but canned
goods dull.
At Plttsburg the demand for finished
iron Is better and prices somewhat
stronger.
AT Cleveland trade is good in rolled
products. dry goods, hardware and
groceries.
At Cincinnati machine shops and
foundrIes sre pushed 10 their full
capacity, exceeding last years produc-
ton.
At IndianaoDls the csr movement -
unprecedented aud at Detroit business
Is far and money "a better demand
Better demand FOR money is seen sc
Milwaukee and no injury 10 cora is
reported.
Trade increases at ST. Paul and MN
nespols with fine crops prospects
Lumber very active and prices strong.
Business r. active 81 Omaha, satisfac-
tory with large recoipts Of cattle and
grain at Kansas City and strong st -.
LOUIS. A general fall trade being
assured.
At Denver business i good snd
throughout the northwest reports sc
TO collections are very favorable.
Crop Prospects west aud soath
Crop prospects are brighter 81 Little
Rock and business s very active AZ
Louisville. Trade has Increased at
Memphis aud also al New Orleans.
Cotton y dull. with large crop csti-
mates. sugar and rice are active, With
money IN better demand. The stock
market for a long time has been against
foreign selling bv strong operators hks
broken sharply about - per share on
the cholera alarm and realizing has
been general, and especially In Fpecu-
lstive fsncies of the industrial class.
Gram carving stocks are also lower.
while money - legftmateiv stronger
with some manipulation - increase
the effect but there j. 40 cause Tor
alarm except that some prices have
been artificial
Finance and Business
The treasury has paid out 81 5oo, 90
more currency during the week. while
adding g COO 600 gold snd $500 90
silver 10 rs stocks.
Customs rece1p pts in August show an
increase of 20 per cent and of internsi
revenue ~ per cent. Gold engage
ments Tor Europe trdRvR are over .5q0.-
GOO bot supplies oi money fhr0DgbOgt
the country are ample snd western de-
msnds likely 20 he smaller than lsst
week
Business failures occufr rC through
ont the country during tie past seven
( davs member for ihe United Stsfes 1fs
and fof Canads Z4 Iotsi If l76
+ against $50 iaft week snd is7 the week
I previous to the isst. snd 7 for TIE
4 corresponding week of issf yeaf.