The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-05
TRADE BETTER THAN EVER.
Business Continues to Increase Steadily
for this Season.

Business Continues to Increase Steadily
for this Season.
r. q. Dun Il Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says:
Business continues larger than ever at
this time of the year and the commercial
sky is without cloud. While the season
brings the usual shrinkage In distribution
of textile goods, the mills are nevertheless
crowded with orders and the demand Of the
products Of iron, steel and leather has i'm
proved. Money is everywhere In ample
supply and collections have very rarely
been more generally satisfactory, 80 that
the demand for commercial loans is un-
usually light for the season.
The outgo Of money from West
ern centers. for purchases in tho
country, il larger than usual, and yet there
is no embarrassment. Crop reports are un-
iformly favorable, and the promise is dis
tinctiy better than II was few weeks ego
At the South trade is much encouraged by
some advance in the price Of cotton, and II
is therefore more active. In general busi.
ness is not only large and remarkably
healthy, but the outlook for coming months
Is everywhere regarded with the utmost
confidence.
AT Boston dry goods are active md the
mills very busy, with the demand such In
some lines that they cannot produce goods
fast enough Collections are excellent.
The boot and shoe trade is very satisfactory.
and sales of wonl are much larger than last
year. At Philadelphia IRON improves with
large sales. and hardware, recently quiet, is
now more active. The liquor and tobacco
trades are busy the manufacture of cigars,
and the jewelry trade improved, with good
trade In oil and naval stores
steadily and trade in glassware ls very
busy. At Cleveland trade Is improving and
larger than last year, and at Cincinnati the
clothing trade is better than previous years
Although slight decline IL seen ut the
South, the Western trade largely exceeds
previous records,
Chicago reports merchandise sales greater
than last year, the harvest progressing we'll,
money active. and all conditions good Re
ccipts OF products show an increase in every.
thing except rye; moderate in flour, pork,
cheese, wool aud hides, quarter in barley,
seed hogs and sheep, twO-thirds in butter
two-fold in dressed beef. cured meats and
broom corn aud three,fold in wheat, corn
and oats. At st. Louis trade Is distinctly
better I'm dry goods. shoes. hats and rail way
supplies, and collections are prompt. At st.
Iaul business ~ larger tnan a year ago. at
Omaha very active, with an increase over
last year in many lines; at Kansas City good,
with heavy receipts Of cattle and gniin and
elevators about full. business at Denver is
moderate.
Wheat and oais are nearly a cent and corn
IL cents lowe, aud receipts OF wheat at
Western points have been G,S26 COS bush.
els In -four days against exj orts of only G50
ll6 bushels. Speculation in cot on has been
enormous, sales reaching l 800 900 bales
with an advance of quarter during the
week. in spite of better receipts and more
favorable crop reports. Pork products are
higher; pork 10 cents per barrel, lard IS and
hogs 25 cents per 100 IL. Coffee is an eighth
stronger. but oil about 2 cents lower. West.
ern receipts OF cattle are l75, 900 head, against
li5, 900 the same week last year. Coal is
more active but at cut rates, deliveries hav-
ing been made this month at May prices,
nnd agents decline tn make another nomi-
nal advance.
The Treasury has paid out $4,000 more
notes. against ~ much more silver added,
and has taken IN S2.0O0,O00 more gold dur
ing the week but the demand for money at
the West and South continues smaller than
usual
The business failures during the last seven
days number for the United States 277. Can.
ada 81, total 20S; as compared with 2il last
week, 1872 the week previous to the last and
go for the corresponding week of last year.