The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-26

Hot weather and hot politics together in
the east have affected business at many
points, but there Is, nevertheless, improve
ment both in actual trade and IN prospects.
One obvious cause is the swift improve
meat in the crop outlook after weeks Of
soaking grain has now just the weather for
most rapid growth. Floods still make
come trouble in the lower Mississippi
valley. but elsewhere throughout the west
aud northwest excellent farm prospects
stimulate trade. At the east the demand
for manufactured products is large for the
season. and tbs settlement Of many labor
controversies helps. especially in building
trades. while the fear Of long strike in
western iron works also stimulates pur-
chases Of iron and steel products.
Trade is fairly active at Boston, with
large sales Of print cloths and reduction in
bleached shirtings while woolens are sea-
sonably quiet and the shoe trade excellent,
though orders are temporarily checked by
western floods. Leather is very firm and
another advances ia sole Is predicted. Sales
OF wool are 2, 5O0,000 pounds with encour-
aging prospects.
Hot weather retards the dry goods trade
at Philadelphia, but liberal orders are
found Tor some classes of goods, especially
wo0lens and brown cott0ns. The trade in
paints and glass is satisfactory, Ia tobacco
slightly Improved, in liquors and chemicals
steady, aid in oils and leWelry quiet, while
sales Of wool are more Free the market
being firm, and groceries are moderately
active.
Hot weather checks retail trade at Balti-
more, but jobbing is better than usual, and
manufactures and building trades more
busy than last year.
at Pittsburg the demand for finished
iron is good the prospect of ware difficult
ties stimulating, the workers demanding
last years. scale and the manufacturers a
reduction. Hardware is very active and
glass unchanged.
At Cleveland trade Is larger than last
year, though buying is conservative, and ct
Cincinnati the millinery trade is above the
average. and the iewelry trade fair.
AT Detroit trade equals last years. and
in some lines is larger, with wool 8 cents
below last years prices, and crop pros
Pscts good
AT Chicago the volume Of business is in
creaeing IN sll lines, and receipts Of oats
show some increase over last year, Of cured
meats a sixth, Of hogs and cattle q fifth, Of
-four and rye two thirds, while Of crossed
beef receipts are double, Of lard three
times and Of barley four times last years.
a decrease Of g third is seen In wheat and
wool.
At ST Louis, in spite Of hot weather,
business Is reasonably good, and st Kansas
City fairly satisfactory with large re-
ceiDts.
The crop outlook is brighter at Milwau-
kee aud remarkably good at Minneapolis,
with trade better than last year, lumber
active and the -four output the largest on
record, 2l4,000 barrels against $4,000 last
year.
At Omaha Improvement is seen in dry
goods, shoes and hardware, and at Denver
trade is very good.
Improved trade Is noted at Louisville and
Nashville, and business holds on well fol
the season at Savannah, q decrease in pro
duction Of naval stores being contemplated.
High water makes business dull at New
Orleans, but sugar 10 quite steady and
money plenty with very little demand.
In Salt Lake there is 9 slight improve
ment over the same period year ago. and
trade on the whole, may be called fair.