The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-15
ENCOURAGING TRADE REPORT.
According to r. G. Dun &c Co.'s
Report Business is Improving.
Tho Shrini<agc in Exports Has Ceased and
the Imports Arc Large-Plenty of
MONEY in tho Market-Thc Iron Market
shows ii Decided Improvemcnt-Cot-
Ton and WOODEN Mills Arc Fully EN-
ployed.

New York, Oct IA -lSpcciall
u. Dun & Co.'s weekly report says:
Once more it must be said that the
trade indications are entirely favorable.
Evon the shrinkage in exports havo
ceased, an increase of 81, 500, 900 appear.
ing here last week, while imports con-
tlnue surprisingly large and foreign OK.
change declines. Tho Government ra-
ports for october first wore on the
whole much moro favorable than was
expected, and the markets disclosed
the public belief that the Us are mora
favorable than the Government esti-
mates. Trade throughout the country
is somewhat larger than year ago
although the situation was then ex.
ceptionally favorable, and ia all the
great branches of manuf &c turing there
Is extraordinary activity.
Money is in great demand at almost
all 'hc commercial centers, but there is
seen nowhere any stringencS, tho sup
ply beinG ample 20; legitimat to business,
and collections, as rule, are exception
ally gpod Az Philadelphia the iron
lnai kst decidedly i'm proves, and good
goods, while the wool market is good.
At Baltimore the infrcquency of South
ern failures IS gratifying. Collections
AFRO more satisfactory, and trade in some
lines shows material increase. Pitts
burg reports 4 Sitter market for pig
iron and good demand for manufac-
tured products, with improving pros
poets in toe glass business, window
glass % ing more active.
Trade IS remarkably strong at ST.
Louis, the corn crop proving larger than
was anticipated. Business at Nashville
is improving but at Little Rock it is
SILL dull, though in dry goods better
At New Orleans business is active with
brighter pros poets and money is in large
demand. but with sufficient supply.
Cotton since week ago is an eighth
lower with GALES Of moro than LOCO, 600
bnles for the week. The iron output
October l was 1873, O27 tons weekly
against 15l.6iS tons Septembc /, and
IL is especially encouraging that the
stocks on hand decreased SS,t34 tons
during September, The demand for
pig iron is improving, and general ad
vance Of about so cents per ton is re-
ported for pig with liberal buying, while
the trade in plates is very satisfactory,
in bar iron somewhat better and the
Cotton and WOODEN mills are fully em-
ployed. and many OF them cannot fill
their orders though running their ma
chinery night and day. The sales Of
wool this year, at the three chief
markets, have been PAT, 1000. 600 pounds
against IS4,0oo,O00 to tho same date
last year. Tho market for dry goods
continues encouraging, agents having
started vigorously in tho spring trade,
and tho demand fer spring samples of
mems goods being urgent. Trade in
blankets uwas exceptionally large in
September and the lower grades cannot
BIO supplied fast enough.
Strong buying is seen in cotton and
some makns arc largely oversold. Tho
boot and shoe manufacture is equally
busy and shipments from Boston &C
coruing to tho "Snoe and Leather Re
porter" arc SO, 900 cases for the week
against 6 1000 last week. Business fail
ures occurring throughout tho country
during tho week number for tho United
States, $50; corresponding week last
wear, n27