The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
TRADE coon ALL AROUND.
All Sections of the Country are Pros
porous Now.

RIG. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade
says: Once more 1t must be said that trade
indications are entirely favorable. Even
the shrinkage in exports has ceased, an in
crease of 81, 100000 appearing here last week
while imports continue surprisingly large
and foreign exchange declines. Government
crop reports for October were. on the
whole, much more favorable than was ex-
pected, and the markets disclose a public
belief that the facts are more favorable
than the Government estimates. Trade
throughout the country is somewhat larger
than year ago and in all the great branch.
cs Of manufacturing there Is extraordinary
activity. Money is in greater demand at
almost all commercial centcrs but there IS
howhere any stringency, the supply being
ample for Legitimate bus ness, and collec.
tons rs u rule, are exceptionally good
Boston reports an active dry goods trade.
busy shoe factories. steady business in
leather aud lumber, and very good trade in
furniture. At Philadelphia the iron mark.
ct decidedly improves; Western orders Tor
coal cannot be hllcd because the roads ARE
blocked, AMI good orders for the spring
trade are reported in dry goods while the
wool market continues active; tradc in jew
elry l. fair. and paints aud oils are active.
At Baltimore the inircqucuCy Of Southern
failures Is gratifying. collections are more
satisfactory and trade in some lines show
matcra, increase Pittsburg reports stiff
cr market tor manufactured products with
improving prospects u. the gnss business,
window glass heing mo;e active
Chicago again reports an increase in re.
ccipts, those Of wheat, oats AMI barley hay.
ing doubled. while the receipts of corn are
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q 40 per cent is reported. In cattle and
hogs - per cent, and me inc reuse IN -four
dressed beef, butter aud cheese. Buluess
was never more prosperous and Eastern
shipments Of merchandise are of enormous
magnitude.
Trade Is remarkably strong at 81. Louis
the corn crop proving larger than WAS an
tUipat,d. Business il larger than last yeai
ut Kansas City. receipts ut products being
liberal At Mime ,punS nearly all branches
show increase over last year and the output
OF Hour. 23u,uuO barrc.s, Is the largest even
known IN a week.
Exports # urcad,tuTs provisions. cotton.
oil and cattle IN September were but Siu,-
3l5, 1It IN value, AGAINST Ejl, ljl,3G last
year more than $ll.uOO.UJD of the decrease
being ia brcadstulls. tor last years move.
ment wa, far beyond all precedent. Tue
fail in prices since last year, - cents IN
wheat two cents ia cotton, ou" cent per
gallon in oil, and about so per head IN cat
'lc mas scs Il ference Of about $500 900 IN
the NulUe ut exports for the month. Re-
Gently there has been an Improvement m
exports with lower prices Wheat ~ an
clghtH stronger than week ago but com
/, one cent lower, oat, IS cents, hogs 20
cents and lard l5 cents per loo pounds. cot.
ton an eighth lower. with sales ot more than
lluhpp bales for the week, and oil a quar-
ter lower. Improved crop req ort- aud heavy
movement OF proiucts push piccs down.
ward
The iron output October was l53O2l
tons weekly. asai"st l5lGiS TONS Septcm.
Der |, and II is especially encouraging that
the stocks on hand decreased S),3ji tons
during September.
Cotton aud wooIcn mills are !uly employ.
oil and many Of them canno, I'LL their orders
though running their machinery night aud
day. Sales OF vol this year ut the three
chief markets hayO been ~ 90 90 pounds
against $4,000 uUO 10 the same date last year
The market for dry goods continues encour
aging. The busih, ,sated stes during the
wees number Tor the nited States leO,
Canada ~, "a total of q ! rs com Jared with
22O last week. 2OS the week previous to the
last, and 80 for the corresponding week Of
last year.