The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-05
FINANCE And MINING
Lead Steady, but Silver Advances
a Tritie.
THE ORE AND BULLION OUTPUT
and AbrOad-SOme of Our Wealth
Producers.

Better weather has wrought quick i'm
provement in business at many eastern
points. Floods still make some trouble
and threaten more, country roads which
nobody can travel prevent distribution and
collections, and fears about the crops in
many quarters still check purchases. But
the area over which these influences were
felt was relatively narrow, and is narrow
ing. while more cheering weather through
out the greater part Of the country has
given a decided stimulus to trade and
greatly changed crop prospects. Other
conditions are generally favorable. Labor
is on the whole, well employed, with rather
less interruption from strikes than is
usual at this season. The money markets
are everywhere well supplied and easy,
and at several points an increasing demand
is noticed.
In Salt Lake, the few days Of good
weather at the opening of the week saw a
very good trade, but the cool, wet weather
Of the last three days had q very depress-
ing effect generally, and yesterday only a
fair trade was noticed.
Other points report as follows. At Bos-
ton there is increasing activity in trade and
a good demand.
AT Hartford, more inquiry is seen for
wool, trade in hardware and groceries is
fair and in dry goods quiet
At Baltimore, retail trade is very good,
the cigar business and the building trades
in better condition, and exports above
average, while the southern trade holds
out beyond expectations.
At Philadelphia, Improvement is seen in
groceries, with exceedingly large trade in
tea. Some activity is seen in wool, aud
while the carpet business is unsatisfactory,
knit goods works are busy, with the OUT
look more promising than last year. There
is increasing demand for dress goods.
AT Pittsburg, iron is q shade weaker, but
the output OF manufactured iron is very
large, though at low prices. The hardware
trade is good.
In spite Of the weather, trade is fairly
good at Cleveland, and the demand for
money gradually increasing.
Clothing business at Cincinnati, for the
year, is only a fair average, and the har
ness trade is hHmpered by strike, while
business in general is somewhat affected
by the floods.
Trade at Chicago has increased, though
the weather somewhat interferes but gen
erRl conditions are much better than a year
ago. Receipts of cured meats, wool and
hides. show a liberal increase over last
year, in wheat, rye and hogs the increase
is 8 third. in dressed beef and lard one-haif,
while receipts CT -four are double, and of
barley four times last years. but small
decrease is seen in cattle and oats, and 80
per cent in corn.
Trade at Milwaukee is stimulated By
better weather, and the outlook is less
gloomy.
Cheering weather reYives trade at Min
neapolis, and dealings are larger than a
year ago, the -four output being 173, coo
barrels against $4,000, and the lumber
trade is excellent.
AT St. Paul, iobbing trade is dull, and
collections retarded by the weather.
At Omaha trade in groceries and hard
ware is active, and improved in dry goods
and.shoes.
At St Louis, the floods have seriously
embarrassed trade. which is otherwise
strong.
AT Kansas City, better weather brings
Improvement; cattle receipts are heavy
with higher prices and grain receipts fair.
AT Denver, improved weather causes
considerable gain.
Trade Is unsatisfactory at Little Rock.
floods having done much damage in the low
lands, and dull at Memphis and Savannah.
At New Orleans trade is retarded by the
floods and by e strike. and IN all lines is
quiet, with money in very light demand.