The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

touutfy SnoWn ny Dun = ~ .
Weekly Revieu-Indications Generally
Favorabls-The shrinkage In Exports
has Ceased and Imports Surprisingly
Large. and the Volume OF General Trade
Larger Than = Year Ago - Business
Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK. Oct 15.-R. G. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
One, more ID must b, said that trade indica-
lions are entirely favorable Even the shrink
aee In exports has ceased. an incrsass Of 81
10000 appearirg here last week. while imports
continue surprisingly large. and foreign ex-
change declinss- Government crop reports
for October were on the whole much more
favorable than was expected and the markets
disclosed = public belief that the facts are
more favorable than the government estimates
Trade throughout the cJuntry Is somewhat
larger than . year ago and in all the great
branches Of fmsnufacturing there Is extraordiary
activity. Money is'in greater demand at almost
all commercial centsrs, bat there Is nowhere .
strinRen' y. the supply being ample for lexiti-
mate business, and collections, a. q ruls are
exceptionally gooi. Boston reports active dry
goods trade; busy shoe fa~tories: steady bust
iness In leather and in lumber. and very good
trade in furniture. At Philadelphia the iron
market decidedly improves. Western orders
for coal cannot be filled. because the roads are
blocked; orders for spring trade are reported
In dry Ro0ds, while the trade In jewels Is fair.
and paints and oils are active. At Baltimore
the infrequency Of southern failures is
gratifying. Collections are more satisfac-
tory. and trade in some lines shows
material increase. Pittsburgh reports
sitter market for pig iron and
good demand for manufactured products
with improving demand in window glass
Trade in toots and shoes Is fair at Cincinnati.
sales somewhat exceeding last years. At
Cleveland rolled iron Is in large demand though
pig iron is lower than ever in price, and trade in
nearly all lines Is good. The boot and shoe
trade at Indianapolis reports increased sales.
Chicago again reports enormous increase in re-
ceipts, those Of wheat. oats and barley bsinR
double last years, while in wool gain Of 10 per
cent. is shown: in cattle and hog. 30 per cent.
and some increase in -four. dressed bsef. but
ter and cheese Business was never more
prosperous. Trade Is remarkably strong at st.
Louis. the crops proving larger than was an
ticipated: business Is larger than last year al
Kansas City. receipts OF products being liberal
and very gooi at Denver. At Minneapolis
nearly all branches show an increase over last
year. and the output Of -four, s31.Oo0 barrels, Is
the largest eve. known In a wesk. At st. Psul
an increased movement in crops is seen AMI
farmers are reported asplowing for an in.
creased acreage. At Omaha trade in groceries
and hardware Is very busy. Business at Nash
Vile is improving. but at Little Rock is still
dull though in dry goods better. At New Or
leans business Is active with brighter prospects
and money in large demand. but sufficient sup
plv. Exports of brerdstuffs. provisions. cotton
and oil were but sio.3i7 3c6 in value against
$50 i5l i7 last yenr more than slI 900 ono OF tho
decrease Icing in breadstuff.. for last years
movement wns far beyond all precedent. The
fall in prices since last year "a cents in wheat.
cents in cotton, Il cent per gallon In oil and 20
cents in cattle. makes a difference OF about
s6n0.0O in value In exports for the month.
There has been improvements in exports with
lower prices. Wheat is an eighth stronger
than n week ago; oats one half cent lower, COT
ton an eighth lower. with sales Of more than
l,0o,o0) bales for the week. and oil
quarter lower. Improved crop re-
ports and heavy movements Of freights
push the rric, downward. The iron output on
October WIS l5s, ,02s tons weekly. against l5l,-
GiS tons September !. and IL Is especially en-
couragIng that the stocks on hand decreased
s. "a tons during September. The demand
for pig iron Is improving and general advance
Of about so cents par ton Is reported for pig
with liberal buying, while trade in plates Is
very satisfactory, in bar iron somewhat better
and structural mills are full OF orders
Livelier buying continues in copper at
1l's cents and speculation moves tin upward.
but lead Is weak and unsettled at 4 cents. Cot
toa and woolen mills ara fully employed and
many of them cannot flll their orders, though
running their machinery night and day. Sales
Of wool. st the three chief markets. have been
2i1, ,0Oe.O00 pounds, against la4.Ooo 900 to the
same date last var. Tho market for dry
goods continues encouraging. agents having
started vigorously in the spring trade and the
demand Of spring slmples FOR mems goois be-
ing urgent. Trade In blankets was exception.
ally largs in September and the lower grrdes
cannot he supplied fast enough Strong buy
ing is seen In cottons and some markets are
largely unsold- Tn, boot and shoe msnu-
facture Is equally busy and shipments from
Boston, according to the Shoe and Leather Re-
porter. are 81 O00 cases for the veak against g..
600 last week. Stocks have been stronger with
an average advance Of about 81 per share. but
tie chief activity has been IN indus
trial and New England stocks. The
improved crop prospects. and the enormous
movement. will about Justify encouragement.
and buyers are thinking much Of next years
business, resulting from the worll's fair. The
money market Is fairly active at about 5 per
cent. and the treasury. while holding s.. 800. 600
more gold. and 81 .DO.O0o more silver. has added
s2G0,OlO to the circulation.
TIE business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven davs number.
for the United States. 49, and for Canada %: or
a total OF 2l5. ~ compared with I'D last
week. and 2ls for the week previous to the last
and 25o for the corresponding week OF last year.