The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-04-22
THE couNTRY's TRADE.

Reflection of the Condition OF Business
fhrBHghoHt the Country as shown by
R. G. Dun a Co.'S Weekly Review-Trads
Generally Improving Except Id the
Southern states-Collections, I'm the
Main Good and Money Easy-Business
Failures. Etc.
NEW YORK, April 16.-R. g. Dun &
Co. 3 weekly review of trade says:
A better demand Is seen for pig and plates at
the east and also at Chicago, ana the pipe busi-
ness Is reviving at Pittsburgh. Coal is un-
changed and dull; copper waiting for the ex-
pected combination of foreign producers; tin
speculatively strong, and lead very firm. Wool
sales are large for the season, and since Janu-
airy have been per cent. greater than last
year. the demand for goods having somewhat
improved and for knit goods being far better
than Eas recently expected. In mems wear
goods doubt of the future Taste Of the public still
delays orders, but a strong consumption Is
clearing off stocks of jobbers and retailers.
News from other cities is rather
better as to the east; cheering as
hsua1 from the west, but somewhat less salts
factory as to the south Boston reports par
ticularly active retail trade; iobbing trade ia
dry goods is better than year ago; woolen
mills well employed, and wool slightly ffrmer,
with shoe factories busy. Sales of dry goods at
Philadelphia decidedly exceed last years and
collections are improving, while wool is har
dentng though buyers are cautious. Iron mills
At Pittsburgh afe all In operation, and few
are pushed, though pricss are weakening. The
glass trade is encouraging; the hardware trade
good, and coal dull. Cleveland notes better
trade In nearly all lines. Southern trade at Gin
ninnati is not satisfactory, but machinery is
active and the carriage business is little bet
ter. Detroit notes good iobbing and manu-
featuring trades, In some lines better sthan
last year. Chicago merchandise sales Consider
ably exceed last years, and fully equal ex-
pectatiofis.
Receipts Of wheat and barley sre double last
years; -four. corn and cattle increased 0I6'
half; of cheese one third; with some increase
in dressed beef, oats and rye; but de-
crease In hogs, wool, butter, lard and
cured meats Trade at Milwaukee Is good,
ut st. Louis quite strong. notwithstand-
ing railway washouts; aid at Omaha quits
active in groceries, shoes and hardwafe. and
steady in dry goods. Trade at Kansas City is
quiet, weather interrupting. and prices for cat
tie being the lowest for the year. Trade at
Minneapolis and st. Paul is excellent.
pecially in lumber, and at Denver fair. Busi-
ness at Little Rock Is depressed, at Nashville
and Memphis dull, somewhat IMPROVED al
Montgomery, but rather fat at New Orleans,
and slackening at Savannah. Speculative
markets have been more active; wheat falling
3l2 cents with sales of "a, 600 600 bushels here,
and corn cent, while oats are slightly higher.
Western receipts of wheat continue at the rate
of 3, 600 bushels weekly, with exports shrink.
ing but western receipts of corn have been
10000 bushels In three days, and exports $780,
600. Cotton exports have started up again, ex-
ceeding last years, and the price has advanced
three -eighths cents during the week with enor-
nous speculative transactions, no less than $780,.
900 bales changing hands in New York. No
change is seen in pork products, coffee is a
quarter weaker and oil a cent stronger. Spec
ulation in stocks has not been particularly
tive or strong but q constant demand for good
dividend payers sustaips the list. The financial
situation Is remarkably free from unfavorable
signs. Collections in nearly all parts of the
seen at some points in the south, and the money
markets are everywhere amply supplied. Nor
Is there reason TO apprehend disturbance on ac-
count of foreign trade.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days, number,
a total of 226; as compared with 2OS last
week and 218 the week previous to the last,
and 25l for the corresponding week of last year.