The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-02
FINANCE AND MINING
Lead Steady, but Silver De-
clines.
ORE AND BULLION OUTPUT.
News from All of the Utah Compassionate
Miners Union-Trade at Home
and Abroad.

The alarm about cholera in New York
has vanished, and trade in every direction
shows all the improvement that was ex-
pecfed. The south is little dull because
cotton is low in price and late, but little
Improvement has been seen during the
past week. In few quarters at the west
farmers are holding back wheat for higher
prices SO that collections are retarded. Bat
the general tenor of advices is exceedingly
favorable. The volume Of business con-
tinnes larger than year ago, although I'M
preceuented crops then made it much
greater than in any previous year. The
unavoidable conclusion is that ia distrlbl-
ton Of manufactured products the increase
this year has been extraordinary. Coliec-
lions are exceptionally good on the whole,
and although money is in active and in
creesing demand at nearly all points, the
supply is ample for all legitimate needs.
Gold exports have ceased, foreign exchange
has declined. and the money market Is at
present without disturbing features.
Business at Boston is sound and large IN
volume, though traders are conservative.
Ii has been a busy week in dry goods with
very large distribution, and cotton mills
are well supplied, wooden goods are selling
freely, boot and shoe factories are filed
with orders, and dealers find it hard to get
rubber goods fast enough.
Improvement is seen in groceries at
Philadelphia, especially in canned goods,
and sugar is active. Stocks of dry goods
are well sold up. and wooden manufactur
ers working full time. Trade in jewelry
is OF fair volume, and improving IN paints,
oil and glass.
AT Baltimore business is satisfactory,
though quiet with the south, but exceed
ingly good in shoes, lumber and cattle.
AT Pittsburg. trade is satisfactory and
gradually Increasing.
At Cincinnati the wholesale jewelry
trade reports sales in August so per cent.
greater than last year, and fall prospects
are bright
Business at Cleveland is improving in
nearly all departments and especially in
rolled products, and in lumber, which has
advanced 81 to 50 per M.
At Detroit, business is increasing in dry
goods, drugs, and shoes. though farmers
are holding wheat for higher prices.
General trade at Chicago exceeds last
years for the same week. with good pros
poets. Receipts of cheese show small in
crease, of Hour 10 per cent, of cattle Is per
cent, OF cured meats 20 per cent, of oats
aud dressed beef IS per cent, of butter and
hides 80 per cent, and CT hogs so per cent,
while n wheat and wool there is a small
decrease, in rye and barley large decrease
and in lard SO per cent
AT ST, Louis trade increases with large
distribution of goods. a free movement of
grain, and country buyers in larger num-
Der than usual. Business is healthy at
Milwaukee. very active at Omaha, and
shows q marked increase at st. Paul
AT Denver, trade is very satisfactory.
exceeding last years.
Receipts of cattle and wheat are heavy
at Kansas City aud trade exceeds last
years.
At Memphis trade is improving, though
OF small volume and at New Orleans cot
ton is in better demand and sugar strong
and active.