The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-11-03
A REVIEW OF TRADE.
This Shows the Best and Worst Of Busi,
ness-wheat Lower Than Ever Before
Other Iines Good,

II. @. Dun 4 Co. in their weekly review OF
trade say: There is car famine from Pitts
burg to the Rocky Mountains. This single
fact shows the best and the worst OF bust.
ness. The West is marketing enormous
crops, probably exceeding IN quantity all
official OF unofficial estima'e es, but Europe il
buying only moderately, the demands Of
the East are not greater than usual and all
The elevators both east and west are cram
cars.
Wheat is selling at the lowest price ever
known in New York, Many years ago II
touched 20 in one day, but the quotation is
now 7S2 for October delivery.
Receipts at western ports have been $780,.
600 bushels IN four days and more than So.
900 900 bushels in four weeks. while The ex.
ports from Atlantic ports In four days have
been l,3UO. 600 bushels. he price here has
declined lac, and the opinion steadily gains
ground that all estimates OF the crop have
been below the truth Corn has advanced
lsc and oats lc. The belief is that the yield
Of corn, though larger than was recently ex.
pectej, will not quite equal the years de.
inand. Oil has declined &c, while coffee
has risen &c, but the price Of cotton Is the
same as a week ago. At Boston money Is
slim and collections satisfactory. Woolen
manufacturers are busy with prices un
changed and the shoe manufacturers are
pressed with orders. At Philadelphia the
worsteds is satisfactory and carpet and knit.
goods woyks fairly employed.
a jump in prices of soft steel ~ seen at
Pittsburp, but the glass trade is not in good
condition. At Cincinnati whisky is.strong
the demand increasing and the medium OF
yY AL tnhhuGp IL
trade is good at Cleveland, with rolled iron
in active demand. At indianapolis trade j.
unusually good. and at Detroit active with
money in fair demand. The celebration at
Chicago has reduced business; light receipts
in corn, increased largely of wheat, ~ pei
cent of -four. cheese ~ per cent ana OF but.
ter per cent in comparison with last wear.
but decrease in oats, rye barley, dressed
beef cattle and hogs. At Milwaukee trade
is larger ana at -. Paul good, though col.
lections are only fair. but Minneapolis
wheat receipts are zoo, 900 bushels.
The lumber trade is excellent Business
at st. Louis ~ strong, grain receipts being
remarkably large mt Kansas City; receipts
OF cattle aud hogs are heavy, though the
car blockade checks transactions there. Nj
Omaha trade is heavy in groceries, In dry
goods and hardware, and at Denver good ~
all lines At Little Rock the outlook J.
| gloomy. shut at Louisville trade is salisfac
tory, and steady at Memphis, though uelow
the normal. Business Is far at Nashville.
but somewhat quiet at New Orleans uwini
to labor troubles.
Though it Is not the season for eSpecia
activity IN boots and shoes IL is stated tha'
! not for years has there been such demand
The demand fOr paper Is so large that price
! of fine quality have risen cent and Doe.
| paper from To- to lc. Textile manufacture,
are busy rs usual.
| Exports of domestic products continu,
much below las; year in value as is natu
| raj the decrease in New York for four weeks
being 10 per cent. Imports continue re
! markably large ana treasury receipts st
| heavy that the stock of GOLD increased 81,
300, 600 and of silver 80, 200 O00, white &. 700,
900 more paper was put out The stock mark
| ct has been stronger, but speculation is still
unsupported 10y any public demand.
| The business failures occurring through
| out the country the past seven DAYS number
lSi, as compared with a total of 2o5 for thu
corresponding week OF last year.