St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-20
Business Steadily Improving on
u Good Outlook.

New YORK. Aug. 19.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade SAYS: Late advices
from the West promise rather better crops of
wheat and corn. and cotton prospects are a
little better, though neither yield will ap-
proach that of last year. With abundant
supplies brought over. the outlook is so good
that business steadily improves. and the
prospect for fall trade is everywhere consid-
cred bright The great strikes in New York,
Pennsylvania and Tennessee. which call into
service troops in three great states. appear
10 have scarcely an appreciate effect upon
BUS, business as YET through the Interrupt
many important railroads. Stocks are gen.
orally steady or strong, closing but small
traction lower than week ago. More gold
mas gone abroad. but money Is abundant and
easy, and collections in almost all quarters
are more satisfactory than usual.
wheat has been weaker and declined Sac,
with western receipts exceeding 500, go
Blu in four days. while Atlantic exports were
not Is 900 bu and sales here only 16.001 900
bu. Reports of harvesting in spring wheat
regions are more encouraging. Oats have
declined only lac, but lard is shade strnger.
Oil is sac lower and coffee ssc higher, with
some speculative activity. In cotton fur
Their decline of 1-l6c has occurred and
sales have been sos, 900 bales. the actual
movement at this season being insignificant.
while crop prospects, with the heavy stocks
on hand, tend to depress prices. Last week
the quantity which has come into sight for
the year rose above 9,CO0,Gl0 bales, and the
stocks OF American here and abroad are over
2,3G0, 900 bales.
Speculation in tin has made little change,
and buyers of copper are slow that lssc
Is quoted. while lead is shade lower. The
iron mills at PittSburg will soon resume. but
at present shipments of coke are the smallest
Tor some time, and business in window glass
is not active.
AT Cincinnati trade is quiet but prospects
fine, and Withdrawals of whisky are unusu-
ally heavy. Fair activity is seen at Cleve-
Iol
products very active and firm. General
trade at Chicago is better than in any other
year, and collections better. Receipts of the
last week fall a half below last years, of
dressed beef third, and of corn fifth; but
increase appears i'll cured meats, cheese and
lard. a third i'll cattle and wool. and q half
Ill hogs. hides and flour. At Milwaukee col
lections are slow, farmers being busy. but
trade is largely in excess of last year.
st. Paul reports slight increase in bust
ness, and the harvest resulting i'll a good
yield. At minneapolis trade is good. the
crop about average. and tine lumber business
large at an advance of soc in price. Business
at st. Louis is generally satisfactory. and at
Kansas City good, with large receipts of cat
tie, hogs and wheat. AT Omaha dealers i'll
dry goods and groceries are rushed, and
money is in improved demand. Improve
ment is also seen with brighter prospects at
Little Rock and Nashville, and while trade is
quiet at New Orleans, sugar is strong and
active, but receipts of rice are light, the crop
having been damaged by rains.
Western iron mills have not fully resumed,
but the present demand tor bars plates
sheets and structural iron is very active, and
mills are full of orders. Pig is unchanged
out sale OF grey forge equal to 7.94 at Biz
mingham is recorded. COttons are in great
demand and firm, though weather has
checked the week S sales.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days are
IL: for the corresponding week of last year