Oxford eagle., 1892-09-08
TRADE REVIEW.
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NV YoKx. Sep. 3-R q. Dun &
Cos weekly review Of trade saws;
While industry and business verr i'm
proving daily and prospects we're
brighter than ever. the sudden alarm
about cholera came a. cause some he>i-
tatinn- IL = even said that buyers
from the south who had departed foe
this city turned back because they were
afraid Of detention by quarantiuc
here. There i reason for the utmost
precaution against importation of tn.
disease, which city and national
authorities are taking with creditabls
energy. But there il ye, no ground for
surprising that the psstilenes will gain
footho'd here this season In all
other respects BUSINESS prospects are
clearly better than y year ago aud
nearly all accounts show actual increase
IN business Crop prospects ar. better
and money Is in greater demand but
ample supply everywhere and industries
are producing more than ever before.
Fear that exports may be curtailed
by pcstilen-e in Europe with causes
previously strong has depressed the
markets Wheat has dropped To ~ &c,
the lowest point since fsss, aud recov-
erred only to fall of cents for the
week Corn has dropped 81 cents for
the week with better western reports
Cotton roSc shade. hut has fallen to
~ cents again. with sales Of 60. 900
bales. Oats have declined IL cents.
pork 20 cents a barrel. lard 81 cents and
hogs 10 per 100 pounds and oil Y cent
| lower The greater part of these
| changes came from the unnatural con-
dition of markets for some time held up
in spite Of extraordinary stocks in
| sight
Wheat receipts in four days wcre
i.sS2, 30 bushels. but exports only 96s.-
| fi3 Stocks of common on hand in this
country are equal 10 two months con-
sumption and in Europe about three
months consumption American wheat
current estimates Of the coming crop
are constantly rising.
Manufacturers in this country have
never been in better condition on the
whole than that which reports now in
| dIcate. All textile manufacture are
| producing more and consuming more
material than ever. and the demand has
| rarely pressed 50 closely on the supply
Most woolen mills are running night
and day to meet orders. and cotton mills
are crowded while stacks Of goods 10
sight are pasnomenally low. The iron
| and steel industry rapidly resumes full
production. though some mills are vet
delayed by repairs Demand for pig Is
very good while mills are pushed for
bar plates. sheets and structural irou-
IL II enouyh - say of the WOODEN man
utaeture that sales at the three chief
markets since the middle % Nav have
been t04. sSs. 900 pounds against =. 900. =
eoo pounds last year. an insreass- of =. ;
pr cent Boo, and shoe shipments re-
ported By the sho. and leather Repor-
ter. show an Increase Of S uer cent
and r~s-eipts at the western markets
show an increase Of = per cent for the
week and Is per cent for the year this
FAR.
At Pittsburgh the demand for finished
iron Is better and prices som.x hat
stronger. At Cleveland trad. Is good
in rolled products, dry goods. hardware
and xroceriss. and NJ Cincinnati ma
chine shops und foundrieS are pushed
To their full capacity. exceeding last
years production At indianapolis the
car movement is unprecedented. and az
Detroit business Is fair and money in
better demand
Better demand for money is seen al
Milwaukee and no injury to corn or to-
baeeo reported Trade increases at ~
Paul and Minneapolis. Fine crop pros
peets- lumber very active and prices
strong. business is active at Omaha;
satisfactory, with large receipts of cat
tie and grain, at Kansas City and strong
at -. Louis. 4 general fall trade being
assured At Denver business Is goni
and throughout the northwest reports
as to collections are very favorable.