The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-13
And TRADE
The Great Coal Carrying Combination
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! More Hopcfni Prospect. Despite
the Dizziness In Cotton.
NRw YoRK. Feb. IL. r. q. Dun q
Col weekly review Of trade says: The
great combination Of coal carriers and
the wild excitement and unprecedented
transactions in the stock market have
monopolized attention in Wall street.
Outside oil speculative circles there Is
some doubt whether the effects will be
beneficial, Many apprehend that the
price Of coal may DO advanced 10 manu-
featuring establishments and other con-
sumers. On the other hand, the consol'
idated companies will have no more
power to control the price OF coal than
they have had through their combina-
ton, and the market continues unusually
dull. the nominal price being not often
obtained. For the first time In many
months the exports of products from
New York fall d little below those Of
the same week last year, but the ship
ments From other ports continue very
large
Moneyis only too abundant, and has
been quoted on call Ut ~ and per
cent.
Iron shows No improvements.
The production Of pig iron is about
stationary. The stocks Of charcoal iron
are substantially unchanged, but stocks
of coke iron are considerably larger, SO
that on the whole the consumption does
not appear quite mp to the enormous
supply. No change appears In the
market for pig iron, and rails are In
small demand ut the fixed price. Bar
iron does not improve, and the demand
for plates Is smaller than was expected.
Larger sales Of copper are reported it
1915 cents, and fair distribution Of
tin, while lead Is trifie lower.
General Trade Encouraging.
Reports from the different cities inli-
cate q general improvement in trade. At
Boston trade Is on the whole satisfac-
| tory, the cotton mills are busy, and q
steady increase appears in orders for
woolens and shoes. Trade Is improving
at Hartford and Bridgeport. At Phila-
delphia the dry goods trade Is quite en-
| couraging and business in groceries
generally satisfactory. Prospects at
Baltimore are much brighter. with i
decided improvement In leather, shoes
and harness. Jobbing trade is active in
Cincinnati, especially IN provisions, and
at Cleveland business compares favor
ably with last year.
j At Chicago the volume Of merchan-
disc sales u greater than year ago,
while receipts Of rye are double last
| years, and wheat and dressed beef -four
times last years. Trade at milwaukee,
/ Is good At st. Paul prospects are
4 hriUhfar aud AZ Minx,an e,,1{e 1,.,s;.. ,..,e
has increased, as also at Kansas City,
while trade is fair for the season IT
i Omaha and Denver. AT st. Louis Il Il
also stronger, and there ii much conf.
dence as to the future, though the az.
preston In the cotton regions Is still felt.
Better accounts also come from the
south. At Louisville trade has I'M.
! proved; at Nashville it Ii very fair: AZ
Memphis light, but improving. and al
/ Montgomery increasing. At New or.
leans business in all lines Is only fair.
but there Is slight Improvement in cot
ton and sugar is firm and active, with
light receipts. Nearly all southern
i points report an easier money market
and more hopeful prospects.
Business Failures.
The business failures throughout the
i country during the last seven daysnum-
! Der for the United States PCS and for
Canada Al d total Of 27e "a compared with
| $40 last week and 2g7 the.week previous IA
the last. For the corresponding week az
last year the figures were 257. reDre.
senting 262 failures in the United States
| and 30 in the Dominion of Canada.
Starvation In Austria.
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