The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-20
DUN&C co.'s WEEKLY REVIEW
No Bad Effect to Business Yet Apparent
from the Present Labor Troubles.
Grain and Provisions Have Declined During
the Past Seven Days. but Money Still Re-
mains Easy and Pros pee Are Bright.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-R. @. Dun 81 Co.'S
weekly review of trade says: Late adj
vices from the West promise better crops
of wheat and corn. Gotten prospects are
little better thou ph the yield will not ap-
proach that of last year. With abundant
supplies brought over. the outlook is so
good that business distinctly improves,
ana the prospect for fall trade is every.
where considered bright. The great striket
in New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee,
which call into service troops in three
great States, appear TO have scarcely any
appreciate effect upon business, and with
interruption of traffic threatened on many
important railroads, stocks are generally
steady or strong, closing but small frac-
ton lower than q week ago. More gold
has gone abroad, but money is abundant
and easy, and collections in almost al
quarters are more satisfactory than usual
Wheat has been weaker, and declined sio
with Western receipts exceeding 200, 900
bu in four days, while Atlantic exports
were not ]. SOC. 900 bu, and sales here only
100000 bu. Reports of harvesting In
spring wheat regions are more encourag-
ing. Corn has advanced 10 on sales OF
only 3,O00.O00 bu here. mainly because OF
possible interruption of traffic. for Western
reports are more promising. especially as
to Kansas and Illinois. Oats have declined
only Ao, but lard il q shade stronger.
Oil is lac lower. and coffee higher. with
some speculative activity. In cotton
further decline of 1l6c has occurred.
and sales have been sos. 900 bales. the actual
movement at this season being insignih-
cant, while crop prospects. with the heavy
stocks on hand, tend TO depress prices.
Last week the quantity which has come
into sight for the crop year rose above
9,0OO.OO0 bales and the stocks of American
here ana abroad are over 2. 100000 bales.
Speculation in tin has made little change,
and buyers OF copper are so slow that 1850
is quoted, while lead is q shade lower.
Iron mills at Pittsburg will soon resume.
but at present shipments of coke are the
smallest for some time and business In
windOw-Rlass 10 not active.
At Cincinnati trade IL quiet but pros
poets fine. and withdra ais of whisky are
unusually heavy. Fair activity 10 seen &C
Cleveland. with iron products very active
and firm. General trade at Chicago is bet
ter than In any other year. and collections
better. Receipts of barley for the week
fall one-half below last years; of dressed
beef third, and of corn fifth. but in
crease appears in cured meats cheese and
lard; q third in cattle and wool and one
half in hogs. hides and -four. AT Milwau-
busy, but trade Is largely In excess of last
year. ST. Paul reports slight increase III
business and the harvest resulting In o
good yield. At Minneapolis trade is good.
the crop about average, and the lumber
business 10 large, with an advance in prices.
Business at st. Louis is generally satisfac-
tory, and at Kansas City good, with large
receipts of cattle, hogs and wheat. At
Omaha dealers in dry goods and groceries
are rushed and money 10 In improved de-
mand. Improvement is also seen with
brighter prospects at Little Rock and Nash
vile. and, while trade is quiet at New Or
leans, sugar is strong and active, but re-
oeipts of rice are light, the crop having
been damaged by rains. Western from
mills have not fully resumed. but the pres
emit demand for bar. plates sheets and
structural iron Is very active. and mile are
full of orders Pig is unchanged, but sale
| of grey forge equal to T.94 at birmingham
| 10 recorded. Cottons are In great demand
| and firm. though the weather has checked
the weeks sales.
| The business failures occurring through
| ont the country during the last seven days
are 172; for the corresponding week of last
| year the figures were 199.