Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-06
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
II. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of tho
Condition of Trade Throughout the
Country-Rusiness Generally Active,
Money in Ample Supply aud Collections
Satisfactory-A Better Feeling In the
South Caused by Slight Advance in
Cotton-Business Failures. Etc.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Business continues larger than ever at this
time of the year. and the commercial sky is
without cloud. While the season brings the
usual shrinkage in distribution of textile goods
the mills nevertheless crowded with or
ders, and the demand for the products of iron
and steel and leather has improved, Money is
in ample supply and collections have very
rarely been more generally satisfactory; so
that the demand for commercial loans is un-
usually light for the season. The outgo OF
money from western centers for purchases in
the country is larger than usual. and yet there
is no embarrassment. Crop reports uni
formally favorable and the promise Is dis
tinctly better than 1t was few weeks ago. At
the south trade is nevertheless much encour-
aged by some advance in the price OF cotton
and is therefore more active. In general. busi-
ness is OF only large and remarkably healthy,
but the outlook for tho coming months iss
everywhere regarded with the utmost conf
dence
At Boston dry goods are active. and the mills
very busy with the demand. such, in some
lines, that they cannot produce goods fast
enough. Collections are excellent. and all Sec
lions seem to have money enough for payment
of bills. The boot and shoe trade is very salts
factory.
At Philadelphia iron improves with large
sales, and hardware, recently quiet, Is now
more active The liquor and tobacco trades
are busy, and also the manufacture OF cigars.
The jewelry trade improves with trade in oil
and naval stores. Dry goods are moving
steadily. and trade in groceries and glassware
is very busy. Iron is in better demand at
Pittsburg. and the glass business good. At
Cleveland trade is improving and larger than
last year. and at Cincinnati the clothing
trade is better than previous years though q
slight decline is seen at the south. for the
western trade largely exceeds previous rec
ords.
Chicago reports merchandise sales greater
than last year. the harvest progressing well,
money active. with much larger outgoes to the
interior than last year. and all conditions favor
able. Receipts of products show increase in
everything except rye, moderate in -four, pork,
cheese. wool and hides, a quarter in barley.
seed. hogs and sheep. two-thirds in butter,
twofold in dressed beef. cured meats, lard and
brcomcorn, and threefold in wheat, corn and
oats.
At ST. Louis business is distinctly better in
dry goods, shoes, hats and railway supplies,
and collections prompt. At st. Paul business
is larger than year ago. at Omaha very active,
with increase over last year in many lines. At
Kansas City good. Business at Denver is
moderate, the weather being warm and collec-
lions slow. At the south generally improving,
though caution prevails Mt Memphis. Better
prices for cotton bring larger trade at Mont
gomery, and though business is only fair AT
New Orleans. sugar is strong and active and
money in good demand.
Speculation in hreadstuffs is lower with
small transactions. Whest and oats are nearly
q cent, and corn las cent lower, and receipts OF
wheat nj pointS have been 6.3fS H9s
bushels in four days. against exports OF only
$50. 116 bushels. Speculation in cotton has been
enormous. sales reaching 1.360.CCO bales with
an advance of a quarter during the week, IN
spite of better receipts and more favorable
crop reports. Pork products are higher. pork
IS cent per barrel. lard IS and hogs 25 cents per
100 pounds. Coffee is eighth stronger, but
oil about two cents lower. Western receipts
OF cattle are 1880, head, against $4,000 the
same week last year. Coal is more active. but
at cut rates, deliveries having been this month
at May prices. and agents decline to make an
other nominal advance.
The Hebrew holidays cause the usual de-
crease in sales Of textile goods, the cholera
scare has diverted many buyers from New
York and it is between seasons for woolens,
but dealings are still large. The outlook in
woolens is excellent, and sales Of wool improve
here and at Philadelphia, where the consump-
ton is greater than in any other year, though
some concessions on territories and Ohio delaine
are seen at Boston At the three markets 49,
0on.0O0 pounds have been sold this year against
1884, 10000 last year to date. Cottons are less
active and some ginRhams a shade lower.
Trade in knit goods is hesi:ating and
production n little below last years.
but stocks of woolens small, and
trade in carpets is active. Boot and shoe works
are pressed to meet their orders and the ship
.nents from Boston for the year thus far show
increase of So per cent. over last years. and
46 per cent. over those Of ten years ago.
Large sales of pig iron are reported, especially
at Cincinnati, and some advance in prices Is ex-
Vected. All works making structural iron are
very busy and the outlook improving. though
bar iron is still weak Copper is unchanged at
one fourteenth cents, tin keS:tatng at 2.25
and lead dull at 47Ole Though exports from
New York for four weeks have been % per cent.
smaller in value than a year ago. they exceed
last week Foreign exchange has risen slight
~, and money has advanced to per cent. but
anxiety is felt. and stocks are a shade
stronger than a week ago. The treasury has
paid out ssO0NO more notes against as much
more silver added, and has taken in 81 100000
more gold during the week. but the demand
for money at the west and south continues
smaller than usual
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven davs number.
for the United States. III. and for Canada 81; or
a total of POS. as compared with 2ll last
week. and 1872 for the week previous to the last
and go for the corresponding week of last year.
Canadian Business Outlook.
New York Oct Especial kilograms to
Bradstreet's indicate that general trade has
fallen off somewhat in the province OF Quebec.
but the volume is increasing Dry goods and
hardware merchants have ma1s large sales.
In Ontario a very fair trade is reported in
staple lines. with excellent prospects. Stocks
Of wheat at every country elevator are increas.
ing. Export steam rates to Europe from Mon.