Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-14
THE BUSINESS WORLD.

The General Commercial Outlook
Throughout the United States as Shown
by r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
Money Generally Easy and the General
Volume of Business Shows Sessonabie
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Failures. Etc
New YORK, April Or. G. Dun &
CO. weekly review of trade says:
Another week brings additional proof Of &C
tual improvement in business at many points
while slackness at few is explained by causes
obviously local and temporary. Extreme low
prices for cotton still depress at the south and
production of iron in excess of demand has
caused the failure of one company and the clos
ing of several furnaces Spring brings the
usual revival in building and the demand for
materials at some points Is larger than usual.
The money markets continue abundantly sup
piled and easy, with no trace of the pressure
often seen about April l. and while at most
points the demand is only moderate, at some OF
Importance an increased demand is reported.
The reports from other cities are, on the whole,
favorable At Boston there is further i'm
provement. Western reports are favora BILE
and southern better. The boot and shoe trade
is active with demand up to present capacity.
Leather is in steady demand, at full prices. and
hides are more active and frmer. The clothing
trade is better and woolens firmer ac-
count of London prices. At Philadelphia the
failure of an iron house. following that of the
Lehigh Iron Co. depresses that trade. but the
dry goods trade is better with sales satisfac-
tory. At Pittsburgh stocks increase and there
Is no improvement in product. shipments OF
coke being the lowest for the year thus far but
the glass trade is steady and trade in hardware
brighter. At Cincinnati the hat trade exceeds
last years. but building prospects are clouded
by threatened strike. At Cleveland all lines
improve except pig iron and ore, but money is
in more demand At Detroit trade equals last
years. but freights are less firm. Chicago re-
ports largely increased sales of merchandise.
with collections easy in all branches. Receipts
Of corn and barley increased three fold. of
wheat, oats and rye two fold, compared with
last year; of dressed beef half and Of -four
one third. and some increase is seen in hogs.
cattle and wool. with decrease in lard butter and
cheese and especially in cure1 meats. At st.
Paul the lobbing trade is brisk and at Mime
apolis there is a marked increase with unusual
prospects for the lumber trade: but -four is dull
and low. At st. Louis trade is reasonably
strong. Trade at Kansas City is quiet At
Louisville business is quite satisfactory: but
dull at Memphis, slackening at Savannah.
though prospects are bright, and only fair at
New Orleans. though in cotton there is some
improvement and sugar is strong and active.
Payments through clearing houses outside New
York are larger than ever at this season. The
railroad earnings show substantial increase
over last year. Sales of wool at all principal
markets for the year thus far exceed last years.
indicating a larger manufacture. Coal is
dull. but firm, sellers gradually get
ting up to schedule prices" a better
tone with larger sales is in iron, for the
output has been reduced $500 tons weekly and
improved demand for plate. structural
and sheet iron. Copper is dull with indica-
tons that the combination has failed. Some
concessions are in coke. Tin plate lead is
dull but tin rises little Speculation has been
stronger, wheat advancing 314 cents, corn
cents and cotton sixteenth with smaller
ceipts. Oil is cent higher, but coffee three
quarters cent lower. Money has been very easy
and foreign exchange fraction lower. though
exports fall little behind last years for tine
week. Treasury shipments exceed receipts for
the month thus far over S1.OO0.00O. The stock
market has shown no important change. but is
on the who'll stronger, and some foreign buying
is now reported
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days. number,
for the United States. III. and for Canada 81.
a total of POS: as compared with 2l8 last
week and 81 the week previous to the last,
and 243 for the corresponding week of Last year.