Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-26
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Money in Good supply, But Business Seh-
orally Hampered by the Great FLOODS
The General Situation AS shown by H.
G. Dun s. Co.'S Weekly Review-Business
Failures for the Week, Etc.
NEW YORK. May CIR. G.. Dun d
CO. weekly review of trade says:
The great floods seriously interrupt trade
Money is everywhere in larg, supply and hgnt
demand. Collections are only unsatisfactory
where the bad weather delays distribution ana
settlements. At Boston trade is more active,
particularly in boots and shoes and ruboer
goods. Philadelphia notes fair trade IN dry
goods. excellent except with the south: more
activity in wool. especially in worsted grades,
and larger trade in iron. though at low prices
More encouragement is seen in gass.
Iron is weaker in Pittsburgh but there
is a. fair demand for finished pro-
ducts, especially for hardware and
improving trade in glass. Trade is fair in
Cleveland: equal to iass years at Detroit. with
orders months ahead for cars Gni r2ilroad sup
plies. an! cigar makers at Cincinnati are busy,
COM: NOR than last yea. while pork nocking
is heavy, demsn1 exceeding SUPPLY. Trade at
Chicago equals last year,, and prospects are
e:.,crcd bright in s',ite of foods. Business
at Minneapolis AMI 81. Paul is greatly retarded
by had weather. and at st. LOUIS E:ucn de-
pressed by the foods in the great rivers. though
otherwis, strong. Kansas City trade is Ike
wise depressed, but cattle receipts are
in groceries and hardware and improving
in dry goods and shoes. Improvement Is also
seen at Denver in spite of the weather AT Lit
tie Rock trade is paralyzed by the floods; at
Louisville fair in spite of the weather. at Mem
phis not improved and at Nashville dull. AT
New Orleans trade is fair with cotton IN better
demand and firmer. and at Savannah. though
trade is falling. prospects are favorable Breao
stuffs have advanced, storms giving specuia-
tors for a rise their chance. Coffee has al
vanced half a cent. The injury 10 cotton I'D
southern valleys has less to do with the rise OF
a sixteenth in price than the covering of specu-
Etive sales.
The great industries are fully as active as
usual at this season. though prices are remark
ably low. The iron business is distinctly more
active. with larger tran sactions il all grades,
though prices do not improve at all. There ls
still some pressure TO sell inferior grades oil
ig but the better brands are strong, con
sumption gaining upon the supply aud stocks
diminishing No improvement i seen in bar
or plate iron. but there is more life in struc-
tural iron. and many considerable orders have
been placed. Rails are stagnant buyers be-
ing in hurry to pay the combination price.
The differenc IS in building trades alone seem
to prevent really unprecedented demand
for structural iron and other matarials. Rub
Der goods are in large demand The demand
for boots and shoes has much increased since
the tanners resolved to lessen their output, ana
leather is stronger while hides are dull.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven DAYS, number.
for the United States 1c9. and for Canada q. or
total of 1872: as compared with lI5 last
week and = CO the week previous to the last,
and 254 for the corresponding week OF last year