Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
DULL In THE SOUTH
Trade in Other Sections Keeps
Very Good.
IRON MARKET is sTAGaANT
Money IL Easy and the Outlook for Man
usscturers During the Coming
Year 10 Very Bright.

Nav YoRK, Dec. 9.--R. Il. Dun 4
Co.'s weekly review Of trade Will say
Business shows no decrease except that
slackening in new transactions which
Is customary as the holiday season
draws near. The volume of payments
Is as large Ne II ever has been. The APP
prshenslon Of monetary disturbance
from exports Of gold has not yet been
realized, and seems somewhat more re-
mote than a week ago. Interior m ney
markets generally show = strong de-
msnd, though money 10 actually close
only IT Cleveland, and appsrsntiy
rather easier Ut most points. Al all
points representing the holiday trade
opens more 5riskiy than usual with
prospect OF . larger volume.
At Boston. cotton goods are IN active
demand with higher prices. and the
output of the mills the largest for
long time. Wooden goods continue
firm with large output. Roots and
snoes find . larger trade than 10 usual,
and the prospects, are especially good.
Rubber mills are we'll employed; leather
10 steady, and wool in falr demand.
Shipments of hats from Danbury we're
1870 cases for the week. hardware 10
active At Philadelphia and wool very
quiet. though manufacturers are work
ing to their full capacity. In dry goods
business 10 light, the jewelry trade ~
satisfactory. Al Baltimore trade IN
cotton Is quiet and active.
I1ssn
Some dullness II seen at Pittsburg,
with weaker Bessemer iron and re-
duced orders for finished products.
The clothing trade at Cincinnati 10
satisfactory. Cleveland reports good
trade in dry goods and groceries, and
fair In hardware aud shoes. At De-
troit business 10 fully equal to last
years, though retail trade is retarded
by the weather. Trade at Chicago
holds we'll, though In winter lines the
| mild weather retards. Trade In st.
LOUIS 10 unusually strong, with clear
ings beyond all record, and especially
activity in shoes. dry goods, tobacco
ana saddelry.
Money 10 In strong demand for grain
| and live stock trades 1T Milwaukee
At st. Paul aud Minneapolis cooler
| weather Is wanted for collections.
Business is good at Kansas City and
far at Denver, but unsatisfactory in
Arkansas, dull at Memphis aud only
fair ut Nashville.
At New Orleans trade is good, but no
up to expectations and money is onl,
in fair demand. Cotton 10 strong anc
sugar in good demand with liberal 70
ceipts. Speculative markets are com
parauvely quiet. except for cotton. II
which over 100000 sales in {
week are again reported and after q
decline of &c there has been an equa
recovery.
Wheat receipts continue very large
$500, 900 bushels in three days, at tn,
principal western ports, while export
are comparatively small. Oats ar,
one-eighth and corn three-fourth
lower, with little doing. Pork i
stronger with hogs, but lard somewha
weaker.
Next Years Outlook.
In silver bullion there has been {
largo reaction. Exports of 500 tons o.
copper are noted, with Lake At II.
cents; tin rose . shade, but then fell L
1914 cents, and lead is weak 1t 81 cents
Boot and shoe makers have all tn,
work they can do, and shipments arr
larger than last year, the increase fol
the year being about per cent. Cattl,
receipts at Chicago in November were
the largest ever known in that month
The paper trade shows no change, witt
stocks At the mills being reduced.
The business failures during the pas
seven days number for the Unisec
States, 271; for Canada, 26; total o.
297, as compared with 229 last week
209 the week previous to the last anC
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