Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-06
Trade Still Improving.

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New YORK, August Dunn &
Cos. weekly review of the trade says:
In every respect save one the bust
ness distinctly improves, though
heavy sales of American stocks ty
foreign holders continue, and draw
large amounts ofgold from the coun-
try, indicating foreign distrust of
American finances.
At Boston trade is fairly active,
especially in boots and shoes. At
Hartford wool is freely bought by
manufacturers. AT Philadelphia re-
ceipts of wool are large and prices
firm. Trade in paints and glass is
moderate, in liquors and chemicals
s.ctiye, and in tobacco dull At Balti-
more the fall trade opens favorably.
AT Cincinnati trade is quiet, but
wholesale drug sales exceed ast
years. At Cleveland trade is good in
groceries, shoes, hardware and struct-
ural iron,and orders for rolled iron are
large, and dry goods fairly active At
Detroit crops look well. Business at
Chicago exceeds last years; collections
are satisfactory, money tends to stiff
fen, and far crops and large business
are expected Business is good at
Milwaukee, improving in all lines. st.
Paul reports encouraging crop pros
poets Minneapolis, a material in
crease in all lines of trade and a very
good business in lumber, with stiffen-
Ing prices, and Duluth reports ship
ments Of iron ore are greater than
last year and large receipts of coal.
Business is good at Omaha and salts
factor at Kansas City. AT st. Louis
business is strong and receipts ofwheat
heavy. Business is good at Denver.
TRADE IN THE SOUTH.
AT Louisville trade improves At
Little Rock business is quiet but at
Savannah well sustained. At New
Orleans money is in improved de-
mand, cotton is steady and sugar firm
1t is within the mark to say that
the volume Of trade in July, as indi-
Gated by clearing house exchanges,
is fully 10 per cent larger than last
year, and greater than in any preVi-
Gus year, in spite of a decline of 5 per
centin prices since year ago.
TRADE GOSSIP.
Imports are enormous, exceeding
last years over 10 per cent. the past
month, which is proof of great ac-
tivity in domestic manufactures and
consumption. Pig iron is, on the
whole, no weaker, though Bessemer
has sold at Pittsburg for 1890 and
Southern sales are decreased. The
demand for bar is more active and
plate, sheet and structural mills are
crowded with orders. Sales of wool
increased largely and for the year at
three chief points are 174,000,000 |
against l4S,000,000 last year to date.
Cotton mills are sold ahead for
eight weeks, and print cloths are
strong at lie No change is seen
in copper but tin has been lifted
by speculation, but lead is dull at 4.10c.
THE SPECULATIVE TRADE.
Speculation has made higher prices
for breadstufis, half a cent for wheat in
spite of receipts at the west
exceeding one million bushels
per day, with exports Of 100000
bushels in three days. Corn has
been advanced nearly 5 cents on
small sales, and oats 2 l-2 cents,
Western reports favoring shorter es-
Inmates. Cotton has declined an
eighth on sales Ct $4,000 bales for
the week. Crop reports are more IA
yorable. Coffee is an eighth stronger
and oil 1-S cent.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
last seven days number 1874, as com
pared with total of 1893 last week.
For the corresponding week of last
year the figures were 23l.