The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-03-25
THE STATE OF TRADE.

r. G.. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of the
General Condition of Trade Throughout
the Country-Storms and Bad Weather
Generally Have Had Their Effect, But,
on tho Whole There Has Not Been Much
to Complain Of-Business Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK, March 19.-R. g. Dun &
Co. s weekly review of trade says:
Storms, bad weather and bad roads. have
much retarded trade during the past week, but
nevertheless reports indicate on the whole an
improvement in the distribution of goods, and
fairly sustained demand, in some branches
increasing, for manufactured products. There
is no trouble anywhere about money. Rates on
call here have remained unchanged at liz per
cent.
Reports from interior cities are generally
more encouraging. Pittsburgh reports poor
demand for manufactured iron, but good trade
in glass. At Cleveland trade improves
and exceeds last years though pig iron
and ore are dull At Cincinnati the shoe manu-
facturers are busy, but strike has stopped the
harness and saddlery business. AT Chicago ex-
cellent trade is seen in dry goods and shoes,
though the clothing trade falls behind on ac-
count of the weather, but for the year exceeds
that OF last year. Receipts of wheat are three
times of barley and dressed beef twice those of
last year, and an increase of two thirds is seen
in flour, third in rye and cattle, and some in
crease in butter, with slight decrease in hides
and wool and large decrease in hogs, cured
the jobbing trade was never so active for the
season, though wheat receipts are reduced by
the storm. At Kansas City trade Is fairly satis-
factory, and cattle receipts heavy at lower
prices. Trade at Montgomery is fair; at Savan-
nah good with bright prospects, and at New
Orleans slightly improved, sugar being strong,
though cotton declines with heavy receipts.
Speculation in breadstuffs has been de-
pressed by the official report of wheat in farm
ers' hands and moderate sale wheat has
declined 37e cents; 314 cents, and oats 9
cants. In pork products no change appears, nor
In voffee but oil is 2lo cents lower. In cotton a
decline to 634 cents has been followed by recov-
cry to $751; and sales have been 80 600 bales, but
receipts and exports for the week both exceed
last years One of the estimates most regarded
by the trade now puts the crop at more than
1900. 900 bales.
In the great manufactures there is general
activity, especially IN cottons, though print
cloths and prints move less rapidly, but the de-
mand for export goods is larger In woolens
the makers of overcoatings and cloakings are
happy, and the movement of dress goods is un-
usual for the season, while a stronger demand
Is seen for the higher worsteds, and a singular
concentration of mems wear demand upon
cheyiots. In knit goods the market favors
buyers, but carpets steady. N@ ~
Sales Of pig iron at low figures continue, some
makers even contracting for such prices for
the whole of this year. Bessemer iron at Pitts
burgh has sold at S1450, No. Alabama at SIS at
Philadelphia and No. ! Northern at SIS at NSw
York. The demand for bar iron is DUH bur for
plates little better, though prices are demor-
allied.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days number
for the United States, 2OS, and for Canada 22 or
A total of $40; compared with 256 last
week and 30 the week previous to the last.
For the corresponding week of last year
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