Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24
THE STATE OF TRADE.

II. G.. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of the
General Condition of Trade Throughout
the Couptry-Storms and Bad Weather
Generally Have Had Their Effect, But,
on the 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 the whole an
improvement in the distribution Of goods, and
a 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 1la per
cent.
Reports from interior cities 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 e1-
cellent trade is seen in dry goods and shoes,
though the clothing trade falls behind
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
meats and lard. At ST. Paul and Minneapolis
the jobbing trade was never so active for the
season, though wheat receipts are reduced by
the storm. At Kansas City trade is fairly salts
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 on a moderate sale wheat has
declined ga cents: corn 3l4 cents and oats
cents. In pork products no change appears nor
in coffee but oil is gig cents lower. In cotton a
decline to 634 cents has been followed by recov-
cry to g. ST. and sales have been 30 900 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
100000 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 I'M
usual for the season, while stronger demand
is seen for the higher worsteds, and singular
concentration of mems wear demand upon
cheviots. In knit goods the market favors
buyers, but carpets are steady.
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 sl4.5O. No. Alabama at at
Philadelphia and No. Northern at SIG at New
York The demand for bar iron is dull. but for
plates little better, though prices are demon
allied.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days, number,
for the United States, 20S, and for Canada q,
a total of 2+0; compared with 255 last
week and 24O the week previous to the last
For the corresponding week Of last year
the figures were 30