St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-19
DUN'S REVIEW.
General Tone of Business is Re-
markabiy Healthy.

New YORK, Nov. 16.-R. G. Dunn & Co.'S
weekly review of trade says:
Noimportant trading appears in the con
ditiou of business, the distribution Of pro
duce continuing enormous. The production
>. manufacturers is rather greater on the
whole than in any previous wear, and, While
some hesitation Is seen about entering into
new accounts, the general tone of business
and industries is remarkably healthy. Trad
ing in cotton has been much the largest ever
known in any week, but stock dealings have
been but moderate.
AT Boston business continues large. colec-
tionA good and money ensy In general the
situation is unchanged, excepting that WOO!
is more quiet The shoe trade is in good
shape, and lumber active. At Philadelphia
open weather affects trade i'll heavy dry
goods Wool Is very quiet and shoes are
steady. Cotton is in good demand. Money
| is little tighter. much being placed at per
cent. natural change is seen at Baltimore.
| At Pittsburg the demand for pig iron is
| good and finished products are moving
| freely. Plate glass is very dull, but other
! glass trade is unchanged y strike in the
| harness manufactures at Cincinnati during
| the busy season disturbs sales. In most lines
business at Cleveland is good. Some orders
| for pig have been countermanded. There
| is a strong demand for money. Manufact-
urers continue busy at indianapolis. BuSi-
ness is prosperous in oil lines at Detroit.
Chicago reports good wholesale trade and
| butter show large increase. but II decrease is
| seeniu oats and wool. dressed beef, hides
| flour and rye. Money is in strong demand
ut q per cent Trade continues strong at st.
! Louis, with collections prompt Milwaukee
! reports larger trade, with good demand for
| money. Jobbers at st. Paul repo backward
! collections. At Kansas city cattle receipts
are large, but grain receipts light. Money
! is in better demand, and business fairly
| active Denver reports very satisfactory
trade, At Louisville trade is about the
average. but dull in Little Rock, with small
| cotton movement A Nashville business is
| improving Sales of cotton amounted TO
2, 2,250,0l0 bnles, with an aduance of Ssc in
wheat and corn; advances of Ssc were mad e.
] put oats are Hc lower. rise of nearly lc
| occurred in coffee. Except for cotton. the
speculative market has been comparatively
| dull In the great industries little change is
seen. Shipments Of boots and shoes from
the East continues to largely exceed those OF
| last year.
Cattle receipts at Chicago are falling be-
hind. Golfers are now only working half
| time. In pig ron some hesitation buyers
is seen. with cancellation of postponement
of orders but the situation is considered
very healthy The bar mills are said to he
near the end of their orders A sale or steel
| rails at a fixed price Is reported. Octo-
ber exports OF the principal products we're
Sl5Og5, 40 smaller than last year, and in two
! weeks of November the decrease has been
S!.000.0d0. This fact with large increase
In export, has caused all advance in foreign
exchange to S4.67L2, and, with money nearer
at London and cheaper here, it is thought
there is some prospect of gold exports.
Business failures occurring throughout the
country during the past seven days number
240 compared with total of 2lU last week.
For the Orresponding week last year the
figures were 80