Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-07
DIN ANDTHE TRADE
Encouraging Reports From A.
Sections
BUSINESS FAILURES ARE FEN
Complete Review Of thu condi<rn =
Trade ana Commerce IN ths Unins1
States and Csnads by pun 4 q


Co.'S weekly review Of trade VIII ooos
bas.nsss has been greatly retnxlo1 j
throughout most Of the western ofnnrn
by unusual and continued rama. 49,
ing IN many quarters n .ntsrruDton
and distribution Of goods 10 chocke6~
A somewhat better tone appeAp as -
south, and business st the sast ID fairlo
active fer the season. Money " everJu
where abundant IN part btcAuse tk0
demand is smaller than uspal. 6hIn,
ments of boots and shees frem the 60
are nov but per cent less than iAno
yesrto date. stocks of wooiens fhreugh-
out the country are relieved 10 -
usually light and q great burlnesa =
expected. fiannsis are improving an1
the unprecedented aistrs sbutIon ct droso
goods helps the mAnutacture- laQciry<
for cottons Is large and improving. :,
western stocks being ANAL and tfeds il !
prints Pair for the season. The iron
trade shows larger transactions, but No
better prices The demand for ttruc-
tural iron does not increase as Was ex.
pected. but there Il larger business IL
plates, though At demofaiised prlces-
A thousand coke ovens have stopped
at Connellsvllle because the maRufao-
ture o slaekenlng, but n.ere inquiry ~
seen for rails. 4TI
w.sis.s aad Cettsps.
Boston notes unstssenahle weather
and vet fair trade. Gotten milis are
% we'll sold that there is eoue dif1<
Guilty in filling orders. Wooden mlila'
are in better shape and the trade ind
better prospects. At the south ruthxg
works are fairly active and the fnrns~
ture trade IL satisfactory. At Philadei-.
phla the grocery trade 10 larger tlssn o
year ago and the pant and risss busi.
ness fair, while building operations ex.
ceed last years by u per cent. AZ
Boston trade 10 decidedly satisfactery.
the southern trade being fairly ms,n-
tanned and experts exceed those
OF the prevlous menths. Iron sa
slightly weaker a. Pit;sturg and the
glass trade 10 not pushing. but the.
hard ware trade ls exceptionally good.
The demand for coke IN shrinking and
prices are cut. Trade IN drygoods ard
hardware at Cleveland 10 good and far.
in boots and shoes ard groceries, With
increased demand. At Cincinnati the
thoc busiress exceeds last years but
building and the harness trade are un.
settled by labor difficulties. Al ChscaeG
the recsi pts of pred ucts have been gen
orally diminished by bad weather and
drygocds tales are smaller, but il
other lines sales are better than q yese
ago. At Milwaukee morev is In active
demsnd, though rain checks shipssnts
and seeding. Al 81. Paul the backward
season makes jobhing dull and cclisc-
tons poor, but at Minneapolis The lum,
ber trade is good and the -four Output
large.
Retarded BY Rasss.
Rains rctard trade At Omaha, hot livs
stock receipts are ALMOST the bsavisf
ever known, and grain receipts in tee
days greater than ia thsrf}
days preceding. Business st Kan.
sss City j. far in spite of the
bad weather, making receipts light.
Corn has risen 2sc with hut sn1all
salcs, aud oats &c. Pork products are
a shade lower and coffee weak at q 4
decline. There has been large specuias
ton IN tin, but copper seems scarce Toe
immediate delivery. and lead n s:ronn
coal - dull through firm. but prP
| chsses OF coal properties by the Penn
| syivania enlarge the probable eempetf
ton. The money market 10 ROT die
turbed. The stock market has been
disturbed by sharp decline IN sugar
s;ock owing 70 reports of legal pro-
ceedings against the truet and by difr-
culiies IN the Richmond terminal re-
organization. But there has been lee
indication of foreign selling within the
past week.
The business failures during the las>
seven days number for the United
States, l36; csnsds, %; total, 2e9. AZ
compared with 81. isst week. 20i ths
prsvions TO the last and 242 fos
the corresponding week last year.