Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21
THE couNTRY.s TRADE.

A Reflection of the Condition of Business
Throughout the Country Shown by
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review-Trade
Generally Improving Except In the
Southern States-Collections, in the
Main Good and Money Easy-Busfness
Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK, April 16.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
A better demand is seen for pig and plates at
the east and also ct Chicsgo ana the pipe bust
ness is reviving at Pittsburgh. Coal is un-
changed and dull: copper waiting for the ex-
pected combination of foreign producers: TIN
speculatively strong, and lead very firm. Wool
sales are large for the season, and since Janu-
airy have been per cent. greater than last
year. the demand tor goods having somewhat
improved and for knit goods being far better
than was recently expected In mems wear
goods doubt of the future taste of the public still
delays orders, but strong consumption Is
clearing off stocks of iobbers and retailers.
News from other cities is rather
better as to the east: cheering as
usual from the west, but somewhat less satis-
factory as to the south. Boston reports par
ticularly Rctive retail trade; jobbing trade in
dry goods is better than year ago; wooden
mills we'll employed. and WOO! slightly frmer,
with shoe factories busy. Sales of dry goods at
Philadelphia decidedly exceed last years and
collections improving, while wool Is har-
denipg though buyers are cautious Iron mills
at Pittsburgh are all in operation, and a few
are pushed, though prices are weakening. The
glass trade is encouraging; the hardware trade
good. and coal duh. Cleveland notes better
trade in nearly all lines Southern trade at Gin
ninnati is not satisfactory, but machinery Is
active and the carriage business is little bet
ter. Detroit notes good jobbing and manu-
featuring trades, in some lines better ltnan
last year. Chicago merchandise sales consider
ably exceed last years, and fully equal ex-
pectatiouS.
Receipts of wheat and barley are double last
years; four corn and cattle increased one
half: of cheese one third; with some increase
in dressed beef. oats and rye; but de-
crease in hogs. wool, butter, lard and
cured meats. Trade at Milwaukee is good,
at st. Louis quite strong, notwithstand-
ing railway washouts, and at Omaha quite
active in groceries. shoes and hardware. and
steady IN dry goods. Trade at Kansas City Is
quiet. weather interrupting. and prices for cat
tie being the lowest for the year. Trade at
Minneapolis and St. Paul is excellent. es-
peciall- in lumber, and at Denver fair. Bust
ness at Little Rock is depressed. at Nashville
and Memphis dull. somewhat improved at
Montgomery. but rather fat at New Orleans,
and siackening at Savannah Speculative
markets have been more active: wheat falling
31e cents with sales of O.. 100000 bushels here,
and corn l cent, while oats are slightly higher.
Western receipts of wheat continue a. the rate
of 3,e0O.0O0 bushels weekly, with exports shrink
ing. but western receipts OF corn have been
$4,000 bushels in three days. and exports 49,
0o0. Cotton exports have started up again. ex-
ceeding last years. and the price has advanced
three -eighths cents during the week with enor-
nous speculative transactions, no less than S5O.-
600 bales changing hands in New York. No
change is seen in pork products, coffee Is
quarter weaker, and oil a cent stronger. Spec
ulation in stocks has not been particularly ac-
tive strong. but constant demand for good
dividend payers sustains the list. The financial
situation is remarkably free from untavorable
signs. Collections in nearly all parts of the
hiatt. fflarn
seen at some POINTS in the south and the money
lnarkats are everywhere amply supplied. Nor
is there reeson to aprrehend disturbance on &C
count of foreign trade.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days. number,
for the United States. ls1. and for Canada 35, or
total of 226: as compared with 2OS last
week and 21S the week previous to the last,
and 25l for the corresponding week of last year.