Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-19
THE STATE OF TRADE.
r. G. Dun q Co.'s Commercial Review
for the Past Week.

for the Past Week.
New YORK, Nov. 1S.-R. u. Dun's
weekly review of trade says:
No important trading appears in the
condition of business. The distribution
of products continues to be enormous; ;
! production by manufacturers is greater,
on the whole, than in any previous
wear. and while some hesitation is seen
about entering into new accounts, gen.
eral business and industries are remark
ably healthy. The trading in cotton
was much the largest ever known in any
week, but stock dealings have been but
moderate.
At Boston business continues large
collections are good; money is easy. In
general the situation is unchanged, ex-
cepting that wool is more quiet. The
shoe trade is in good shape and lumber
| is active.
At Philadelphia open weather affects
trade in heavy dry goods. Wool is very
quiet; shoes are steady. Iron is in
good demand. Money is little tighter,
much being placed at 6 per cent.
| No material change is seen at Balti-
more.
At Pittsburg the demand for pig iron
is good and finished products are NOV
ing freely. Plate glass is very dull, but
| the other glass trade is unchanged.
Another strike in the harness manu-
factory at Cincinnati, during the busi-
ness season, disturbs sales. :.
In most lines business at Cleveland ls
good. Some large orders for pig iron
have been countermanded. There Is
strong demand for money.
Manufacturers continue good at lndl'
annapolis and the jobbing trade is good,
Business is prosperous in all lines al
Detroit.
Chicago reports good wholesale trade
and collections. The receipts OF corn,
wheat and butter show large increase,
| but decrease is seen in oats and WOOL
dressed beef, hides, flour and rye,
Money is in strong demand at 8 per cent
Trade continues strong at st. Louis,
with collections prompt.
Milwaukee reports larger trade
with good demand for money.
Jobbers at St. Paul report backward
collections.
At Kansas City cattle receipts are
large, but grain receipts light. Money
is in demand and business is fairly good
Denver reports a very satisfactory
trade.
At Louisville trade is about the aver
age.
At Little Rock there is small cottor
movement.
At Nashville business is improving.
Sales of cotton amounted to 2,29O, ,00(
bales for the week, with an advance o
81 OF cent. In wheat and corn, ad
vances of "a of cent were made, bu
oats is a of cent lower. A rise o
nearly l cent occurred in coffee. Except
for cotton, the speculative market hat
been comparatively dull. In the great
industries little change is seen. Ship
ments of boots and shoes from the east
continues to largely exceed those of last
year. Cattle receipts at Chi
cago are falling behind. Golfers
are working half time. In pig iron the
same hesitation of buyers is seen, with q
cancellation or postponement of orders,
but the situation is considered very
healthy. The bar mills are said to be
near the end of their orders. A sale Of
steel rails at fixed price is reported.
| October exports OF the principal prod
ucts were S15,o95, ,450 smaller than las
year, and in the two weeks of Novembe
the decrease has been $4,000 900
This fact, with the large increase in i'm
ports, has caused au advance in foreign
exchange to $4.871a, and with none.
dearer at London and cheaper here
there is thought to be some prospect o
gold exports.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the pas
seven days number 240, compared witt
total of 210 last week. For the CORE
spending week last year the figures were
| 275.