Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Condition of Trade and Business General
II Throughout the Country, Reflected
Through II. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Re-
vfew-A Moderate Improvement In the
Distribution of Goods and Manufacture
ers More Fully Employed - Business
Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-R. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review of trade saws:
In all aspects the business situation appears
more favorable than week ago. There has
been general though moderate improvement in
distribution; manufacturers are more fully en-
ployed: several great labor controversies have
ended. and crop reports are somewhat more
satisfactory. A little more gold has gone
abroad and imports of merchandise are still
enormous. for three weeks at New York 4Sla
per cent. larger than the same weeks last
year: while in exports from New York, the in
crease for the three weeks is only about 4ls
per cent; but the shipments last year
were phenomenal, and it is encouraging that
they are not diminished. Excess o. imports
over exports n.inue later in the season than
usual. but money markets are we'll supplied
that some outgo OF gold causes disturbance
or apprehension. Moderate exports and better
crop reports lead to lower prices. Wheat re-
cefpts at the west in four days of this week
have been 5.,a5. 500 bushels. while Atlantic ex-
ports have been only 1473,60S bushels Ac-
counts OF cholera in Russia have caused heavy
unloading of pork which has fallen 81 per bar
rel and hogs one fourth aud lard fraction
lower. while oil has also declined fraction.
Cotton is further depressed to zig cents by
the great accumulation of unsold stocks and
better reports Of the coming crop; but while in
other speculative markets sales have been
somewhat weak, those of cotton reached sos DOC
bales Boston reports active trade. boot and
shoe shops very busy. with encouraging orders
from the west and better southern collections
Dry goods are active and textile mills worked
nearly to their full capacity. the clothing de-
mand for woolens surprising the producers and
taxing them to their utmost. at Philadelphia
sales Of dry goods are large. Trade in oils is
more encouraging. but in chemicals steady
with slow collections. and in paints and liquors
quiet. At Baltimore the boot and shoe season
has been the best for five years: trade in to-
bacco is good The clothing strike has
ended at Pittsburgh; raw iron is slightly
weaker. though soma of the works
have not yet finished repairs and the window
glass works will not all be in operation till the
end Of September. Trade at Cleveland Ia good
with better demand for money. and at Cincin-
natl the hardware trade is 10 per cent better
than year ego and in paper and paper bags
much better, with general trade far and col
lections good. Business at Detroit is in some
lines larger and in all equal TO last years, with
collections very fair. Chicago reports trade
better than year ago, with favoring crop re-
ports; increase of 90 per cent. in receipts Of
cattle, % In oats. 80 in cured meats
and 66 per cent. in -four compared with
last year, out some decrease IN other articles.
Needed rains have greatly helped crops in
Wisconsin. Manufacturers in Milwaukee
all busy Trade is stronger at St Louis with
grain receipts very large, and all the roads
troubled by a car famine. At Kansas City
there is healthy activity with receipts of cattle
liberal; at Omaha orders for dry goods and
groceries are heavy and at Lincoln trade is
healthy with good collections. At St Paul
business is brisk with good crop reports and at
Minneapolis the lumber trade is especially
or nr1 <L1 - ~,
against $4,000 last year. Denver reports sat
isfactory trade and good collections. Some
Improvement is noted at all southern
cites reporting. Trade at Nashville
is very fair; increasing with brighter
prospects at Memphis, and in all lines
gaining at New Orleans, with better demand for
money. All manufacturers now doing well.
Nearly all the iron mills have resumed work
since the settlement of wages at Pittsburgh and
in Ohio, and demands for materials increase,
but production apparently increases more. as
pig iron is weaker at Pittsburgh. There is a
better demand for finished products and gen.
eral activity. Copper and tin steady and
lead has frmer look. The injunction in New
jersey against the Reading coal combination
as unlawful came on the same day with another
advance in price, and since the leases were
made prices have advanced shout 81 per
ton on the average. The wooden man
ufacturers crowded with work. and
sales of heavy weights for the season are
tHOuEIL TO nave DeCn never eXCeeGo1. more HE
is seen in cotton, with decided improvement in
American demands, and print cloths are
strong, with works covering April productions
Hosiery is quiet. but very active. and the
pet trade good, with prices the whole as low
Sales oe wool at the chief markets
have been large for tho week, but stocks are
very heavy sellers are somewhat more free.
The boot and shoe trade is in volume greater
than ever, though competition from new works
is sharp. The stock market advanced quite
strongly during most of the week, in the face
of the strikes the railroads center
ing at Buffalo but has been
weaker since those strikes were
officially declared at end The decision against
the coal combination will doubtless affect some
stocks but money abundant. western and
southern markets being generally we'll sup
piled. and the treasury has put out S2.5O).O00
more currency during the week. while adding
only 100000 to its specie. The outgo of money
to the west and south is thus far of smaller
than usual.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven DAYS, number,
for the United States. 165. and for Canada 15 or
a total of $50, compared with 1877 last
week, 1S9 for the week previous to the last
and 2;6 for the corresponding week Of last year.
A WICKED FALSEHOOD.