The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-14
TRADE GROWING BETTER.

A Pereeptible Increase in all Classes Of
Business.
X. G. Dun & Co.'S Veekiy Rerie,c Of Trade
says:
Last weeks semi-panic in stock and grain
has been followed by more confident feel
ing about cholera, as it is seen that the pes.
,lence is thus far confined to incoming
ships, by national regulations, which all
officials are now respecting. However, If
the disease should appear on shore in scat
te ed cases the vigorous measures taken by
Il thoroughly warned and aroused people
would he likely TO restrict and suppress ii as
II has been thus far kept down in England
Hence there is much less apprehension re.
garding the possible effects OF the disease this
year before cold weather comes and stocks
have advanced about 70 per cent per share
on the whole, although in other markets
the alarm disclosed weakness which still
continues. Meanwhile the general CON
dition ofindustries and OF trade throughout
the country Is not only remarkably good,
but improving perceptibly from week to
week, although the exports Of merchandise
are not yet large enough TO prevent some
exports of gold.
Decided Improvement is seen in the tone
Of the iron trade in Pittsburg glass works
are resuming, and the hardware trade is
good. Prospects are excellent az Cincin-
natl commission merchants usually pros
porous and trade in tobacco leaf strong
Business at Cleveland has improved and Is
excellent, with larger demand for money.
At Detroit business in some lines is 10 to 70
per cent, greater than last year and pros
pects are favorable.
General trade AT Chicago is larger than a
year ago with favorable crop prospects.
At 81, Paul trade improves with brighter
prospects and, while average crops are ex-
lnY al. s.,l..
able. At Omaha trade is active in grocer
les and dry goods and fair in other branches.
ST. Louis reports strong trade and railroads
taxed to carry grain. At Kansas City trade
is improving, receipts OF cattle and grain be-
ing heavy and at Denver business is good
At Little Rock business satisfactory, though
merchants buy conservatively. At Louis
vile trade improves and at Nashville as
we'll crop prospects being better. At New
Orleans business has somewhat improved,
but is not up to expectations Sugar is
very strong rice unsteady and money stiff
though in ample supply The iron indus
try grows more active, nearly all the works
are full OF orders and the output is now
heavy. Nails have advanced 10 cents per
keg but some weakness appears in prices Of
structural and plate iron.
Cattle receipts at Chicago for the year are
l3 per cent larger than last year and receipts
of all live stock there in August were nearly
% per cent larger.
Wheat has sold at IA cents, and excepting
two days in 1884, no lower price has ever
been recorded here. Western receipts have
been 800, 600 bushels in four days, against
10000 Atlantic exports. Oats are half q
cent higher, but corn is much lower with
frightening crop prospects at the West, and
coffee is an eighth lower
Cotton has advanced a sixteenth during
the week, although the Financial Chronicle
makes the last crop 0,O3s, 600 bales, and the
decrease in acreage this year is only y per
cent. With restricted exports of products at
present foreign exchange is steadily strong,
but the Treasury has put out Of new notes
600, 600 more than il has added to its stocks
of gold and silver, and the money markets
throughout the country are amply supplied
while collections are very fair for the sea-
son.
The business failures during the last seven
days numbered for the United States, l46;
Canada, 33; total, l79 as compared with l76
last week, ls0 the week previous TO the last
and 2l4 for the corresponding week Of last
year.