The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-26
BUN&CO.'S WEEKLY REVIEW
Business Throughout the CountryGreat-
or in Volume than Ever Before.
Future Prospects Are Excellent, Money in Coed
Demand. with Collections Fair aud the
Great Industries Doing Well

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-R- G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade says: The an
nouncement that gold would be exported
to-day, though not in large amount. has
not necessarily as much meaning rs many
suppose. Foreign exchange does not yet
justify exports. Movements not warranted
by tie state of exchange may be due TO
temporary and trihing Influences The
condition of business throughout the coun-
try appears excellent, with the volume Of
trade greater than in any previous year.
AT Boston trade is good. prospects are
considered excellent and money is easy al
lower rates. At Pnilsdelphia trade is fair
ly active. money Is easier from lack of de-
masd and is expected to be easier than
usual for the coming month. At Baltimore
b slight increase Is seen in the local de-
mand for goods. the supply of money 10
ample and the caution shown in Southern
dealings has been justified by excellent coli
%lectlons this season. At Cincinnati cigar
manufacturing does we'll. Trad 10 good at
Cleveland, though not changed In iron.
Money is close. with active demand. AZ
Detroit money 10 in strong demand. but
Iron is lower.
The volume of trade at Chicago 10 salts
factory and collections are good with
money In strong demand. currency being
wanted for the Southwest Receipts of
cheese and are more than
double last year: of butter, 80 per cent
larger. with eight increase In flour, barley,
Cattle and sheep, while in hides and oats
the decrease IL 10 per cent: IN corn dressed
beet and WOOL, 20 Der cent; In eggs. lard
and rye. so per cent, and in wheat and
seeds. g. per cent Trade at Milwaukee, ~
stimulated in all lines and money is In de-
msnd. AT Minneapolis and st. Paul there
is good trade, with collections improving.
TA2 -..-~A -. - AAa -
against $1,000 last year and the lumber
market Is strong. the ont being SOC. 000. 000
feet, the largest on record. Trade In Omaha
Is very active with collections good
and none easy. At Denver trade
IL good, with fair collections, and at salt
Lake better than u year ago. At Kansas
City live stock receipts are heavy, bus
grain receipts light, and &C St LOUIS retail
trade Is improving by more favorable
weather. Business at Memphis has slight
ly improved. and also at Little Rock.
Trade 10 improving at New Orleans,
with money much easier and cotton and
sugar very active. r.
In speculative markets cotton has abb
actions. amounting TO about 5000. 600 bales,
or nearly the entire crop. in two broken
and one full week. The sales this week
hsve been ]. 800. 600 bales, and the price has
advanced five-sixteenths with small signs
of the reaction which such u movement
generally presages. Low crop estimates
now prevail at the South. on the ground
that frost has done much damage. Wheat
is comparatively inactive. with Is CT .
cent decline. and corn and oats Arc I'M
changed, with small transactions. Pork
products arc hiRher-pork. SL25 per barrel,
and lard u Of q cent. Coffee lie also higher
by II cent.
The condition of the great industries il
decidedly favorable. In general the man.
ufacturer promises to have no "betwoeu
seasons" Woolen-mills are still busy, and
sales of wool greater than q year ago, with
smaller stocks. The cotton industry il i'm.
proving every where. In iron tho market
remains firm. with large orders for struct-
ursl products. Money has been steady az
4 per cent, the Treasury having added
slightly to circulation by issuing $500, 900
more notes Exports for three weeks fall
Is per cent. below last years. and imports
are much larger, but last years excess of
exports ia November was so vast that some
excess 10 probable this year. Stocks have
been weaker, declining half q dollar per
share, but there Is no sign Of SPECIAL dis
turbance.
The business failures occurring through.
out the country during the past seven days
number 209. 90 compared with totals of 30
last week. For the corresponding week Of
last year the figures were 295.