The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-08
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

n q. Dun D Cc.'s Weekly Review of the
Condition Of Trade, Throughout the
coantry-Business Generally Active,
Money In Ample supply aud Collections
satisfactory-A BETTER Feeling In the
South Caused by q slight Advance In
totton-Busiacss Failures. Etc,
EEw YoRk. Oct 1.--R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly revie* Of tfade says:
Business continues larger than ever at this
time Of the year. and the commercial sky is
without cloud while the season brings the
usual sbrinksRe in distribution Of textile goods
the mills are nevertheless crowded with or
ders. and tbs demand for tn, prof. OF iron
AMI steel and leather has improved. Money Is
In ample supply AMI collections have very
rarely been more generally satisfactory; so
that the demand for commercial loans Is un-
Usually light for the season. The outgo OF
money ffom Western ccnters for furchases in
the country Is larger thap usuat snd yet there
is no embarrassment. Crop repase% are uni
formally favorable and the rfoaitse Is dis
tinctly better than 1t was few weeks sgo. At
the south trade Is nevertheiess m=ch encour.
aged BY some advance 7ip the price Of cotton,
and Is therefore more active. In general. busi-
ness Is not only lxrge and remarkably healthy.
but the outlook for the coming snRntas Is
everywhere regarded with tbs utmd1t> >colh-
dence. .
At Boston dry goods are active. and The mills
very busy with the demand. such, In soeie
lines, that they cannot pro'lucs ,go0ds fast
enough. Collections are excellent and all sec.
tions seem to have money enough for payment
Of bills. The boot and shoe trads Is very salts
factory.
At Philadelpbia iron improves with large
sales. and hardware. recently quiet. II now
more active. The liquor AMI tobacco trades
are busy, and also the manufacture OF cigars.
The jewelry trade improves with trade in oil
and Naval stores. Dry goods ara moving
steadily. and trade in groceries and glassware
Is very busy. Iron is in better demand at
Pittsburg. and the glass business good. At
Cleveland trade Is improving and larger than
last year, and at Cincinnati the clothing
trade Is better than previous years, though
slight decline Is seen at the south. for tn,
western trade largely exceeds previous rec
orls-
Chicago reports merchandise sales greater
than last year. the harvest progressing well,
money active. with much larger outgoes to the
interior than last year. and all conditions favor
able. Receipts Of products show increase in
everything except rye, moderate in -four. pork,
cheese, wool and hides, quarter in barley,
seed. hogs and sheep. two thirds in butter,
twofold in dressed beef cured meats, lard and
broomcorn, and threefold in wheat, corn and
oats.
At ST. Louis business Is distinctly better In
dry goods. shoes, hats and railway supplies.
and collections prompt. At st. Paul business
is larger than year ago. at Omaha very active,
with increase over last year In many lines. At
Kansas City good. Business at Denver Is
moderate, the weather being warm and collec-
tions slow. At the south generally improving.
though caution prevails at Memphis. BITTER
prices for cotton bring larger trade at Mont
gomery, and though business is only fair at
New Orleans. sugar Is strong and active and
money in good demand.
Speculation in brea1stuhs n lower with
small transactions. Wheat and oats are nearly
a cent, and corn lss cent lower. and receipts Of
wheat at western points have been 6.3i2,6 6ao
bushels in four days. against exports OF only
$50, ,118 bushels. Speculation in cotton has bsen
enormous, sales reaching l.s60lO bales, with
an advance of a quarter during the week, in
spite of better receipts and more favorable
crop reports. Pork products are higher. pork
IS cent per barrel. lard IS and hogs g cents per
100 pounds Coffee Is an eighth stronger. but
oil about two cents lower Western receipts
of cattle are l75.0OI head, against li50oO the
same week last year. Coal is more active, but
at cut rates, deliveries having been this month
at May prices. and agents decline to make an
other nominal advance.
The Hebrew holidays cause the usual de-
crease In sales Of textile goods, the cholera
York, and Il Is between seasons for woolens,
but dealings are still large. The outlook in
woolens Is excellent. and sales Of wool improve
here and at Philadelphia, where the consump-
ton Is greater than in any other year, though
some concessions on territories and Ohio dclaine
are seen at Boston At the three markets 2IS-
OOn 200 pounds have been sold this year against
lse 0OOOD last year to date. Cottons are less
active and some ginghams n shade lower.
Trade in knit goods is hesitating and
production little below last years.
hut stocks Of woolens are smln. and
trade in carpets Is active. Boot and sho, WORKS
are pressed to meet their orders and the ship
ments from Boston for the year thus far show
an increase Of SO per cent over last years, and
I6S per cent over those OF ten years ago.
Large sales Of pig iron are reported. especially
at Cincinnati, and some alvance in prices IL e1-
pected. All works making structural iron ara
very busy and the outlook improving. though
bar iron Is still weak. Copper is unchanged at
ono fourteenth cents, tin hesitating Mt s2i
and lead dull at 410la Though exports from
New York for four weeks have been % per cent.
smaller In value than year ago, they exc ed
last week Foreign exchange has risen slight
", and money has advanced to 5per cent. but
no anxiety issfelt. and stocks are shade
stronger than q week ago. Tne treasury has
paid out ssoOO-O more notes against as much
more silver added. and has taken in ss0DO.OO0
more gold during the week. but the demand
for money at the west and south continues
smaller than usual
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven DAYS number.
for the United States. III. and for Canada 81: or
a total Of as. ~ compared with eli last
week and lee for the week previous TO the last
and go for the corresponding week OF last year.