Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-28
TRADE Is NOT BAD
DUN 4 CO.'S WEEKLY BULLETIN
kpus : Hsalsh,es Feeling IN Al the Great
Duainsss Genres Of the coanuy.
TIE Outlook in Detail.

uyw YoAx. Nay 27.-R. G. Dun =
ca weekly review Of uads viii say'
loofer weather brought . quick I'M
upoponneut N bunnss - many points,
49, snll make come trouble and
>keonfes country roads, vhich imnedes
GnVoa. but clearing weather through
- ~ greater part Of the country nss
- . decided Stimulus TO trade and
uooeiy changed crop prospects. oshsr
onn<f11ous ere generally favorable;
lnhor i. on the whole, employed with
1n1hor less interruption from strikes
80 il usual st this season. he
moooy uzAEketa are everywhere Wei
1npplisd and easy and ~ several points
~ incxoaaing demand y noticed.
~ Dooscn cost0n miiis are well sup
ukod with orders and the export IN
6uhv II larger. The WOODEN buslness
En1infaetory. while IN boots and shoes
0nkoeo are ineroaaHng and prices are
1Emor. Rubber works are busy Wool
r fnirIy active with more demand for
6emestic. Leather 10 active with
n1iyhs advance
"a BaItiloore the southern trade holds
~ Philadelphia some activity - seen
- WOOL, and while the carpet eusaness
- unsatisfactory knit goods works are
by. with the outlook more promising
1knu IN the last year. Iron - ~ the
louess px,ees ever known. Dress goods
= IA good demand. The output OF
mnnufactured iron 10 very large.
1houxh Ct low prices The winooS
Gin1s works viii run to the END OF the
nDason.
Clothing business at Cincinnati Il
only fair, and business IN general 10
somewhat affected by the floods.
Trnco 1T Chicago has increased,
though the weather somewhat inter-
fers, but general conditions are much
better than . year age Trade 1t Mil
voukee il stimulated py better weather
and tne outlook 10 less gloomy. Cheer
iue weather revlves trade at Minnea-
polis and dealings are larger than
YEAR AGO, the fiour output being 1900
barrels against liz, 900. and the lumber
Trade u excellent. At st. Paul trade -
dali.
AZ Omaha trade in groceries and
haRdvare u active and improved IN
d7y GOODS and shoes. At st. LOUIS the
1cods have seriously embarrassed trade,
ut Il i looking better. Denver reports
Transferable Improvement IN business-
~ Little Rock floods have done much
dowoeo N the lOwlands.
A. New Orleans business 10 resarde d
~ tho foods and by . strike, ana in
u lines u quiet with money IN light
ISsre i little new in the indus
Mo- though other than stand
Z N bsnnds Of iron arc much de-
1919. not ono southern having
- g SlA50. At Philadelphis IN
- cases bar iron 10 irregular
~. plalss demo1allzed, but wire rods
- Amer, heavy sales Of steel. Cotton
- have bseu made at &C. delivered,
- lowost price ever known. Sales OF
Uoog continues moderate and limited
- pDoosut ueeds. shearlng being re-
m1od by bod weather, but the dress
noodo MILLS have done . larger busi-
- onan ever. and there - more en-
oourn9ement in mems wear. Wooleus
Inc cotton mills arc doing more
nuGlne0 shan in any other year, and
~ print cottons arc firmer than
~ years. Stocks are low. Ship
neuts Of boots and shoes are
U06ogAts and fairly we'll mp TO the
Dogkes for this season. CoNee 10 an
oi9hth lower. copper unchanged, tin
oliehtly advanced by speculation and
1osd ssseuger 1t 4tc. Sales agents
have advanced the price Of anthracite
oDai. though the bus:ness 10 very dull
ed lacks confidence. Nothing dis
onrbo the money market. Business
failures during the last seven days
numhsr for the United States 185,
CouadA Is; total. 1913; - compared
Uith ls2 last week, us the week previ-
60 y she last and 2f7 for the cores
pon1inR week of last year.