Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-22

THE couNTRY'S TRADE.
Tho General Condltlon Of Trade Throueul-
ous the United states ~ Reflccted
Through r. G. Dun Co.'S Weekly Re-
vtew-A Healthy Tone In fuafneas
Noticeable with Money |. little Tighter
-Business Failures for the Week. Etc.
New YoRK, Dec. 17.-R. g. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
The shipments OF more than 100000 in eold
to Europe early this week has caused some ma
tural apprehension 10 speculative markets It
IL true that tbs 9sld h demanded BY Austria
under such circumstances that m exceptional
premium is paid for it. but neither Austria nor
any other country could draw gold from the
United States ct present unless there were
heavy sales Of American securities by foreign.
orA
The exports Of breadstuffs, cotton, provi-
SONS. cattle and petroleum in November
amounted TO $7zo6B, aa2 indicatfng aggregate
exports Of about sosl00.0O par year and an
excess OF merchandise exports over imports OF
net less than so 900 ,00o At ths same time sill
yer has been going abroad in large amounts-
It Is clear that unless securities bad been
E.oyed this way Ia unusual amounts gold could
not be taken abroad In the settlement OF inter
national exchanged But the conditions OF
domestic trade are decidedly healthy. and the
approaching .of the year win ind = larger
volume OF business both foreign and domestic,
than has ever been known befors.
At Boston general business II steady, cotton
mills were never better employed and trade In
woolens II heavy. while In boots and shoes
business 10 eminent3y prosperous At Phfla-
delphia groceries are active and trade IN lew.
eiry glass and paints II fairly satisfnctofy, but
but In dry goods somewhat dull Holiday
trade ut Baltimore - encouraging and there h
49, a.
classes of products At PittsburRh the de-.
mand for manufactured iron b somewhat less
urgent but the output OF pig iron increases
and trade In glass II fairly active. Tho shoe
trade ut Cincinnati l. satisfactory and coliec.
lions are fair. At Cleveland trade ID active In
dry goods. gro ceries. crockery ami holiday
articles. and fairly good IN other lines. and
general business exceeds last years Is per
cent. but In rolled iron business Is quiet a1d
prices havs fallen 10 per can't. At Indianapolis
business Is comparatively quiet. and At De.
troit dull. Iron products are In fair demand.
Trade at Chicago 10 especially active iu holiday
lines and collections are good, With not ~
much need as usual for loans In oldinary bust
ness. Receipts Of pork. lard. Dressed bssf. rye
and hogs are less than a year ago. ami also OF
hides. corn. wool and -four. while some increase
appears in cheese. oats, barley. what. cat.
tie and sheep. At st. Louis holiday trade
is remarkably large. and general business
Is active. The great Improvement here in
dry goods. saddlery and tobacco business OF
the city. At Milwaukee business Is larger than
G year ago, and at st. Paul and Minneapolis
fairly good. though collections are backward
owing to the cpsn weather. Tho lumber trade
is very active and wheat receipts at Ninneapo-
lis are q million bushels larger than last year.
Trade at Omahs is very active. and ut Kansas
City decidedly greater than a year ago. At
Sioux City business il especially active In dry
goods. groceries and hardware, with good de-
svS1 Pnsrv a. n~~ d. f~l-
Louisville full average. and ut Little Rock
improving becauss OF the rise in cotton BUSH
ness at Memphis Is dull, but yer good In holi.
day lines at Nashville. and at New Orleans fair
with money in good demand; and general trade
is helped b. the improvement I'm prices Of cot
ton.
The output OF pig iron. according to tn, Iron
Age. was 17627l tons weekly. December 1.
against III. 06s tons weekly November I, and
yet the stocks OF pig iron uDsold wers but TO-
increasing demand for iron products appears
to be mainly in plates and structural iron. ~.
though prices In those departments are re-
markaby low. while bar iron Is very dull. and
the combination nads but little demand for
rails.
Coal is exceedinely quiet. though the de-
Hveriss are continuously larger than in any
previous year.
The trust has advanced the prices Of whisky
again. apparently hoping that tbs government
VIII increase the tax.
The movement of boots and shoes continues
remarkably large, last weex's shipmsnts being
5000 cases againss 5000 last year, and Il IL
noticed that orders from ths south are unusu-
ally free.
In tn. dry goods business increased strength
b seen in cottons. and sales OF wool for the year
1t tie two largest markets have been ~. O10. 6w
pounds. against 336 63l ,9o6 for the same weeks
asst year. an increase Of moro than 5l0o0.000
pounds .4.e
The trade in ovsrcoatinxs has been far in OK.
eess Of any previous year. and In kerseys the
business has bssn phsnomsnal and many mills
are unable 70 meet their orders Tor spring
goods while In clothing stocks are compare
lively low, and conditions highly satisfactory.
It IS noted that tbs freight movement both
eastward and westward IN uuusually heavy,
snd there are again signs Of . car famine at the
west.
The movement Of gold does not for the pros
.nt cause especial strineency in the money
market here. because currency Il coming this
way from the interior. Nevertheless. It 10 felt
that any considerable outgo 1t this SEASON must
affect prices Of products. snd wheat II nearly
cent lower than week ago, With but moderate
sales, though corn II about cent higher. ana
oats Substantially unchanged. In the cotton
market extraordinary speculation continues
with sales Of more than 1.000.O00 bales TOR the
week and q slight advane, in prices
Money has hsen q little dear. thu rate on call
rising from to per c mt. and foreign ex.
change has advanced from - IS to ~ 88ie. The
treasury has made no important change In the
supply Of money during the week. the main
dill erence having been the result Of the exports
Of gold.
The bushnell failures during tbs past seven
days number, for the United States. ZD: for
Canada. Is: total Of 3)4. ~ compared with
297 last week, 20o the week previous to the
last, and 335 for the corresponding week Of last
year.