Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-02
A GOOD REPORT.
Better Weather Has Made Inn
provement in Trade.
COTTON MILLS ARE DOING WELL.
The Money Market Remains UndIsturbed-
Merchandise Exports Are Largo
business Failures Less Than
same Week Last Year.

NEW York, May 2s.-R. @. Dun & Co q
weekly review says: Better weather
mas wrought a quick Improvement in
business at many points. Other condi-
lions are generally favorable. At Bos-
Ton theac is increasing activity in trade
ana good demand. Business In dry
| goods Is active, cotton mills are well
supplied with orders and the export in
curry IS larger; the wooden business is
satisfactory, while in boots and shoes
oruers are increasing and prices are
nriner' Rubber works are busy, wool
fairly active with more demand for do
nestle, and leather active with slight
advance. At Hartford some inquiry is
seen for wool.
At Baltimore the cigar business is in
better condition and exports above nv.
erage. At Philadelphia some activity
" seen IN wool, and while the carpet
business is unsatisfactory knit goods
are busy, with the outlook more
promising than last year. There is an
increasing demand for dress goods, but
iron is at the lowest price ever known.
Az pittsburgh iron is shade weaker.
nut the output Of manufactured iron is |
very large, though at low prices The |
hardware trade Is good and the win. |
dow glass works will run To the end of |
June. In spite of the weather trade is
iairly good at Cleveland and the de.
mand for money gradually increasing
clothing business ut Cincinnati for the
year Is only fair average and the har-
ness trade is hampered by strike.
Trade at Chicago has increased and
genera conditions are much better
IMAM year ago. Receipts of cured
meats, wool and hides show a liberal
increase over last year, in wheat, rye
and hogs the increase is a third. in
dressed beef one-half while receipts of
Hour are double and of barley four
times last years, but n small decrease
Is seen in cattle and oats and so per
cent. in corn.
At Milwaukee the outlook is less
gloomy. At Minneapolis dealings are
larger than year ago, the flour OUTPUT
being l13,OO0 barrels against liz, 900,
ina the lumber trade excellent. AtSt.
laul the Jobbing trade is dull. At
)naha trade in groceries and hardware
IS active and improved in dry goods and
boots and shoes. At. st. Louis the g.,
Ioods have seriously embarrassed trade.
which is otherwise strong. {
AZ Kansas City cattle receipts are
lcnvy with higher prices, and grain re- ,
elpts lair At Denver there is gain.
rade is unsatisfactory at Little Rock
NJ New Orleans trade Is retarded by
ne Hoods and by u strike, and in all
mes Is quiet with money in very light (
cmand.
There is little new In the great in
ustrics, though other than standard
'rands of iron are much depressed, No.
southern having sold at SLAM Mt r
Philadelphia in some cases. Bar iron
Irregular and plates demoralized. u
- cents having been quoted. but wire Ii
'u' are nrmer and mills sold far ahead
nj the demand for structural iron Is
'rge' Heavy sales of steel cotton ties
ave been made at cents delivered,
le lowest price ever known. Sales of
DOL continue moderate and limited To q
resent needs, but the dress goods mills -
ave done larger business than ever. y
The cotton mills are doing more busi-
'ss than in any other year Specula. n,
ON in cotton has been active with n
Nteenth advance, and sales of 500 OOO
lies Floods and bad weather tend 10
ssen production. Wheat is nearly
lli cent higher, with sales Of 81, OOO,-
ID bushels exports being nearly equal
western receipts speculative cor. -
n makes the price of May corn nc. u
nous and oats are fraction higher III
ME pork products have risen little
nj also OIL Coffee is an eighth lower;
PIPER unchanged; tin slightly adj.
need by speculation, and lead strong.
at ~ cents, Nothing disturbs the
oney market Merchandise exports
e large.
The business failures occurring
roughout the country during the last
ven days number l0s as compared
It'll total of 1872 last week. For the Z
responding week of last year the a
'urcs were 2IT.