The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-02
A REVIEW OF TRADE.
This Shows ths Best and Worst Of Busi'
ness-wheat Lower Than kvsr Before
O,her Iin,s Good,

II. a. Dun h Co. In their weekly review OF
irnde sny, There Is II car famine from Pitts.
burg to the Rocky Mountains. This single
fact shows the bcs, aud the worst OF bust.
ness The West Is marketing enormous
crops, probably exceeding III quantity all
official or unofficial estimates, but Europe IL
buying only moderately, the demands Of
the East are not greater than usual and all
ihc elevators both east aud west nre cram.
med with grain and the yards full of loaded
cars.
Wheat Is selling nj the lowest price ever
known in New York. Many yeats ago IL
touched 20 in one day but the quo alton is
now 7ts for October delivery.
Receipts nt western ports have been G300,.
600 bushels ~ four days and more than W,-
900 600 bushels in four weeks, while The cx.
ports from Atlantic ports IN four days have
been 800. 900 bushels. he price here Inns
declined &c. and the opinion steadily gains
ground that NIL estimates Of the crop have
been below the truth. Corn has advanced
lie and oats lc. The belief Is that the yield
of corn, though larger than was recently ex.
pccted, will not quite equal the years dc.
inund. oil has declined 2c, while coffee
has risen b., but the price Of cotton " the
same ~ week ugo. AZ Boston money "
slim and collections satisfactory. Wooden
manufacturers are busy with prices I'M
changed and the shoe manufacturers are
pressed with orders. At Philadelphia the
iron trade improves. The demands for
worstcds is satisfactory and carpet and knit
goods woyks fairly employed.
A Jump in prices Ui soft steel " seen nj
pit,sburg, but the glass trade IL not In good
condition. At Cincinnati whisky is.s,tong
the demand increasing and the medium ot
M.
trade n poo,ispt Cleveland, with rolled iron
in active demand Al indianapolis trade II
unusually good and mt Detroit active, with
money IN far demand The celebration nj
Chicago has reduced business; light receipts
in corn, increased largely oi wheat, 40 pei
cent of flour, cheese ~ per cent and Of but
ter per cent IN comparison with last wear.
but II decrease In oats rye barley, dressed
beef cattle and hogs. Az Milwaukee trade
IL larger and Mt St. Paul good, though col
lcctons are only fair. but Minneapolis
wheat receipts ARE 900 900 bushels.
The lumber trade is excellent business
at St louis ~ strong, grain receipts being
remarkably large nj Kansas City; receipts
ot cattle and hogs are heavy, though the
car blockade checks transactions there. Az
Omaha trade Is heavy In groceries, in dry
goods and hardware, aud ut Denver good IN
all lines At Little Rock the outlook l.
gloomy hut nt Louisville trade n sntisfnc.
tory, and steady ut Memphis, though pelow
the normal. Business ~ fair at Nashville
but somewhat quiet ut New Orleans owing
to labor troubles
Though II IL not the season for especia,
activity IN boots and shoes II IL stated thai
not for years has there been such demand
The demand Tor paper is SO large that price,
of line quality have iisrn cent and Doe.
paper from t. to lc. Textile manufacture,
are busy ~ usual.
Exports of domestic products continu,
much below last year = IN value rs IL nniu
raj the decrease IN New York for i,ur week,
| being 10 per cent. Imports continue re
| markably large ana treasury receipts Sc
| heavy that the stock of GOLD increased 81,
800, coo and of silver ~, 90, ,O00, while =, 100.
900 more paper was put out The stock mark
ct has been stronger, bnt speculation Is still
unsupported by any public demand.
The business failures occurring through
out the country the past seven days number
| 49,, as compared with n total OF 2jb for III,
! corresponding week Of last wear.