St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
DUN'S REVIEW.
Trade Movement Restricted the
Past Week.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-E. G.. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade will say: Storms,
bad weather and bad roads have much re-
tarded trade during the past week, reducing
the movement of grain and curtalling retail
trade in many cities, but nevertheless reports
indicate ON the whole an improvement in
the distribution of goods. and a fairly sus-
tanned demand, in some branches increasing,
for manufactured products. There is no
trouble anywhere about money. even at the
South markets being fairly supplied, with
light but rather better demand, while at
the West more active demand is still met
by an ample supply.
While imports of merchandise show a
large increase over last year, for half OF
March 1914 per cent there also appears an in
crease in domestic exports for two weeks OF
March about per cent. But vast supplies
of some great staples have produced phe-
nomenally low prices during the past week.
These low prices cause not a little dlsheart-
eminent in some branches of the trade al
though the movement Of products continues
active.
Reports from interior cities are generally
more encouraging. AT Boston steady in
crease is seen in the dry goods trade. Ship
ments of boots and shoes slightly exceed
those of last year for the week. At Philadel-
phia excellent distribution of dryagoods
is seen. AT Pittsburg reports are
of poor demand for manufac-
tured iron, but good trade in glass. AT
Cleveland trade improves, and exceeds last
wears. though pig iron and ore are dull. At
Cincinnati shoe manufacture is busy, but
strike has stopped the harness and saddlery
business.
At Chicago excellent trade is seen in dry
goods and shoes. though the clothing trade
falls behind on account of the weather. but
for the year exceeds that Of last year. Re-
ceipts of wheat are three times. barley and
dressed beef twice those of last year and an
increase of two-thirds is seen in flour.
third in rye and cattle and some increase in
butter, with slight decrease in hides and
wool and a large decrease in hogs, cured
meats and lard. AT Milwaukee the jobbing
trade equals last years, in spite of bad ROADS,
and at Omaha business is very good in all
lines.
At St. Paul and Minneapolis jobbing trade
was never so active for this season. though
wheat receipts are reduced by the storm. AT
Kensas City trade is fairly satisfac tory and
cattle receipts heavy at lower prices. At st.
Louis wholesale distribution in all lines
much exceeds last years, and collections are
unusually easy, country merchants buying
not only more goods, but better qualities.
At Louisville weather retardS, but trade at
Montgomery is fair, at Savannah good with
bright prospects and at New Orleans slightly
improved sugar being strong, though cotton
declines with heavy receipts.
Speculation in breadstuffs has beei de-
pressed by the official report of wheat in
farmers hands and on moderate sales
wheat has declined 3 7Sc.. corn 1-4c.,
AID oats &c. In pork products
no change appears, nor i'll
coffee. but oil is 212c lower. In cotton de-
cline 10 634c has Teen followed by a recovery
to 6.S.c but receipts and exports for the week
both exceed last years
In the great manufactures there is gen.
eral activity, and especially in cottons,
though print cloths aud prints move less
rapidly. but the demand for export goods is
larger. In woolens the makers of overcoat-
ings and eloaking are happy, and the move
ment of dress goods unusual for the season.
while a stronger demand is seen for the
higher worsteds. and singular concentra-
ton of mems wear demand upon cheviots.
In knit goods the market favors buyers, but
carpets are steady. Sales of pig iron at low
figures continue, some makers even contract
ing for such prices for the whole of this
year.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days num-
Der ?40, compared with totals of 256 last week.
For the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 245.