Fair play., 1893-04-29
TRADE REVIEW.

Ihe Condition OF the Commercial Letter
-Sis OF the Country ns Reflected by X.
Dun s Co.'s W~ekiy E-vlew-Ths
Gold Situation Paving Its Effect on
>pecui,tion-G-a aer,i Trade Fair Except
where Retarded by storms-Bu.ines,
Failures. Etc.
NEW YORK, April 23-R G. Dun &
20. S weekly review OF trade. issued this
morning. says:
Monetary dogl,s have ovcrshadcwed all
9th r :1..!lea,es AZ New York but have net yet
greatly Affected trade at most other points.
/ hI' outside rcrrrts rehrc: conditions exist
In prior 10 the large shipments ot gold lille
the rll-SetS have been Gevltri.iI sharply Re-
Ports thai the treasury vii! refuse gold t0r new
treasury nu,es Us sool as the r,Sarvs IS rt~
Gu>rt !r!uN. :i,rf.Ht.s'. the rapid rise in the
rate OF foreign eNci.!afs =, the high
cst point known FOR many tGa's and
orders for shipment OF nearly 500 y"
rol'i 81 Saturday. part o. il going 10 Canada.
lei 1" :n'"f St',rJiatt:c D! iuI.at.oa Sts ks
have ie line r.cE - reS ~har, this week
While rate, tor money of Eah aud ics CONNER
eta! Ia2c- have not - yet been S"fiT-:eiy af.
f. tel. a f'Ts iUl orlaut failure, one NJ !i''ci'
ester All cn" in the coTer trad shave at!rj 10
III fCrllT; u. Ua'crtaiatv. Wheat hai fIlIs1
,: cents with sales uI ilan.u.I uShe!S IT,:
corn : cents. oil 1it cents and coffee =. cents.
Wh-I: -"c1tpt@ t'r1tsrl II shells nj western
points IN four days ,.i : t;:sUtic f@-,- 6nocJ
hgS.r!s. The stocks and receipts - ;tti 20 hiya
it"',t;: ~" western .,sraer and forced hcafY
lgudati The -. ,'rA "f n lar: coffee, house
has been followed ~ much excitement saa de-
cline. Pcrl proluots are somewhat over
though declining e = than corn.
AZ tin uiiIt the .rrrrcry trata is lar ,er than
year a,G an there is iiir sprius business in
SiD.!us 1rc !cI'i,iIl,t For dry Qp,ria az Iniilu-
apoii> is good h;it money iS closer Trli- at
Detroit is good with oo!s.scti.,s slightly I'M
proved and prospects tor lake naSi.':'io,, ve.v
favot.i.'. A. Chicago navigation opens witt
heavy shipments ..-' 'n'u:h Weather retlr!s
iGNincss its volume IS fair aa chlla, ,ic:,s are
satisfactory. Currency does not rr,urr as
vas expected. and large sums
tied up - fhiy Ind preparations so that
bankers are coustiff'tt-e Receipts OF cattle.
butter and barley increis.l. i!'",crately over
las, year. At most northwestern t.ints
weather checks trade and at Milwaukee tight.
nrss Of money cadses apprehension and col
lectl"as are slow. At 81 Paul trade is fair nu,
retarded ht storms. At St Louis there are
hrichi prospects II good trade for the season
il all Zines. ~ Denver trlda is only fair ani
At sat tn.lse 'ttv Quiet Weather ref1ris
trlit ~ Louisville. S.isl!y ,le Knoxville and at
Little RorG trade IS quiet. At OiIlrIifi trade J
GOOD In hardware. and groceries and o:heS
trddj- t'-ir '-r the season. AT st. Joseph trade
ant. collections are g;.;ti Arkansas City bust
ness is very quiet with large receipts and
lower prices for cattle. Pig iron Is a shais
iirmer FOR foundry, hut bessemer is weaker at
PittSHlF,i ard birmingham. No = is offered
4; .. Trrie III bar is dull with the price rs low
as ever and cut 10 10 cents In beams md
channels 10 reported. Collections thrr;Ighou.
the country are al !,ost points slower than
usual.
The business failures during the past scyeu
days number. for the United States. $50: Can
ada. -; total, 2os, compared with 30 last
week ani a25 the week previous to the last.
For the corresponding week OF last year TAI
igures were 3iJ