The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-24
TRADE REVIEW.

The Commercial Outlook Throughout the
Country as shown by II. G.. Dun a Co. q
weekly Review-Storms and Severe Cold
Retard Business Somewhat, But the
Distribution OF Goods Continues Heavy
business Failure, Etc.
New YORK, March 1s.--R. G. Dun q
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
The distribution of goods continues very
large for the season in spite of extraordinary
weather, some failures and tight money mar
ket. Storms and severe cold have retarded
trade and collections through large part OF
the country, and doubtless caused much of the
monetary pressure, though large part Is due
to the excess of imports over exports. Europe
1s not shipping products from the country as
usual nor lending as much as usual to carry
products here until they are needed. and ac-
cumulated stocks at commercial centers with
SLOW collections In the country make the de-
mand for money unusually large. Exports of
breadstuffs, cotton. cattle and oil In February
were but S40982, 400 against $66, 900 last
year, which, with the increase of
nearly s8,O00000 in imports at New York,
indicates a probable excess in imports
in that month of about S25 0O0, ,OOO Exports also
have been small. Speculation In products have
been naturally depressed, cotton being at one
time quarter and now three-Sixteenths of a
cent lower than week ago, with sales of IL 600
bales. Corn is nearly a cent lower. and pork
products have declined little. Yet the enor-
uphold prices still prevents free movement Of
products abroad.
Trade at Boston is rather larger, with textile
and rubber and shoe factories fully employed
Cottons are unchanged and sold far ahead.
Money Is tight at Philadelphia but iron
is in better demand. Retail trade and
collections are slower than usual, but in
chemicals trade is better. At Baltimore orders
decrease, but trade in millinery is greater than
usual. Bessemer products are stronger than
usual at Pittsburgh, hardware is more active
and coke improves. At Cleveland the dry
goods trade is excellent and other trade fair.
At Cincinnati whisky is quiet, with tobacco
quiet and firm. st Indianapolis the weather
retards trade, and money is very close. Trade
at Detroit is equal to last years and in lumber
very heavy No improvement is seen at st. Paul,
but trade at Little Rock is fair; and at Nash
vile and Atlanta good. At Columbus collections
are slow and money very tight. At Mobile
business is good In dry goods and groceries and
at Charleston fair. At New Orleans sugar Is
dull and rice not improved with money firm
but in ample supply.
The iron industry shows improvement; prices
are steady, though extremely low, with less
pressure to rise, and little demand is seen
for bar iron and steel, and structural works
are well employed, though at no bet
ter prices. Coal is lower. The shoe buSi-
ness is large. Cattle receipts in the west
are smaller and bad weather and strikes affect
all railway movements to some extent The
dry goods trade continues remarkably satisfac
tory though more quiet In cottons; prints are
strong and some standard browns have been
advanced. Orders for knit goods are the largest
ever known at this season. Imports of wool
linens and cottons, and espe-
cially silks, are considerably larger than last
year, but the increase in domestic production is
even greater, the demand for consumption be-
ing clearly the largest ever known.
The business failures during the past seven
days number, for the United States 100; Can
ada, 30; total 220, as compared with 225 last
week, PSI the week previous to the last and 240
for the corresponding week of last year.