The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-01-26
The TRADE REVIEW.

The Weather Causes a General Shrinkage
in Bnsiness-RetaU Trade Generally
Good in the Cities-Coal Movement and
transportation Much Affected.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Dun's weekly
review of trade says:
Severe weather appears to account in part
for somewhat general shrinkage in business
in many branches checking purchases and in
others output or deliveries There is a some
what general increase in complaints about col
lections, although money at nearly all markets
is comparatively easy, and in supply adequate
for legitimate demands.
Chicago reports a general clearing up Of
winter goods ana liberal purchase for the
spring with heavy retail trade Returns Of
currency from the west are slow. but money
is il fair supply East bound shipments fall
Of quarter. Receipts show decrease for
the week in the more important items except
ing large increase il wheat. Milwaukee, re-
ports similar conditions. AT Minnea polls and
81. Paul ioobing trade is good but collections
slow. AT Omaha business is better than last
year, and collections good At St Joseph
trace is good and collections satisfactory. AT
ST. Louis trade is strong and collections fair
" prompt Trade is good at Kansas City. ex-
cepr in produce. Collections are rather close.
but live stock receipts are fair and prices
weaker At Denver trade is fair. but at Salt
Lake light Business is good at Nashville.
but affected by the ather at Knoxville and
Atlanta. and only fair New Orleans. though
sugar is strong and reseIpts Of rice are large.
shipments and the mining of coal are affect
ed by the wea her and the scarcity is severely
felt at some points chances of legislative inter
ference with the com bina ton having affected
purchases tor the future
Wheat is half cent weaker, with large re-
ceipts and small ex ports and il is still note
worthy that the western deliveries are incon-
sistent with reports of the last crop. Corn is
cent and oats half cent higher. Cotton fell
oneeighth. but recovered a shade with large
sales. anti-option reports affecting the trade
more than any change in actual supplies. Pork
prod are somewhat stronger. coffee adj
vanceS with large sales, and scarcity of eggs
causes high prices here and at Boston
The stock market has been strong. especial
" in Manhattan Western Union and some OF
the industrials. showing an advance Of nearly
p per share for the week. Ii is felt that the
failure to secure a pooling amendment of the
interstate act may have unfavorable influence.
Money has fallen q. per cent on call.
with large receipts from the in
terror. While European necessities and
foreign sales of sticks have caused further
exports Of gold. less than a, 600 900 being re-
ported as ordered Cor shipment during the
week. and while bankers feel that such outgoes
may cause trouble later. they occasion no pres
ent disturbance. Indeed the confidence regard
ing the future OF business is in all parts of the
country remarkably strong and general. es-
pecially IN view OF the interest taken in pend
ing measures in Congress
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days numbe-
SSs as compared with $40 last week. For the
corresponding week Of last year the figures