The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-25
DUN&C0 WEEKLY REVIEW
Nearly S4,000.00O Gone 0ut This Week
with No Increase in Apprehension.
The Country Moving Along Swimmingly, with
Trade Increasing at All Principal Points
and Money Growing Easier.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-R. G. Dun * Co.'S
$4,000 in gold has gone abroad this
week and half O million more is expected
TO 90 tomorrow. there is no increase OF
apprehension about the monetary future.
and tue business world pays little atten.
ton to action or inaction of Congress.
though the increasing probabilities of an
extra session are regarded with some inter
est At Boston wool is-stesdy. with sales
of 1000. 200 pounds. and prices Of fleece are
the highest for long time. Philadelphia
experienced some uneasiness among lend
ers on account of the Reading failure, but
the banks are we'll supplied for legitimate
business. Iron is weaker. Iron is un-
changed at Pittsburg. and finished
products fairly active. while glass
holds the recent advance. Cleveland
shows Improvement in general trade with
iron firm and money easy. AT CINCINNATI
founderies and machine shops are busy
with full orders. Furniture manufacIur-
ing opens well at Indianapolis. while De-
trot reports larger business than last year.
AT Chicago the feeling in leading branches
of trade Is good. with larger business than
ayear ago, and collections good except IN
regions where storms cause delay. Mil
waukee notes fair trade. At Minneapolis
the Hour output is slightly decreased,
but prospects In lumber and building
trades are excellent AT Omaha trade In
all lines is good. At st. Joseph the dry
goods trade Is active. but collections In
other lines slow. At Kansas City live
stock receipts are liberal, grain receipts
light. but jobbing business full average.
st. Louis reports good outlook for spring
trade. and fairly prompt callections At
Little Rock prospects are improving. Mem
phis trade is looking up. and business Is
fair at Nashville. though collections are not
so good. At Atlanta trade Is good Mobile 70.
ports fair trade and satisfactory collec-
tions. and a New Orleans general trade Is
only fair, but building contracts are heavy,
mills having all the orders they can fill.
Sugar is in light demand. and rioe dull.
mand for money. while at Charleston trade
il improving.
Speculation In products hao not been
very heavy. Wheat Is q cent lower. with
sales of only ten millions and corn and
pork products scarcely changed. Cotton is
an eighth higher, Notwithstanding the con-
tinuance of the English strike. but receipts
are small. and the probable failure OF the
anti-optIon bill affects the trade more than
Cattle are active at Chicago.
Iron is still tho weakest of the
great industries, and pig" not of the best
brand. is o shade weaker than a week ago.
Business In bars is unsatisfactory, plates
are very weak, and while structural works
are full of orders competition is SO sharp
that prices have little chance to improve.
Copper and tin remain quiet ana lead 10
dull In the boot and shoe trade the higher
cost OF leather causes manufacturers to
urge better prices which are extremely
low. The treasury has not materially
changed it's balances this week in spite OF
gold shipments and exports of merchandise
from New York are little more salts
factory, closely approximatiDg last years
for February thus far, Imports continue
extraordinarily large. and the outgo OF
gold must be expected 10 remain heavy as
long as present trade conditions last. IN
less foreign purchases of American Sc
curities should come to balance the 40
count.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the past seven
days number $50. as compared with totals
of 233 last week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 270