The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-08
REVIEW or TRADE.
Never Before Was the Distribution @
Products SO Large.

NtNtt itfOft WNH 'nf oi
Products $50 bnrRc.
II. u. Dun a. CO. weekly review Of trade
says: Actual business Is surprisingly large
for the season and yet fears about the future
nre also large. Congressional uncertainties
cause the fears, but the property and the
needs oi the people make business what !,
IL and never before has the distribution ~
products Ia consumers been anger than II
has been thus far this year. Yet II is prob
ably safe 10 sny that rarely, IL ever, except
In time of panic has business been more
cautiously and conser, ntively regulated
Monetary uncertainties ARE excused by the
cont inued outgo Of gold Hut the passag,
of the nnti.option bill by the senate has had
no effect upon the markets ms yet,
Al rittshurg the glass trade Is fair but
trade In iron ara its products is weak. l'usi.
ness nj Cleveland ~ fairly good and nj Gin
cinnnt the demand Tor lumber exceeds the
supply md prospects are bright Tor trade In
woolcns. General trade IL Improving nj
indianapolis and nt Detroit exceeds ihnt of
last year. A. Chicago fcccirts of cured
meats and wheat are more than three times
those ~ last year and considerable increase
ls seen In corn, cheese, oats aud rye, while
In hogs, lard and dressed beef the decrease
Is large. Trade at Milwaukee is increasing,
though collections are retarded
While there IN much cutting of rates by
the railroads. and the movement hns been
greatly interrupted in the West by severe
storms. the volume OF traffic astonishes
managers The movement Of cotton is not
large, but the great accumulation Of stocks
In felt IN decline of 4 cent with sales ~
600 600 bales The wonderful demand for
textile fabrics is undated. For b own and
blenchcd cotton the market is said 10 be the
best Tor twenty years and some makes OF
sbeeting have advanced. The trade IL low
and medium grade Of mems woolens is
about closing nj the time II " usually Opcn.
ing and the market Tor fine go'd ds IL less
strong, possibly because of anticipation of
tariff changes. The general tendency Is
clearly toward greater economies In manu-
facure. Trade in boots and shoes II very
active Fri, es for manufactured products oi
iron and steel nre depressed beyond ali pre-.
cedent and nevertheless the sales continue
remarkably large and the volume Of busi
ness greater than in any previous year. The
s,ngnation In steel rails has been broken by
the pacing OF orders for 10000 tons by the
Pennsylvania railroad, and in plates orders
for 10 900 tons have been placed for the
CRAMPS nj the Pitisburg mills. though nj
very low prices. Large structural contracts
have also been placed for buildings in New
York
While $1,000 600 gold kas been ordered
for shipment 10 day, and the amount may
be larger, receipts from the interior are SO
heavy That money markets are not disturb
ed. Produce exports are tlO UOO, 900 less than
last year since January ], and there In nl.o
a decrease at cotton ports in spite Of the nd.
vance In prices The uncertainty about the
monetary future retards business engage
menis. but In other respects trade In most
satisfactory aud perhaps all the more snft
and healthy for the feeling OF caution thar
prevails.
The business failures number 30I, as com
pared with total Of 30j last week.