The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-14
TRADE IN A WAITING MOOD.
Men Inclined to Assume as Few obi
cations as Possible.

cations as Possible.
New York, Oct l3.-R. G. Dun's re-
/ view Of trade to be issued tomorrow will
say: The country has been waiting.
| While uncertainty prevailed men have
not known what TO do with safety and so
/ have done as little as they could Indus
! tries cannot always wait and in them an
/ arrest of improvement generally means
| some reaction. Merchants who have OBJ
/ legations to meet cannot always wait and
| for some there has come misfortune. The
| spectators and traders wait because they
have no substantial basis for Judgment.
The volume Of business transacted IN
| creased some because the longer people
go without clothing, food and other nee
essaries the more certain their demand IS
to revive.
GOVERNMENT REPORTS DOUBTED.
"The government crop reports have not
helpe. speculation, because they are not
in harmony with prevailing judgments.
Wheat has weakened l14c through the
government reports, which would indi-
cate yield of 39l million bushels, so
small as to warrant higher prices. West
ern receipts for the week have been
6,054 GAS bushels against 9,36l,979 last
year while Atlantic exports have fallen
OF 621, 86l bushels against 1903 l23 last
year.
Corn has advanced 1 &c pork products
being unchanged; but either would be
much stronger if men would put full con
fdence in the official estimates.
"Oil has risen cent and coffee is I'M
changed.
COTTON WHERE IT WAS YEAR AGO.
Cotton stands just where it did a year
ago in spite of a report which some inter
preted as conclusive proof of yield for
below that of last year, but the enOr-
nous stock of old cotton in sight here and
abroad would explain the great hesita-
tion in the market if the official estimates
were fully credited.
Cotton goods show general improve
ment though weak in spots.
The demand for wooden goods is not
third of the usual magnitude, and sales
of wool at the three chief markets for the
last week were 800, ASP pounds against
1905, 600 last year The situation is
strange one, which perpleXes the ablest
dealers, and though in dress goods good
demand appears, the uncertainty as to
mems goods, knit goods and carpets is as
great as if months had not elapsed with
extraordinary narrow distribution of
products.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
"Outside of New York the boot and
shoe manufactures are but poorly en-
ploYed, and the eastern shipments for the
week were "a per cent. below last years,
but bright spots appear in women's shoes
and in rub goods.
THE failures for the past week number
$40 in the United States, against lS9 last
year, and AZ in Canada, against 26 last
year. Eighteen failures were in magni-
tude exceeding 100000, and 81 were over
$4,000 each, but less than 800, 600 The
aggregate liabilities in failures the first
week in October was only S3,49l 1872,
though the number was large This week
the liabilities have apparently been in
creased"
FAVORABLE FEATURES.
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Con
tinued cheerful advices from a number of
leading southern trade centers, reports
of a very large distribution iDFChicago as
the outcome of the immense world S fair
business and an improved demand at sew
eral points west of the. Mississippi as a re-
suit of cooler weather. are among the
most favora BILE features revealed by tele-
grams to Bradstreet's this week.
Large sales and better prices for cot
ton have encouraged country buying a the
south, and business at New Orleans, Dali
las, Memphis Atlanta, Richmond aud
Mobile has improved.
The new Louisiana sugar crop will be
large Rice is active and higher.
SLOW IN NEW ENGLAND.
"In New England trade does not i'm
prove A hand-tO-mouth demand contin-
ues. Textile trades generally are quiet.
Iron is weak and lower for structural
sorts.
cat Pittsburg mills are running only on
part time
The coal trade has improved at Balti-
more and Philadelphia The exports
from the west and -four from both coasts
of the United States or Canada this week
equal 2S62, 617 bushels, as compared with
3, lS9, 09l bushels last week, 1925, 994
bushels in the same week last year, and
1903, Az bushels in 1891 The visible
supply of wheat in the United States and
Canada increased93 3, AIS 600 bushels last
week against an increase of l,SSS, 600
bushels the preceding week. Decreases
in European and Austrian stocks, how
ever, caused the total worlds wheat
stocks to increase only 3,014, 600 bushels.
cat Toronto there is a fair trade in
| dry goods Collections are fairly salts
factory -