Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18
TRADE NEWS.
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What Bradstreets and Dun
Have TO Say.
MONEY HAS BEEN HARD TO GET
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For Speculation and Not Very Easy for
Business,
But Traders Have Been IN Good Condition.
What NE Cities Reporl-1h Failures
TOT the Week Imports and
Exports.
MONEY HAS BEEN HARD TO GET

ordinary weather. some failures aud q
/ light MONEY market,
Slorms ana severe cold have retarded
| trading aud collections throughout "a
! largc puft of the country aud doubtless
caused much of the pressure, though {
lurgcr part b. due to the great cNyes
| of imports over exports Europe is not
shipping products ironl this country us
usual. Dor lomiur m much
money as usml TO carry products
/ and accumulated stocks ut commercial
Ccntcrs with slow collections iu the
Cti ntry npkv tho dcmnd Tor money un-
usually large Ihvn the natural results
| OF tho great Reading collapse are trou
IN aorv failures az PHILADELPHIA and that
makes u cautious spirit umoug lenders
Money ~ not ns usunl tight oulN on
cill for speculation, hut thuru has heeu
greater difficulty here than muuA NontH
past la cnpciug commercial lnnuH. lN
spite of nll thrsc things confidence is
undated and business IA remarkably
| Urge with sumc signa of Improvement
/ hNports ut hrcnu stun, cuttnu nrnNiH
Ions, cattle and Oh lu February were but
| SioOS2,;Al, against SNiiuLfla last
year, with nu increase Of nearly SN.uOOl.
600 in imports nt New York Indicates
probable excess OF imports iu thnt
month about Si6,OOOOOO, against 0n
excess of exports in The same month last
ycnr of S1inOO.OpO
ENpnrts u March have MISC hccn small
ut New York. SinlOOOl less for tho
two wVrks than luHt year
Speculation In products has been
naturally depressed Cutton hClug Ht ono
time q quarter nnd now $40 lower than
work ago, with anlos of over l2uO,uOO
hnlcG. Wheat ia ! ~ cent lower with
sales of lG.OONUn hushcls. tho govern
mtnt report of ill. uuNO0u bushels in the
iarmcN hands, besides iOou0OO0 hush.
els visible supply making it clear "a
great surplus would have Go bc curncd
/ over noNt july
Receipts nt the west continue heavy,
| 100000 bushels in four DAYS tits
week. against less than 100000 bushels
exported.
Corn Is nearly cent lower and pork
products declined litlo Vet the
enormous strength of speculative comhi.
nations 10 uphold prccs eull prevent
| FIVE movement of products abroad
ltcHompr products urp stronger than
usual 90 piuwhurg Hardware is active
and coke improves
AZ 81 Louis trndc very heavy, cspro.
imly with the northwest while lrnd m
very strong hat Hour mills are running
hnlf the TIME
Caulr receipts nt Knnsaa City are
| larger AZ iitdc Rool, trade ID ffiiE AT
Nashville good md nt Montgomery aud
/ AtHnia fair At Columbus collections
slow and money tight AZ Mobile buI-
ness is good, A. New Orlcnna sugar
iH dun, and rrc not improved with
money firm, hut in ample supply
Tho iron Industry shows am improve.
iwnt Prices uru steady. though ox-
tremely low with loss 10 realize aud Ne.
tle demand ~ seen for hrnsH plate Iron
nnd steel, while structural works nro
w3l employed, though not at bottor
Copper s Ge'dy Lead firm at $500.
but tin ls "A lower
Cattle receipts at the west are smaller
nud hnd weather aud atiilurs or fear
OF strikes nlirrt an RAILWAY movements
a. some cKfput
Buancas Futures occurring throughout
iin country during the last seven dnys
-Dp compared with 22j last woek.
corresponding week last year go
BRADsTREETs REPORT
New York March H. Hrudstrect To.
morrow Will Fny.
The general trend Of prices IL downward.
cotton has been down rs on IA prolonnil.
Hon Of The ltpellsh strike aud no liqui.
dalton of holders who felt The Hauceze
~ money nut later Ia the week IL ne.
covered -, due 10 purchases ON spopuln.
tive account
Wheat shows small gain Of IA.
Corn NJ now worse on
Foreign trade w tho United Sfatoa
Tor the seven months ending iu january
~ V per cent lrss in value than in Tho
Ike portion of lS9l.D9, 0Winr Ia fhe lr-
crease IN The ynluo of experts. amount.
ing 10 nearly ~ per cent, while ihe im-
pOrintl0uf ~ both FREQ nnd dutllIo
goods Increased only 10 per cent. Tho
railing uu in values Of domestic pNporis
h more Than accounted for by tho de-
rrcnNe JOB the value 0f hreadRtuffa COT.
ton and other agricultural produce sent
abroad.
IN interviews leading Gnandeu admit
commercial discounts nre still gfoniiy
restricted, hit rluin thar while money IA
lifhl the nbuliy OF commercial inter
rHis lp resist tho pressure aud postpone
borrowing IS ns remarkable az Il ls un-
questioned
fho movement iu cotton goods from
Eastern cruiprH ls luif hui NOT hh nc.
tive nH it luN boon Sales OF print cloths
Ipi lnrWnfd HnlfNfN IRE good ma Wills
ore supplied with orders 10 keep them
busy i0r mOnthb. 1Hde m prmG h
meirfme. ln fughnma fair
Dispatches irOu H0nin ~ The lnrvnr
cities throughout iho South ngreo thnf
irlde 81 quiet and 30 instances dul COl.
lnct0us are satisfactory
Vow Orleans reports no Improvement
10 trade with outlook for nduced
acreage.
AZ Galveston ard nt other points m
Texas buslucss n only VI fair Proportions
and g0tlnwhat irregular
Memphis rep0rls jalr volume 81 buzz.
mess, but Richmond states business In
most lines Is dull. except 10 bright leaf
tohnccu
Trade II quiet ut Ch rleston ana AZ
lanla. The demand ln both cities for az. |
liiizers being quite active aud sigth. |
cant when taken 81 connection with |
calls for convention tO reduce ne |
acreage 70 De planted with cotton
Further spednl 1dYiree 40 Efadureuf I
from Texas ana 0e0rga point 10 maiefi. I
my lnrEef cotton acreage Ibis year fhhn I
hsi ~ Tar ~ may be learned planters 4
Will ignore The idea Of planting leas cot !
ton
ihe Interruption % trade On The Wast l
ane horfhWraf. due fo uufaYomhle .
Wenthnr hlgA waicr and failfoal block.
nics continues Exceptions are unffd
Tag i.hragu and "a Louis whrre LEADING
staple lines are ga excellent condition
ml ihe Volume 9i transactions during
hrHrnap larger tbau the total i0f iiiat
month al ItII