The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-01-27
BUSINESS REVIEW.

Condition of Business Throughout the
Country as Shown by II. G. Dun q Go. .
Weekly Review-A Small Shrinkage In
Volume Accounted for by the Prevalence
of Severe Neather-Mouey Comparative
Iy Easy and Stocks StrOng-Busincss
Failures, Etc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'S weekly review of trade this week
says:
d sifiall aersefal shfinkage in business, in many
branches checking purchases aud in others
output or deliveries Yet owing to the ssrte
inHuenee. stocks Of winter goods have been ex-
tensiveiy cleared OF aha RESULTING orders for
spring goods have been more liberal. The
volume of domestic trade continues larger than
last year; but exports are decidedly smaller
from New York Ia thfeS weeks of january
S8, ,592 SCI below the same week last year As
imports are meanwhile very heavy-for the
two weeks of January $3.9ls.l3 80 more than
last year-the prospect of further gold exports
catises no siirpriee There Is rarich hesitation
regarding the action of cohgres5 Oh various
measures: and the uncertainty about the
silver purchases repeal, the prospects OF
the antioption bill; and the defeat OF
the pooling amendment 5f the Interstate com
merce act all Influenced markets and trade TO
some extent. There is also somewhat gen.
eral increase in complaints about collections,
although money at nearly adj markets is COM
parativelY easy and in supply adequate for
legitimate demands. At Boston the dry goods
trade is excellent; western stocks being low.
Cottons are sold far ahead, the demand e9-
ceeding the supply. and wooden mills are fully
employed with the best prospects. Trade in
boots and shoes is very satisfactory; leather IS
active and firm; the rubber works are full, and
sales of wool unusually large, 5,233, 600 pounds,
with prices tending upward. At Philadelphia
iron is in better demand, but severe
weather hinders the movement Of coal and
hardware, the trade IN paints and glass and
shipments Of groceries, though the demand Is
exceedingly brisk More activity is seen in
dry goods, though deliveries from factories
are delayed AT Baltimore oyster packing Is
suspended by ice. but prospects for the coming
season are regarded good. At Pittsburgh thu
weather affects coal deliveries, and some mills
are working part time but iron is weaker.
Chicago reports general clearing up of winter
goods and liberal purchases for the spring
with heavy retail trade. At st. Louis trade is
strong In shoes, clothing, drugs and saddlery
and collections fairly prompt. Business IS
good at Nashville but affected by the weather
at Knoxville and Atlanta and only fair at New
Orleans, though sugar is very strong and re-
ceipts of rice ars large. Wheat is half
cent weaker, with largo receipts
and small exports, and it is still note
worthy that the western deliveries are
inconsistent with reports of the last crop.
Corn IS a cent and oats half cent higher.
NObtOA AciA du 0lSntA bub ASSoNCAoO
with large sales antioption reports affecting
the trade more than any change in actual sup
plies. Pork products somewhat stronger.
The stock market has been strong. Money
has fallen to 2le per cent. call with large re-
ceipts from the interior. The confidence re-
garding the future of business is in all parts of
the country remarkably strong and general,
especially in view of the interest taken in pend
ing measures in congress-
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past ssvan days num-
ber 200. For the corresponding week of last
x-nnrt tlnaa acr11,-a a1r-o1.