Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-13
TRADE DOESN'T SHOW STJF
FICIENT IMPROVEMENT

New York, Oct 6.-R. G. Dun &
Go. in their weekly report of trade say
! 1t is difficult to detect any signs Of i'm
proyement. While there is some ad-
dltlon to the number of manufacturing
establishments and the number of
hands at work the past week, It is
becoming painfully clear that orders
obtained do not suffice to keep en-
ployed at full time even the number
: of operatives at present engaged
Reports from other cities disclose q
distinct check in business. There is.
on the whole, less activity and less
confidence regarding the future, than
a week ago, and this, in many case s,
IS attributed to the uncertainty regard
ing the monetary feature which is
due to the delay in the senate.
The stock. Of money in New York
banks has Increased rapidly and the
retirement of clearing house eertif-
Gates here and at other cities shows
great improvement in the monetary
situation.
There is not such encouragement as
might be desired in the industrial re-
ports for the week. An increased num-
Der Of establishments are reported IN
operation, but a sagging of prices in
print cloths and some other goods,
and in the most important products
of iron and steel, discloses greatly re-
tarded business. The demand TO" iron
products is less satisfactory than a
week ago. In the manufacture OF wool
there is still remarkable hesitation and
the demand for consumption is mEyh
restricted.
The movement in wheat is fairly
large, and the price has declined about
about one cent. Pork products are
somewhat higher. 1t is possible that
the surplus currency i'll circulation las
a natural effect in stimulating specilla-
tive activity Happily the changes T. Us
far have not diminished materially the
export products, Which continue fairly
large
Failures continue to decrease in Inm-
Der and Importance, though not as
much as hoped. The number IN the
United States the past week WIS 30,
A disposition to include all banking
and financial failures with those of
commercial and manufacturing con
Germs, during the past year has lei TO
statements which do much injustice
to mercantile interests.
New York, Oct. G.-Bradstreet's re-
view says the slightly more cheerful
reports from the leading southern trade
centers, dispite the terrific storm, coup
led with more numerous advices Of i'm
proved trade and distribution in the
western and northwestern centers,
constitute the principal points of in
terest this week.
At the west rather more activity is
at several cities, notably Chi
cago, st. Louis, Cleveland, Duluth, st. |
Paul and Kansas City. From the east
reports are less favorable, except from |
Baltimore, where increased sales are !
reported.
Exports OF wheat and flour as wheat |
from both coasts of the United States
and Canada this week equal 3,1S9,O91
bushels, compared with 100000 bush
els Last week, 4,O17,OO bushels the
same week last year and $685. 900
bushels in 1891. The visible supplies
Of wheat in the United States and Can
ada increase, but slowly, the stock Of
October 1, being 7S,27O,oOO bushels an
increase only 600 on September and
an increase over October 1892 of H.
100000 bushels.
New York, Oct. 6.-The total clear
ngs for the United States are $780,
946, 757, a decrease of 3O.1 per cent.
over the corresponding period of Last
year.