Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-16
THE WEEKS TRADE.
Report of the Great Commercial Agencies
of Dun and Bradstreet.

New YORK. April AR. Ct. Dun X Co.'s
weekly review of trade says: The rail-
roads have felt the effects of the long
and severe winter. and now have be-
lated and irregular spring TO re-
tsrd movements of merchandise. La
Dor controversies cause less disturb
ance but still some apprehension. In
the great Industries there IS evidence
that the volume of business Is quite well
maintained for the season, but not so
much evidence of its continuance. The
iron output April lst was 1858 tons
weekly, against 1858 tons last month
and lS5,i62 tons year ago, but STOCKS
were reduced during the month at the
rate of IA, 500 tons weekly, 80 that the &C
tual consumption appears larger than O
wear ago Pig-irOn is steady, though
| Bessemer is rather weaker.
| In the speculative markets cotton Is &c.
lower the pressure of enormous stocks
| here and abroad being felt. as should have
| been expected. while reports of increased
acreage come from the South. At almost
| all southern points trade Is only fair. 1t
| is very quiet at New Orleans. with sugar
| strong and large demand for lumber and
| building material. At nearly all points
| both North aud South collections are
rather slow for the season. with a some
| what active demand for money at most OF
| them.
The business failures during the last
| week number--for the United States, 1871
Canada. %. Total, 2O9.
| Bradstreet says: The feature this week is
| continued quiet in most staple lines at the
| large eastern centres, where the reaction
| from check 10 trade West. Northwest,
| and South, together with the recent un-
| reasonable weather. still makes itself
F, felt. At the South there has been
a marked Improvement in the distri-
| button of merchandise, not more than
one or two reports stating trade there as
generally quiet. There is distinct gain
in demand and the shipment OF staples at
the West although at the larger cities in
| the Northwest there is continued delay IN
| the looked-for improvement In the de-
mand for spring goods. Throughout the
South there is improvement III the spirits
of merchants at the larger cities as well as
at the interior, because OF an outlook Tor
| better trade.
At Memphis groceries and agricultural
implements are already in better demand.
| Nashville reports trade quiet. with col
lections from the cotton sections delayed.
| At Richmond activity Is noticeable among
| lobbers IN hardware and in fertilizers.
shoe and dry-goods travellers being of
the road. as the spring trade IS ended.
The outlook at Charleston Is brighter |;
collections are better, and the advance In
| SDOC PAlNco 10 AeoN%A ANAN' $500
of clothing and shoes by Atlanta
jobbers have been active and collections
fair, and while the sales of groceries and
provisions at Savannah have been large
most other lines have been quiet, with
naval stores slow. The outlook at Biz
mingham is favorable, with the demand
for coke and coal equal to production,
though provisions are in light sale, owing
70 the diversified farm products IN that
vicinity. Mobile reports trade satisfac-
tory, and the situation there is sim
liar to that at New Orleans. Plant
ing in Louisiana is progressing active
ly, and with the exception that ram
is needed the weather fayors farm work:
The increased cotton acreage is reported
due to planting on some of last years
rice acreage and the overflow lands. At
Galveston jobbing Is generally quiet but
collections are fair. with the prospects
pointing to larger volume of sales. Dallas
Iobbers report heavier movement OF mer-
chandise than in 1892. and with promised
heavy Texas crops larger business Is
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