Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-09
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Some Signs of Improvement in
Trade Are Noticeable.
An Important Change Thought to Re Near
at Hand-The Prospects Are More
Hopeful Business Failures
for One Week.
On THE MIND.


New YORK, Aug T. "Bradstreet's"
says Of the trade conditions:
While little significance is attached TO the
moderate improvement IN trade At san Fran
cisco, Pittsburgh, Baltimore. Augusta and At
lanta, when II is added that clearing house
totals for July report twenty-nine cities with
larger aggregates than in July last year, con-
trasted with the June report, which contained
only sixteen cities with aggregates larger than
those in June year ago, IL is perceived that
there are influences at work at the interior
favoring an increase In the volume Of business.
Wool remains steady at last weeks ] cent
advance speculation having been stimulated
by differences OF opinion as TO the tariff out
look for that staple. Wheat has advanced
IN sympathy with corn on increased orders
and reports Of crop damage from
abroad while eorns sharp advance is
due partly TO exaggerated notions of damage
from drought There is little likelihood OF the
corn crop being smaller than in either OF the
two preceding years. Notwithstanding our adj
vices OF % per cent. damage IN Kansas and 40
per cent. IN Nebraska. Southern crop pros
poets generally Ere excellent
Improvement announced IN general trade at
san Francisco is in part based CA interest
manifested in the war in Asia. provision deal
ers particularly anticipating largely increased
trade. War between China ara Japan has not
affected the price Of tea here yet although an
increased demand is noted ia New York, Bos-
ton and as Chicago
Dun & Co.'s Review.
K. q. Dun & COS weekly review Of
trade says:
An important change in the state OF business
Is near at hand. Congress Will act on she
tariff question one way or the other IN an prob
ability within a week II 1t passes The pending
bill or If ii fails in either case the deli
Fta. ft
TO act who are now waiting Whether
the one course or the other would stimulate
the greater increase il is certain that either
would give relief from present paralyzing un
certainties and cause some increase IN BUSH
ness az least for time. So much business
has been deferred during the past year and
merchandise stocks have been reduced that
the mere approach of decision, without
certainty what il is To be, has this
week encouraged large preparation for
increased business In spite OF outgoing gold
and sinking treasury reserves. small railroad
earnings. some injury TO crops and increased
trouble in the coke regions the tone and the
outlook are more hopeful. The injury to crops
by hot winds and drought, II as great as some
report. will affect all interests, but at this
son IL is never easy to distinguish between To-
cal anu general damage
The rush Of belated clothiers and dealers
10 get goods for the fall trade gives most man
ufacturers more thhn they can 90 Tor month
or so. though there seems 10 be no demand
whatever for spring goods, ana manufacturers
are making no effort to get orders.
Recovery IN iron manufacture Is hindered
by greater trouble In the coke region, where
many Of the new colored hands have quit ana
gone back to the south and the strikers have
decided TO continue the struggle.
Commercial liabilities thus far reported in
failures during July amounted 10 sa,Ol6,77s. Of
which 81 800 20 were Of manufacturing and 81 .
2sl 40 of trading concerns, and the decrease for
the month, thong great IL comparison with last
year is hardly ~ much as has been expected
The failures this week have been 2i6 in the
United States, against 4Ss iast year, ana a in
Canada against "a last year