The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-03-17
the REVIEW OF THE WEEK
Evidence of Improvement in Bust
ness MuItiplies.
Wheat Advances Half a Cent-Hcsry Corn
Receipts, but the Price Up "a Cent
-Breadstnffs Stronger, Pro-
visions Weaker.

NEW YORK. March l0.-R. G. Dun 6
Co.'S weekly review of trade Y
Evidence of present improvement in
business multiplies. but confidence ~
future improvement does not seer. to in.
crease, although there is more bushes,
and a larger production of industries
for the season has arrived when greater
activity is necessary if dealers in stocks
are 10 be replenished, and those who cas-
not make calculations beyond a few
months are the more anxious to crowd
as much trade as they safely can into
these months. In some branches of dis
tribEtion, however, there are indications
Of a diminishing demand for goods and
the evident preference for medium and
low priced articles with the known re
duction in wages and family expendi
lures lead many to feel somewhat les.
confident that business will soon recove.
its former volume. Undertakings reach
ing beyond a short time are not mads
with greater freedom and in spite of .
larger present demand. prices of manu-.
featured goods tend downward.
Output Of Pig Iron Increased.
The most distinct gain is in iron and
steel manufactures. The output of pis
iron increased 10 per cent though it i.
still 37.S per cent less than a year ago.
Trade in bar iron is very unsatisfactory.
rails are fiat. and with a larger produc
ton of coke, rails are made at as low
prices as ever. Tin is lower with a fall
at London, being quoted here at 1851.
and copper does not improve though Lead
is slightly higher.
Shipments of boots and shoes from the
east are 1913 per cent smaller than ayea,
ago for the same week and purchases airs
still mainly of medium or low priced
goods. IN textile manufactures and dry
goods there is increased activity and re
Punishment of stocks as is natural al
this season. But the demand thus fai
falls much short of expectations and it.
character indicates great economy in con.
sumption.
Wheat Advances Half a Cent.
Breadstuffs and oils have beer
stronger: provisions weaker, and cotton
hesitates. Wheat advanced Is cent,
western receipts being only 2,116,oS7
UuSltels, against, o,oo0. luu ldSU year, ln1
Atlantic exports, 1,101, 40, against 49,.
ta2 last year.
Corn receipts at the west were 1876.
1866 bushels, against 2,140,9sl last yeart
but the price rose nearly a cent. Lard
and hogs Eot, declined, nevertheless
Sales of cotton We're larger at first, with
some decline, which was afterward re
covered. The recovery in the price d
bar silver. which fell to ED, but recov
cred to 27,31, has affected prices.
The volume of domestic trade shown
by %clearings decreases for the week only
ia per cent outside New York and 34.@
per cent here compared with last year
In foreign trade changes are also for til,
better, exports having Leen large, and
for four weeks ii per cent larger thar
last year, while the decrease in import,
for February was 81 per cent.
Failures are growing less important
and fewer. Forthe week ending march, /,
the liabilities thus far reported were
$a,097, 0sss, and for the four weeks OF
February Sl4, $50, O9l, of which 81, 73a, 81.
We're of manufacturing and $7,697, 1871 OF
trading concerns. The number of fail
ures during the past week has been 2Sa
in the United States, against 1913 las,
year, and 6o in Canada, against 32 last