The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
LOOKS MORE ROSY
BRADSTREETS SHOWS STATE OF
TRADE SLIGHTLY BETTER.
Eastern Manufacturers of Machinery
Not as Yet Affected Favora bly,
Volume of Trade Increased TO
Perceptible Extent in Mississippi
Valley-Grain Exports.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Bradstreets to
morrow, October 6, will say:
while no radical change has appeared
this week, there are features of the situa-
.iou pointing to continued progress in the
direction of Improvement. This is true of
The country at large. Thus. In the west
srn and middle states, while the larger
rites do not report noteworthy changes.
Providence announces that all industrial
lines, notably manufacturing jewelers.,
have received liberal orders, with the ex-
reption of manufacturers of machinery.
Baltimore, too. reports larger sales
In few directions in the west,
corresponding reports come from
Omaha, where better feeling Is
reported Throughout the tributary region,
and there is more buying OF dry goods
clothing. shoes and groceries Duluth
also finds business improvement and Job
hers in several lines have been encouraged.
81. Louis and Kansas City report stm ula-
lion in wholesale well as retail lines,
due in part to an influx of visitors to the
rarnivals From the south, the most fav-
prabl reports come from Jacksonville,
where wholesale trade is good and retail
trade improving. Merchandise Is moving
satisfactorily from Savannah and from
Charleston and Chattanooga. The pre-
Viously reported large volume of business
of Chicago jobbers is N Maintained. AT a
mum Der of points east and west. demand
for money has Increased, and large
changes in the character of mercantile
collections as rule, are in the direction
of improvement.
The price movement has improved but
little Wheat, corn and oats have adj
yRDced from previous lowest levels. Some
varieties of lumber, naval stores, tin plate
and a few other staples have RENAME q
steady in price, and the refined sugar l.
lower for reasons which may or may not
be similar TO those governing prices in
other lines. Concessions in prices have
also been made for pig iron, steel billets,
lum Der, lard, coffee, cotton print cloths
and live hogs.
Exports of wheat. including flour from
both coasts of the United States and Can
ada for six business days ending with
Thursday of this week aggregate 3,243,O 600
bushels which is compared with 2, 552 900
bushels sent abroad the week before, with
Bliss, 900 bushels in the first week of Octo-
Der last year. 4,0I1, 600 bushels in the like
week of 1892, and with 3,05S, 600 bushels
in 1891.
Cable and telegrapbic advices show the
heaviest total of available stock of wheat
in the United States and Canada, both
coasts. af1oat for and in Europe on record
JOT oCO. 4o@.-oo,oOo pdShSAo,
standing a sharp decrease in European
stocks of late. Septembrr's world wheat
increase is 10. 154,C00 bushels. which is
moderate contrasted with lS90-9l-92, but
heavier than in 1889 and 1893 Australia
carries s. SOC, 900 bushels OF wheat In sight
at this time, as compared with 100000 on
July last, and with 1900. 600 bushels on
Ocr. /, 1893
There is a moderate activity in general
trade at Toronto, favorable reports being
received from commercial travellers.
The failures for the past week have been
2l9 in the United States against $50 la st
wear and 80 in Canada against 45 last year.