Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
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NEW YORK. Feb. ar G. Dan &
Co.'S weekly review OF trade says:
"A waiting condition of business n ons In
which weekly nucsna tons mean nothfne
business Of an kinds is .hesitating until move
can be determined about the future. and mean-
While orders which win hsep hands -
work for . time are given and
accepted, this week increasing %
in some othere Decreasing witnoat ahordfno
reasonahlc tnot0nSiOne Of the future PSscs
are again gFeaoy Depressed rs low On iO~ae
than ever having bean made IN wfsaa& SD
yer and SONS fnAnufsotwed pVodU0ta, and
neither cotton, wool nor raw iron have
advanced The eiustod money narAcss
continue 70 she~ that ths volxnnp Of
business b stfii nsdaquRse 70 employ tns or
culs ton RvaiiAhaa. cod the vifhdyNwai OF atSut
t6o,o0o.cD from No New Yofh mayhes By The
sale Of eo~crnmnns bonds doos npt CAUSE the
expected steenasnantag OF rsssa Win gss<io-
ally decreasing shipments Of merchandise 10
other countries fRcicn exchange rises and
some exports Of sold ore expeCssd
DonnzetO TRADE Not Increasing.
The volume Of domestic trade does nCs seem
to increase n the clearing house payments
the decrease Is 40 per cent for the week,
against szs for tho previous week and about
Sz.5 per cent for the month thus far.
Industrial chanese have been few, but q
LITTLE better demand TOR some textile goods has
started more mills than hEve stopped There
is better tcaing in fancy cottons, though
some goods arc a shade lower Wooden
dress goods are steady with fair demand
and though orders for heavy woolens
and worsteds are light they are a little
better, SOME agents havirs made fair progress
Encouragement Is felt by some in the calcula-
ton that clothiere have done about 80 per cent
of the usual spring busfnesa while manafac-
turers have done about S21 per cent, so that
clothiers' stocks must be reduced.
Prices Of commodities now average about
LA per cent higher than month ago. but HI Z
per cent lower than year ago and excepting
this year, have never been AS low on the whole
as they are now
The Failure Record.
'The failures during the last week numbered
in the United States geS, against 1903 last year
and In Canada 81. against 81 last year. Both In
number and in magnitude commercial disasters
have diminished. and In the first half OF Febru-
airy the liabilities thus far reported OF all firms
failing amounted 70 only $3.50 o6S. OF which
sS,o7e. Sa5 we're OF manufacturing and b 559 SO
OF trading concerns. The aggregate of liabili-
ties was 49, $40 25s in the first two weeks Of Jan
uary'
As Seen by Bradstreet's.
Brgss reefs says:
THE most encouraging feature of the week
is report from Chicago that while store bush
ness has fallen of order business has Increased
very largely, 50 that the total volume OF trans
actions in staple lines is fully equal 10 that Of
one year ago
Boston reports o material change In busi
Dess, but improved collections, decreased fear
of failures and increased offerings OF com
mercial paper. Trade Is quiet at Baltimore
where there is q decrease IN the volume OF
sales. Wool is moving more freely at Pitts
burgh Buying ut Philadelphia is FOR imme-
date wants
There is fair demand tor groceries, shoes
and dry goods at Cleveland, but at Cincinnati
transactions are limited to wants. activity
Icing noticeable tn -four and provisions only
Leading lines are duh at Detroit except for
groceries and drugs There are far talxfngs Of
clothing, shoes and hardware from Chicago
lobbers. and the cold weather has sttn-
ulated interest In coal St Louis Job
bers in dry goods are doing a fair
business, but interest In hardware and furni
ture has fallen on somewhat Trade AZ Kansas
City is fairly active, cold vea4her having stiIr-
ulated the demand for seasonable goods.
Omaha, on the other hand, reports smaller
volume OF business due 10 snow and storm
Demand is only fair at Milwaukee,, but collec
tons there are easier"