The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-10

Pfodocttoa h well Eesntafhtd-Eo Non-
etary Din,euitles Appesr and Bre1istnzs
Are higher.
NEW YoRk. Nov. s.-R. c. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review Of trade issued To-
day says:
The last week Of October. with IN
exciting election near. cannot indicate
much Of the true condition Of business
In some trades the season Is too far adj
vanced for great activity. and In others
the supposed effects OF tho voting him
der operations. But II Is Satisfactory
that the volume Of production Il well
maintained, and in one or two branches
increased; that no monetary difiicul-
ties disturb. that breadstuHs are q lit
tie higher, and that nc material de-
cline appears during the week
In manufactured products. The fact
that any decline appears, with slack
ening demand for ONE products. may
perhaps be attributed TO uncertainties,
mainly political in origin, while every
Increase in the working force helps 70
make Q basis for more business here
after. Al present the volume Of BUSH
ness transacted Is, on the whole,
smaller than last year. and much
smaller than In 1892. though q presi-
dental election was then close at hand.
Payments through principal clearing
house for the week have been IFS per
cent. less than last year and 344 per
cent. less than in 1899. In both com-
p~arisons with decrease outside Of New
York a. well Is here.
Comparisons Of railroad earnings Il
Q year ago was extraordinarily large
owing TO the Worlds fair, but whilo
the freight movements outside east
bound shows some gain, the east bound
movement from Chicago Is 3 quarter
less than last year, and for the month
has been 1o5,45e tons, against 236,S0s
last year, and about 10000 in
1902. Earnings for the last week
show q decrease Of 46 per
cent, and for the month Of October
thus far 4.s per cent, compared with
last year, and IT'S per cent compared
with is92, While the loss Is net as
great as In September, It Is enough 10
justify some weakness, and the disor-
~ganization Of the coal trade and de.
preston of coal carrying stocks helped.
30 that the average price Of railroad
stocks declined IS cents per share for
the week, while the average Of trust
stocks declined 70 cents.
Corn has advanced 4 cents, with
western receipts about a third and ex-
ports about an eighth of last years.
Pork and hogs are & shade lower, with
lard about the same. Wheat is three.
quarter cents higher for spot. and /
cent for December. and LOOKS as If
strength in corn had prevented a fur
ther decline, although western receipts
were only 4,5s7, 67O bushels for the
week, against 6.sOs. III last year. and
Atlantic exports increased to COG. 500
bushels, against TAO. SOC last year. The
irresistible force is, Of course, the
enormous accumulation, which contin-
ues, although producers may naturally
be inclined not to sell at current
prices.
Cotton il again lower, spot being
5.75 cents, with receipts & heavy that
large crop estimates are favored,
though It makes little differences In the
real prospect whether the yield Is 50e.-
600 or !, 000, 900 bales greater than the
worlds requirements, with great stocks
Of old cotton in sight The depres-
sion Of cotton and wheat and the par
tisl loss of the corn crop must be reck-
oned important because Of hestancy
in retail distribution Of products
This heritancy affects industries very
differently. The boot and shoe manu-
facture Is retarded only in continued
preference for low-priced goods, for
the number Of pairs produced and
shipped seems greater than ever-in
1--WE weeks AZ, 66i cases, against 20o. e64
last year and 3ss, 646 in 1sD2. There Is
still q large demand for cheaper goods,
crowding beyond their capacity the
producers Of cheap mems and women's
shoes, and while jobbers in wal and
kip boots and shoes report smallest
sales for years on the whole, the sales
Of low-priced goods are larger than
ever. Orders have fallen on Of late,
but most factories are still well em-
ployed and many have good orders for
spring.
In the iron industry the chief activ-
ity Is in structural work, bridge and
other plates, while the demand for
sheets Is somewhat diminished; bar
and wire show no improvement, and
nails are weaker. The average Of quo
tations for various kinds of iron and
steel Is 3 per cent. lower than in July,
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