Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-01

Favorable Influences shown TO Have
Been at Work.

EuyDrnbtc tNnutnctN HhoWh W '"f'
Been at work.
New York, Aug. 31.--Bradstreets to-
morrow will say; At all but few OF
the cities from which the special tele-
grams are received favorable influences
are shown to have been at work, re-
sultlng in Sun further improvement In
the business situation since the set
Element OF the tariff question. The
free wool clause OF the new tariff re-
suited in heavy Withdrawals OF that
staple, and renewed activity among
manufacturers. Next most conspicuous
Withdrawals from bond are dry goods,
crockery and glassware at Philadelphia
and at New York. Sugar Is advanced
In speculative demand; It Is declared
grooers Will carry heavier stocks. The
outlook for iron and steel Is not for
an early advance In prices due TO In
creasing output New England woolen
mills are now reporting recorders for
heavy woolens. Prints and dress wool
ems are selling freely and there has
been an Increased demand for funds
AT lnrger Eastern centers, not only for
Withdrawals OF goods from bond, but
to meet Increased offerings OF CONNER
cial paper Thus far funds TO move
crops have not gone West as freely as
anticipated. All Western centers COW
cred except Cincinnati, Cleveland, De-
lEOll anu iNlhhhf i'RNAN hfhh'F - 80
volume OF business this week. The rel
ntlye favorable condition OF trade In
the region tributary TO the three larger
Minnesota cities during August IL based
on a better wheat crop than predicted
and practical depletion of the coun-
try storetecperH' stocks. At the South
Atlanta ard birmingham alone do not
report large volume OF business. but
the character OF cotton shipments In
the near future Will determine the
volume OF purchases. II IL noteworthy
that tho financial condition OF Texus
merchants iB said 10 be better than
for years
one OF the most interesting trade
features consequent on the new tariff
In reported from Galveston that nm
export order 10 the West indies OF 10
900 barrels OF flour has been cancelled
by reason OF the Spanish retaliatory
duty Galvoston's banana trade eN-
poets to be hurt also, owing 10 lack OF
return corgoes for fruit steamers,
Exports OF wheat Qlour Included,
from both coasts Of the United states
and Canada, amount to 3.3i0,OOO buah-
els, against 3.iSe 900 last week. as COM
pared with b,5p2O1J In the last week OF
August 1898, with 1861 900 In 1892, SAL
900 In 1891 ana 100000 bushels in 1890.
At Cleveland previous gains In the bust
ness situation are retained, notably
nrmness In lake freights and In the
demand for money. Cincinnati manu-
f0cturers are quiet and there Is only
a moderate demand for groceries and
dry goods. Louisville has felt the slim
uluB more. excepting II hcalthful gain
| this week. notably IN tea and tobacco.
! Detrolts interior trade Is less active
! than II would have been but for the
! drouth. Chicago reports gains In do
mand In all lines. particularly In dry
goods. clothing and shoes and In iron
| ana steel, St Louis volume or busl-
| ness continues TO Increase. Texas buy
! ers eNertlng noteworthy influence In
| the week, Jobhcrs In hardware, shoes,
| hats. clothing, millinery and dry goods
/ hive all felt the gain, The surprising
/ favorable newH ID received that Kansas
! city merchants Notwithstanding the
| effects Of the drouth, have been having
larger trade and making better coll
| lections. At Omaha no material change
| Is noted, except that country merchants
being obliged to buy nearer home helps
| Omaha's jobbers \ large volume OF
business In staples has been transacted
at Milwaukee At st. Paul and Mime
apolia the improved business OF the
] month OF August IL continued, while
| at Duluth heavy wheat arrivals fur
thor Increases the volume Of general
trade and frightened the outlook. Port
land, Ore. has kent New York eS-
change at par with heavy Eastern
shipments OF salmon and expects a
stlll further stimulus IN trade soon In
heavy receipts In wheat, Activity char
acterizes trade at san Francisco IN all
lines, grain vessels are IN demand,
with wheat and bags lower and frelehts
/ higher. At Toronto general trade Is
somewhat improved with Wholesale
houses, notably among milllnerA' bus
lneas Prospoeta are better.