New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26

wear. and PA per cent less than III io..
natural rise and fall Of payments IN u'''e'e''
scosons beinr taken into account. business II
q shade better than last month, put '"e III
crsase IL uncomfortably narrow. the ran
! -, ornirgs I'm November have been 36 per
cent less than last year. and as per cent 'e's
than i'm 1899 partly because Of the small now
,n.nt Of grain for the loss on the Granger foauS
u,e 81 , ner cent Chicago lake ana ran snip
nents for three weeks have been Only -'V'"
tons. against 421 ssS last year. uecre"se "
40 per cent To balance this there Is la 81
cotton movement. and the westbouhu i''o'
ment Of merchandise his been larger '"'"s"
showing some diminution last week
The extreme depression OF farm products, the
h,.,ous cause of much trouble, has not Deeh
relieved The decrease Of cents In wheat -
hardly explained by the fact that western IT,
coints for the week were larger than year ago
for exports were also larger. ana from oo'
COASTS for four weeks have been ll.S4oo'f p"S"
els -four included. against 11,OS3ow last !'"''
Since October 1 wheat exports nave pee" ~
u,,titv q LITTLE larger than last year, anu
| meanwhile. In spite of low prices the rec''p'9
from farms suffice to keep the visible supply at
&, 600 900 bushels. the largest ever KNOWN i"'
rise Of three-eighths i'm cotton is less easily eN
,o,rad for I G6g 595 bales have come into signt
!
| !, Novomber against T. 1853 9S4 last year. ana
the Now Orleans Cotton Exchange states that
tho total receipts from plantations TO date ut"
9G 600 bales greater than I'm 1891 when the crop
was over 600 600 bales Receipts may falI on
hereafter. but II seems unlikely that with the
lowest price ever known planters have marketed
more than the usual proportion OF their crop
II takes more cotton to pay debt than year
aCo but according to all accounts. advances l"
farmers have been much less this year than
usual.
The stock marke, has been influenced by de-.
crease in earnings and the depression Of general
business The average ~ railroad stocks mas d'-
clinod a cents per share and Of Trust stocks SO
cents during the week and the report Of "A great
Declaration may somewhat hinder recovery. IN"
slownoss ~ Improvement in the industries anects
the outlook Iron products are again shaue
weaker with Bessemer 80 40 at Plttsburg; nais
are demorazcd the structural demand mas a.
mini she'd and barbed wire and wire rods are
weak But the future is Frightened by inc re-
port that a contract 70 build three armor"d
,ruieors for Russia has been secured by tho
Cramps. and that a contract for 10000 tons cas-
nine for Toxic Will probably be secured by an
Alabama firm Tho minor metals are all weaker,
and coal is demorallzed. Some Of the shoe facto-
fltZ
stock or repairing but many others. particularly
those making cheaper goods. have orders beyond
January | and there are also liberal spring or
doris already Prices II cotton goods are more II
rsgiIlar and some are lower. while print cloths
ar. q shade stronger Last week there was quite
an increase in the demand for heavy wooiens on
account ID, colder weather and also in the supple
mentarv demand for spring woollens. and mos
factories are still employed. though some nave
stopp.d The actual sales OF wool were i6Ds 100
mounds against s. 1874 $50 the same week last year
and for thlr,eer weeks sales have been Ll6S 1879
of 1i9 p.r cent but so 965 303 In 1892 n decrease
of 81 | per cent.
The demand for commercial loans does nor IN
creas. and calls for money to go South have al
most wholly ceased. while none Is going To IN"
West. Accumulation Of money here. al t"e RAJ"
| ENCOURAGING face Of the demand FOR Government
bonds With nearly $500. 900 900 on deposit. New
York banks have less than S5ooooo.ooo loaned
and the substitution OF a loan OF S5O.ooOOoo u
| Government for part OF the idle surplus has
attractions which II would not have II business
IL that part If the working force is still unem-
Moved and the wages OF the rest are much
lower than I'm past years. AMI these facts render
a yhrlnkage IN business simply inevitable while
they last because the millions cannot pay out
more than they earn.