Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-20
iHE RECORD OF BUSINESS.
WHAT BRxDsTREETss AND Dun
HAVE TO SAY.
The Low Prices for Cotton, wheat.
corn and Tobacco Form an ob.ta-
-ir to Complete Recover, From
puiiness-some Improvement.

New York, Oct Is.--Bradstreets viii
nav tomorrow: with few exceptions
ne leading features OF the business
situation this week have been those OF
continued moderate Improvement. al
though the total volume OF business 50
Tar as indicated by bank ciesrings
throughout the country Will require
considerable expansion to compare IA
EorabIy with corresponding totals two
years ago. The relatively favorable
bank elearingB report Is Offset in part
BY decline in prices OF staples, coffee
alone scoring slight advance. At
Louisville tobacco is easier under prom
Use Of a large crop and hides are lower
In price at some Of the more important
markets. while leather il quoted lower
at Western cities. Competition OF
Northern lumber manufacturers have
forced down prices at Chicago and all
except best grades OF live cattle at
Omaha and Kansas City have sold for
lesH than u week ago. while wheat and
Indian corn have also shown declines.
The production Of iron and OF Bessemer
steel continues as heavy as HERETOFORE.
and quotations have been further
shaded. Lard ls lower In prices and
the prospect for a cessation OF textile
labor difficulties at the East has weak
ened the print cloth market. As ser
ious as any other decrease Is that In
cotton the feature Of trade South this
week being Il check to purchases by
Interior merchants Tor spring delivery
and alow mercantile collections. due 70
over prices for cotton.
Exports OF wheat, Hour Included, for
The United States and Canada this
week amount 10 3.tg2.O00 bushels,
against 33I7,O90 bushels last week.
s.07e.009 bushels In the third week OF
October Il year ago. 3.Z0O0O0 bushels
Two years ago and 2. 10000 IN the week
three years ago. The strength Of for
tlgn exchange ana gold engagement
,0r the weekaggreguung $1,000 0JQ. have
disturbed the speculative stock market
aud checked activity. Current de-
sreases in railroad earnings are
ascrlbed to the effect OF the heavy,
World'a Fair passenger traffic year
ago. a small reduction lu the Bnlti-
more ana Ohio dividend 81 not con-
sidered Indicative OF trunk line traiic
cpnditlong Mt this time Bonds are
strong and any demand for prime 90
cunties causes an advance
the foreign exchange market fs
narrow both MS 10 supply ana demand
sight sterling iB Ash - Nearly ali
the moro important business ccntarg
west and northwest report moderate
activity, but few or them announce
any new features Chicago ndyices
are received Of Increased mail orders.
but fewer purchases In person Win
relatively heavy demand for under
wear, clothing and cloaks and a small.
sr volume or money.
ST. Louis merchants report increas-
Ing confidence 81 jobblugH. dealing
there and expectation NJ largely IN.
sEtaHed stocks ~ spring goods
throughout the territory tributary
Kansas and Missouri both report that
more reasonable weather has served 10
restrict the volume OF business within
4 few days, but at and near Omaha
The weather has favored general trade.
Conditions prevailing at Cleveland.
Cincinnati. Loulsvilie. Detroit MIL
wauSee and ST. Paul IN preceding
weeks are practically without chanre
~ san Francisco and Portland ore.
ne volume of business ia fairly salts
factory and the demand Tor grain vea,
sells Is more active with an advance
IN rates 10 the United Kingdom In
the southern countries general trade
j. said 90 have shown come improve
ment Memphis, Knoxville and Gal
vesiani but ut Savannah. Augusta and
Sashville Increased cotton receipts ana
lower igurca have had an unfnvarable
innuence, Al Charleston. Hirming-
nam aud Chattanooga business IL
quiet At Toronto general trade has
been less active, but collections have
improved r0mewhdL Montreal reporta
ihnt collections airs fairly good with
prices stronger, but the volume OF
bualness Is not equal to one year ago.