Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Eastern Centres Report Slight Improve
mcnt- Weather Conditions Against The

NEW YORK March 30, -BradStreat's to-
morrow will say: The features of the bust
ness week include evidences of increasing
volume of trade at Eastern cities, which are
offset by checks to the movement of staple
merchandise at other centres. owing to
storms ana cold weather, and by damage to
crops CAUSED ny the unusually low tempera-
ture West, Northwest and South. While
Eastern manufacturers of woollens are buy
ing raw material only as orders are received
and dress goods manufacturers are
fairly active, the more important
distributors of staples at Eastern
cities are practically agreed that little
will be accomplished until the tariff ques-
ton is settled, as prevalent uncertainty
causes retail dealers to continue to buy in
small quantities only to replace stocks con
sumed. Philadelphia textile manufacturers
make an unsatisfactory report, most Of
them operating part of their plant only;
but Moroclo dealers report better demand
and there is a gain in the request for Shoes
paints and class Baltimore millinery job
bers report trade rs quite active aud the
volume in excess of that for March, 1893
although in some other lines the reverse is
true; an increase in business is expected in
fortnight.
Trade has improved at Pittsburg whore
inquiries for staples have been increasing.
Johbers feel encouraged and the increased de
mand for Bessemer iron and steel and
stronger prices with growing activity Mt tho
mills emphasize Pittsburg success in meet
ing the demand for the steel and iron pro-
ducts. All western cities note the unfavor
able influence of recent cold weather. There
is smaller volume Of trade in most lines at
Chicago, an exception being among dealers
in pig iron where the demand exceeds cX-
pectatiOns.
At Milwaukee. st. Paul Minneapolis and
Duluth the feature of trade circles has been
the temporary check to business due to un-
seasonably cold weather. Portland, Ore
reports that business is improving very
slowly. while at San Francisco the move
ment of staples is sluggish; wheat there is
less active for export, the feature being the
speculation deal in the May option.
The general tendency of prices is upward,
Quotations for wheat, corn and oats have
all advanced largely on account Of presumed
damage by frost, while pork is % cents,
lard 80 cents, and cotton one-eighth cent up,
aud Bessemer iron and steel billets stronger
with an advancing tendency.
Exports of wheat, both coasts, United
States and Canada, (hour included, aggre-
gate >, 966, 600 bushels this week, against
| 2,343. 900 bushels last week, and $50, O0O
| bushels in the week year ago.
Bank clearings this week zone day short,
aggregate Sal 900, 600 at cities throughout
the United States, II per cent less than in
the week before and % per cent less than in
the corresponding week last year. There
were 1869 actual business failures in the
States failures from which creditors suf-
fered financially reported to Bradstreet'
for the first quarter of tho current year, SOC
more than in the quarter of last year, an IN
crease of 30 per cent. Liabilities amount
to $40, 0S5, 600 an increase of 20 per cent. As
sets amount to sec, 74S, 40, against SEQ, 100,
al in the first quarter of 1893.