St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-02

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Closed for Waat OF Fuel-Ao
Changes Reported to Brad.
street From Western Cities
Dun & Co. See Some Hopeful
Signs .or the futuro.
NEW YORK, June L. Bradstreet'S
tomorrow will say:
The decidedly u%nfavOrable condition
of general trade reported last week o n
tinues without material Improvement.
Continued delay of tariff legislation
prolonys the stitfening effect of whole
sale business. The great coal strike
continues without sign of early i'm
made by either side. More mills.
factories ami furnaces have closed
their doors for want Of fuel. The
pig iron industry in the Central West.
ern states is practically at a
standstill for want of soft coal or
coke. AT PittsOurg and vicinity the
scarcity of fuel has greatly stag
mated business There are no e labor
strikes of Importance TO record, but
almost all of those previously reported
are in existence. The favorable features
come from Duluth. Omaha. Augusta,
Ga, and jacksonville. Stimulation of
trade at the Lake Superior port is
largely due to the rapid shipments of
biturninOus coal which has been &C
cumulated, while needed rains through
out Nebraska have improved that
states crop prospects and caused mor
active purchases from Omaha jObbers.
Augusta, Ga, reports gain in the
volume Of business compared with the
last three weeks,and that Gotten n
features have orders ahead and run
nlng on full time, while needed rains
throughout the Florida vegetable
districts have stimulated demand,
81 that jacksonville trade Is brisk.
At most Western cities there has been
practically no change from the depres-
sion of the last week. Concessions in
prices for wool foI future delivery fail
To secure purchasers from New England
manufacturers. Shipments OF shoes
from Boston have Increased and are
about equal to those of a year ago and
cotton goods mills. where not affected
by the strikes, are running on full time,
but at cut prices. Philadelphia textile
manufacturers are operating from 50 to
rs per cent of their plants, but on orders
only. AT Baltimore, statesmen report
orders fairly frequent, but Of smaller
volume ii heretofore, with the out
look for improvement aud lower colIec-
lions.
The price movement in various staples
continues the record of last week and
week before. with concessions in
quotations for wool, cotton goods, cattle.
wheat, pork and coffee, and moderate
advances for oats and lard. Steel
Diliets, DItuminOuS and anthracite coal
and Bcsseuler pig iron advanced OWING
to scarcity OF fuel. There are lS3 mer-
States Reported this Waek, against 231
last week. pa in the week a year ago.,
l63 two years ago and 233 three years
ago.
Exports of wheat (wheat -four in
cluued.) Dotn coasts, United States anu
Canada, amount to 2.4U0,000 but this
week, against 2,3l0,OOU last week.
1888. 900 the last week of May. 1898.
2,S9l, 0OO in a like portion OF 1892 and
1861, 0OU in 1891.
General trade remains exceedingly
dull at larger business centers in the
Canadian :doninion. the depression
having been intensified somewhat by
unsettled Or otherwise u~nfayOrable
weather. There are SO business failures
reported from Canada this week,
against 30 last week and a like number
III the week Il year ago and IA i'll 1892.