The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-07-06
DuN.s TALK
Hss weekly Review OF Trade-The Eject
OF Labor Troubles--Good Crop Prospects
Failures.

Hss weekly Review Of Trade-The Effect
OF Labor Troubles-Good Crop Prospects
Failures
New York, June 30.-R G. Dun &
Co. s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The great strike OF coal miners has ended at
most points. but another threatens to inturrupt
business more seriously for time, though the
number q hands engaged is comparatively
small Travel and tranlc are well nigh arrest
ed on about twenty western roads already
and strikes are threatened on AL
On the whole, other changes during
the week have been for the better Many
manufacturing establishments which were
stopped By want of fuel have resumed. The
depletion OF the treasury reserve has been
checked by the voluntary deposits OF gold hy
New York banks Exports Of gold have aIncsk
ceased. Congress has made much progres$ to-
ward final disposition Of the tariff Qxestion.
Crop prospects grow better as tie harvest
draws nearer
The resumption OF work u mines and mills
has made good progress. out the demand for
products is as yet snes1er and less urgent than
was expected Buyers apparently wait Tor
lower prices OF iron and steel products, which
manufacturers are slow to give in view OF the
increased cost of materials and production.
After a suspension Of half the working force
FOR more than a month 1t was expected that or
ders for products would be very large, but in
stead there is general complaint Of dullness
and narrow demand, and prices OF Bessemer
pig and some finished forms are a little weaker.
Although the working force has evidently in
creased, several establishments have stopped
for want of orders, or because no settlement
regarding wages for the coming year has yet
been reached.
Textile manufacturers are embarrassed by
the near approach Of probable change in the
tariff, the effect on which cannot yet be calcu-
1esfa
ders and purchases, the number of mills quit
ting work is not yet as long as was expected,
for there appears little more demand from
clothiers and jobbers The cleaning-up pro-
cess has been accelerated with success by con-
cessions in some cotton goods. but all orders
are still limited and the accumulation of goods
continues.
Somewhat better orders in woolens, particu-
larly in low-priced a1l-wool goods and in clay
diagonals and worsted cheviots, though not
large in amount, give hope OF larger trade.
But the mills are buying cautiously, and sales
Of wool fell below last years 2,78s, 200 pounds
for the week, against g. lz2,900 In four weeks
of Jur sales two years ago were % ,769 250
pounds, last year only 9,759,S76. and this year
II ,667 S24 pounds. Growers and other holders
of wool seem disposed to demand higeer prices
than can now be paid, but receipts from the in
interior are liberal and exceed the present de-
mand.
Wheat has declined cents, the year closing
with insignificant exports for four weeks Of
June only 2.920620 bushels from Atlantic ports,
against 9,917 454 last year. while western re-
ceipts have been $3.50, $50 for the same weeks.
against S,910,9 ,942 last year, much smaller de-
crease. Corn has declined e of a cent, receipts
being larger than of wheat, and heavy crop is
expected. Pork products are also a shade
lower.
Cotton has yielded sixteenth, as specula-
tion against the enormous stocks in sight
grows tiresome.
This week the failures have been 214 in the
United States against 307 last year and thirty
five in Canada against twenty-seven last year.
OF late the number and Importance Of failures
have increased = little, as it is near the close
of half year.