Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-10-11
In TRADE CIRCLES.
Volume of Business Does Not
Increase Rapidly.
Reports from Commercial CeDters Show
That Trade for the Month Was Larger
Than In September One
Year Ago.
DUN's STATEMENT.

New YORK, Sept. 90 q. Dun g.
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Special inquiry has been made this week
at all commercial centers regarding the state
OF retail trade. Wide diversity appears in
different trades. The main facts disclosed
are: First. marked improvement in the last
month and a considerable excess over the BUSH
ness done year ago, particularly in the nee
essaries Of life But second. it appears that
the volume Of trade at present is on the whole
considerably less than ia normal year at
most points, and In the more important trades
is apparently about 20 per cent. smaller than
IN september, 1892
New business SIackening.
Evidence Of continued improvement In whole
sale trade and manufacture does not appear
this week There is large distribution on
orders given some time ago, but new business
going to the manufacturers Is everywhere
slaokening. The completion OF orders for re-
plenishment OF stocks leaves a narrower de-
mand and it IS yet too early for consumption
90 provide further orders.
Unprecedented Records.
The depression in prices OF farm products
will have some influence. Unprecedented
records have been made ia cotton and wheat,
though as TO wheat only In contracts for fu-
ture delivery In which the prices are the low
est ever made. The available stocks are
about 100000 bushels greater than a year
aebs hAa NcblGAu EoCcApbS the Ncbk were
5,S52, ZIG bushels against e.ls1.OS4 last year,
and since August 1, 5IO00,00O bushels against
100000 last year,
Price OF Corn Falls.
II is encouraging that the speculation In
corn has broken and the price has fallen I'VE
cents, less gloomy estimates than those Of the
department having gained general acceptance.
II is now supposed that the yield Is not far
from 1.5O0OOO,O00 bushels, which viii COM
pei much economy in feeding, but speculation
IN pork has also broken and the price has
fallen 70 cents while lard has declined half a
cent
Business Failures.
Failures are few and small for the week,
liabilities amounting to s527s 2s5. OF which
s2,2s2,sl3 were OF manufacturing and g. ia
of trading concerns The failures during the
week have been 2S5 In the United States
sgains133A last year, and S. in Canada. against
SO last year
Bradstreet's Report.
Bradstreet's report is as follows:
The feature " general trade throughout the
country is found In moderate reactions within
the week. more particularly In the volume Of
purchases OF staples west, where trade
has been quite active, and at eastern
points In the course OF prices, the week
how any upward movement
his line and In the check to
l. together with damage to the
ge crops. Leading jobbers at
oints. which for a month past
relatively most favorably con-
irse OF BUSINESS. send modified
tiyi.y
hat Sales Show.
de another lowest price " and
We declined Sugar and coffee
res, and another lowest price
an unfavorable influence on
uess at important southern
.rly In view Of activity OF re-
taple Bessemer pig iron
OF - cents and steel bill
much. Standard brands
and souEh, show like de-
trade admits production
upton. The conspicuously
lumber, 1t being fairly
neapolis, but sitter at St
h advices from Chicago
Their Is fairly firm. aid IN
s. shoes, millinery and
4 Canada.
leading centers IN the
lof trade improvement
Ort business equal TO
rly in dry goods and