The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-17
II Is PICKING UP
BUSINESS MEN EVERYWHERE FEEL
NORE CONFIDENCE
Southern Interior Trade Better De
spite Low Cotton Priesthood Is
sue Quickens Speculative Move
menis Eastern Manufactured
Products More Active,

NEW YORK. Nov. I6-Bradstreecs to-
morrow Will say:
PERHAPS the NEST conspicuous favorable
feature Of The general trade situation is
fouud In the numerous reports from mer-
chants ard mauufact urers Throughout he
country of a disposition to regard the
business outlook more encouraglngly and
with increased confidence ia an erry inn
jrgyement il trade. Even in many por-
tons of the south ami SOU Invest, adyices
from the interior are that the country
merchant Is doing An increased volume OF
business, based on favorable weather ana
large cTopS. This is The muIe sticking III
riew of the continue | reports OF the uu'a-
vorable effect Oh trade III the south OF the
low price of cotton.
From G-orcia it is learned that fertile Ger
manufa, urers have arranged 10 cors"A
their output next season, In some instances
IA much as 40 per cent. In eis ern crriers
manufacturers Of glass. leather. lumber,
rottons aid woolpns, tobacco ana aErl-
rul,urgl implemeD;S a well as JpDDrrN IN
general dry goods, hardwar", groceries,
heavy clothing and shoes, IN numerous III
stances reBort an Increased yo .ume Of
business indications of tai, tendency be-
trr corrou or,trd by bank ciearnGS At
spvenfy-five cities amounting 10 d OBJ
DOS 600 a gain OF 30 per cut
ns culupared with the week before; l3 per
cent heavier than III tue like. week last
year aud p per cent less than IN lie sec
Dud week OF Nover:a Der, 1892. THIS IS he
first week in which the volume 81 c!ea"-
jugs have eqpaied or exceeded slCot,CcO-
600 since early in January last. He IA
voraIsle change In the move ment o. prices
last week also continues with higher Ga'~
iniious for butter, eggs ana hides, "hr"t
IL cents higher, SUGAR ) % c-u'. c"Fu :
reuts. CaIs "a celt. lard ID cent. pork -
cents aud coffee q cent Leather, some
,rsdes of iron. print cloi n and wool aud
lumber at eastern markets are ali tlrmer.
TIE more noticeable declines IN quot
lions are in shaded price Tor De-srner
ria IRON and for live cattle and Ia - a.
western markets where receipts OF low
gfrdrs have been free. Leaders IN the
,.col trade sav prices for that commodity
have renched their lowest figure, and hat
the Increased demands -Iuce elecilo'.
roints to an advance, thcuEh Is YET 90
ucstic feeCps feel lac CGIupe'i ION 81 Aus
traIin TIE improvement ID demand AMI
FIR distribution of dry goods ha- been
sufficient 10 stimulate discussion o hlSher
Drirps
Exrort of wheat from The United States
ard C4uada, both co =. show "A Snarp
spurt following the declining movement
of a week ago, due Isrg-!y 90 heavy clear
ances from Portland, O.. last week, She
erand rctal. -four lrclu3ed as wheat,
amounting 10 9OJ $50 bushels, as com
pared with . GS9rOO bushels tn week tie
fore, 645. co.. bushels in the week one
year ago. : 343 GOO IN the week two year
ago aud .3s3 UU bushels three years ago.
Returns TO Brad~trcei's Of gross and net
earnings Of nIuety-iiv- railroad companies
for Sep'era her aEd l}5 companies tor the
nIue months -nairg sept. 80 snow IN IN
perjsou with the results Of tie same pa % is
In 1873, losses IN ) ptember of per cen
in gross ami II 5 per cent IN net er'ning -,
yville for the niue months the decrease IN
urCss is 49, per cent aud IN net IL per
Cent.
The fail urps Of the week have been 30 IN
the United States against 233 last .var,
and thirry-righJ in Canada against thirty
SIX last wear.