The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
HARD TO SIZE UP
OCTOBER a CRITICAL MONTH AND
ELECTION Is NEAR
Real State Of Trade Hard to Come at
on These AccountS-Producti
Well Maintained Brcadstufs
Higher-VoIume Of Business Small
est in Last Three Octobers.
NEW YORK, Nov 2-R. G. Dun & CO.
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say:
The last of October, with the election
near, cannot indicate much of the true
condition of business. In some trades the
season is too far advanced for great activi-
~, and in others the supposed effects of
the voting hinder operations. But it Is
satisfactory. The volume of production is
well maintained, and 10 one or two
branches has increased so that no momen-
tary difficulties disturb Breadstnffs are
g little higher, and no material decline ap-
pears during the week in manufactured
products. At present the volume Of bust
ness transacted is on the whole smaller
than last year and much smaller than In
1892 though a presidential election was
then close at hand.
Corn has advanced cents. with western
receipts about third and exports abont
an eighth of last years Yet pork and
hogs are somewhat lower with lard abont
the same. Wheat is q cent higher for
spot and one cent higher for December,
snd il looked AS If strength in corn had
DR. vented n her decline, although
western receipts were only f. 1910 bush
els for the week against 6.5O3 III last venr.
and Atlantic exports increased to 690. $50
bushels against 730, 500 last Year Tue it
Tesistable force 49, OF course, the
enormous accumulation, which con-
rinue, although producers may naturally
he inclined TO not sell al current price.
Cotton S again lower, spot being s.. IS
with receipts so heavy that large crop
estimates are favored, though il makes
lit tie difference in the real prospect
whether the yield is half million or a
million bales greater than the worlds re-
quirement, with great stocks of old cotI on
in sight The depression OF cotton and
wheat. with the partial loss of the cOru
crop must be reckoned an important cause
Of he~itancy in the real distribution of
produces. In the iron industry the chief
activity is on structural work. brd lie and
other plates. while he demand for sheets
j. somewhat diminished, bar and wire
showing an improvement and nails are
weaker.
The average of quotations for various
kinds of iron and steel is per ceut lower
Than in July 65 per cent higher that at the
lowest point in April and 80 per cent lower
than in July last year A conference OF
steel rail makers resulted In no change OF
policy, though purchases of English rails
by Hun til gion tor Pacific delivery. and
by Canadian roads. indicate that American
makers are losing part of their .tural
market.
Waiting for retail trade has depressed
the textile manufactures and concessions
in price have been made to effect large
contracts. Otherwise, the market is
generally dull, without Indications of
improvement. In woods. the fall and win
ter demand is disappointing. though still
fairly large for the SEASON, but the ex-
pected supple orders do not appear
and grea' uncertainty prevails as 20 spring
goods. No changes of price are noted.
MaDufac, urers are buying only for cur
rent needs, and ut the west it is COM
rlaned that wool GOES beg at prices
below the parity of similar wood abroad
on the secured basis. At the three cas-
tern markets, sales for the week were
&. 0o9 900 h9ies, against f. Ass, 500 last year.
ard 1854 953 il 1892
During IN" past week failures have been
249 in the Uuited States against 35S last
year, and fifty in Canada against twenty
six last Vesr