The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-10
WARMING UP AGAIN
RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS AS AZ
FECTING TRADE
Increased Confidence of Merchants
and Manufacturers-Inte Buy
erS More Eager-Auatralian Wool
in CompetitiOn-Decl ia Cotton.
Bank Clearings Increase.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Bradstreet's TO-
morrow will say: Interest In elections
this week naturally tended TO restrict the
volume Of trad. particularly in the south,
where il interferred with merchantiIe col
lections. But within few days tie IN
1uence of more seasouable weather west
md not Invest, tcget her with the emphasis
with which political questions have ap.
rarently been settled, have increased the
confidence oil many merchants and manu-
lecturers IN prospect for an Increased
rate of Improvement in general trade in
the near future. Chicago aud ct, Louis
manufacturers and business men already
report evidences of a tendency on the
part of interior buyers 20 purchase
tor future delivery, aud from such iron
Centres as Philadelphia, Pit sburg and
Chicago, relatively greater stehdlnesS l.
reported in quotations for staple brands Il
iron aud steel Than for months past Iheft
Is an Increased shIpmrn OF anthracite coal
both by lake and by rail wit nan tie week
and a stimulated demand Tor >hots. hats
and clothing. Foreign competition with
domestic pair wooden dress goods Is no.
tic BILE, iree orders have been placed for
delivery after January /, and American
fleece woods felt the effects or competition
with Australia aud quotations continued
Easier. Print cloth stocks are reduced III
Volume aud prices are steady. Domestic
wooden mills are fairly we'll employed.
Returns If gross earnings Of 101 rail-
roads for October show an average &C.
crease of 3. / per cent compaI ell with those
Ct October, 1893. Svpl emDer showed de-
crease of 6 per cent from that month IN
1893 Tie granZers, Cen raj, western anu
trunk Inc roads show comparatively large
decreases in comparison " tn The worlds
fair traffic a year ago. Southern roads
with a Glin OF z Per cent, ngaIu make
the best showing and the sOutuwest eru
and Pacific groups also show favorable
comparisons with last year.
While prices for iron aud steel shapes,
Tor bes-emer pig ana steel billets are
practically steady, there Is another bet
advauc- this week i'll prices for wheRt
al lard, and coffee and sugar have
fdyanc, d fractionAlly also TAere has
been a further rect- sion III quotations tor
corn and oats, anu geBtTaI commercial
cCnGi ions n tue suutG continue TO stTug-
gle with another decline ot cent o. cot
IoB. Bank clearing, at seFenty-Dye cit Is
throughout tie United Strt-s tits week
amount to s95J ca, 000 or % per ceut
mOIe than i'll TIE previous week; per cent
more than IN the first week OF Nv, mber.
1893, aud only % per cent smaller than ia
the corresponding week two years agU.
the favorable Indication is found Ia prevI-
Gus weeks aggregates of iugs having
been over 30 per oent smaller than In cor
responding weeks two years ago
EXLorts Of wheat, flour Included as
wheat. 10th COASTS Of the UniIed States
aud Canada, AS reported exclusively TO
BradstreeL's, aggregate > 269 90 bushels
this Nerk, against 1854. 100 bushels last
week, 2,S13 Geo bushels IN the week one
year age; 3 So, 900 bushels TWO years aye;
g. 400, $50 three years ago, ana a. couirasJed /
wi IA :. 80, coo bushels Ia the first week OF
November, 1899.
Tne failures during the past week have 4
b., 26l in the United States against 35S 4
last year, ard fOrty-two in Canada against |
thIrty-seven last year. There have been IA !
few failures of cpnsequeuce during the !
week but none ofeXuensIve influence.