The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09
SnnM-Chnrch KekleM.

The SnoW-Church Company weekly
review of trade says:
There are some changes for the better.
The gain - slow, and IN some directions
not very distinct but the signs OF IL are
A little mere definite than last week.
The most important of them is larger
employment OF labor, answering better
demand on the whclc, for manufactured
prod,.cts Much OF this is due 20 inc
unnatural delay OF orders for the winter,
which resulted from prolonged uncertain
~. but il means actual increase IN earn
ings and purchasing power OF inc I'M
lions and so gives promise OF a larger
demand In the future. Prices OF Iarn!
products, In the aggregate, do not I'm
urove, but the prevailing hopetulhess Is
felt I'm somewhat larger transactions lAv
wheat market has lost this week tle
cent II gained last week, western re-
ceipts beings larger. and Atlantic eN-
ports are also larger. o6Ihl pushe'9,
against 7O} 026 last year, but. these are OF
small account compared with the great
visible supply Foreign reports TINS Wee.'
have been rather more promising, thoue"
The fact remains that the world crop
outside the United States is probably me
largest ever grown Corn mas uec4iIie"
ll-2 cents. receipts having much M
creased The foreign demand TOT cUit on
continues large, exports beinS cC'oVO pdleo
larger than for the same week FAST year
hut raceipts also continue greater IMAM
a year ago. and for three months VIII
closely approxiratc those OF the same
,hree months, when the yield was over
Q Oo0coO bales But the price rose q"
eighth ss.s fe,r
,.ctcries Ia the working list, against only
ono or two withdrawn. ana there mas
hner sone Improvement In the cemahu
o. voolens. More supplementary orders
o. srrinf- have been received, ana coIuer
yveatl or has Increased the deIhdhu ~
heavy goods Yet. on the "hoIe' ."e
market is not active, ana the manu- manu-
ture is m,eh below the capacity OF WolhS
Sales OF wool for the week incTeaseu
again. though still far behind last year >,
ard FOR November have been lZ'|'''SOV
pounds. against I7,590,J2l pounds last year
Since August the sales have peeH ~ ~ ~
cent. more than last year, Dut 90 ~
cent. less than 1892. Prices or cVtton
goods are. more irregular. and some nav
declined, while print cloths hare
yanced "A shade The dizziness Is IafseS
due 20 the depression OF raw cotton ,
The shoe industry leads all DINERS "
appToaching fun production. ShiPnen's
from Boston have been for NOVEMBER
thus far 642,9E cases. agains; $500 cases
last wear and 5S2.JS3 cases In 1872. Inc
number OF cases shipped has been larger
stree January LIST than In any previous
wear. In spite OF the general demand
Tor cheaper grades. this Is Il most en-
couraging record. and while some rae
tories have completed their orders FOR
,Jn,er and begun stock-taki2g ana re-
nairs many others have orders 70 keep
niha,o husy beyond January LIST. The iron
.,S,,s,rv again records lower prices for
n'"se,ner iron. 500 at Pittsbnrg. and
~ same manufactured products. the
~, s,,,nntion Is large. and, for the sea
son fairly wen maintained. but as " rs
not equal TO the capacity OF wU, ,s,nsss
49, nrices al the bottom. 1t Is reported
snst an American shtn-vsvd has ssco'eu