The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-15
Trade Conditions Improve.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-Eradstreet's tomorrow
Will say: All the features OF Improvement in ge
eral trade reported . week ago are retained and
from a number OF the more important business
centers still further gains reported. CONNER
cial travellers from Baltimore are making their
second trip to the South ana regard the business
prospect as exceptionally bright
At various Northwestern centers colder weather
has stimulated the sales OF dry goods, clothing
shoes. Wooden dress goods are not sold as ac-
lively as IN previous weeks, iobbers not carrying
supplies beyond what the public are likely 10 take
before January l. encouragement is Rott en- from
improved demand for money at Savannah, Au-
gusta and new Orleans. due TO Increased receipts
OF cotton and demand for advances on the crop
At Chicago money is also more active. and some
bankers have Withdrawn from the agreement to
pay only I1s per cent on balances in country
banks, and viii pay per cent. The southern pig
iron market may be gagged by sales at Nashville
thus far this month equal to total sales during
August. Inquiries are received from the orth
for heavy blocks OF pig iron. Demand for pig iron
is also marked at Chicago, but has decreased at
Pttsburg and ST. LOUIS,
Bank clearings for six business DAYS, ending
with September l3 aggregating SS53 600, 600
per cent more than in the week before aud nearly
8 per cent more than IN the second week OF Sep
TENDER. 1888 though % per cent smaller than in
the corresponding week of 1892. From this It
will be observed the fortnights cI- arings record
corroborates BradstreeVs previously published
reports OF improvement in the state OF trade dur
ing that period The check in purchases o. wool
after heavy buying tends to weaken prices and
cotton has reacted ! l-l6c after its marked ad-
vance. Pigiron is Csc n ton lower and hardware
increased sales, due TO lower quotations
Livestock at Kansas City and at Omaha has
weakened on heavy receipts Of oommoner grades,
all ofwhich comprise the chief decrease In price
of staples They are Offset by fl mer markets nd
advances for leather, petroleum and sugar for
print cloths due to stocks aud cotton goods,
owing TO the strike operatives. Wheat is up 4e
corn "a C, oats l1Sc, pork 12c lard 1sc and cot
fee 14c.
Gross earnings of the railroads for August Gov
erInQ return OF 1872 of the roads. having mileage
of 100000 miles of main line, aggregate
s42,46l. 600 against s42,08D,3s6 in August. 1893,
a gain OF nfne-tenths OF per cent his com
pares with decrease of y per cent IN July, from
July, 1898, and is the first increase shown in any
month this year over the like month OF last year
Tie Pacific lines report a gain of 23 per cent
and the Southwestern roads increase of IN
per cont over August. 1898. Exports OF wheat
from both coasts OF the United Stats and Canada
for six business days ending September IS (1eur
incl uded wheaD continue fairly well main
tanned, the total equaing 2,799,OOO bushels, con-
trasted with 8 27O.000 last week, 1857 900 In
the second week OF september last year, 1884 900
in the week two years ago, aud with 1914. 600 in
the wees three years ago.
There were 227 business failures reported
through out the United States this week against
2O8 last week, 500 in The week year ago.