Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
STATE OF AMERICAN TRADE.
WHAT nu,psrnEEr MD MY
HAVE TO san
In Some Respects the outlook 10
nctter--rnilure. Reported for tho
week--Comparison whh same
Week Last Year.

New York. Dec. 5.--BrAttroct's re-
view OF trade tomorrow NIL say. At
larger eastern cities retail trade has
assumed characteristics Of the holi-
day season Demand from JoBbers is
mainly to M depleted stocks and nc
tivl,y Is mainly among rctaiers, At tho
South there Ia reasonablcactiyiiy IN
staple grades. with moderate im-
pnoyenent at Nashville, CAatano9ga,
Savannah. Augusta and Jacksonville.
Southern Jobhers are paying as much
attention to collecting bills as senlng
goods at Charleston, Memphis aud
Birmingham trade is auici. New Or
leans and Galveston send lnt,vorAble
reports OF the movements u n,orchan-
disc. but at the first named place free
marketing Of crops makes money more
plentiful. though demand for funds
is small. There has been moderate
gain in distribution of groceries. shoea
and ligat hardware from Galves,un4
but sales of dry goods are dull. Among
Central aud Western cities. Cleveland
and Cincinnati are exceptional IN re-
porting gains in demand in few lines
and the first named from nanufac-
turers. The movement OF staple mer-
cnand4se from Dv.roit and louisville
20 characterized as caturvleas. Al
chicago safes OF clothing exceed thOso
IN like period IN 1875 but the ula-
trtbution OF shoes. ruboer goods and
hardware is smaller
ST. Louis jobbers report the heaviest
demand from nearby country dealers
TO I'LL IN stocks and bStter ipchnr In
The finlaned iron and steel trades.
Kansas city jObbers send an encoufag-
ing report based on efforts TO push
trade ln Texas. and favorable results.
North of kansas Guy ana west OF Chi
cage trade reports are less favorable
because OF unreasonable open weather
and throughout Nebraska aud ada
cent regions owing to neod OF rain.
Some or all OF these characteristics ap-
ply TO Omaha. Des MONIES. Mllwau-
kcc. ST. Paul. Minneapolis aud Duluth.
the last nnncd announcing the de-
plrture OF the last weasel Of the sea-
son.
At London wool sales CLOSED per
cent. higher than the opening FOR good
varieties the staple IL regarlcd as nnv-
ing advanced, although quotations for
territories are nomlnally steady only.
American purchases at london amount
10 $500 bales. Western tanners report
7 per cent advance in price of calf
skins, and Chicago announces sales Of
pig Iron. and ST. I.oula Of scrap iron
at improved quotations. More Inn
portant decreases IN quotations refer
TO sugar. iron, tin and lard,
Live hogs have been lower IN Kansas
City but higher In Omaha, Merchants
aud manufacturers are reported an
ticlpatiug that business will remain
well within conservative lines during
tuners are in clindc 90 re
the winter Az Cleveland manufac-
gird the industrial outiool, for the
spring az promising only reasonable
activity, while ST. Louis jobhers an
ucipate good trade IN the spring and
declare themselves satisfied with the
business OF the past six months
There have been 3,0li.000 bushels OF
wheat (flour included as wheaO eN-
ported from the United States Canada
none this week, compared with 2.s5S.-
900 In like week one year ago 100000
bushels two years ago, 6,053.000 BUSH
els three years ago and with 2,Gii 900
bushels IN the first week Of January
1890. Crop interests in California have
been improved by rains throughout
thnt state. san Francisco wheat eN-
portcra are expecting an early shortage
IN tonnage, Groceries and fancy goods
are in better demand at Toronto. but
dty goods and clothing are quiet,