Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-29
TRADE REVIEW.
. REVIEW OF THE COMMERCIAL AND
 FINANCIAL SITUATION BY DUNN.
Wheat and Cotton Both Made New Low
 Price Records During the Week.

Nrw YORK, Sept. 29.-R. G. Dunn E ro E weekly review of trade today savs. Special inquiry has been made +his week at all commercial eenters regarding the state of retail trades. Wide diversity appears in different trades The main facts disclosed are. First, marked improvement within the past month and consider ohln eveess over the business done a year ago, particularly in the neces- saries of life. But, second, itapPears that the volume of trade at present is nm the whole considerably less than in q normal year. At most poipts and in the more important trade is apparently about 20 per cent. smaller than in September, 1892. Evidence of continued improvement in wholesale trade and manufacture does not appear this week. There is Il large distribution on orders given some time ago, but new business going t0 the manufac turers is every where slaekening. The competition of orders for replenishment of stocks leaves narrower demand, and it is yet carly for consumption to provide further orders. The depression in prices of farm products will have
 E.. a.,o,,a, IY,I,.oc1,T Tod records have been made in cotton and wheat, though as to wheat only in contracts for future delivery, in which the prices are the lowest ever made The available stocks are about l5.oO0. GOO bushels greater than a year ago aHd Western receipts fnr the week were S.522,72S bushels, against G,l9l 034 last year, and ince August 5i i,00O ,0O0 against IS, ,000 000 last year.
 The Atlantic exports for the week have been about third smaller than last year, hut the f1ll in prices during the Week has ben l.15 Cotton on the spot is bower, at 6z4l. than at any other time since lSI9 and quotations then did moi mean what they do now, while the nearest option has been quoted at t 04 cents which is below all preVious records. Even at the close the fall for the week is IL An estimate of 9,G00 ,000 bales minimum this year has in flaeneed the market, but would re ceive less attention ii stocks in sight were not heavy. while all agree that this crop is likely to exceed the .-7SE!Qrld $ re:r. 7aments of Ameri- can cotton. is encouraging that .pthe speculation in corn has broken and the price has fallen five cents, loo many estimates than those of the deparement having gained gen eral credence. If is now supposed that the yield is not far from l,500,- ooO bushels which will compel much economy in feeding, but speculation ih pork has also broken and the price has fallen 75c. while lard has declined l-2c The iron industry shows n shrinkage of demand and the prices quoted today are but little above the lowest this year. Besse- mer pig is weaker at $ll at Pitts burg, with an impression that ex- cess Of production must cause further decline unless lower prices are made Tor steel rails. Billets, structural forms and nails are a shade weaker and in Eastern markets competition ol works to get business tends to destroy profits. There is more busi- ness at the East and Chicago reports good demand for sheets and bar in small lots and for coke pig. though plates and boiler tubes are weaker.
 The boot and shoe manufacture continue to lead others in compara- i've activity, and shipments from 3oston for the month have been a'o'oSI cases against BPS, ,10G in 1892
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