The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug 17-Bradstreet's to-
morrow viii say: Special telegraphic and
summarizing interviews with more than
500 leading wholesale dealers and manu-
facturers in forty-seven cities througbOu,
the country as to the present effect Of the
prospective tariff settlement and the out
look as 10 the effect of the senate tariff
bill, should it become "A law, indicate rela-
lively less enthusiasm at larger
90. t-rn centers, except 1T New York and
baltimore; uniform satisf, ction through
out the southern states; and IA similar con-
uiiion from TIE central and northwestern
states, except where damage has taken
place. In the far west little interest Is
taken in tariff agitation notably at Den
yer and Helena, where silver attracts more
attention Portland fears the result of
tie reduction of the tariff on lumber. but
at San Francisco there Is an improved de-
lnand as expected, and considerable freIg ht
is offered for shipment 10 China. A fea-
ture is found in declarations from glass
ware, pottery and iron and steel manufac-
turers from various ceuters of these
products, that wages will be promptly re-
duced. Importers of wool-ns are said to
have the market this fall. and clothing
offers, it is declared, should DO fair
business but not try 10 carry over
light weights to January l. Cot
ton merchants declare the settlement
of the tariff was too late to help them this
fall. and lumber dealers speak regretfulIy
of the reduction on their line. Aside from
probable delay in improvement, due to
uncertainty in business, neither Boston,
Providence, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, Newark or Rochester, merchants in
terviewed, express noteworthy enthusiasm
as to the trade prospect. While no gain Is
reported in trade circles at southern cities,
several thousand coal strikers have gone
hack to work in the Birmingham district,
several southern railways are calling Tor
more coal, and the southern iron works
sre shipping more iron than "A year ago
The change in tie sugar schedule de-
pressed that material in Louisiana. The
region west Of Pennsylvania and east OF
the Mississippi river reports almost uni
formly favorable trade conditions IN de-
nands ard in industrial activity
Country merchants IN the two states
mentioned, Illinois and Indiana, nave been
buying heavily from Chicago JDbbers, but
that city's trade from regions west of the
Mississippi has fallen off ST.. Louis con
Times the exceptionally favorable report
If the previous week, with The additional
+ allure that the demand for iron Is increRs-
luz. The more important cities in Wis
cot sin and Minnesota report an improved
..i:flcok for trade, and an increase in the
volume OF business due to more favorable
Iriurns Increased demand is noted for
81 cerIes, hardware, cutlery and shoes.
The serious damage to corn in Kansas has
hi AN uufavJrable effect at Kansas City.
Dun's reports liabilities of firms failing
in tie week ending August Q. are a little
lrrZ-r than OF late, 8. 204. esq, of which
Siuil 491 were of manufacturing aud
q 8 > I9S Of trading concerns. Full re-
lur.~ Tor July show an aggregate of Sill
29l ,3JJ The failures this week have been
2e6 la the United States against 455 last
year. aud 46 in Canada against % last year