St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-07
TRADE Is UNCERTAIN.
Bradstreet's Reports From I'm.
portant Trade Centers.

New YORK, April 6.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Special kilograms
from important distributing centers re-
port general trade quite irregular. pre-
vlouS gains having been followed by
shrinkages in many instances. There
is slight gain in business at Pittsburg
in staple merchandise, as well as among
manufacturers of Bessemer pig and
blliets. The delay of expected revival
III trade at Cincinnati, Cleveland, De-
trolt aud Louisville has had depresS-
ing Influence, and is aided by unsed-
sonable weather; but business is re-
ported fair at indianapolis, and the ex-
pectation- is for a good spring trade.
Chicago jobbers in cotton dress fabrics,
silks, hardware, clothing and lumber
report Increased sales, but at st. Louis
unfavorable weather has checked the de-
mand for dry goods and millinery and
kindred lines. although expectation is
for an improvement iii the demand be-
cause country stocks are not large
Kansas City reports considerable activ-
lty i'll general lines, as does Omaha,
where improved weather and good
roads have stimulated business. Plant
ing throughout Nebraska is being
pushed. but the crops need rain. AT
both cities last mentioned live stock in
terests have improved. The industrial
feature OF the week is found in thirty
one strikes throughout the country, in.
volvlng 10000 employees, principally
among building trades at New York
and Chicago, textile industries at Pater-
son and New York, coal mines and coke
operatives in Western Pennsylvania
and further West. Noticeably large in
crease in the number OF small strikes
weekly has taken the place of resump-
tions OF Industrial establishments.
While bank clearings for March
($3, 755, 900. 000) are IL per cent larger
than, in February, they averaged only
about S139, 200, 600 daily, cOntrasted with
Sl3S, 900 in February. Except for
February last and September and Au-l
gust of 1898, last months clearings total
is the smallest in any month for six
years; it is 81 per cent less than in
March, 1898. Three months cleariugs
aggregate s11,026.0 100000, 80 per cent
less than last year. Out of seventy
seven cities, totals for March and for
three months at only five (smaller) cit
les show gains compared with last year.
Bank clearings this week aggregate
about $3.50, 900, 900, 2S per cent more
than last week, but the total
is 20 per cent less than in the like week
last year. Further advances in wheat
are due to scareS based OH fears of crop
damage. The monthly report of worlds
supplies of wheat to BradStreet's indi-
Gates the United States will carry over
more available wheat July than on
any like date except in 1898. April l
worlds wheat stocks were smaller than
one year ago, the like of which has not
been reported since February, 1891.
Exports of wheat flour included) both
coasts of the United States, amount to
2,T7S000 bushels this week, against
100000 bushels last week, 3,655, 600
bushels in the week one year ago, and
trifle less than 100000 bushels each
in corresponding weeks two and three
years ago. There are 1919 business fail
ures reported to Bradstreet's this week,
against 246 last week, lS6 in the week a
year age, 165 two years ago, and IT'S
three years ago.