The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-25
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Outlook as Viewed by the
Great Commercial Agencies.
CHEERING PREDICTIONS FOR FALL.

A Large Volume of Business Expected In
the Near Future. as Evidenced by the
Weeks Bank 6isarings, which Arc
Twenty Per Cent. Above Last Year.
NEW YORK. Aug. 25 = Bradstreets'
trade review says Serious industrial dis
turbances in New England, drought in CEN
trail and far western states curtailing
nearly all staple crops, and disposition
in all lines to Continue to buy for nearby
wants only fail to greatly influence gem
eral trade throughout the country, the
trend of which is toward further improve
ment. Northwestern states east of the
Missouri and the Atlantic and gulf coast
southern states report relatively greater
gains In volume of traffic and in the
spread of that better feeling and conf
dence In large volume of business in the
fall, on which improvement in business
depends.
Prominent among evidences of expan-
sion In general trade is this weeks bank
clearings total, $3.50, 600. COO, a gain over
last week OF about 4 per cent, and over
the like total one year ago. when cearinss
got down to about low water mark, the
increase is go per cent But compared
with the total in the like week two years
ago this weeks aggregate clearings show
decrease of Is per cent 1t is also worth
noting, as sign of the business move
ment, that every city's clearings total for
the week is larger than year ago except
one.
At larger eastern cities there is evidence
of an increased confidence that the alt
tumn will bring "A largely augmented de-
mand in nearly all staple lines, but Balti-
more is the only city in this group an
nouncing decided improvement.
GapnrnJ tto of LII Io+,
no change within week in volume of
transactions or demand business on the
whole being relatively better than in some
other portions of the country.
II. G. Dun 6; Go. Is review says: Changes
during the past week have not been def.
mite nor very important. As the presi-
dents final decision regarding the new
tariff is ssgsnMsd, but not yet certainly
known, part Of the hesitation which ab.
pears may be attributed to tho lingering
uncertainty which must soon terminate.
Other conditions,if not entirely favorable,
have al least not changed for the worse
during the past week
The injury to corn Is less than mnnv
apprehended but is still believed to have
reduced the yield about 500 600, 900 bu shells,
The strike OF coke workers and coal miners
has ended, and while the lockout of cot
ton operatives is important, it affects the
earnings and livelihood of a much smaller
number.
In all the great industries some increase
In demand for products has appeared. A
somewhat increased demand for cotton
goods has appeared, hut perhaps not vet
as great As many have anticipated. In
the iron and steel manufacture the de-
mand for finished products increases. bur
Is at present not as large as the capacity
or the works which have endeayored to
resume operations, SO that their CONNIE.
tition results in prices nearly as low as
have been reached at any time.
About 600 oeo, GOO bushels is now the
more common estimate Of the yield OF
corn, which will leave nothing for export.
and, falling below a full supply for feed,
Ing, will materially infect prices of meats
for the eSFn.ink year. Wheat hss been
petfs sssasifs fSs, = ! }sis i ss s9A n +,
more is nov casalaoplS Expected.
The Liabilities 81 arns falling for ,he
second R.ek of Angust amounted 10 only
G,6l3, 800 and for th last three weeks to
only $, ,a62 ,oi6 Of witch s., ,G5a, ,20J were of
manufacturing and 50, is7. 3.9 of tradiuf
concerns. The failures this week have
been ga in the United States, against 4IO
fer the same week last year, and % in
Canads. against 20 last year.