The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-17
A DECREASE IN VOLUME.
.,fyF 1fNkERTN0 HATING a Dr.
cfDED EFFECT UPOS TRADE.
AR, Little Improvement Upon the Whole
ia Business In the South-Eeports
From several Points.

..r,ral business since the beginningr of
49,. month shows decrease az COM
,.a-i With corresponding portion Of
January ihis year. and il is difficult. 81
,oassc TO determine "a this writing how
,,i.h is due to q natural temporary re-
,..a.on OF the wave Of tho incoming tidc.
,rrcro is disposition 70 continue dis
,.s.ns of stock aud 10 buy for immediate
~snts until after the tariff question IS
.0snoscd of This evidently is having
..re good effect. Commercial travellers
,.r dry goods clothing, hardware. shoe
and other houses. in many instances
.r. on their way home, or have arrived
af home. and report many orders, OF
mos. secured dependent on the passage
,r otherwise OF The tariff bill. snow ana
,.urm have temporarily checked western
lr.ints- many railway lines being block
,l aud country roads rendered ln'iHss-
able. though Northwestern adNiccS 'i.
,faf tho SNOW is Of value 10 the WITT
wheat The ereaicsi activity ih '"u,,'
..l lines ie iu dry goods. mats Nnv'o'
siUhers, anu ToNih. ln ii"'''"''0''
end fertilizer .,...,,,ro,s
,,ooi d. duiirr. with manufacturer
Linz. III, orders and buying as heeo'u'
,.r,ie results ia shaded prices. ~ s''
.,.oro fn,rorfaut dry goods eSh'i'' -
,.tpy ,s very moderate. indigo prints ''i"S
,,,r 20 4l-s cents and cloths lower "t''
,..ts o,cumulatiug Rice is In spon "f-
Ind and strong. Sugar IS from 10 ~
,r 4 cent higher and tcsscmei Ph-
81 piusburg holds its - cent adj
80 although fears are expressed OF
.,,.on now that makers VIII begin 10
.-o,,,,re from lower priced ores. recent
-,.ion of demand for manufacturer
a., and steel continues. although 'h''N
- b., .onsupers awaiting acti0n on INC
~ d. Con-rcsS. The recent tower"
IAN, report ON cotton marketed from
..,,.,ns indicates "A probable ,rop OF
srnDa bales Mercantile l"i"I'7
,sr,urhouf the country this week num-
,.-ed w. apmnst $50 last week ana ~
en- the week a year ago.
micro is no Improvement ia mefcnah-
dis. lines az Pittsburg while the gam
,afad al Philadelphia is in deniallu 10,
,.harco Idle capacity for IRON ana SUI
seduction there FAR exceeds p'ii'anu'
...i,afed trade revival al Baltimore
ias not appeared. and coinin''V'"i va
~ -aport business duh. No chanSc ~
,l..rfed AT Charleston or Mobile ihe
-t.,ra af the former being falf LOT
--..ftyr~e and lumber. General lItit
-, Nashville is smaller than IN the
,roninc weeks of January, but al Mem
mis- demand has improved IN eroceilSS
ana plantation supplies. Atlanta N""''"
,oora. Savannah. and Augusta iepoil
t.t-I. satisfactory volumes OF business
covering fertilizers, naval stores c .c,
,..,nfacfures. and leading staples. Jhcre
ara indications Of improvement IN sew
,,.l lines al birmingham. but at New
ORLEANS the volume OF trade rs smaller.
galveston reports leading lines fairly
nctive.
A. Il. G.. Dun & Co. See II.
,.rXy yOIN. Feb 16.-R. G.. Dunn y
cos weekly review of trade IS as loi-
'0us. ,.
This has been week Of record break
tU. I'm wheat in silver. ln some forms
az iron and steel. In ConneilsVllie coke
and Ar well-known cotton ana WOODEN
goods. the lowest prices ever known nave
1.s, made and IL Is gratifying that
failures OF Importance have not resulted
rhe great fall in wheat had percepti-
g.. INFLUENCE upon the tone Of business
generally and there was less confidence
ir Wall street. less Improvement IN man
nfactures and q greater decrease III me
volume of payments, through clearing
houses. which were IA per cent less
than a year ago outside New YORK, anu
4s7 per cent. less than year ago mere
Notwithstanding unusual transactions IN
LTtN. W nile no ailiDH tNp'Ni't'S tA''rf
ine business prospects was taken q,
Washington. the continued discussion OF
revenue and monetary measures and the
uncertainty regarding them. have con-
slant uufavOrable influence and IN diiief-
emit markets have caused sudden huclua-
lions i'm prices Wheat at 6o3 Is lower
d. al cents than IL was for single
day last year. and lower by "a cents
than 1t had ever been IN the previous
saventy-sevcn years. \ visible supply Oh
over 7q0D0Oo0 bushels February 10Th. with
sales and receipts from farms continuing
large has completely destroyed faith IN
ta. official reports of the yield last year
and caused enormous POPULATIONS.
SOME trust companies have arranged
g. advance money against wheat as col
lateral security. but with results not az
Set encouraging
Cotton declined an eighth, with incfeas
sng distrlst Of short crop estimates. Inc
receipts from plantations this week have
been larger than year ago. and at II,
time small enough 10 support the idea ina
she crOp of 1895 was but 66O,Vw baies
which would mean that less than 3oo0'
bales have vet TO come into sight In Over
Sis months
The slight recovery in prices Of iron
products has not been maintained. bes
semer pig has declined at Pittsbufg t'
y0G. with gray forge TO $3.50 ana stee
bUets are sold below SIG there, while a
PHILADELPHIA most rolling mill products ar
lower than ever. The decline IS the NOR
noteworthy. because an increase in tn
demand IS reported both In Eastern an'
AVesfcfn markets. especially i'm structural
forms al the West and here. where seN
eral large buildings are projected IN
demand for wire rods, nails and tenc
continues remarkably large, ana sustain
I'll III
Connellsville coke sells al So. tn'
lowest price ever made, and while IN
outrrf increased for the week, l,e55 tons
only 81 Der cent Of the ovens are IN use
Heavy reductions in the price OF Lake
lrie are reported with large contracts
ut e.s Clevcls<d delivery. Minor metals
are weaker with restricted consumption.
Shipments OF boots and shoes from the
last are ~ per cent. less than "A year
ago. with cheaper grades predOMhalihs
in orders and IN manufacture. and not
many factories employed. Textile INDUS
tries do not seem 10 have gained within
te past week. for as many works nave
closed as have resumed work, and IN
Wpolen and cotton rather more. There
ias been q sharp break In print cloths
10 ? j-i. some Of the best known cOttons
lave been put al the lowest price ever
made. and there is more talk Of general
closing of mills. Some wooden mills OF
large importance have stopped. one be-
'a.se reduction of wages was resisted,
ana IN textile works such reductions have
sh more numerous and larger than
:" any previous week. The demand Tor
"o'l'h goods does not improve and sales
wool decreased sharply after the
DISK activity Of two weeks ago. being
V-iy Alh5l9 pounds for the week as
'taii-i h36 20 last wear srhouoh some