The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-29
Rradstre, Is Trade Summarr.


NEW YORK Dec. 2S.-Bradstreet's tomorrow
will say: General trade presents the usual holiday
characteristics. majority OF wholesale dealers
and manufacturers beginning to have fpi shed
taking account of stock or arranging settlements
for the new year.
Main activity has been for Christmas speclaI.
ties In retail lines. The practical conclusion OF
holiday trade mas brought about moderate reac.
ton. and this emphasizes the dizziness noted In
preceding weeks.
JoDbers claim the outlook for trade during the
late winter and early spring is for very conserva
tive buying But Ia some lines. notably heavy
textiles, the recent cold weather has stimulated
prices, and sales reports from retailers west and
south indicate that stocks are low almost beyond
precedent Travelling statesmen. with few excep.
tions are of the road. Boston reports 81 800 0OU
pounds OF wool IN IN tnat city compared. with Il
stock OF 43, 100000 one year ago. the decrease
being exclusively in domestic varieties.
Industries are shut down in many Instances to
tremely low prices for Industrial staples the WACO
movement tends downward. Quotations for
staple merchandise shows more ftmnsss, with
sugar. cotton wheat, corn STEEL, naval stores.
bacco, tin aud copper practically unchanged in
prices. oats. among cereals. records fractional
advance, while print cloths and other staple cot
tons are lower In conformity with results of re-
cent auctions. and pork and lard with Increasing
supplies OF lower grades OF livestock at Western
markets. Coffee. too. is depressed, and there are
rumors OF contracts for iron and steel at shad q
under last weeks quotations, although not con-
frmed.
Reduced stocks of American available supplies
OF wheat, notwithstanding reports ia the visible
statement OF net increase, tend to strengthen
wheat but the surprising large total of that
(iour included as wheat) sent abroad last week is
fully Offset by the shrinkage in such exports this
week, tho total (Doth coasts OF the United Staes)
being l.Sl 1000 bushels, compared with 1854
600 bushels In the previous week, 2.036.O0U IN
the week year ago, 2,9l7,000 bushels two years
ago, g. 900 bushels three years ago. and as con-
trasted with 1.o3l.00O bus neis for the last week
In the calendar wear OF 1890.
Mercantile failures in the United States for the
calendar year december 27, 1893, to December
26, 1890 aggregate l2,721, or 1S per cent less
than in tne panic year, 1898, when the total.
1850, was 81 per cent heavier than In 1892.
Liabilities of failing traders this year aggregate
$l49, 60U,0U0, a reduction OF So per cent from
1888. aud assets $79 100000. falling of OF 10
per cent.
Special returns TO Bradstreets shows net de-
crease within the year OF about 5000 individuals,
firms and corpor ations established In business
Throughout the country, but owing to decrease in
the number of failures, the commercial death rate
is only about IL in every 100 eng aged in bust
ness In the four years preceding 1898. 1t Is also
shown that seventy eight banks are reported sus
pended this year. compared with sos the year be-
fore owing $40 49,, 900 as contrasted with $780,
GOO, 900 the year before.