The record-union., 1894-09-22
STATE OF TRADE.
The Condition as Reported by ''Brad-
street's.''

Street'S.''
NEW YORK, Sept 2l.-Bradstreefs to-
morrow will say: The condition OF gen.
eral trade this week is an Improvement
over last week in that favorable features
are reported to have been maintained.
The surprisingly good reports of busi-
ness South, and, with some exceptions,
West, are indicated by our special ad-
vices from Baltimore, Nashville, Chi
cago, Portland, Or, and San francisco.
Baltimore jobbers in all leading lines
report the volume of merchandise dis
tributed as in excess of expectations, and
especially dry goods in Georgia and Ala
bama, excepting fruit and coal regions.
Other Southern products are in good sup
ply, orders continue liberal and mercan-
tile collections easy. One sale is reported
OF 10000 tons of Southern pig-iron this
week.
The activity reported in almost all
lines at Chicago week ago is continued,
merchants being satisfied with the situa-
ton. Far Western buyers who used to
Duy on Eastern markets are purchasing
stocks in Chicago. The greatest activity
is shown in dry goods, clothing, milli-
merry and shoes. Wool, too, is active, one
lot of 100000 pounds having been sold TO
Rhode Island manufacturer.
st. Louis manufacturers and jobbers of
clothing and hats report business heavier
than IN their preceding experience in
like periods. Sales of millinery and dry
goods are large as well as those OF lum-
Der.
The seasons shipments of wheat from
Portland, Or. and san Francisco have
begun, one vessel having sailed this
week from the city first named and six
from the Golden Gate. Sales in the lar
ger cities on the Pacific Coast have in
creased IN all lines. Receipts of Alaska
salmon have been very heavy and eX-
ports promise to be correspondingly
large.
Heavier exports OF wheat from New
York City, San Francisco and Montreal
have further Increased the weekly total
OF wheat (and flour as wheat exported
from both coasts of the United States and
Canada within six days, as exclusively
reported by BradstreePs. such total being
3,537, 900 bushels. Last week the like ag
gregate was 2,7S9.000 bushels. a year
ago 1t was 4, III, 900 bushels, and i'll 1892 it
was 3,7ll, 200. The year before that it was
4, 900 bushels, but in this week of Sep
tember 1890 it was only l,550,O00 bushels.
The price movement this week is down
ward, cotton having sold within two
points OF the lowest price on record, and
wheat having gone off sufficiently TO
make another Lowest record" for that
cereal. Other decreases are shown in
hogs and CATTLE with Western markets
based on heavy receipts, Bessemer pig
iron, steel billets, Indian corn, oats, ma
val stores and refined sugar. In addition,
anthracite and bituminous coal have been
weak. Those for lumber likewise, for
some Eastern markets, and quotations
for pig iron generally.
Steady quotations during the week are
announced for pork and lard at Eastern
markets, and advances have actually
taken place in leather and coffee, and TO a
relatively small degree in wool, notwith-
standing the attendance of many Ameri-
can buyers at the London wool sales.
There were 2lS business failures re-
ported in the United States this week,
against DOB last week, and as compared
with 326 in the third week of September,
1893. In that week of 1892 there were only
ia business failures reported, but in 1891
the aggregate for the week was $50.