Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
pun.s TALK.
His Weekly Review of Trade-The Eject
OF Labor Troubles-Go0d Crop Prospects


His Weekly Review of Trade-The Eject
Failures.
NEW YORK June 3O.-R- 6. Dun &
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
The great strike OF coal miners has ended at
most points, but another threatens to inturrupt
business more seriously for time, though the
number OF hands engaged is comparatively
small Travel and traffic are well nigh arrest
ed on about twenty western roads already,
and strikes are threatened on all
roads which use Pullman cars.
the week have been for the better. Many
manufacturing establishments which were
stopped by want OF fuel have resumed The
depletion of the treasury reserve has been
checked by the voluntary deposits Of gold by
New York banks Exports OF gold have almost
ceased. Congress has made much progress to-
ward final disposition OF the tarin question
Crop prospects grow better as the harvest
draws nearer.
The resumption OF work in mines and mills
has made good progress. but the demand for
products is as yet smaller and less urgent than
was expected Buyers apparently wait for
lower prices OF iron and steel products, which
manufacturers are slow to give in view OF the
increased cost OF materials and production
After q suspension of half the working force
for more than a month it was expected that
ders for products would be very large, but in
stead there is general complaint of dullneSs
and narrow demand and prices OF Bessemer
pig and some finished forms are a little weaker.
Although the working force has evidently in
creased, several establishments have stopped
for want Of orders, or because no settlement
| regarding wages for the coming year has yet
| been reached
Textile manufacturers are embarrassed by
| the near approach of probable change in the
| tarin, the effect on which cannot yet be ealcu-
lated In spite OF this reason for deferring or
| ders and purchases, the number OF mills quit
| ting work is not yet as long as was expected,
| for there appears little more demand from
clothiers and jobbers. The cleaning-up pro-
cess has been accelerated with success by con-
ceSSionS in some cotton goods. but all orders
are still limited and the accumulation of goods
continues.
Somewhat better orders in woolens, particu-
larly in low-priced all-wool goods and in clay
| diagonals and worsted cheviots, though not
large In amount, give hope OF larger trade.
| But the mills are buying cautiously. and sales
of wool fell below last years 2,7S8, 200 pounds
| for the week, against 8, 142 900. In four weeks
of June sales two years ago were %, 769, go
| pounds, last year only 9,759,876, and this year
| IL 1867, 824 pounds Growers and other holders
| of wool seem disposed to demand bigger prices
| than can now be paid but receipts from the in
interior are liberal and exceed the present de-
mand.
Wheat has declined cents, the year closing
| with insignificant exports for four weeks OF
June only 2,92o, GO bushels from Atlantic ports
| against 9,9I7 454 last year, while western re-
| ceipts have been {, GO. $50 for the same weeks
| against 500 942 last year, much smaller de-
crease. Corn has declined = OF a cent, receipts
being larger than of wheat, and a heavy crop is
expected. Pork products are also shade
| lower.
Cotton has yielded sixteenth as specula-
tion against the enormous stocks in sigh
grows tireSome.
United States against 307 last year and thirty
five in Canada against twenty-seven last year
OF late the number and Importance of failures
have increased little, as it is near the close
0f n half wear