The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13
TRADE REVIEW.
Bradstreet on the Condition of Trade-Ef.
fects of the Strike.

Iects or the Str1ke-
New YORK. July 7.-Bradstreet says:
Aside from the Intervention Of a holiday,
there is sharp restriction of general trade
and industrial production, due TO railway trou-
bles west OF the Alleghenies and north OF the
Ohio river. which extend west and southwest
70 the Pacific coast and make their influence
felt in all other directions
The combined railroad strike and boycott
has had a steadily increasing damaging IN
nuence upon the general industrial situation
Calculations as to the number OF men Out are
not complete, but there Is little doubt that the
total number idle as q result OF this railway
tie-up far exceeds the outcome OF any previous
labor trouble in this country.
All cereals except wheat have shown de-
cided advance in price. pork and lard are up
sharply as are fruits, vegetables meats and
other produce. Pig iron west is commanding
= cents more per ton. and cattle. hogs and
sheep are noticeaoly higher even at far western
markets. where receipts are restricted The
foregoing features are most conspicuous at
Chicago and San Francisco, but are having a
a very unfsvorable effect at Minneapolis, St
Paul. Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas City, ST.
Louis and ClsEelaud-
General trade at New Orleans, Mobile. Sa-
vHunah Nashville and Memphis has been IN
fzrorably affected by the railway tie-up, melon
producers and others interested in shipping
vegetables and fruit have already suffered
great loss. Charleston reports trade dull and
without feature. Augusta says it is good for
the season. with the results OF June's business
more favorable than in June year ago. Fa-
vorable crop reports from Texas stimulate
merchants 10 expect a good fall trade
At the larger eastern centers there is no ma
teriaI gain in the situation beyond specula-
rive squirt in wool. which increased the volume
OF sales at Boston to total four times as large
as that reported n the week a year ago Six
oFef Of
shoes last week against 10000 in the week a
wear ago. while BostOu's receipts OF hides
were $1,000 Of all varieties compared with
2lT.Oo0 in the week a year ago. One OF the
largest cotton manufacturing corporations in
Rhode Island has closed down for a week and
other cotton mills continue to pile up stocks.
Aside from the increase in restriction OF
trade at Pittsburgh due to the railway situa-
zion. there is revival in demand for billets for
future delivery at sl9 Baltimore reports quite
IN unsatisfactory trade, wholesale dry goods
dealers being the more favorably situated
Reports from Philadelphia are that the volume
and results Of business in nearly all lines are
very unsatisfactory. Trade is no better at
Buffalo; il anything. lake business is even less
active.
The United States and Canada carried over
on July ! fully 73.5OlO00 bushels Of wheat,
against - 500 90 bushels one year ago. and one
half TO oue-thi-d as large quantities visible in
preceding years. Inc total mere IN Oan3CS
and afioat for Europe July l. was 1859 900
bushels compared with I5s. $4,000 bushels one
year ago. With Australian stocks included.
she worlds available wheat supply July was
IS4SIg.OoO bushels against 157.eOs. 90 bushels
one year ago when the total was the largest on
record for like date
Materially higher prices for wheat at an
early date would appear to depend on the truth
Of the assertion that domestic invisible wheat
supplies are practically exhausted, for which
fact there Is no certain evidence. Total ex-
port OF wheat. United States and Canada. -four
included. this week are I.lS5.00O bushels against
LIZ 600 last week 3677 600 bushels in the week
9 year ago. 2.060OGO bushels in the first week Of
July. Is93. and 22s5. 900 bushels in the corre-
spending week Of 1851.
Business failures show a further decrease
within a week. the total being only l64 against
Is9 last week. $40 in the week a year ago and
i5s in the week two years ago
Trade continues quiet in Canada, particularly
at Toronto, where the railway strike on this
side is having an eject There are thirty nine
failures reported from Canada this week. last
week twenty-eight, in the like week OF June,
lss3, it was twenty-six, and the year before
that twenty.