The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-23
FINANCE And TRADE.
Bradstreets' and Dun's Review Of
the State Of Trade.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS NOTICEABLE,

A Notably Favorable Feature Is tho
Practical Ending of the Coke and Coal
Strikes, Which VIII Put to Work 250,-
900 Men
NEW York, June 23-Bradstreets' re-
view of the state of trade says: There are
indications of a moderate improvement in
various lines and enough instances to
render the fact Of some significance. A
notably favorable feature is the practical
ending of the coke and coal strikes, to-
Rether with those in related industries,
which will put to work at once, or soon,
more than 250,000 men. The number of
employees in industrial lines still on strike
Is estimated at about 10000 There are
sales by jobbcrs in staple lines for future
delivery where nothing save hand-to-
MOUTH business has been reported for
weeks At points tributary TO Kansas
City and st. Louis grain harvesting is un-
der full headway, the condition of wheat
is excellent and demand for money TO
move the crop marked and the supply
abundant.
The settlement of the coal strike pro-
duces more hopeful feeling at Pittsburg.
Baltimore merchants report the south
h'iiihS HlOIG lnHu HItNluuSlls
Eight western cities agree that better
feeling prevails in business circles, and
that the outlook for improved fall trade
mas increased This is true at Cincinnati
and Detroit, where good weather has
stimulated sales in dry goods and other
lines, and al Louisville, which reports
corresponding Improvement and sales by
jobbers for future delivery. ST. Louis
advises that seasonable goods are in bet
ter demand, and that the end of strikes
has resulted in better feeling.
II. g. Dun & Co.'S review says: The
week has been rich in promise, but poor
In performance. 1t was confidently prom
iscd that exports of gold would cease, but
they have not. 1t was promised that the
end of the coal strike would bring I'M
mediate recovery Of industries, but par
tial resumption of work dscloses COM
paratiye scantiness of demand for pro-
duct.
Operations in wheat advanced the price
one and three-fourth cents, though west
ern receipts were only 1881 $40 bushels
against 22d0, 1856 last year, and Atlantic
exports only 555, ,9a1 bushels againt 2,5O2,-
09S Inst year. Corn advanced, but again
receded with small exports and fairly
large receipts. Cotton declined six
teenth, but recovered; the vis.ble stock of
American here and abroad is 2,5l9, 900
bales against ., ,5S2, ,5T3 last year, and there
is every reason to expect an increased
yield.
1t was confidently expected that the
settlement Of tariff rates on textiles by
the senate would improve the condition Of
textile manufactures. But there is scarce
ly any evidence of such a result as yet, tho
large sales of cottons being distinctly
tr0ceablc to more seasonable weather and
larger retail sales and to further conces-
sionS by sellers. The stock of unsold print
cloths at Providence, Fall River and Bos-
ton IL over II million pieces, but the accu-
mutation continues. Staples are irregu-
lar IN price.
v Wool is less active and rather weaker
with sales about equal to half a full con-
sumption 3,25e, 5i1 pounds against 2,gS0,-
500 for the same week last year and 5,4l3,-
$50 in 1902. For three weeks of June the
sales have been S,ST9 l24 pounds against
1G,9S3, ESQ in 1899.
There is much disappointment that the
partial termination of the coal strike does
not promptly enlarge the demand for iron
and steel products, which is evidently too
narrow as yet to support much increase of
production.
Failures during the week are 2l4 i'll the
United States against 2i3 last year, and 25
in Canada against IA last year.