The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-23
FINAYCE AND TRADE.
Bradstreets' and Dun's Review Of
the State Of Trade,
SOME IMPROVEMENTS NOTICEABLE

A Notably Favorable Feature Il the
Strikes, which VIII Put to work $50,
900 Men
New YORK, June % -Bradstreets' re-
view Of the state of trade says: There are
indications Of 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-
gether with those in related industries,
which will put to work at once, or soon,
more than 25OOOO men. The number OF
employees in Industrial lines still on strike
is estimated at about $4,000. There are
sales by jobbers 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 n more hopeful feeling at Pittsburg.
Baltimore merchants report the south
holding orders more than previously.
Eight western cities agree that better
feeling prevails in business circles, and
that the outlook for improved fall trade
has increased This is true at Cincinnati
and Detroit where good weather has
stimulated sales in dry goods and other
lines, and at Louisville, which reports a
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
r. g. Dun & Co. IS review says: The
week has been rich in promise, but poor
in performance. 1t was confidently prom
ised that exports of gold would cease, but
| they have not. 1t was promised that the
| end of the coal strike would bring inn
mediate recovery of industries but par
tial resumption of work discloses COM
! narrative 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 2,269 1856 last year, and Atlantic
| exports only 555. g3l bushels agaiut 25O2,
| 09S last year. Corn advanced, but again
receded with small exports and fairly
| large receipts Cotton declined a six
teenth, but recovered; the visible stock Of
American here and abroad is 2,5l2,99O
bales against J, 5s2, 573 last year, aud 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, the
large sales of cottons being distinctly
traceable 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 is over million pieces, but the accu-
mutation continues. Staples are irregu
lar in price.
Wool is less active and rather weaker
with sales about equal to half full con
sumption, $3.50, ,54l pounds against 2,9S9
800 for the same week last year, and i, Alb
$50 in 1892. For three weeks of June the
sales have been S,S79, l24 pounds against
| l6, ,933, $50 in 1892.
There is much disappointment that the
partial termination of the coal strike does
not promptly enlarge the demand for iroI
| and steel products which is evidently toe
narrow as yet to support much increase o.
production.
Failures during the week are PA in the
United States against 273 last year, and q
in Canada against IA last year.