Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-08
WJRLO OF BUSINESS.


NEW YORK. March -Bradstrects to-
morrow will say: Storm and cold weather
| South AMI Southwest have checked the
course of business this Wecs, while West and
| Northwest brighter weather has had an olp-
posite effect. No better illustration of the
necessarily hating and irregular movement
pi the volume of business at the beginning
of the Improvement may be found
than the record OF the week, with
it, decreased volume Of trade and
renewed unfavorahlo reports from the
| South and the Pacific coast in contrast
with the more cheerful tone aud increased
sales at Important cities in the Ohio and
NJ >sipp river valleys and in the North
Wcs,. Thus, while advices from Providoncp
| Philadelphia, Baltimore. Cincinnati. NASH
vile, birmingham. Galveston and san Fran
cisco are les, inclined than in late weeks to
regard the situation hopefully, those from
Buffalo. indianupoli, Louisville Memphis,
Mobile, Chicago, St Louis. Kansas City,
Omaha, Milwaukee, st. Paul ami Duluth
all report evidences of distinct improve
ment.
The general industrial situation i, both
better ana worse There are 80 rc,uuptions
III factories reported, contra,ted with two
shut downs; wage, nav" been reduced at Is
establishments and ~ strikes are announced
| The latter is a feature. notiCcahiv at l'ater-
son, y. j., whore 1000 silk wcavers have
struck for higher wages at a time when
thousand, are still receiving aid from the
citizens relief committee
The general tendency of price, continues
downward. leading staples showing an ud-
vance. Boston'- money market show, ease
and excess of supply Providence reports
last month the Quictcst February known and
mill machinery factories having little to DO
Wool sales dra. at Philadelphia and Boston
aa elsewhere but slight Improvement in
demand for shoes at both place, is reported
mainly from the south and west
Exports of wheat from the United States
ana Canada. both coasts flour included
equal 2.9,2 600 buShel, this week, against
",21l 900 bushels in the week year ago.
The extraordinary increase of 80. 900
bu,hel, of wheat in stocks ahoat and in
Europe last week, was due 10 increases IN
quantity ahoat for the nitrd X ingtlom and
in stocks at Odessa and in France
Total stocks Of wheat here in Canada.
for and in Europe, increased lS9, 600 bushe,
last month, compared with AN increase
of 93, OOO bushels in February last wear. but
contraSted with a decrease of g. 69G. 900
bushels in February lS!H
Bank clcariuEs this week aggregate
'S~3S. 49,, 600, gain of - per cent over last
week, but falling OIL Of nearly 20 per cent
compared with the like week last year. The
total volume of bank clearngs throughout
the 'nitci States for February is ~. 100.
UOO, OOO the Smallest monthly total reported
since anything like the present ulnbc, Of
clearing houses has been in existence. The
falling OF in bank clearing, as compared
with January last is 81 per cent. 3, per cent
a- compared with February last wear and
10 per cent a, compared with February
lS92
There are 2,2 business failures reported
in the United States hi, week, compared
with 81, in the week IL year ago Business
embarrassment, have reached a normal
level much earlier in the year following
severe panic than had been supposed posi-
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