Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-07
THE COUNTRYS BUSINESS.
WEEKLY REPoRTs OF DuN AND
BRADsTREET AGENCIES.
The Indications Favornhic 90 Dettcr
Trade = Hank Ciearanccs and
Secretary Hcster's ana
Other Circulars.


BY Associated Press.
New York. April 6.-Bradstreets to-
morrow win say: Special kilograms
from important distributing centers
report general trade quite irregular.
'evious gains having been followed
y shrinkages in many instances.
There is a light gain in business at
Pittsburg In staple merchandise as
well as among manufactures OF Bes-
semer pig and billets. The delay of
expected revival of trade at Cincin-
natl. Cleveland, Detroit and Louis
willie has had depressing influence
and is aided by unreasonable
weather: but business Is reported fair
at indianapolis and the expectation Is
for good spring trade. Chicago
jobbers In cotton dress fabrics, silks,
hardware, clothing and lumber report
increased sales. but at st. Louis un-
favorable weather has checked the
demand for dry goods and millinery
and kindred lines, although eNpecta-
tlon is for an Improvement in the de-
mand because country stocks are not
large. Kansas city reports consider
able activity in general lines, as does
Omaha, where improved weather and
good roads have stimulated business.
Planting throughout Nebraska is be-
Ing pushed. but the crops need rain.
At both cities last mentioned, live
stock interests have improved.
The industrial feature of the week
is found in thirty-one strikes through
out the country, involving 10000 em-
ployes, principally among building
trades at New York and Chicago. tex
| tile industries at Paterson and New
York, coal miners and coke workers
in Western Pennsylvania. Notably
large increases in the number Of small
strikes weekly have taken the place
Of resumption OF Industrial establish
ments.
While the bank clearings for March
s3,755, OOOO 600. are i6 per cent larger than
in February, they average only about
s139, 600, 600 daily. contrasted with $685.
600, 600 in February, Except for Febru'
airy last and September and August OF
| 1898, last months clearlngs total is
the smallest in any month for siS
years; 1t is 81 per cent less than In
March, 1898. Three months clearing,
aggregate 81. O26, 100000 80 per cent less
than last year. Bank clearingt
this week aggregate about $780,
600. 900, 2s per cent more thar
last week, but the total is 20 per cent
less than in the like week last year.
Further advances in wheat are due
to scares, based on fears of crop dam
age. The monthly report of the worlds
supplies OF wheat TO Bradstreets In
dicates that the United states will car
ry over more available wheat July
than in any like date, except in 1898
on April the worlds wheat stocki
were smaller than one year ago, this
like OF which has not been reported
since February, 1891. Exports OF when
(iour included. both coasts United
states. amount to 2.77s.OOo bushels Thu
week, against 2,966OOO bushels las
week, 1886, 900 bushels In the week on
year ago, and trine less than 100000
bushels each corresponding week tw,
and three years ago.
There are 1893 business failures re
ported to Bradstreets this week
against 2iG last week. 1s6 In the weel
year ago, 1875 two years ago and II
three years ago.