The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-24
WORLD OF BUSINESS.
DuN's REVIEW or THE PAST WEEK
IN TRADE.
Business Grows Larger In Volume, But
NotMore Profiiable--staple opmmod-
itiesGo on-.Brszr cofr,o Crop.
business Failures Small.

New York, March PR. G. nun & Co.'S
Weekly Review OF trade says:
II Is perplexing to be obliged TO report
that business grows lager In volume and
al the same time not more profitable The
uncertainty does not diminish. Many com
merciai bodies have urged the president
to veto the selgniorage bill. Prices OF com
mpdties do not rise. but are on The whole
about Ia per cent lower than last week,
though then the lowest ever known in this
country, and are 1919 per cent lower chan
a year ago.
More mills are at work, though the pro-
portion OF forces unemployed IL sim from
a nth to n tliird IN different branches
of Industry Many mills are stopping be-
cause their osdefs have run ont. even
while larger number are starting With
ord0s enough for time.
The starting Of four furnaces by the Ill
lno!s Steel company ana one other at
Pittsburg Increases the output OF iron and
some large sales have been made at the
lowest prices yet reported. with ndica-
lions Of continued demand for structural
work especially at the weat on the
other hand the demand foF wire in various
forms, which led the way TO Improve
mtnt' seems 70 siaclSen ana nails arc said
10 be lower than ever. below l cent; a
reduction of 90 Genie In freights from
/ Plttsburg 20 tidewatel only adds 70 West
rrn, while Il takes FROM Eastern BUSH
/ mess.
IN minor metals business ia little
Larger, but at The expense Of a futther
| decline 10 g.5 cents for Lake copper, While
/ TN g steady and lead shade higher
hhe pemapd for cotton eoods rs fairly
4 lafse but witl q reduction IN prices Of
some 3 AIDES aud the accumulation Of print
cloths continues large auction saie OF
SINS brought fairly satisfactory prices,
excsedea lasi Years 2ss Der Cent tho1eb
transactions thle month last year were
about ~ per cent below the average. There
1 Is more demand for Hueh wool az IS need
ed ~ the mnnpfaciurc Of under year. dress
goods aud Wnrbtei iuiitinEf bt4t fl1r feaceS
are almost Understandable, Ohio Xxx being
quoted az 2 cents aud carpe. manuf1c.
tulers buy sparDRly Tough about ha.f
/ their machinery is active.
Wheat, cotton and pork have declined n
| shade below 60 cents at Now York. West
4 ern receipts are 1858, $40 bushels, aRalnst
| xb35,lo lest year. and exports only l.ois.-
I w bushels. against 1.ea5,s9s last year.
| showing that even AZ the current prices
the grain - not largely wanted abroad.
Corn was cent stronger With Western
| receipts z,sli.cos bushels. against 1879
| Cotton receipts from Fluctuations are
aKsin LARGER than last Year . me die-
'perpendicnIar drop ever since January 1.
The termination OF the rebellion IN bra-
/ ~ pVcuh new crop OF cVHtfs NHich "
reported very large. but prices are as yet
| steady. fl4
Cattle arc low abroad almost beyond
! precedent 70 that exports are retarded.
There ii an encouraging increase Tor hle
! FIRST for many monfhe N eaatbound tor
huge from Chicago and at Indianapolis
The movement IS almost as large III last
I year, While Wtitbound tounnse Of high
class mcfnitqndlae ~ also larger.
! Failures fuI the week rudinF March
I 10 INVOLVED liabilities Of only s., 5r1.siS and
j for three weeks or March only SfEDifp.
1 Of which f232o Isl were Of manufacturing
/ and ~. tfe.019 Of trading cqnccrn1. Some
1 deferred reports win filriher swell the