The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-03
TRADE OUTLOOK.
Somewhat 0bscured by Ap-
preaching Election.
Increase in Price OF Cereals-Brad.
streets Weekly Business Review.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-R. G.. Dun & CO. s
Weekly Review of Trade says: The last
week OF October, with an exciting cleo
ton near, cannot indicate much OF the
true condition Of blsiness.
Ia some tralss Las .S2.aSon Is too far nd
vahcsd FOR great activity, and in Others
the supposed effects of the voting hinder
operations. But 1t is satisfactory that the
volume OF production is well maintained,
and In one or two branches increased, that
no monetary dihlcusses disturb, that
breadstuffs arc littin higher, and that
no material decline appears during the
week in manufactured products.
Breadstuh., Pork and Lard.
Corn has advanced cents, with western
rc about one-third and exports about
one, ghUh of last years.
Por. and hogs aro a shade lower, with
lard about the same.
Wheat is Il cent higher for spot, and
cent for December. Western receipts were
only 4.5S7, so bushels fof the week, against
6,5U3,lIl last year, and the Atlantic ex-
ports increased to 69C, 506 bushels, against
74O5O5 last year.
Boots and shoes.
The boot and shoe manufacture is re-
tarded only in continued preference for
low-priced goods, for the number of pairs
produced and shipped seems greater than
ever, in five weeks 4l7,66l cases, against
9SS, S6l last year, and 3S5, 6I6 in 1872.
The Iron Trade.
The average OF quotations for various
kinds Of iron and steel is per cent lower
than in July, g. o per cent higher than at
the lowest point IN April and - per cent
lower than in July last year.
Cotsons and Woolers.
Waiting for retail trade depresses the
textile manufactures, and concessions in
price have been made 10 effect large con-
tracts. Otherwise the m ,rket is generally
dull, without Indications oi improvement.
In woolcns the fall and winter demand
Is disappointing, though still fairly large,
for the reason tha5 expected supplemental
orders DO not appear and great uncer-
tainty prevails for spring goods. No
changes Of price are quoted at the three
eastern markets. sales for the week were
4,504, 800 pounds, against 4, i5S,500 last year
and 1895, 3e3 in 1892.
Cotton 10 again lower, spot being go
cents, with receipts 50 heavy that large
crop estimates arc favored.
List of Failures.
Failures continue small, and for four
wccks ending Oct. IS liabilities were
sS POD. So, OF which So. l4o 45J were of man
ufacturing and Si93l,4H Of trading con-
Germs. southern failures Al compara-
lively small, and tho eastern and western
about equal During the past week fail
ures have boon g45 in tho United States
against 5JS last ycar
Hradsfrects Review.
The following Is The g.st Of Brad
streets report; Business has been fair
for dry ro13s throughout Nova scotia but
the movement IN other lines has been
chec c,rd hy mild weather.
JOblers throughout Ontario continue 10
order fae small lots, and the result is
noticeably quiet trade In Quebec bad
weather and the provincial holiday have
cut into business, although jobbers In
groccrics report an increased distribution.
Midwinter trade prospects are not ro-
garicd as bright
The total number Of failures reported
from Canad stlis wocS Is 46. as compared
with 36 last week, - year ago, 81 two
years ago, and iJ three wears ago Bank
clearing et Hamilton, Toronto Montreal
and Halifax aggregate sic. g71 O)0. as com.
pared with S20,35o,00O last week and ns
contrastci with si6.oi30o0 In the week a
yCa- ag-'.
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