The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-12
TARIFF UNCERTAINTY
ro,, MERcHANTs TO BUf FoH
1orUAL NEEDS ONLY
,..au,o,,a that 225,ooo workmen are
,nc on Account Of the strike'-"e-
ports from the South

vopx Nav -Brsdctreets to-
...s win say: -
.,e,l warm weather has sunu-
..,,n work as well as sales IN sea-
lines OF merchandise. but re-
.,rir uncertainty tends to pro'ons
..-s. daring which merchants vi"
,o buy FOR actual needs ohy' |
~ which fact have appeared
.-.,t coal miners strike has been
,.. ., The FAR Yves, ana IN portions |
. .l and the Virginias, and this
. followed by an increase OF the
.f che Industrial shut-downs due
e scarcity of fuel
.n men are idle in the coal
with those idle on account
other lines the total out
a. ms less than 5000. The
ms the Baltimore and OHIO
. ported conhscoting coal IN
arcer eastern cities those
... report moderate and un-
n, Of trade report less fav-
.rcs Philadelphia reports
textile MANUFACTURING lines
and prices unsatisfactory.
Baltimore take for needs only
rrrchants are discounu1g May
..~ cham expected. In eastern
t-r demand for wool Is quiet
sales small. but broken STOCKS
-..sdy quotations. only mod
. .....re % husinc IS I'm dry goods -
-.....l. merchants purchasing only ior
.. .r-7e. Cotton mills have surplus
.tfch threaten prices. and q re-
.t Che cost Of production Is proba-
.-.,-rs.or. Atlanta. Chattanooga, Au-
. New Orleans. Galveston and Nash
ro-ort ut,le or no change In trade
r-..- within a week. and al most OF
.. -'nes business IS quiet. The volume
~ -aIe 70 Jacksonville Is decTeaSihS'
-.r DROUGHT threatens the strawberry
r-s melon crops in the vicinity. Inc
albania coal strike further depresses
.-.8c az Birmingham.
~e.i-u. FG,.~i of the strike
~FW YORK. Nay u-R. C. Dun &
C S. Weekly Review Of Trade tomorrow
ru say:
The strikes begiu TO have a serious,
slough i, is assumed only temporary
effect The number 81 works depending
..ln SUPPLIES Ok bituminous coal or coke
or fuel IS large and quite considerable
fr.nortion 81 them has already been COM
r.ued 90 stop operations No doubt the
r-ovortiou e. larger in tho iron s7d the
.tae. manufacture than any other business
l.t nearly O. third ir capacity Of the ron
furnaces "a. w-r, month aCO appear 70
have closed Some railroads az the west
are embarrassed a0d textile works OF
ole
tra s.rike ceascs The movement OF So
called armies OF unemployed on Nashine-
..r has caused little excitement ana u
1e-, iuuortan. or significant than the out
-..-f movement Of specie. which SHOWS
shrinking -oreicn demand for products
er1 further withdraw % foreign capital.
r.- neither striker nor foreign distrust
l.r- r.tari .ho progress of this country
rte auac.tv Of iron furnaces I'll bias.
Cav tst rp- ll122p tons. decrease "i
rr-- t.r- during April but the iron ~
rs t...-rnnhic reports Of stoppase Hy
-r.- ..rr..ee having a capacity Of o.
o. t.r- I.euding some expected TO STOP
this week. which would make decrease
o. about % third in production since
April lst. THE fact that prices Of some
grades nc rIc iron. especially OF tQuhuTE'
show weatu. Notwithstanding there
has been lo increase in stock, seems 70
indicate about as large a proportion oil
re works using pie iron also been com
PEELED 90 stop. and il IS stated that IN
tn Pittsburg re-ion many are close 10
the end OF their supplies OF fuel. Prices
Of furnished products are fully main
tanned. and many kinds have advanced q
little but IL is noticed that the demand
i- NOT ae large as We expected and while
am early termination " tna strikes IS
hoped for thc appointment Of commit
tees 90 negotiate regarding wages for the
coming year brings attention 20 the fact
that existing conditions Do not favor any
advance in prices or in coet Of produc-
r.l 400 minor metals no industrial
change Of inheritance appears.
Tre textile manufacturers are not i'm
proving 81 position or prospects. tor
So he orders do not Increase uncertain
t-- in regard To labor Grow more Sc
r.ss Tho working fo.ce shows much un-
'iu-ue-s 90 accept for the next season
wages which were temporarily adopted
g. .,l.r go have the works re-Opened
after last summers suspension. The
rr thv of buyers in Cottons is reflected
81. f..ther decline ~ print cloths. although
sr. qualities of goods have advanced
aty
I. decline o. tho Treasury gold re-
t.-.- below slioo0o)0 suggests the pos
-y that continued exports Of the
metal may cause not little
trouble before the season is over
large failure about doubled the
..'a o. liabilities FOR fins falling I'm
d. rs ending May 90. which would have
have been quite small. but
f.' -70L The number and the gen.
'- ...ra~e ~ liabilities are SIN en-
c.-ly shrinking. For four weeks
.... ft. liabilities TougTref were
% Of which S3G57 220 were Of manu-
fr and (4GT go OF trading con-
D Fnr trc past week the failures
l. -.s i1 the United States, against
r..r. and ~ iu Canada. against
@ war; with none % especial I'm
although four bank failures are
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