Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-02
I'M FOR THE PAST WEEK.
nr,r COAL STRIKE PRE-
VENTS An INcREAsE.
49,. SHOW an Advance over
sro. Hut the situation is
- Means FIattering--rhe
n Low Price of Wheat.

issociaten TIES
y,rk. June 1.-R. G.. Dun 6
weekly Review of Trade says:
.len OF cheering import that in
4 buslness represented by clear
ind railway tonnage there has
l.ss decrease since the strike be-
nan might have been expected.
awhile the consequent interruption
,s,c and industry increases. The
49, OF iron furnaces between the
.beny mountains and the Missis-
liver has become complete, and
~, number of concerns manufac-
ron and others requiring soft
~ ooke forced to stop. Business
"a Increase In volume under such
INSTANCES. and yet payments
"a all clearing houses for tho
show a decrease OF only 2O.S per
eompared with last year.
Advance in rig Iron.
saurh large number Of works are
Inc demand for products is not
might be expected either in vol
or in urgency. The output of
and steel has been suddenly and
IN reduced, out the reduced sup
.stms about as sufficient for the
nd as It was month ago, except
ssemer. Sales OF small lots OF
[.mer pig at places as far distant
krest Troy and Duluth for tras..
atom TO the Carnegie works near
|burg disclose how completely
| q are exhausted. and sales for
isry in July and August at $11 to
4, price $3.50 higher than pre-
IN few weeks ago. indicates be-
mat the termination of the strike
i III soon bring bnck the old prices.
/ Nr most products, notwithstand-
I ne interruption, the demand is
5ssctedly narrow, and buyers feel
! be present advance is but tenn
tlsots and Shoes and Wool.
snents Of boots and shoes for the
ana for the past four weeks are
/ de larger than a year ago. and
are orders for some staple prod
10 warrant work Tor some time
bone, but many factories are dis
hing cutters, or otherwise reduc-
hands because their orders do not
hi hope OF running much longer.
K OF wool at three chief markets.
I been 1884. 900 pounds for the wSes
|na 9,776,0OO last week. about $780,
bounds per week being required for
territory and Texas wool has sold
70 cents, and 30 to 80 cents Glenn
appears to be about the ruling
e. but at Boston Generalization
rs prices nominal.
The Price of Wheat.
'ain the lowest price ever recorded
been made for cash wheat. sec Mt
York, against 75c Il year ago,
Z the average in May, 1892, was
snts and in April, 1891, $1.1s 10.
tern receipts are naturally small,
l,55s,S6i bushels for the week. |
rN 2,el9, 5eg last year, but Atlanta |
ITS were only S0fS00 bushels,
nst 2,2ll ,010 last year. Corn is |
iger, with exports about one-halt |
lrge rs a year ago, and the unfa-
bic outlook for oats results in
er price Pork products are weak,
continuing large receipts. Cotton
varied little. though receipts from
.ations have fallen off. for stocks
Eht are very large. A new crop,
Vhlch prospects are decidedly good.
rawing near and the demand for
) Is uncertain.
Failures of the Week.
lbilities reported in the failures
he fourth week OF May were So
Z and for four weeks ending May
iN2, of which si,445,6o5 were of
iiacturlng and s5,sO6,s9i OF trading
rms. Reports yet to come In may
ase the aggregate to $4,000, 900 for
month. Failures this week have
lS3 in the United states against
Ist year. and 81 in Canada against
st year, Only two failures, both
ing, are for 100000 or more.