St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-23

NEW YORK, March 22-In the review
OF tie state of trade Bradstrest's. on
March 81, will say: Increased observ-
ance of Cool Friday in business circles
helps to check the volume of trade. Not
outstanding there being practically one
less business day this week than last,
continued spring-like weather has fur
ther stimulated sales of staples at nearly
all larger cities IN Eastern, Middle. and
in some OF the Western states, compare
lively fewer Southern distributing
points reporting corresponding gains.
While Eastern wooden mills cannot
meet orders for fancy dress goods. May
WOODEN mill are running on part time,
and large stocks of old wool. with new
California and Texas clip available
within sixty days, depresS prices. Print
cloths are selling well and Eastern
cotton mills are active, although
sales continue smaller than the out
pat. A view of the situation is
that Boston agents of the Pittsburg
iron and steel manufacturers are firmer
in their views. 1he demand from
Northwestern storekeeD ers for millinery,
clothing and hard ware, Is kept up by
continued spring-like weather and
small stocks, results being felt in i'm
proyement al Chicago and st. Louis. At
the former several 1.000ton orders for
coke pig iron, 1895 delivery. have been
taken, as we'll as for steel rails at So.
Chicago; but prices are hardly salts
factory. St. Louis reports that the de-
fireiS had h In
improving, is due to cuts in quotations.
Among more conspicuous staple prod
uctS
PRICES HAVE ADVANCED
for rice, cotton and Indian corn, de-
creased available supply being primar-
lily responsible. Coffee and leaf tobacco
remain strong at practically unchanged
figures. and lower ranges of value have
been reached by several varieties of
iron and steel, by live cattle and hogs
at Western markets, by both raw and
refined sugar. by wheat, oats and mess
pork.
at Memphis there is larger demand
for plantation supplies. and at Nash
Vile in other lines as we'll, resulting in
better feeling III trade circles. SINH
lar reports are received from New Or
leans. where the unfayorable feature is
| the check TO bulk grain exports.
Dallas adyiceS are that trade is salts
| factory In all lines. and equal 10 that OF
a year ago. Relatively, the smallest
gains in Western mercantile anu indus
! trial circles within the week are at
| Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo. At
| Louisville staple merchandise and jeans
clothing are in good demand. while at
i n
| freely ana Industries are better ELL.
| ployed.
Considerable activity is reported at
Kansas City, with country buyers max
| ing personal selections. Omaha reports
| good weather and good ROADS have
STIMULATED TRADE
| in all lines, notably dry goods, grocer
! les and hardware. while Minneapolis.
! ST. Paul and Duluth agree that VIII lie
! there is more activity in jOObiGg circles,
! the general trade remains generally be-
| low that of year ago. At San Fran
| cisco there is a moderate business in
| general lines, continued speculation in
| May wheat being the feature. Exports
! of wheat flour included) from all ports,
! both coasts, Of the United States and
| Canada this week tone day short amount
| 10 :, 343 900 bushels. against 3.26S. 600
! bushels last week; ?, 766.000 bushels i'll
| the week year ago; 1855, 900 bushels
two years ago, ana I,S2O, 900 bushels the
! week in 1891. The continued shrinkage
III the total number of business failures
| each week is another feature of the Sit
uation, the total for the past week zone
! day SHORTY numbering 1917, against
| 23l last week, 202 III the week a
| year ago; 1911 two years ago and 30 in
! The third week of March. 1891. Stock
| speculation at New York has been mar
| row, the market depending entirely On
| professional ACTIVITY, the direction of
| which has been constantly changing on
| the uncertainty regarding the presi-
! dents action on the Bland BILL Prices,
| however. have held firm, and any in
| crease in the short interest causes raj
| lies. London has been inactive in view
| of the Easter holidays. Sugar stocks
declined i'll a generally steady market
on threatened opposition in the senate
to the protection to refined sugar. Act
i've stocks, like Texas Pacific and North
| ern Pacific preferred. have advanced.
! Silver is dull and depressed at 2719d in
| London ana 6014c in New York. Foreign
exchange Is slightly weaker Oh a limited
| supply of security blltS. Demand Ster-