Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-10
BUSINESS SITUATION.
Reports Of the BradStreet and Dun Com
msrclal Agencies.
EVIDENCES OF IMPROVEMENT.
facturc and Tradc--Loans and
Deposits Increase.

NEW YORK. March 9--I}radstrcet's to-
morrow viii say:
The comparatively less favorable report
A. ta the volume Of sales and distribution
- general merchandise emphasized last
vc,k remains. with some exception. prac-
trauy unchanged Bright aud warm
weather has stimulated retail limos at
number Of cities The seven months re-
port 81 the foreign trade OF the country
81, icatcs decreased purchases OF chemicals.
hides. silks. and other textiles. leather
iron. and wine. accounting for the decrease
O. % pcr cent I'm value. compared with
f.,.n months In 1925. Increased exports
o. corn. coal copper. cotton. seeds, leather
naI spirits explain. on the other hand,
T.. increase in value Of domestic ship
n.ruts 81 pcr cent.
Tho gross earnings Of cighty-thrce rail-
roads in February show n loss Of $l2G per
cent. compared with February. 1873. that
bong "a little greater than in January
WHOM IL was l23 per cent. less than in
that month the year before. Southern and
southwestern roads present heavier pro-
porupnatc losses. the Granger lines doing
better than 10 January.
While wheat. Indian corn. and oats al
vaucci ikdl &c IN price respectively, this
wC.h. and cotton and sugar remained un-
changed domestic neccos have again ben
shld,3 cutting Australian woods out o.
tho market. so far as competition as 10
II... 's concerned Pig and shape1-iron.
s'., bnIets and rails. and iron-ore have
also boon shaded again. in some instances
Ikirg nov low records.
CHICAGO advises that the loans Of the
u.tunM banks there have Increased g.
r. .n and thr total deposits Sl50o.GD since
December An the New York clearing
ln.s, banks report loans S12.w1Opo heavier
.Ur. December and deposits }1.00'p
heavier.
At TIE SOUTH
Business al Nashville is smaller than q
y.ar ago. Memphis reports moderate
g.us ,u The SAFE of plantation SUPPLE.
l-rI0-.rc. and dry goods South Atlantic
coast cities report mo- new feature within
tIe u.H which is true as Wel Of Mo-
luo. Birmingham and Galveston. New or
l.lIs complain, that the slow payment Of
aurar l,uut,7 is having an uniavordhle
inUuc0cc on general trade. Relatively
t.r most flvorlnl. report al the South, az
heretofore. comes from Augusta.
b. o. Dm. s. co.'s weekly review Of
trade tomorrow VIII say. Evidences ~
lf. sent Improvement iu business multi
llt bat confidence Inc future Improvement
dos not seem Go increase There is more
h.s.-css. and larger production 10y in
dg.fr'rs. for fhc season has arrived when
greater activity ,s Fcfssarr II dealers
t,r.ts arc - bc Icp.ruishDI. ana those
who cannot make calculations beyond a
few months are the more anxious To
crowd as much trade ass they safely can
into those months I'M some branches "i
distribution. however there are lhdici-
tons rf dim ulshnR demand for goods
nod tic evident preference for medium
ant low-rriccl articles with the known
= du,iion in wages and family oxprnii-
i.r-- lend many 10 feel somewhat less
confident that business will soon recover
il, former volume. Undertakings beyond
o. short tim- are not made with great
freedom. and in spite Of "a larger demand
III. prices of manufactured goods tend
downward
IFoN MANUFACTJRE.
.rh. most distinct gain IS in iron ana
.t-,l manufacture. The output or pig
iron Starch lst WAS loi tons. having
i'if'i I' !'' ,,.at los man
though h is sun ''H ''I ..,t .on,a
p" t,,. com. into blast !
..u., March list and that hn7'ld |
..,,k has mad, practically mo- increase
r.l,,,,,rv so that the actual
consumption 40 AN branches "i lnahui'c-
', las, DID r.r cent crodtcr than
q, %orTmher. December. or January -.
-. .,.. i,v.r steel bllets are $l'.-o
J.. r,...i.,,,.. ANA mates Nl5 at Phila-
,t. lowest ever known. Some
''" t.., o., trpp.rt3ut contracts are
,,.,. and Al Philadelphia bust
'.. d., oni.h,d PRODUCTS i5 not as active
10 v,as tu, or three weeks ago. ~
i,t,,st.,,- th. markets are weaker lh
- f,lv LARGE orders for structural |
,l,r ami encouraging conditions in the
DEDUCTION Of wire. rods. and nails. Trade !
e.. 1.r.f,... is very unsatisfactory, railS are |
a., AMI Win "a larger production Of coke |
'...,...t. ,r, made at as low prices as |
-
mo .rirroaute OF boots ana shoes from |
,t. Fast are IiS per cent smaller ihah |
D. wear aso for the same weeks anu NV
..r,h,ecg are sim mainly OF medluin W |
.,,.rri..a goods
TEXTILE GOODS
....,..,.,,,r.. and Jrv-goods !
I'm icAn' manu-, ,i,.,.,.' ,.,1 r,,lenisb- |
There are 'n'' ,,,t.,r,l ~ his |
iuent oi Hl"'n9 me Ear falls /
f.'r0n hnt inc "' . .t,,',,. a,,d i,e char !
iia'h H'ol W -, o..,,,or,,. in cousump- |
rcter Indicate t''"' ,,.l.'-,,,,, shn.tirrs |
N'i' q, s.,,,,. ,,,ints To- If cents
r"' 10. ''"' t'.i.r,.nt of leading CON |
".'''' ,,,,rl,,.t. raoiira more |
Germs u"' ,.I 7, vvanu.ps also |
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we manu- a'-ui ''9 w NV, 80. or ON |
L"n. NANNY III " 49,, s,,n
or'"i7 Whi'h arr "','r d., tha s,lns !
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%. WOO. al inc '',' '' 80, s,n ,..,,,,,Is |
tho Week nave "'yt 81 '.,.V ,'., |
against '.'t'.''9 i"r t"c H"n'r
year, "i.i ln me l"s' 90 - ,,.,i,t !
,'''7' mas ".'" '-''s - u, ,,,rt Juo |
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