Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-18
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what the Business aIen ThinI. of the
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New York, Aug. III radstreets to-
morrow VIII say: Special Geographic
and mail adVlces summarizing inter-
Yiows with mere than 900 leading
wholesale dealers and manufacturers
At forty-seyen cities throughout the
country as TO the present effect, II any,
OF Tie prospective tarift settlement and
the outlook as to the effect Of the sem
ate tarin bill. should Il become law,
indicate relatively less enthusiasm at
larger Eastern centers, except at New
York and Baltimore, almost uniform
satisfaction throughout the Southern
states aud similar advices from the
Central ana Northwestern states, ex-
cept whore serious crop damage has
taken place, In the far West little in
terest Is manifested IN tariff agitation.
notably at Denver and Helena. where
silver attracts more attention. Port
land fears the result Of the reduction
of the tariff on lumber. but at san
Frnnciscu an improvement In demand
Is expected ana considerable freight Is
Offering for shipment to China. A
feature Is found In declarations OF
manufacturers OF wooden goods, glass
ware, pottery and iron and steel at
various oenter OF production that
wages viii promptly be reduced. I'm
Nth+NNah u NbNt4flAa hit sun 70 Htft
the market this fall and clothing
manufacturers. il is declared, should
do fair business, but not try to carry
over light weights on January l. Cotton
merchants declare the settlement of the
tlih comes too late TO help them this
Iil ana lumber dealers speak regret
fully OF the reduction OF the duty in
their line. Aside from probable i'm
proVemcnt due TO ending uncertolnty
IN business neither Boston, Providence,
Buffalo Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New
ark and Rochester merchants inter-
Viewed express noteworthy enthusiasm
as to trade proBpects. While no gain Is
reported In trade circles at Southern
cities, several thousand coal strikers
have gone back to work In the Bir-
mingham district. several Southern
railways are calling for more coal and
Southern iron works are chipping more
/ iron than year ago.
II is reported at Atlanta hardware
jobhcrs based recent prices on the Will
son bill and the prospective passage
OF the senate bill will make a differ
cnce in profits in consequence. Little
Rock expects Eastern cotton manufac-
tuners 70 buy more freely now and
the three leading Texas cities. In view
OF excellent crop prospects IN that
state and prospectively the largest cot.
| ton crop on record, regard the busi-
/ ness outlook very favorahly, The pro-
| posed change In the sugar schedule
| cXerts material depression IN Louisiana
| The region west OF Pennsylvania and
east OF the Mississippi river reports
almost uniformly favorable trade con
dltions, with gains In demand and in
dustrlal activity. exceptions being tn,
Indiana and Illinois pottery Industries
aud among Indiana clothing mRnufac
Jurors, who report they expect to re
duce wages. Country merchants In tn,
two states NAMED have been buying
heavily from Chicago iobbors, but tina
clty'a trade from regions west Of tn,
Milsisslppl river has fallen off. st
Louis continues the exceptionally IA
vOrable report Of the previous week
with the additional feature that tn,
demand for iron Is increasing.
Tho important cities In Wisconsin
and Minnesota report an improved out
look for trade and an Increase IN tn,
volume OF business, due TO more favor
able crop returns. Increased demand
Is noticed for groceries. hardware, cut
lery and shoes. The serious damnEt
to corn In Kansas has had an unfavor
able eject Mt Kansas City, crop Gam
age In that state as well as In Ne
hrsl<a and Iowa oyorshadowlnF othe
4 conditions and charncterzing trade re
ports from Lincoln, Omaha and Bur
llnpton Exports of wheat 0lour in
cluded) United States and Canada, bot
coasts, amounted TO 2.97e. 1926 bushels
against S4i72O0 last week, 2o77477 on
week before, and as compared will
6,l2g,70) In the week year ago, $3.50,
ia two years ago. 5,56i. 1877 three year
ago and 3iS9,Q00 four years ago. Cana
dian trade shows no gain IN distrl
button, but a more cheerful feeling n
Montreal, the impression ia the It'd
has turned. The st. Lawrence trans
portation companies are doing little
"a compared with year ago. Tn
, better feeling at Toronto is said 4
be based on expected favorable effect
from tarlfr changes in this country.