The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-01
BUsIyEss Is IMPROVING.
Bradstrssss Sends Out . Most Encouraging
 Report.

which telegrams are received favorable influences are shown to have been at work, resulting in still further inn provement in the business situation since the settlement of the tariff ques- ton. New England wooden mills are now re-opening recorders for heavy woolens. Prints and dress woolens are selling freely. and there has been and Is an increased demand for funds at large eastern centers. not only for with drawal of goods from bond, but to meet increased offerings of commercial paper. Thus far funds to move crops have not gone west as freely as anticipated. An exception to the improvement to the demand in staple lines in eastern and middle states is reported from Providence. All western centers cover- ed, except Cincinnati. Cleveland, De- troit and Omaha, report distinct gains In the volume of business this week. The relatively favorable condition of trade in the region tributary to the three larger Minnesota cities during August Is based on a better wheat pletion of country storekeepers' stock At the south Atlanta and Birmingham alone do not report large volume of purchases. It Is noteworthy that the financial condition of Texas merchants Is said to be better than for years One of the most interesting trade features consequent on the new tariff is re- ported from Galveston. that an export order to the West Indies of 10000 bar rels of flour has been received by req son of the Spanish retaliatory treaty. Galveston banana trade expects to be hurt also, owing to lack or return car goes for fruit steamers.
 Prices for staple goods this week has been quite irregular, Indian corn, lard, refined sugar, whiskey. leather and hogs showing advances. while wheat, aots and corn record decreases No change is noted in quotations for raw sugar, coffee or pork. There are only 192 business failures in the United States reported this week, against 251 last week, 369 in the week one year ago, and 138 two years ago.
 Exports of wheat (and flour included as wheaD from both coasts of the United States and Canada amount to 3,42O.OOO bushels, against 3,1S2, ,OOO bush els last week, as compared with 5,592, ,O0O bushels in the last week of August, 1893, with 3,241 900 bushels in 1892, 5,444,- 900 bushels in 1891, and with 1,57O, 900 bushels in 1890. iGr
 At Boston fair fall ! .lsiness is doing Tn dry goods, firmnessscharacter cotton fabrics prices owing to the New Bedford and Fall River strikes. The free wool clause of the new tariff bill resulted in heavy withdrawals of that staple and renewed activity among manufacturers. Next most conspicu- ous withdrawals from bond are dry goods, crockery and glassware. At Philadelphia, as at New York, sugar is advancing on speculative demand, as it is declared that grocers will carry heav- fer stocks Tobacco manufacturers at both cities are buster on improved de- mand since settlement of the tariff question. At Pittsburg improvement in demand is noted chiefly in dry goods and groceries, with the outlook for fur ther gains, although collections are un- satisfactory. The outlook for iron and steel Is. not for an early advance in prices, due to increasing output. Glass manufacturers say lower wages are ne cessitated by the new tariff. General trade at Baltimore is quite encouraging 0Winp fn tho large number of buyers in all lines from the south and west, whose pur- chases have resulted in an improvement over last week. Buffalo, too, has ex- perienced better fall merchandise line. Cincinnati markets are quiet and there is only moderate grocery demand. Louisville has felt the stimulus more, reporting healthful gain this week, notably in leaf tobacco. Detroit's in terior trade is less active than it would have been except for the drought.
 The volume of business continues to increase, Texas buyers exerting & note worthy influence this week. Jobbers in hardware shoes, hats, clothing, miili- nery and dry goods have all felt the gain. The surprisingly favorable news Is received thaht Kansas City mer- chants have been having larger trade and with better collections. A large volume of business in staples has been transacted at Milwaukee.
 At St. Paul and Minneapolis the im- proved business of August is continued, while at Duluth heavy wheat arrivals and f1rmer lake freights have still fur ther increased the volume of general trade and frightened the outlook. Port land, Ore, has kept New York exchange at par with heavy eastern shipments of salmon and expects further stim- ulus to- trade soon in heavy receipts of wheat. Activity characterizes trade at San Francisco in all lines. Grain ves- sells are in demand, with wheat and bags lower and freight higher. The egg and other produce business has been stimulated at Montreal by the settlement of the tariff here. Business in other lines is quiet. At Toronto gen eral trade is somewhat improved with wholesale houses, notably among milli- ners, and business prospects are said to be better. At Halifax there is said to be no improvement in business.
 Business failures in the Dominion this week number 32, against 30 in the last week of August, 1893. Bank clearings at Toronto, Hamilton. Montreal and Halifax this week aggregate $l5, ,552 ,oOO, with SIS. .167, 900 last week and SIS, ,s45, 900 in the last week of August, 1893.
 Good Fellows' Secretary Resigns.
 Boston, Aug. 31.-The resignation of Darius Wilson, M. D., as supreme sec-