Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-20
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
The Week Shows an Improvement In Price Of
Numerous Commodities.

New York. April 19.-Bradstreets, to-
morrow, will say: The volume of general
trade has maintained the previous week s
proportions at some points and shows
noteworthy increases as compared with
the total of year ago. The reaction in
petroleum prices appears too have been
overcome. and the tendency is again up
ward based on the drop in stocks from
about II, 000 900 of Pennsylvania oil in
January, 1894. to less than 5 co.,, 600 bar
rels of nerohantable oil. So marked and
rapid has been the appreciation in the
price of petroleum that speculation in it
is excited.
Further advances in quotations ale
noted also for wheat. on an improved de-
mand for export; cotton, on widened con-
sumption, present and prospective; print
cloths and other cotton goods, because of
higher raw cotton; bessomer pig iron, on
an increase of cost of ore, coke and labor
shoes and leather, on further stiffening
Of values Of hides.
The upward turn of prices for dressed
beef and live cattle is maintained. Coffee
is lower, as are lard and oats. Indian corn
and pork remain steady at last week
quotations. Wool is barely steady, and
tho CONSUMERS are waiting for the new
crop before buying.
Relatively, the most improvement in
trade IS in the region west Of Chicago ana
north of st. Louis and Kansas City The
rush OF spring demand FOR millinery, dry
goods clothing, groceries and hardware is
over, but fair volume of conservative
trading continues. Mild weather and
needed rains have greatly improved the
agricultural and commercial outlook in
the Northwest.
General trade conditions ut the South
are no better, and in some respects less
satisfactory improvement in demand is
not announced at any point In Texas
high winds and lack of rain has hurt the
crop prospects and farmers in some
localities have not yet planted.
Exports of wheat from both coasts of the
United States, this week, flour included rs
wheat. show the third weekly gain in
succession the total amounting to B. 165,
900 bushels, against > 93I, coo, last week
3.0l9 coo in tho third week of April. 1884,
3, 800, GOO in the like week of 1893 and g.
iO', 900 in 1882, as contrasted with .. 222,
600 in the corresponding week of four
years ago.
Bank clearings maintain their previous
levels, amounting for n cities to S9l9,-
600 600 during the previous six business
days. decrease as compared with the to
tai Tor the preceding week Of ). 3 per cent
and an increase as cuntrasted with the
total for the third week OF April, 1894 of
> per cent
The corresponding aggregate in 1898,
less than month prior to the outbreak
of the panic, was about one third larger
than this weeks total. In the correspond
ing week of 1882 the clearings total was
only Is per cent. larger than this week.
Trade between Seattle and Alaska is
growing. and trade advices from many
interior points in Washington are en-
courag;ng Tacoma reports wood work
ing Industries as active, an order for 2700
doors from Portland. Me. being sample.
At Portland, Oregon. there is moro activ-
ity in geneAl trade circles No material
change is reported By San Francisco ex-
cept that the Columbia salmon season has
not begun as favorabiy as was expected
Movement of merchandise throughout
the central and Northwestern states
shows Increasing activity in the great
spring wheat states Duluth is awaiting
the opening of the canal to ship mer-
chandise. iron and wheat freely st.
Paul reports seeding has progressed favor
ably, and improvement in the prospects
for business at Omaha and Dcs Moines is
among the significant features of the
week.
There are reported 2i9 failures in the
United States. this week. A year ago
the total was 222, and two years ago, PIT.