The morning call., 1895-01-05


NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Bradstreets Review says
No material Improvement In general trade is
noticed this week. A tabulatlon of Bradstreet's
Geographic reports from the more important
trade ccnters does not reveal especially hope
full views as to Improvement In business
in the near future In many instances
trade revival is declared to depend on
the settlement OF the currency question. Print
cloths are weaker and sell at a shade under last
weeks quotations. Coal. TOO, is fractionaily
dian corn, live cattle and hogs Foreign competi-
tion with American wooden dress goods for spring
delivery is sharp ana 1.s n ,sercs neglected
plete review OF different branches of business
PLACES in clear light the fact that prices of
mod.fes are at the lowest level ever known
Eight years ago. In JuIy prices averaged only
1859 per cent of prices for the same articles
and IN the same markets January /, 1861
ever touched until August 10. 1898,
when the average fell to 1878. but early
ords aud have never recovered, average Decem-
Der 26 being only 49, q per cent OF prices in $780,
est prices OF wheat and cotton On record
New YORK., Jan. 4.-Monry on call easy at i IA
pc. cent Prime nn ssrns r.
mand, ss5s@4 $3.50; sixty days. 81.
The statement complied by Bradstreets shows
United States the past week, ss4l .s7s S4s a de.
crease OF 46 psr cont as compared with the CORE
spending week last year.
1894 fully reported 1885 in United States and
1855 in Canada. Liabilities In United States,
$172.992. $3.50: Canada SIT ,616,215. Few States
including New FORK and Pennsylvania. show m ore
failures than in 1898, aud in few Southern States
the amount of liabilities are larger, but in
total bank cleaFings at sixty nine cities I'm the
United states. officially reported in Bradstreet's
aggregate for the past calendar ear S44. 995 00O,
900. per cent less than in panic year 1898, and
26 per cent less than 1892 the year OF the largest
volume of bank clearings, The clsarings for
1894 constitute the smallest aggregate for nine
years. Available wheat, United States and Can
ada. January l, aggregated l27,0O0.00o bushels.
11000.0O0 more than two years ago and
100000 more than three years ago;
tns aoa5 Instant 1Tr neeregansa Eqrpa on
bushels. failing off 22,200.0O0 bushels from year
ago. 10, 500 QUO two years ago. The most bulish
feature of Bradstreet's regular monthly re-
ports of American wheat stocks Is found
in net decrease Of 6S9, 600 bushels in avsilable
supplies In the United states and Canada during
December available stocks OF wheat here and in
Canada each increased on an average between
4,000.00O and 100000 bushels.
Foreign Markets.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4.-The spot market is firm
at 5s I'd. Cargoes are dull at 24s Sd for off
coast. 24s Sd for prompt shipment and 24s Sd for
nearly due.
The Produce Exchange cable gives tho follow.
ing Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter:
January, As 814d: February, As 9Ad; March. IS
l012d; April. As l0s4d; May. as III 14d.
SECURITIES
LONDON. Jan. l.-Consols. lob 1b-l6; Silver
~ 7-16d; French Rentes. lOlf 75c.
Exchange and Bullion.
Sterling Exchange, go days ........ s4ss
Sterling Exchange, sight. ........... S91a
New York Exchange, sight......... 10
New York Exchange. telegraphic.. l21s