The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-07-13
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Brighter Prospects Throughout the
Country.
Dun's Weekly Review More Encoursgisg-
The Country Clearly Recovsring
from the Psnic-Immsnse
Corn Crop II sight.


NKw YORK, July 7.-R. q. Dun 4 Co.'S
weekly review Of trade says: The mid
summer reports from all commercial
csntsrs are of especial interest, cover
ing the questions ON which the future
Of business depends. They indicate
distinctly better crop prospects than
the official or commercial accounts, .
marked increase ia retail distribution
OF products, an active demand for
goods and . general enlargement of
the working force, with some advance
In the wages Of more than sOo.0 900
banda At. the same time they show
tie rapid advance In prices has some
what checked the buying Of . few
classes of products In some parts Of
the country the outlook for fall trade
- sonsidersd brish
There II = growing recorder demand
for heavy weight woolens, and many
new kinds Of lightweights have been
opened with notable irregularities In
prices, some lower and others higher
than last year. But the manufacturs
10 better sustained thus far than ex-
pectsd, and the feeling Is very hopeful.
especially ~ labor troubles have sub
goods also continue 70 advance. and
the mills are generally we'll en-
ploysd Speculation has depressed
wheat csnts In spite Of estimstes that
the yield has been materially reduced
since Juns l. Every year the crop re-
ports are having less influence, and the
time h ripe for the radical change In
government estimates which the de-
psrtmsnt proposeA The year closes
with more than 9, ,600. 900 bales Of Amer
lean cotton available here and abroad,
and with 1t least 81, ,000. 900 bushels
surplus wheat, although some make
the quantity 20. ooo. 600 bushels larger
The crop Of oats is certain 70 b large
and the prospects for corn have great
~ improved within the last few wecka
There were $3.50 commercial failures
In the first half Of 1895. against 7,os9
In the first half Of 1894, and q, 40l for
the first half of is93 These commercial
failures involved liabilities Of sss. s39,-
e4t this year, against el0l, 739, 3O6 last
year, and eles, s64. .l40 In is9a
= Great Csrs Crsp.
KANsAs CIrY, Mo-, July 6-This
years. big corn crop Is getting 10 be
enough Of certainty TO become an
important factor In the corn market,
aud In the plans of business men for
the future ~ we'll. In Texas and
In southern Oklahoma the corn Is
''made." IL is In tassel In most Of
Kansas, and h two weeks farther ad-
vsnced than ordinarily at this season
of the year. The menace Of the
drought In the central states has
passed away. Tho condition over the
whole corn srca Is such that there Is
not much room 70 doubt that the crop
will come 70 maturity and will be the
greatest In the aggregate ever raised.
The corn area this year undoubted-
ly Il the largest ever planted.
The private crop bureaus at Chicago
estimate it 70 be -, 00o, 900 70 81. 000, 900
screA Last year's harvested area was
90. s00, 900 acreA Tho area In 1850,
which was the largest on record up to
1895. was 7s, 3is. 900 acreA The promise
Of the crop. taking the whole area TO-
gether. Is for . greater yield per
acre than that of 1859, and there Ia
. possibility Of IN aggregate crop Of
.. 300. 000. 900 bushels or more OF course
corn must sell 1t . very low price
with such . great supply. But the value
Of Q corn crop In this country does not
lie In what Il sslls for. A very small
portion Of the corn crop II sold. Very
much the greater part ID fed In on the
farm A big corn crop now will give q
stimulus to the stock raising industry
which Il has not experienced before In
. number Of yearA And this stimulus
will come Just st the right time
. time when prices are remunera-
tive. and when supplies Of cattle and
hogs are small enough 10 insure 70.
munerativs prices for some time "a
come. The demand for stock for feed
ing this coming tall and winter will
help to keep prices mp The strong
market for cattle and hogs win have {
sentimental influence toward main
tanning pr,ces Of corn.
The big movement Of corn will
greatly increase the business Of the
railroads. Il will necessitate the en-
ployment Of many more men than are
now engaged In the labor of transpor-
tation. II will also force the railroads
TO buy new rolling stock aud make ex'
,snsivs repairA and consequently will
lead to greatly increased activity In
nearly all manufacturing industries.
Doubtless great deal Of the crop will
find market abroad, and In that way
help to turn the tide Of gold In thil
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