The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-26
THE CONDITION or TRADE.
Bradstreets Says General Trade Has No
Reached Expectations.

Reached Expectations.
New York, Oct. 5.-Bradstreets to-
morrow win say: The volume of gem
eral trade for two weeks has hardly
reached expectations and now assumes
the character of between seasons.
Wholesale dealers in seasonable staples,
such as dry goods, clothing, hats and
Shoes report only fairly active busi-
ness, exceptions being at such points
as New York, Baltimore Chicago, Kan
sas City and Duluth. A noteworthy
feature of the week is the revival in
demand for pig iron and upward ten
deney in quotations of leading cereals,
the liquidation in the cotton market.
Sale of cotton goods have been helped
by favorable weather and eastern as
well as southern mills are we'll sold
up. Wool remains steady in price and
holders look for an advance. While
the woolen goods market is reported
unsatisfactory manufacturers generally
are hopeful, although advices from
Rhode Island are that unless additional
orders are received an increased num-
Der of mills will become idle.
The improvement in iron, due to in
creased demand, has resulted in ad-
vance of nearly 81 for Bessemer pig,
which, If maintained, must cause a
corresponding advance in billets. An
thracite coal prices are 25 cents higher.
and quotations for wheat, corn and
for oats have all advanced, in addition
to which an advance is reported in the
Louisville whiskey market. Quotations
for lead and for tin plates are as re-
ported week ago. which is true as
to prices of wool, wheat flour and naval
stores. The most conspicuous decline is
that for cotton, followed naturally by
one in print cloths. Hides are lower.
The weather is favorable throughout
the west for an active business and
demand is fairly good in principal lines
although there are evidences of fall
ing off. The greatest activity is shown
in dry goods, clothing and shoes, with
evidences of check in the demand par
ticularly at ST. Louis, Omaha and Mil
waukee.
Duluth reports grain receipts heavy
and that the cut will not be large. AL
the south the reaction has made itself
| felt dealers a t Texas distributing points
reported temporary check IN the de-
mand. This is true also at Nashville,
Jacksonville, Augusta and Savannah.
But at many other points throughout
the south collections continue good and
general trade satisfactory On the Pa
cific there is a tendency to Increasing
strength in the demand for staples at
San Francisco where receipts of wheat
as at Portland and at Seattle are freer
the exception being at Tacoma, where
arrivals are said to be slow. The last
named city reports "a shipment of g.
| 100000 feet of lumber to South Africa.
| Exports of wheat (1our included as
wheat) from both coasts of the United
| States this week, plus shipments from
| Montreal, aggregate 2,65S,000 bushels,
in the week a year ago the total was
1
week is 81, 100000, falling off OF
| per cent. from last week, but 26 pei
cent. heavier than in the like week a
year ago.
| The number of failures throughout the
United States during the week is 259
| against 221 for the week in 1894.
| Bank clearings totals at five Canadian
| cities this week aggregate 22,467, 600
At Montreal trade in dry goods and
clothing is equal to the average at this
season. The city of Quebec reports q
slight gain in general lines with easier
| collections. Business is slightly i'm.
proved at Toronto, the weather having
| stimulated demand Traders also i'm
| proved at Halifax, where collections are
equal to expectation. At st. Johns the
| price of fish has advanced, while il
| New Brunswick the outlook is for only
an average cut of lumber. The mum.
| ebr of failures in the dominion this
! week is 36 against the same number g
! year ago.