The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-26
THE VOLUME OF TRADE
Hardly Reached Expectations and Assumes
the Character of Between Seasons.
SAYS DUN And BRADS1REE7S AGENCIES
the Money Market Causes semnrhu.
nay Little Tro"hlc-tiood Contracts
in iron-The Decline in Cotton
Produces Lower Prices Hn Print
Cioths-wooIen Goods Steady.


New York, Oct. 25.--i,. G.. Dun &
60, III their weekly review of trade
tomorrow Will say:
Failures in October thus far show
liabilities of $7.62i.53l of which $3.93S,-
10 We're OF manufacturing and $362l,
oao OF trading concerns. Last year the
aEEresate was S5,G39,Tii. of which So
629,GI1 was OF notwithstanding and So
aj?567 of trading concerns. In lSgs fail
mreS the same week were $15072, $40
raiiures this wcel. are 23l in the United
states against 23i last year
Ten days ago gold exports seemed
which then began ripencd on Monday
INTO collapse sufficient to justify hone
Oh IL Tree movement. Hides have also
dropped sharply at Chicago Leather
Is weak, and the adjustment OF prices
TO real instead of imaginary condi-
ton progresses rapidly. Already lower
prices in iron have brought out some
iinportant contracts. Labor difficulties
thonsh Including a strike of many
pennsylvania coal miners who don't
seem To De succeeding. are on the whole
OF no serious Importance. Monty
markets cause remarkably little trou-
bic. considering the heavy movement
OF products. Cooler weather has gen
orally helped retail trade, and with in
creased consumption by the millions
the way will be clear for better busi-
ness
Iron boasts some good contracts this
Wcck--one from Russia, for several
months production of armor plate by
tue Carnegie Works. one for Govern
ment appraisers stores here. and others
for 1000 freight ears with the pros
pect OF as many more. Besscmer pig
advances, but finished products on the
M.oig '';si,I "Iri''ie e, as much; o'hef pig not
rn,, n.,,,, ~; - ~ '.i'e III .ne S@e"sni, @
or niroe ,nI tn,,1 80 =; i'., 81, i'a;t ;.i
y, VI III, ni,u '"'in sit"i ~ ioWer' Win
"a Go tors Tcii,o,.o1 n,I -SS tG,,s i5 ~
u,;,I;n = ,,itiruI rarnri rn, ,,o,.I.,. ,,.n;i.,
i,nv, turnnJ nni o,.n,. o nno "no 80 ~ -,
vunr hut tbis n,,I, rnrInr. ~ ,,,nra
SURPRISING. tho incransn in o,bnr nsos
of iron. Whether lin n,,ir wnr,,s Viii
t,,,a 2oo 6On nno nnurds nr s,,., III. ,.s,, :"
MS The Latest official rnno,, indicatns
will ,lepcnd on prices and snlns nf cnl,,
below IN. lntnst established nricn. ,r,
notic,d with tbn lorrrst nro6ur,i i'm ON
record
Textile manufacturers have been for
the moment disturbed her than helm
ell by the decline in cotton as il CHECKS
buying of some fabrics. with lower
prices for print cloths and prospects
Of lower prices for other goods rho
demand for worstcds ana dress goods
is encouraging, while in woollcn goods
the situation does not improve AL
though hides have fallen fully half n
cent in Chicago ANA some kinds of lea
thcr are lower. quotations of boots and
shoes don't change ana many facto-
rics have stopped for II time. Exports
FOR the week are 20 per cent, and for
three weeks 6 per cent. larger than for
last year but imports were for the
week ~ per cent.
what Bradntrceis Will Say.
r,,,, volume of general trodn for Two
vncks mas bardiv rcnchrI cynccto-
,i|nS omS now ,ssun,ce ,bc charac,s,
or Ne, wnen seasons Wbol,saI.. 1..'I.
,rs in seasonnble staples such as dry