The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-09


New York, March S.-Bradstreet' s
tomorrow VIII say: The general bus
mess situation shows more improve
ment. From several centres this is de-
clared due in part to the adjournment
of congress and to some extent to bet
ter weather. Gains are shown in i'm
proved demand for lumber and other
building materials and in the receipt
of larger orders for structural iron and
steel together with the absorption OF
availabl stocks of bessemer pig iron.
In almost all directions, jobbers re-
port increased sales Of staple dry
goods, hats, shoes, millinery and hard
ware. Fine foreign wooden goods con-
tinue to attract the special attention
heretofore reported and are competing
successfully with corresponding Amer
lean grades. London wool sales report
moderately higher and stronger mar
ket
Speculation in the New York stock
market is on Il limited scale and at
tracts none but professional particip-
ants. Bonds are neglected. Silver is
held firm. Foreign exchange is a shade
weaker at 4S9 for demand sterling.
The bond syndicate continues selling
long sterling to houses who might be
shippers of gold.
The tendency of prices remains as
heretofore, an advance being reported
in shoes, which has checked the vol
urne of business for fall delivery: in cot
ton, due, as alleged, TO a spread of
confidence in the prospect for a reduced
cotton acreage; in pork, lard, refined
sugar, Indian corn, live hogs and lea
Their, the latter having advanced sharp
ly. BeSsemer pig iron is unchanged,
despite the market being cleared of
available supplies, and lumber. while
nominalIy unchanged, is firm with an
upward tendency. Cotton goods gem
orally are weaker, and print cloths
once more down to 21a cents for 63
squares. Wheat and oats have each
reacted, as have butter and eggs and
live cattle. The reduction in the price
of steel billets at Pittsburg is surpris-
ing feature.
The continuance of the movement
is about at a low ebb for February, as
indicated by the gross earnings of the
fifty-siX large railway companies Tor
that month, which, as reported 10
Bradstreet's, aggregate 81, 6l3,O0O,
(about 40 per cent of the totaD, d de-
crease of Is per cent from the earnings
for the like period last year, when the
1888, was II per cent.
The regular monthly report of wheat
stocks, United States and Canada for
February shows a decrease of 9,4S9.0o0
bushels. three times the falling off in
February last year. The January ana
February decrease was lb,4bo-OUV DuSh-
els, four times the falling off in the
like period of 1894 The February de-
crease here, in Europe and atioat for
Europe was 100000 bushels as con
trasted with an increase OF about 1oVvVo
bushels each in February one and two
years ago. For two months this year
the worlds available supply fell OIL
II, 900. 600 bushels against decrease OF
6 900 600 bushels in two months OF last
year and of 1900 900 bushels in two
of last year and of 4,OO0,oO0
bushels in two months of 1885,: II IKE
decreases are TO follow DUR
ing the remaining months OF the year,
the effect on the visible supply ana on
prices should be marked
Exports of wheat, both coasts OF
the United States this week have in
creased sharply, aggregating 3,2i2,0oV
bushels against 26S9.000 bushels last
week. 2.S51 900 bushels in the week q
wear ago. about the same quantity
in the week two years ago and as
with 1854, 900 bushels IN the
first week in March, 1892
Like unto Caesars wife, "Above sus-
picion." is the purity and leaVenlnS
power of Prices Baking Powder, I'M
a biased analysis shows that all other
nowders contain alum, lime or ammo