The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-06
BUSINESS BETTER.
A Cheerful UndertOne shown by the
Weekly Reports.

a OheerAui OnoertOne shown by the
Weekly Reports.
New York, April 5.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: The appearance of
more settled weather together with the
continued strength of cotton, stimulating
manufacturers to demand higher prices
for fall delivery; rains in the northwest
ern wheat regions, where greatly needed;
further increases in the wages of indus
trial employees, heavier shipments of
wheat abroad. and the rush of the vol
ume of the weeks bank clearings above
the $l8O0O,OO0000 mark are evidences of a
better feeling in trade circles and re-
turning confidence in many lines of bust
ness.
Rather less of improvement in feeling
and the volume of distribution Of mer-
chandise has been felt at the south. pro-
portionately, during the past few weeks.
than elsewhere. the central, western and
some eastern industrial and commercial
eenters continuing to report relatively the
greatest increases in demand and pros
pects
Trade has been fair at Charleston,
where the demand is relatively best for
phosphates and there is Improvement at
Memphis and Nashville under the weather
stimulus. No change is reported from Au-
cept for naval stores; while at Jackson
vile the volume of trade has decreased.
There is a better request for dry goods
shoes and groceries at Atlanta, where a
cotton mill is doubling its capacity.
The reports from Birmingham and
from Chattanooga are in contrast, the
former failing to record special improve
ment, while Chattanooga refers to gains
in several lines Wholesale business at
New Orleans and al Galveston shows mod
crate Improvement. dry goods and groce-
ries receiving perhaps the most atten-
tion.''
R. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade tomorrow will say: Returns of the
highest importance given this week show
the condition of retail trade in March
throughout the country and the distribu-
ton of goods to final consumers in con-
parison with the same months in 1894
and 1898. While the returns cannot be con-
densed into a single comparison, and in
view of widely differing conditions in
different sections and branches might
in that form be the less useful, there is
gratifying evidence that in most trades
and districts marked improvement over
1894 is realized, though on the whole trade
is smaller than in 1893.
'"The best news from the industries is
that labor troubles have been settled or
avoided. Next in Importance is the de-
mand for many manufactured products,
which gives greater reason to hope that
the recent advance for the bottom may
prove successful.
Copper is firm, as sales of the stock
taken from the French syndicate removed
a load over the market for the past six
years, and tin has been stronger, with tin
plates because of purchases for Pacific
Gamers.
THE cotton manufacture once stimu-
lated by the rise in raw cotton, goes on
gaining, though cotton has halted. A bet
ter demand appears for many qualities
and in some slight advances in prices.
1.-The commercial failures in the first
quarter of 1895, numbered 1892, with liza
bilities of 1913 $50, averaging $4,000 each.
There were also 50 bank failures, with liza
b:lities of $12 $50 537, or $S6OOOO each. If both
were Jumped together as in other reports,
they are, the aggregate of liabilities here
reported, would be $50, 496, 220.
The demand for money is somewhat bet
ter, but since April l, less increase is no
ted in commercial loans