Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-09-17
TONE OF TRADE.
Tho business Situation ms Viewed by the
Agencies.

Agencies.
New York, Sept 16-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade says:
"a slight setback which may mean much or
nothing. according to tho Anal outcome Of the
crops is not unexpected ut this season. II the
government crop reports were correct, the sit
uation would not be encouraging, But not
much confidence Is placed in the reduced es-
Innate Of corn, none ut oil in the estimate Of
wheat, and even the most enthusiastic
bulls do not think 1t worth while to
quote the government report as to cot
ton The fact is that VIC are beginning to
market not far from 2,200,0co000 bushels
OF corn. though only about 100000
600 bushels will DO moved from tho counties
where It Is grown; about $50 900 bushels OF
whent, of which the farmers ore unwisely
holding back large proportion; and about
900 bales OF cotton, II the later indtca-
lions nre not erroneous. Us they very easily
may be, to add to the stocks carried over.
"The wheat crop Is evidently larger than
the department hos estimated. though nobody
knows how much larger, and is coming for
ward with more encouraging rapldlty, no less
than h773.l7s bushels having been received at
western ports against 6,44s,00l bush
els for tho same week last year,
from much larger crop The
price declined sharply, nbout2 cents per BUSH
ell. with little indication OF recovery. The
price OF corn has also yielded with q strong
prospect OF the largest crop ever grown, and
at IS cents ut New York q large proportion of
the crop will be Of little profit to farmers
III we arc to have large crop of grain and
ssmall crop Of cotton. 1t is natural to infer
that manufacturers may find large transact
lions ut the west but not ut the south There
Is, In fact, very large demand for goods ut
the west. md westbound shipments are un-
usually large
Tho market for finished iron products is o
little weaker, with Indications OF hesitation
on tho part Of buyers ut Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, although prices ore on the whole
fairly maintained. There Is great pressure
for delivery OF structural products and plntes.
The failures during four weeks Of August
amounted to 1871 500, OF which $SS63, a90 were
OF manufacturing and a., l03. sOi Of trading con-
Germs: but for the first week Of September the
aggregate was sl,405,677, of which s6s5, 8i3 were
OF manufacturing and &755,534 OF trading con-
United States. against 2l9 last year, and "a In
Canada. against ~ last ye.r."
Bradstreet's says:
THE week is characterized in trade circles
by an unexpected, but no less pronounced, Inn
prorement south md southwest This is re-
hcctcd at markets from which supplies are
distributed to these regions. Relatively
unfavorable features arc found in o
Quicter tone in dry goods iobbtng circles; o
trnl west. due to the unusual heat; low
prices for mems wear woolcns. and
an unsatisfactory outlook. due to de-
pressed quotations abroad; only moder-
alto orders for domestic wooden manu.
features; cancellation of u few Nebraska gen.
eral merchandise orders at Chicago, and the
somewhat critical position OF the American
tin plate industry. owing to the heavy advance
In price OF tin plate bars. without CORE
spending increase In the price of tin plate"