The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-12
Orders on the Increase.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Bradstreets tomorrow
will say: The second week of the new year brings
few reports of an increasing volume OF orders for
seasonable goods. Weather conditions in the East
have been unfayorable, those VI est and South the
reverse.
Chicago, st. Louis, Boston, New York and Phila-
DELPHI a report relatively greatest Improvement
with increased orders for dry goods clothing
rubbers shoes. hardware and wooden dress goods
At some centers is too early to judge of the out
look for trade. Travellers In many Instances have
not all gone out. Western furn Iture- maj ufac.
turers are stocking up. which has had an Influence
the hard wood trade. ana Western dealers in
iron and steel expect increased orders by the 1st
of February.
Production of iron and steel is going on In ex-
cess OF demand. but manufacturers expect neces-
sary repairs. renewals and additions To Dlahts nv
railroads, car-manufacturers aud other enter
prises Will have stimulating influence in the near
future.
A feature among jobbers at Bost on and PbIIa-
dephia is the extent to which drygoods and SHOES
have been pushed. Prints and gnghams have
Foreign wooden dress goods are active going TO
all parts OF the couAtry \ OF a few record rs are
Already received. This has quiettng effect for
demand for domestic dress woOiens
Wooden mills while fairly busy on first orders
are In the market only TO cover contracts Mer-
Camille collections South and In rhe Central W est
are reported fairly satisfactory or improving to
greater extent than for thirty days previously
Confidence OF wholesale dealers in stapie lines
that the future in business promises Increased
activity with an upward tendency in quotations
is pronounced in some Cities
On the Pacific Coast trade at most OF the larger
cities is quiet as quotations for hides have been
working higher, while for wheat. indian corn
pork. lard. coffee. cotton and plate glass have ali
been marked up. Pric IS for shoes. leather coal
lumber naval stores, rice, sugar. tobacco and live
cattle have been held firmly. Cruaer forms of
iron and steel are no lower, but are weak.
Neither is wool lower, but II Is fat the lowest
quotation known, while prices Tor cows and for
live hogs have declined.
Total gross railroad earnings for tho year 1894
are the mest unfavorsble for many years. Earn.
ings of ia lsading American lines with Ia 600
miles of road amount to $47S. 100000 IL per &c at
less thar in S93, in which the gross earnings fell
of 2.l per cent from the total in 1892. when there
was gain in gross railway earnings OF nor
cent as contrssted with 1891. Every group of
railroads showed reduced earnings last year COM
pared with 1898.
The most favorable exhibit is that by Southern
lines. the decrease for which only 2 per cent
Gross earnings OF Mexican railroads are in con-
trast with those in the nited states represent
ing gain over 1893 Of per cent.
The best available data with respect to the size
of domestic wheat crops In 1893 and 1894. to-
gether with supplies in sight at various dates
quantities planted and exported and consumed
report OF STOCKS out OF farmers hands. make it |
plain that the total wheat supply In the United
States on January l. S96. 1S, 900 900 smaller
than one year previously. and that stocks bacs of
available supplies were fully $4,000. 700 bus heIs
smaller
Exports of wheat (four included Al wheas) on |
both coasts of the United States during six bust
less days ended January 10, teIegraphed exciu- |
sively 10 Bradstreets, amount to 1851, 900 |
bushels. combared with 3.l420OO bushels last /
week. 400 .00O bushels IL the second week of Jan
uary. 1894; 5,30s000 in 1893. and with 4IS3. |
BOO bushels In 1892. Supplies OF ayailabIe wheat
In che United States. Canada and Europe, out OF |
producers hands and afioat for Europe from all |
exporting countries, together with Australia fur
nish total of 900 bushels on January |
TINS year; decrease Q, % s9o.Oeo bushels COM
push els As compared with January /. 1891
Toronto enjoyed rather better Wholesale busi- |
ness In some lines In the earlier portion of the
week