Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18


DuN.s COMMERCIAL REVIEW
Progress towards Besssr Businses cunssn.
fues Slowly, hut d Mot b NanleeeNs a.
atneaas-The ApprooOh ~ Eastee Brxn&s
Meee Activity 70 the Bsta1l Exn<le, ard
Prsees OF Commodities Ayszege nhads
aigher.
NKw YoRK, April IS. r. g. DUN 8
Co, IS weekly review Of trade, issued to
day. says:
Progress toward better business con-
tinues, but it is slow and meets many
obstacles In speculative as In whole
sale, demand for goods show improve
ment. Money markets are undis-
turbed, with little more demand
Among the chief obstacles is the
anxiety Of operatives to secure better
wages, even while many works are
running without profit and others at
the risk Of loss In . number Of
establishments better wages have been
conceded, thus increasing the purchas-
ing power Of the people; but strikes
have largely 0verbalanced settlements.
several of Importance having thrown
about $4,000 workers out Of employ
ment this week.
For the first time in . long period,
prices of commodities averages = shade
higher than year ago, and In
Great Britain also, owing to different
causes. slight advance occurred in
March. On both sides OF the ocean the
lowest level ever known may natur-
ally be followed by some rise. Cotton
is on both sides more buoyant than
anything else except meats and Pc
troleum here, crude oil having risen to
80, the highest price for over seven
Teen years.
Nothing supports the advance of an
eighth in cotton the past week except
the impression that the next crop will
be short, for receipts are large. and
about 150, 600 bales more than the larg-
est crop ever grown have already come
into sight this year.
Wheat has yielded nearly cent,
although Atlantic exports for two
weeks have been 3.706, 643, bushels,
-four included, against 1886. 6ss last
year, with western receipts of only
2,5sS. 467, against 4. 223, 434 last year.
Receipts of corn are about half and
exports about one-fourth Of last years.
Decrease in receipts of cattle are ex-
aggerated, $50, 406 having arrived at
Chicago, against 7s9, 54s TO date last
year, and the prevalent opinion is that
western packers are helping nature to
some extent
Domestic trade, shown by payments
through clearinghouse, is 7.8 per
cent larger than last year. but ~.
per cent smaller than IN 1893 bout
TINS time lew years ago retan ousi-
ness began 20 drop on ana mills 60
close, but half the difference in the
volume OF business is due to the fall In
prices. Railroad earnings for the hrst
week OF April show an increase OF less
than per cent over last year, and re-
turns covering $S5, ll6,o21 within the
United States, Tor March, were III
per cent. less than IN 1888, whlle our
returns covering $49,9ol,ooo Tor fepru-
airy are ID per cent. less IMAM N ioso
Tonnage from Chicago the frst week
OF April was 81, 361 smaller than last
year. but a slight increase is seen at
other points. The last week for ex-
ports was especially good, showing an
increase OF IL per cent, but March re-
turns Tor the principal products show
q decrease OF $5,2oS,4Sl, or ll.o per
cent, against an increase OF 10 per
cent IN imports at New York.
The output OF pig iron April was
Las. 1sS tons weekly, practlcaily the
same as March !. with decrease OF
1,Os0 tons in unsold stocks during the
month. Doubtless heavy stocks were