The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
WEEKLY REVIEW.
The Bu.iae.. ~ the Week a. Hsp,ttsd ~
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Midsummer quiet IL mote con.piruou,
than a week ago, though less % in 10.
dhstual than IN commercial lines. Asa
rule. leading manuiac .uring indr.irie-
are exceptionally busy for the .ea,o.
and it IL worth adding that the increase
Ia output Of. demand aud prices ior iron
and steel still continues.
Continued strength in exchange ind
the shipment u over - 900 900 gold %
Europe restricts speculative activity 10
I the stock market. The fact that the
bond syndicate has turned 5000 OO0
gold into tue treasury aud Is in poa.
ton To protect the gold reserves. hos
ever. creates confidence on the part 4
holder, Of stocks, supple -cnting the
favorable influence Of the crop outlook.
Proic 'sional operators who sell stock.
short dnd difficulty in getting them
back, ard the market rallies with sa.e
aud preserves a strong undertonr, the
actual fluctuations being uuimpor,ant.
Gross AMI net railroad earnings re-.
turns for the arst half Of the present
year show very satisfactory aggregate
gain, oysr last year. period Of great
coal and railroad strikes aud u financial
and industrial arrangement. The hest
showing, Ia net earniHgs are made by
the central western. eastern and south.
western roads, while the only decrease
noted are la the granger and southern
roads.
Many In the trade were surprised by
the very uniayorable cotton crop report
by the government, and the price Of
cotton speedily advanced. steel billets
have also been marked up. as well a.
some varieties Of print cloths. Quota.
tons Tor tlour, oats, pork, sugar, copper
AMI wool have remained arm but un.
changed, while declines are recorded by
Indian corn on very favorable crop re-.
port, by lard, and by wheat. notwith.
standing the statistical strength Of the
cereal Ia every direction except exports.
There are 1876 business iailurc. 70.
ported throughout tho United State.
this week. compared with 200 last
week, 23l IA the Ike week Of August,
1894. 400 In the corresponding week
during the panic Of 1898, and ls7 ia 1892.
Exports o. wheat land Hour as wheat
from both coast, Of the United State.
have been slowly increasing for four
weeks past. This week they amount to
l,j2i,OOO bushels, against $50, 900 bush.
els last week. 2.p7g 600 bushels Tn the
week year ago, 6.l2p.OOO bushels in
the second week u August. 1898, S,75D,.
900 bushels In 1892, and 5,56l 900 bush.
els In the corresponding week la 1891.
Exports OF wheat and hour during seven
weeks Of the new cereal year amount,
In round numbers. to 10000, 900 bushels.
In the like period one wear ago the total
exported va. 100000 bushels, Two
years ago Il wu 9i.OO0,OO0 bushels. In
1872 IL va, 2l,0OO,OOO bushels, aud in
1891 $1,000 900 bushels.
Jobbcr, in the more important staple
lines At Chicago, 81. Louis, Kansa.
City, Omaha, Milwaukee. Minneapolis
and st. Paul report an improved de-
mand. The outlook AZ all those points
Is Tot an active Tall business, and the
larger among them report country mor-
chants are personally selecting fall stocks
quite a, freely As expected Kansas
City dealers do not regard an early ad.
vance in prices OF live stock probable.
Throughout tho southern states gen.
eral trade remains a. quiet, aud In some
instances quietsr. than week ago.
Mercantile collections have not begun 10
Improve, aud at some points iobbers re-
port small falling oil In the volume Of
sales, though Ia several instances this is
due to rainy weather On tho other
hand, rain Is needed In South Carolina,
while In Texas II Ia estimated that even
with very favorable conditions from this
time on tho Texas cotton crop will not
exceed $3.50. 900 bales. Word ID rece iysd
that Texas interior merchant. have
been eanceling bagging aud tie Onlers.