Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
TRADE REVIEW.
Business Continues Irregular and
Without Material Change,
Unreasonable Weather Exerts Unfa-
vorabIe lnfluence-The Fail
ure Record.

New York, Nov. 1o.-Bradstreet's re-
view of trade for the past week says:
THE condition of general trade, as tele.
graphed from leading distributing points
throughout the country, continues irregu-
lar and without material change. There is
distinct falling off in demand for iron and
steel, with perhaps the heaviest reaction
in quotations In those lines reported In any
week since the late boom in those metals
reached its climax. Central western cities
continue to feel the unfayorable influence
Of unreasonable, mild weather, which is
true as well Of cities at the northwest.
Then there Is the long list of decreases In
quotations for merchandise, wheat. corn,
oats. pork, lard and coffee. among food
products; cotton and print cloths and lum-
Der lat BOSTON,, as well as various grades
Of iron and steel, copper, lead, and weaker
quotations for tin plates. The converse in
cludes an unexpected Improvement In
WOODEN goods, increased orders for manu-
facturers and higher prices for several
qualities of goods. In addition, there Is
continuance of the improvement reported
for weeks In bank clearings, as well as in
gross earnings reported by railways having
100000 miles of main lines"
Dun's Report.
II. G. Dun & Co. say:
1.-THE scare about gold exports had no
real Significance, and. although $3.50 900
more will go out, the stock market has
been recovering. The collapse Of Kaff1r
speculations abroad has forced many to
realize on Americans held. and the impress
sion that our government may have to bor-
row again also operates to our disadvan-
tage. But there IS no local disturbance OF
money markets, stocks are 80 cents per
share stronger than a week ago, CONNER
cial loans are not large and the demand for
moving crops has been remarkably small,
~ nm hay ,11o rlroth 20
shown very unusual strength and steadi.
ness for the fall season.
Tho Crop Report.
1.-THE government monthly crop report
has caused, MS usual, rather more uncer-
tainty as to its Interpretation than pre-
Viously existed as to crops. Receipts from
plantations. rs per cent. less than last year,
If of value, would indicate crop of over
1900, 600 bales, but organization to hold back
the crop renders the comparison of less
use. The bottom fact Is that even a smaller
crop than anybody expects, with the 3.000,-
600 bales carried over, will assuredly pre-
vent any famine in cotton. Meanwhile the
exports decrease SO per cent. In quantity.
The Iron Industry.
1.-THE startling fact is that the demand for
products OF iron and steel falls Off, notwith-
standing the increase in output of pig, and
though only few concerns have closed OF
reduced work or wages on account of lack
OIL OTQeTS, prices dTe SluhlISp having Qe.
clined 2.7 per cent. for the week and GA per
cent. from the highest point.
Domestic Trade Increases.
"The volume of domestic trade appears
from clearing house exchanges II per cent.
larger than last year, but ia per cent.
smaller than in 1892. The earnings of rail.
roads, &c per cent greater than last year
for the first week of November and 80 per
cent. less than in 1892. are better than for
the previous four weeks. and tonnage move
1nents are - per cent. larger than In any
previous year.
Tho Failure Record.
"Tailures for the first week of November
amounted to s2,sn, AIS. against s2.S44.445 last
year. and for October show liabilities of
$16,637a2l. against S11. 200 last year, and
s24,954.132 In 1893. For the past week fail
ures have been 2S3 in the United States.
against go last year. and 40 in Canada,
against So last year"