Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
TRADE LOOKING UP.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS BY
BRADSTEEET AND DUN.
Railroad Earnings and Bank Clearings
and Industrial Indications More
Satisfactory.

and Industrial Indications More
Satisfactory.
New York, March SIR. j. Dun &
Co.'S weekly report says the signs of
improvements are all the more salts
factory because they are neither ac-
compauied nor apparently provided by
the speculative craze. Dealings in
stock, cotton and wheat are not divert
ing all interest and capital from pro-
ductive and legitimate trade, though
these products are all shade stronger.
But railroad earnings, bank clearings
and industrial indications are more en-
couraging this week. 1t is remark
able feature that the lifting this year
begins at the bottom, so to speak. Raw
materials are raised before there is
any larger demand for their finished
products, Il thing not often done with
success. In all cases it is reasoned
that a larger demand or consumption,
though yet wanting, must come when
prices are going up.
so far there is no answering increase
in the demand or in the prices for
manufactured products and on the
whole they range slightly lower than
Il week ago. Raw cotton has been
hoisted until stronger market for
goods has resulted with some advances
in prices. The tone of the dry-goods
market is decidedly improved In
wooden business the cancellations in
some lines have been startling in mag
nitudc, many mills which had sup
posed their whole product sold are
finding themselves in great need of
customers. This seems to be mainly
in low grade goods, the inferior quail
ity being the cause of the complaint,
but delays through strikes also play
part, while offers of cheap foreign
goods are not to be overlooked.
The failures in the United States
this week were 234 against 23S last
year.
New York, March 31.-Bradstreet re-
ports that general trade, for the third
week in succession, continues to show
evidences of improvement, In no
other direction is this so plainly indi-
Gated as in the tendency of prices. A
week ago encouragement had been OBJ
tanned from the generally unexpected
advance i'll cotton and wheat, follow
ing their slight reaction. The week
has witnessed firm cotton market,
further Improvement in wheat, with a
sympathetic influence in oats and corn,
the effect of which is greatly empha-
sized this week by advances in quo
tationS, not only for coke, but pros
IGctively for iron and for bessemer
pig-ron, for steel billets, and actually
for manufactured iron at western
markets, There are higher quotations
for cut meats west, the outcome of re-
strcted supplies of cattle, and this is
behind an increased demand for shoes
for fall delivery, as quotations for
leather continue upward on the COM
parative scarcity Of hides.
Among staples reported firm or UNI
changed in price are wool, cotton, sug-
ar, coffee, leaf tobacco, rice, lumber,
and millinery.
AS important as any other informa-
ton bearing on the condition of trade
are the reports from Minnesota, South
Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa that the
soil is greatly in need of more moist
ure, which with unreasonable warm
and dry weather promises Il restricted
area OF wheat particularly in South
Dakota. The better feeling in general
trade circles, which chara cterized re-
ports from lumber of cities, has be-
come more widespread, and even
where no actual gain in the movement
of staples is reported the increased
confidence in a better demand is
marked.
New York, March 31-The state
ment of bank GlearingS compiled by
BradstreetS for the principal cities of
the United States gives SSSS,359, AGA,
an increase of POS per cent. over the
corresponding period of last year.
PLANTATION TO REBUILD.
Milwaukee, April 2.-The Plankin-
ton estate will begin the erection of
fine, substantial and modern building
on the corner of Grand avenue and