The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
DUN,s REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, N Y, Aug. CIR. G. Dun & Co.
in their weekly review tomorrow will say: The
volume of business shrinks, as is natural in Au-
gust, and the shrinkaSe seems rather larger than
usual because transactions in July were some
what inflated for that month The settlem ent of
wages in the window glass works foreshadows
higher prices and the carpet-workers about Phila-
delphia, by proposing to accept higher wages after
September L. broke the ranks Of employers SO
that nearly all consent ed to an advance of 71a per
cent on Thursday. The strikes of clothng-workers
progress every day toward better wages for the
employed.
The price of wheat has fallen 3s4c during the
week, recovering fraction on Thursday in spite of
all efforts 10 hold back supplies from farms and to
encourage buying. Wheat ought to go abroad
freely al present prices but Atlantic exports -four
included, have been only 352, 500 bushels sor the
week, against 2.694,764 last year, and Tor four
weeks only Abs 1872 bushels, against 10 937, 447
last year. Impressive stories OF short crops abroad
have little weight in the presence of such record
and the abstention of foreign purchasers proves
more effective than the Withholding of wheat by
Western farmers. Naturally the SIC wheat of the
Pacific Coast still goes forward freely in place of
the Atlantic supplies. Corn has also declined 414c
while pork and Lard, with accustomed inconsis-
tency, rise @ shade corn declines Cotton has
advanced fraction. to 81 rs, without any definite
change in crop prospects, and usual the immense
volume of stocks carried over in mills and COM
bales American is by most traders not appreciated
1t is a relief To turn 10 the great Industries in
which the enormous orders placed some weeks or
months ago caused phenomenal activity for the
season. In iron, Notwithstanding some uneasiness
because the output has greatly increased, heavy
purchases by two leading companies have advanced
the price of Bessemer Soc, and new combination
has raised gaivinized barb wire to 81 so, while
combinations are being formed in wire rods and
common wire and advance in prices is ex-
pce;ed. Other prices are unchanged. and the new
orders for iron and steel products not present
large.
In boots and shoes the shipments of old orders
again exceed those of any previous year for the
month thus far, and vet IN almost every branch the
orders very scanty,. although prices of
boots and Shoes of leather and also hides very
firmly maintained.
In cotton goods the demand is rather moro active
as the price of raw material advances, but other
wise the busin. IS has not materially changed, and
the quotation FOR prin. cloths is q shade lower this
week. sales of wool are again smaller than in
1892, and for the month thus far have been IS S47
200 pounds, of which 9.121.300 were domestic,
against 10 092 $50 last year, l6316,370 of which
were domestic, against 21,36l 400 in the same
week of 1892. of which II ,4l0 eco were domestic
But the speculative buyers still hold prices very
stifiy, and are supported by the strength in for
eign markets. No marked change appears in de-
mand tor WOODEN goods, but there Is increased ap-
prehension shown by agents regarding the extern
sive sales of foreign wooiens.
Failures for two weeks OF August show liabilities
amounting TO 1882, 597, OF which s1,SlS,372
were Of manufacturing and 81 ,S79,235 OF trading
concerns. In the same week last year the amount
of liabilities are reported at S3,34S.4l5 of which
$l5S4, 1856 were OF manufacturing and 81 ,649, $50
of trading concerns.
Failures for the week have been 222 In the