Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-06
WAGES ARE HIGHER.
Half a Million Men Are
Increased.
OuN's REVIEW OF TRADE.
The General Market Shows Increased
Activity, and Crop Reports
Are More Encouraging.
OuN's REVIEW OF TRADE.



r. C. Dun 6 Co.'S weekly review Of trade
which Issues tomorrow will say: The mid
summer reports from all commercial centers
are OF especial interest, covering the ques-
depends. They indicate distinctly better crop
prospects than other Official or commercial
accounts, marked Increase In retail dis
trlbution OF products, an act demand for
good and II general enlargr r, the work.
Ing force with, some adval 80. he wages
Of more than half million ~ At the
same time they show that the o. 4, ivance
In prices has somewhat checkeLtifS wing
OF few classes OF products In ~ TITS
OF the country the outlook for fall =, s
considered bright.
Comparison Of prices for various irol ~
duota shows an advance ranging from 20
per cent since February for wire nails to
for anthracite pig and in all kinds averaging
% per cent. The demand and rise have come
90 suddenly that even while the first order
for shipment OF steel blllets 10 Europe given
some time ago when prices were low. the
price here has advanced from II in April to
% or about 81 per cent
Wool is stronger both here and abroad. tho
London sales opening July at higher prices
and the average for iOi qualities OF domestic
wool quoted by Coates Brothers has risen
nearly 10 cent since June Is Sales have
been enormous, though largely speculative
but exceeding those OF May and June in any
previous year, being 2G,d97,dlS domestic and
2Iis1lOQ foreign against p, 232 400 domestic
and 1850 100 foreign for 1892 There le
growing recorder demand for heavy weight
woolens and many new kinds Of light weights
have been opened with notable IRREGULARITIES
in prices, aomo lower and others higher than
last year. But the manufacturers were bet
tor sustained thus far than expected and the
feeling is very. hopeful and especially as
labor tr0ubles have substantially ended
Prices Of cotton goods also continue 10 adj
vance and the mills are generally well
employed; Speculation has advanced
cotton SIG though the crop news 81
favorable, but has depressed wheat cents
in spite OF estimates that tile yield has been
materially decreased since June l. Every
year the crop reports are having less In
nueuee and the time is ripe for the radical
change In government estimates which the do
partment proposes The year closes with
more than 100000 bales American cotton
available here and abroad and with at least
6s 100000 bushels surplus wheat although
some mark the quantity sO00.0 600 bushels less.
The crop Of oats ia said 20 be large and the
prospects for corn has greatly improved with
In the last few weeks.
There wero 6G5T commercial failures In
the FIRST half OF 1919. against 1Wtl IN the
first six months Of 1894. and 0IOi in the
first half of 1893. These commercial fail
ures invoked liabilities OF sSs, s30. ga this
year, against S1Ol. T3g3O5 last year and
Slds S6i "A in 1922
Manufacturing failures for the first half
year i2ei, against 1901 last year and la
bllltlcs SlO,3OL0i9, against l1,3I60l2 last
year. mud about SS1OO0,0CO In the first
helf of 1892. Trading failures FOR the half
year We're bS35, agninst BOO last year,
aud liabilities Sl54b9, $50. against S52.3i5,-
9IS last year, and about S0l.O0O,O00 In
Manufacturing failures were In number
.35 Of one per cent nf all manufacturing
concerns, against ~ last year, with lin
bllltcs averaging Sll3 for every such CON
cern against Sl1T last year.
Trading failures Wore "a OF one per
cent OF all nrlns IN business, against .Gt
last year, with liabilities averaging only
S54 for every sacl concern In business.
against SCI last Year
Banking failures not Included in above
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