The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-14
BY Southern Associated Press.

81 characterized III trade circles by an
unexpected, but no less pronounced
Improvement South aud Southwest.
Shis Is reflected by the supplies tat
are distributed to these regions. Rela
lively unfavornble features are found
An quieter tone in dry goods jobbing
circles; check to seasonable trade
Shronghout the central West to
She unusual heat; low prices
sor mems wear, woOlens and
on unsatisfactory outlook due to
depressed quotation abroad; only
moderate orders for domestic wooden
manufactures; cancellation OF a few
Nebrnskn general merchandise orders
at Chicago und the somewhat critical
position of the American tin plate in.
dustty owing To heavy advance in
prices OF thu pluts bars without u cor.
Sespondlng Increase in the prices of
Gin plate.
AT the South fall trade is opening
up more freely than anticipated with
marked Improvement in business mud
5ncrtased confidence as to the outlook
at JarksouvIlle. Atlanta und Augusta.
The Improvement in iron has had nn
influence ut birmingham and through.
out lie tributary region, all evidence
OF winch Is iUuud in the temporary in.
ahIiiIy oi birmingham wholesalers
a. meet the demand for hardware and
groceries.
ASIDE from the tirmness of cotton
goods. piivet. which Is feature in
Trad" ciicirs Nurtu aud East, the most
consricUons movement is the con-
luued uctIvi.y IL IRON aud steel, high
est quotations yet reached having no
effect IN restricting demand Present
tn A
goo, COZ tons weekly, the lurgest In our
History, ut the rute OF more thau 100.
QUO 900 tons per anuum. Lake cities
Ecported ,,uuroved dennud Tor general
merchandise
Revised estimates ;rom Texas point
TO only hull IL coIiun crop, but trnde Is
active ami the uri!uuh favorable be.
cause of II greater icI.tive increase III
the price OF cotton irun tile reduction
sn ont turn. LonIs:a:a. sugar crop is
Ieported from IL per crut. to % per
cent. smaller than Tint oi iuSi wear.
lhe tendency to action IA prices,
particularly among i,ud staples cuu.
tinues with further iurrda:Iuu III
~heat, Indian coru. rulK. ard ana
ougar. Reuct;oue nIe ieIu!t Il III prIcra
aor cotton ard hIde-. On tie other
hund higher coul prices have appeared
at New York and fhiladeIphln, und the
prospect is Tor further advmuc. all
along the line.
in addition to higher quotations for
cedar. prices OF almost all standard
varieties of cotton goods are higher, and
Cend upward. Then there Is "a ad.
Snuce III steel rails, tile latter now being
on parity with quotations for hilletS.
Total of business failures throughout
Che United States this week number
2l3, as compared with ISL last week,
223 in the second week OF September,
:S9I-;i00 III That week Ill 1873, aud li3
III the corresponding week ui 1892,
NEW YORK, September Is. II. u.
Duu X Co., in their weekly review OF
trade to morrow, will say: a slight
Get back, winch may mean much, or
uothing, according to the final outcome
uf the crops, is not unexpected at this
aenson. Ii the Government crop re
ports were correct the situation would
not he encouraging. But not much
confidence Is placed in the reduced
estimate OF corn, none at nll in the esti
snato OF wheat and even the most en-
thusiasiic bnls do not think 1t worth
while TO quote the Government report
nB to cotton.
The fact is that we are beginning to
market not far from 2.20O, 900 bushels
OF corn, though only about 500, 600,
600 bushels will be moved from the
countries where 1t is grown, about
G5U ,UU0 600 bushels wheat where the
farmers ure unwisely holding back
large proportion and about 7,200, 600
ijnIes cotton, If tho latter indications
are not erroneous, ns they very easily
suuy bc, to add 10 the stocks carried
over.
Tie commercial stocks OF cotton Sep.
t,mber here aud abroad amounted to
2,lUu, ij3S bales nui Domestic mill
ttucks were 3hO,Gl3 Gs. GLOWING not
q il glc bale for iucrs Cumhf stocks at
tuutncrn mills. Pr. nave settled
hack lttle dutinS tli- past week, not.
viiAsiunding the gloomy department.
trpuri.
The wheat crop is evidently larger
than tho department hns estimated,
though nobody knows how much lurger,
und 8 coming forward with moro sn.
cOu'uging rapldlty, no less than 3. 49,
az hus hes having been received Mt
Western ports, about 5.I4G, 00l bushels
ior the same week last year from Il
fuuch larger crop. The price declined
euarp,y, about 10 cents per bushel.
Nith liitie Indication of recovery. The
price of corn has only yielded with a
o rong prospect Of the largest crop ever
gs0WD, 6nd at 3S cents at New York a