The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-30
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Bradstreets Tells of the Business of the
 Past Week.


 succession continues to show evidence
 of improvement. In no other direction
 is this so plainly indicated as in the tendency of prices. A weeq ago en- couragement had been obtained from a generally unexpected advance in cotton and wheat Following their slight re- action, the week has witnessed a firm cotton market, further Improvement in wheat, with a sympathetic influence on corn and oats, the effect of which is greatly emphasized this week by ad- vances in quotations, not only for coke
 but prospectlvely Tor iron ore and for Bessemer pig iron, for steel billets and actually for manufactured iron at western markets. Higher quotations for cut meats west are the outcome of restricted supplies of cattle, and this is behind increased demand for shoes for fall delivery, as quotations for leath- CT continue upward on the comparative scarcity of hides.
 Firmness in cotton at the late ad- vance has shown itself in higher quo tations, not only for print cloths, but other varieties for cotton goods, some of them 1s@Hc higher than fortnight ago. Increased demand for petroleum on reports for reduced output have pushed prices up, and higher prices for hogs at the west have brought like quotations for pork and lard. In addition, advances are reported on but ter and eggs. Such list of increased quotations within a week, the third within three weeks, tells its own story, Among staples reported frmer unchang- ed in price are wool, although moving in larger volume, cotton, sugar coffee, leaf tobacco, rice, lumber and millin- erv. Reactions in prices are confined to cut quotations for anthracite coal, and to naval stores at Savannah.
 As important as any other informa- ton bearing on the trade conditions are reports from Minneapolis, South Dako- ta, Nebraska and Iowa that the soil is greatly in need of more moisture which, with the unseasonably warm and dry weather, promises a restricted area of wheat, particularly in South Dakota. To some extent these condi- tiong prevail in Kansas, where summer heat is reported.
 The bank clearing pendulum swings down this week to a total of sS89, 0O0, ,000 or 6.5 per cent. below the total last week, and 4.5 per cent. less than in the last week of March 1891, after the Bar ing's crash. This weeks total is, how ever, 20 per cent. larger than in the like week last year, but 27 per cent smaller than in the fourth week of March, 1S93 month before the out break of the panic that year, and 23 per cent smaller than in the like week of 1892.
 The better feeling in general trade circles which characterized reports from a number of cities has become more widespread, and in where no act ual gain in staples is reported, increas- ed confidence in a better demand Is marked. Relatively greatest gains are reported from Providence, Pittsburg, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Ta- coma and Seattle. At central western cities mentioned there are expanding volumes in staple lines, the tendency of prices to advance having begun to | have an effect on interior merchants. who until now, have been content to l
 
 Reports of actual business failures | the United States from De- l ,ember 27, 1894, to March 27, 1895. ta | Bradstreets, furnish total of 3,S12, | 1nly 157 fewer than in the first quarter | 1f 1893. The only other like total in ex- cess of the aggregate for the first quar- er for 1894 and 1895, was that in 1885, t050. The decrease in number of fail lres for the quarter of about per ,ent. is slightly exceeded by the falling 'ff of total liabilities, the latter having l leclined AT per cent. from the quarters ] otal year ago to $46 911, GOO.
 Exports of wheat, including flour as wheat, from both coasts this week are mailer than for four preceding weeks. ,562 900 bushels. This total is com ared with exports of practically four nillions last week 2,8660 900 in the week
 year ago, 2,875,0 900 bushels two years go, 2,597,0 900 bushels three years ago nd 2,164,000 bushels in the fourth week q March, 1891. Among larger eastern l ities general trade remains unchanged xcept for the increased confidence in he outlook at Boston, Baltimore and 'uffalo. Philadelphia reports better in- uiry for iron and textiles. At Pitts urg there is increased distribution f staples. Providence manufacturers worsted yarns are busy and those of assimeres running full. Moderate gains in trade are reported 'om Louisville with continued distrib- tion of large volumes of staples from hicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. uluth reports sales from 20 to 35 per ent. larger than last year. At St. aUl general trade is fair; at Mime 1 i polls 1t is unchanged. At Sious Falls |, usiness with jobbers is smaller than ear ago, but collections on new bust ess are good; Milwaukee reports trade .ir with tendency to improvement J 1t Des Moines and Omaha say busi- ess is dull, although some gain is ported in special lines. A moderate J is announced from Mem ! lis, Nashville, Birmingham Atlanta d ld Augusta, dry goods, groceries ardware and plantation supplies feel g the change most. At Chattanooga ' Id Savannah trade Is quiet but at Y .eksonville there las been a decrease volumes. The movement of dry goods II New Orleans has felt some increased ' mand, but shipping interests con M lued. V
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