The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-03-23
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8sS New CORK, March 16. --R. 6. Dun q

sa New YORK, March 16. R. g. Dun q
Cos weekly review Of trade says:
substantially all indications OF the state OF
business are rather more favorable. Farm
i products are Q little higher, ailroad earnings
Is IS shade better, clearing house exchanges q
small percentage larger fn 4 comparison
with two years ago than In February,
and most Of the Industries show .
somewhat better front. though their gain
+ g not large. Money markets continue un-
disturbed the operations Of the syndicate still
prevent exports OF gold and Withdrawals from
the treasury have Of late practically ceased
There is not much enthusiasm about the stu
Satton, however, because the gain IL slow, and
/ business Is yet long way from what was once
considered prosperous condition Further,
she gain Is in some cases due to obviously
tempoi airy causes, and In some to causes which
do not make for prosperity.
"a: Imports and Exports.
1.-THE volume Of payments through clearing
houses tor the week is 81 per cent larger than
last year, but o. per cent. less than In 1s9a
Imports are just now running little smaller
than in February, while domestic exports for
two weeks from New York show decrease
compared With last year OF IL per cent
The IRON Industry.
"Prices Of iron do not rise and except at Chi
cage there seems to be no general increase OF
demand There Improvement is observed In
nearly all parts Of the industry, particularly
In materials for agricultural implement works,
and at Pittsburgh the demand for structural
forms continues large. Bessemer pig Is weak
& or at Pittsburgh, and while the demand for
Il bar improves, 1t falls short of the supply
Sheets are active, and also wire rods, without
iohange In prices
The Failure Record.
Liabilities thus far reported in failures for
che first week of March amount to 81 ,685. 052
against $3,276 202 last year: in manufactures
S785, 396 against $40 last year, and in trad
ing 1897 1856 against 81 ,e54 938 last year. The
nnal returns for February make the aggregate
N1,414.874 against 81, $685. $40 last year. Fail
ures for the week have been zee in the United
States against 284 last year and 81 In Canada
against s. last year"
3& Bradstroet's View.
Bradstreet's says:
There are fewer new and favorable trade
features this week than unfavorable ones, butin
most instances they outweigh the latter, which
point to q continuance Of small volume of BUSH
ness and quiet demand. Unfavorable weather,
which has served to check demand SO many
weeks continues to make itself felt south and
dn many parts Of the west.
'Advices from those important distributing
centers Chicago and St Louis, are conspicu-
Gus exceptions this week In that they announce
. continuance Of the rising volume of demand
IN staple lines ana SGoaQlneSS IN grown
not anticipated Large distributors of
staples at the former report increased volumes
of business in clothing, millinery, shoes, hard
ware and other leading lines, with new stocks
ordered in many instances, better feeling In
trade circles and only better weather
as required to satisfy dealers. The
report from st. Louis covers similar ground,
and in addition states that the volume of trade
AS in excess OF that at a like period in 1s93
when the volume was the largest on record.
Activity among manufacturers Of machinery
land agricultural implements there Is also
marked. s.s.
4 'At the west and north west, aside from re-
ported gains at Chicago and St. Louis, ST Paul
alone announces Improvement In clothing
hardware, shoes, hats and millinary. There
ls little animation and no other new features
IN central western, southwestern or north
Y western states. Mercantile collections there
remain slow and the weather continues .
Aamper to trade -