The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-04
COMMERCIAL.


York, gives the condition about as fol
lows
Boston Holiday trade very active
volume of sales larger than for many
years confidence in future firm; dry
goods trade quiet; agents report
activity in cottons, and larger orders
at revised low prices ginghams and
print cloths are lower; dress goods
looking up, but the general market
waits for the new duties shoe factories
we'll filled with work, and prices are
6rm. Money loans are made at 3 to
4 per cent.
Baltimore.-Christmas trade salts
factory, even exceeding last year ;
wholesale trade quiet.
Pittsburg.-Consumers doing as
little as possible past week very dull ;
prices Of pig iron weaker, manufactured
iron and steel not IN good demand.
Cincinnati-Retail business fairly
active; bonds and stock business very
active, the supply not being equal TO
demand sometimes. Prospects for
spring trade encouraging
Clevelsnd.-General trade quiet !;
holiday trade larger than last year /;
no improvement in iron.
Detroit.-Holiday trade quiet de-
mand for money nominal at 6 to 7
per cent.
Chicago. Business quiet the year
closes with not much gain for manu-.
facturers or jobbers; good bonds find
ready buyers; holiday trade salts
factory, but general business quiet
Milwaukee. Several failures of
weak clothing dealers collections
fair; money in fair demand.
Minneapolis. s.-Jobbing fair with
reasonably good collections flour
dull and small output.
Omaha. The year closes with
larger volume of sales, but shrinkage
in aggregate returns compared with
1893; slight increase noted in de-
mand for money.
st. Louis.-Conhdent expectations
of a large increase of business after
January Ist; continued financial legis-
lation deplored by merchants as tend
ing to disastrously affect business /;
retail trade generally good.
Kansas City.-All lines claim a
bright outlook for next year whole
sale liquor business fair to good col
lections better than expected trade
in cigars and tobacco fair; groceries
good money plentiful and in fair de-
mand.
Portland.-A brisk call for flour
from China and Japan but orders
not entirely filled for want of trans
portation low price of wheat makes
improvement in business slow.
San Francisco.-Imports but per
cent. less than last year; exports 26
per cent. less internal revenue col
lections show small increase fruit
shipments of all kinds over land
100000 tons general trade quiet,
but feeling for future hopeful
Louisville. Trade not equal to the |
average but clothiers and grocers
have had satisfactory business, still |
on the whole the year has not realized
expectations.
Little Rock.-Holiday trade fair
the demand for lumber fair, but prices
are lower generally; money easy, but
demand light.
Salt Lake City.-Business appears
rather halting collections slow holi-
day trade satisfactory.
Denver.-Holiday trade good, but
general trade dull.
Atlanta. Holiday trade good, but
no improvement in other lines or in
collections.
New Orleans.-Holiday trade good,
but wholesale trade dull; dry goods
dull in staples, though fancy goods
sell well sugar quiet and in small de-
mand lumber outlook improved.
Jacksonville. Retail trade fully up
to past years wholesale business
quiet and collections satisfactory.