The Irish standard., 1895-03-30
3 AI)E q
More Distinct Indications OF Ia-
provement In Business.
sWolulns - Domestic Trsda Shows ansIn
crsase-Ai More Mon secure Work IN
3f Come Industries Coke Work
err Resolve m Advance.


Co.'S weekly review Of trade says:
Indications OF Improvement in business
grow more distinct. The most obtrusive OF
them, the speculative advance IN cotton ana
~ st0cks is the least reliable, nor can
edther Of these be said TO reflect actual
Improvement in business conditions. Ratlroad
earnings are scarcely better, and the specula-
ta0n 10 largely based on expectation OF more
effective monopoly on coal ana some otneF
products. Cotton does not rise because there
ID more demand for goods, but there IS more
Aernand for goods because cotton Is dearer.
more valuable indications are that the vol
unne OF domestic trade gains a little, money ID
In much better legitimate demand, ana the
force OF hands at work gradually Increases IN
some industries, and to others ls restrlcteo
only by strikes, which are presumably tempo
rary. The threatened strike OF coke workers
has been avoided by an advance OF 10 per cent
IN wages, and the strike in building trades
here has been ended, the men returning TO
work.
..The volume OF business through clearing
houses gains little, being al per cent larger
than last year, for the week, but u per cent
less than in 1893 Most OF the increase ts at
New York and here and elsewhere is partly due
to active speculation Bankers report de-
cfded decrease in commercial paper offered
and western banks give evidence Of larger de-
mand by reducing balances here
Failure Record.
Liabilities in failures for the first two
weeks OF March were, for the first time In
more than year, larger than q year ago, ST.
s7a A. against &4835 20 last year, a 672,5 $50 be-
ing Of manufacturing concern against ~ $780,
257 last year. and g.. 674,97 Of trading concerns
against a. 448,O68 last year. But collections
are on the whole reported quite satisfactory
Failures during the past week have been 27S IN
o{rot 1Qs uoA
in Canada. against 80 last year.
Bradstreet's View.
Bradstreet's says:
Improvement in general trade Is more
marked, but not general. 1t Is more consplc-
uous at larger New England points, at New
York Pittsburgh. Cincinnati Louisville and
other centers along the Ohio river valley
to St Louis and as far west as Kan
sas City. Similar reports come from CHI
cage, Milwaukee and ST Paul the frst named
announcing that smaller quantities Of 4
nor cent money are being offered the banks
working steadily toward q per cent. basis,
demand for loans continuing to improve and
reserves being lower than for year past
Wrom other cities q better feeling Is reported,
based on the recently developed strength IN
cotton, wheat and -four. The widespread
prevalence Of the inquiry whether this upward
movement Is the beginning OF permanent re-
covery from the two years Of depression Is Of
itself significant.
sltuation ut Many Points.
.'Heavy coal shipments and improved de-
unand for iron and steel' are reported from
Pittsburgh. Trade Is only fair at Cleveland.
and collections are unimproved. Jeans manu-
lecturers at Louisville are pushed TO keep up
with orders, and while only few lines report
improvement at Chicago, this Is in addition to
gains there week ago Buyers from some
OF the more prosperous sections have
purchased stocks at Chicago this week.
which with the improved feeling in hardware
and bar iron, have impaired more conddent
tone. Notwithstanding untavorable weather
ST Louis reports continued improve
ment In sales Of drygoods and kindred
lines and OF pig and finished iron.
Relatively the greatest activity at Kansas
City Is in dry goods. An unfavorable feature
of the week Is found In Nebraska and Iowa,
where business is reported dull and colec-
lions unimproved. Far western points make
on the whole quite satisfactory reports. At
Nashville. Memphis and Savannah the week
volume Of business is reported slightly In ex-
cess OF week ago"