The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-05
Dun & cos. TRADE REVIEW
General Improvement Despite Elements Of
Depttssion.
GAIN IS GREATER Than EXPECTED.
Wheat Rises 6 Conts--C0tton Gaius q
10th, After Considerable Decline
Northern Mills Take Less Cotton
Than Formerly.

| r. G. Dun & Co.'S. weekly review Of
Saturday said: When the rush of or.
ders after the election slackened many
began to think that business was dwin.
ding. Subsistence of deferred orders
is not decrease of business Broadly
speaking the gain has been greater
than anybody expected and it is
not surprising if small part OF
it is in excess of the present consum-
ing demand. Reports from oil parts
OF the country show clearly tho en-
lnrgement of trade, not at all points
IN the same branches, but everywhere
helped by a more confident feeling
Extremes Of weather have maao the
week not altogether good for retail
trade, but in that line there is improve
ment on the whole.
Wheat has risen over 6 cents for the
week, without material change in for
elgn advices, which have been on the
whole less stimulating. Western re.
ce1pts are falling behind last years,
and for four weeks past have been only
1902, 1874 bushels against 27,9O2, OPT
last year. The exports, -four included,
have been G,270,9Sl bushels for the
same week against t, 265, VlS last year.
and are not largo enough to create
excitement. But ID cargoes have left
Tacoma in November and 80 have left
San Francisco, with twelve more load
ing and forty engaged. The milling
demand OF the Atlantic States is also
large, and ut four Western cities the
output of flour in FIVE weeks has been
1860, 3l5 barrels against 2,6l3, 800 in
the same weeks last year.
Corn has a7mpathized with wheat
only little and il coming forward
freely. The most important factor in
the wheat market is that the visible
supplies do not gain as much as has
been expected.
Cotton has gained only sixteenth,
alter its considerable decline, and the
tolerably heavy movement puts the
spectators for an advance in constant
difficulties, and yet there is nll the time
to remember the fact that the crop WAS
nearly one month earlier than usual,
and the present excuses over tbs last
years movement may be materially re-
duced hereafter. Nevertheless, the
fact appears that the northern mills
are taking much less cotton than in
previous years and tbs demand for
goods is evidently Disappointing.
Wool was and is still bought largely
for speculation and earlier purchasers
are unloading on the latter, but tho
mills are not yet doing much more than
IN October. A few more have been
started. but there is scarcely more de-
mand apparent for staple goods. In.
Guiding speculative operations the sales
Of wool have been for four weeks 1854.
LOO pounds, OF which 2G, PIP, 600 pounds
were domestic, against %, 1876. 05O last
year, Of which 1881, $50 were domes-
ic, and 24,37l, 1921 in 1893, of which
Il, 639, 696 were domestic. But the
producing capacity of tho works and
ne stoppage of several large carpet
Mills within the PAST ten days is of
Importance.
In the minor metals tin is AZ stronc
IS it was week ago, but copper and
cad are stronger
Failures for the week have been 300
q the United States against 279 last
ear, and IS in Canada against II last
ear.