The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-11
REVIEW OF TRADE.
II. G.. Dun g. Company's Weekly Report or
the Condition of Business.

the Condition of business.
NEW YORK, April 11.-R. G. Dun 81
Company's weekly review of trade says;
The volume of business has not on the
whole, increased nor have prices APP
probably advanced since April 1 q, when
the range for all commodities was the
lowest ever known in the country.
Breadstuffs and iron products have
risen slightly, but some other articles
have declined and the root of the mat
ter is that demand for consumption is
still below expectations. The number
of hands employed has been slightly
lessened by strikes in some establish
ments and by stoppage or reduction i'll
force i'll others, but the change during
the past week has not been relatively
important. The weather has not fav-
ored active distribution of spring goods,
and uncertainty as to continued en-
ployment affects the purchases by hands
III large number of establishments.
The injury done to winter wheat by
storms and frosts at the west would ap-
pear from reports of state officers TO
have been considerable. Remarkably
low estimates of condition are published
by some state authorities, and while
this may be the customary exaggera-
ton, there has evidently been much
actual loss, which tends at present TO
lessen purchases of farmers and of deal
ers III farming districts. But the re-
ports are not more gloomy than year
ago, and the quantity of wheat which
has come from farms since Aug. has
been 1853, 7Sl 1914 bushels against 1885,
076,4 AGO at the same date last year.
Western receipts for the week are about
go per cent larger than last year, and
for two weeks about so per cent, while
Atlantic exports, flour included have
been for the week only 900, 055 bushels,
against 1,759,006 last year, a decrease
of nearly half. These conditions tend
to check the advance, which reached 3
cents, but was followed by reaction of
| cent. Corn rose 2 81 cents, with
wheat, and OH account of small stocks.
Cotton has not changed and known
commercial and mill stocks exceed
probable consumption until new cotton
comes.
The billet pool and other combinations
have raised prices of pig iron and steel,
but as yet finished products have gained
scarcely anything nor has demand for
them increased. The output April
was 100, 2Sl tons weekly, against 1879, 5S3
March |, but reported stocks unsold in
creased 90, 1853 tons in March or -, 1872
weekly, and there is besides the I'M
known accumulation of the great steel
concerns. Prices for lake ore are an
nounced as expected, $1.l0 higher than
last year, and the coke combination
makes no reduction but gradually less
ems output. While purchases of pig to
anticipate future wants have been
heavy, actual consumption is but mod
crate. Minor metals are dull, but lead
weaker at 3.05 cents ON forced sales
west.
Wool is weaker with sales for the
week only 1882, 600 pounds at the three
chief markets, the smallest for many
years. Prices tend lower except for
fine washed fleece, and manufacturers
are rapidly reducing production. There
is fair demand i'll the dress goods
branch. especially due to important
steps by customs authorities to stop UNI
dervaluations of French and German
goods, but it is estimated that not 40
per cent Of the mems wear machinery
is at work. There have also been cot
ton mills stopping or reducing time this
week. Further reduction III shifting
prints, to the lowest point ever touched,
failed to increase the demand materi-
ally.
Failures for the past week have been
209 in the United States, against 207
last year, and 30 i'll Canada, against ~
last year.