The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-07

Paclilc coast had the usual unfavorable
influence, particularly in WaShdiY>G
and Oregon, fruit having been hulT in
the former state. Tacoma's Febynary
exports are declared the heayiegsfn the
history Of that port. Trade og the Pa
cilic coast, while relatively good or the
whole, is smaller than/a week ago.
While the price movement is not
wholly Favorable to, the producer, there
are notable exceptions OF Chicago. But
the weeks clearings are significant,
The total for the country for six bust
ness days is 81 ,O62,00O,0O0 an increase OF
l6 per cent over last week, per cent.
! over theA corresponding week one year
ago, 10 per cent more than for the
! llst week Of March, 1894, Is per cent
| less than in the like week of 1893, 1G per
cent, less than the corresponding total
in 1892, and one-half of one per cent.
| larger than the total in the first week
Of March, 1891.
| February bank clearings reflect activ-
ty at the banks as Il result of the bond
issue and also the inclusion of one more
business day in February, except in
! five states Increases over last year are
and the percentage Of grain in the ag-
| sregate for February is larger than that
for january. Total February clearings
at siXty-eight cities aggregate $4,0S3,-
1896, decrease from the January
total this year of 1913 per cent, but an
| increase over the February total. 1895,
of 203 per cent. Compared with Feb
ruary, 1898, just before the panic the
decrease last, month was 10 per cent.
The February gain at New York over
last year is 27 per cent, but outside of
| New York the gain is less than IL per
cent. Among large cities showing gains
are Minneapolis, IS per cent; New Or
leans, AZ; Cleveland, 81; Baltimore. 80;
Pittsburg, &c; and Omaha, % per cent.
The heaviest February decrease this
year among the larger cities is that re-
ported by Cincinnati, S.3 per cent.
BUSINESS failures throughout the
country number 2T0 this week against
252 in the corresponding week q year
ago.
Exports OF wheat (four included as
wheaD from both coasts of the United
States amount to 100000 bushels,
against 3,272000 bushels. in the first
week Of March, 1896 Exports of indian
corn are 2,775,00o bushels this week
against $4,000 bushels in the CORE
spending week a year ago.
The falling off in the worlds supply of
available wheat during February, about
10000 bushels, appears disappointing,
as the February decrease for 1895 was
100000 bushels, but it will be recalled
that in the corresponding month of 1894
American, Canadian, European and
afioat stocks increased 1850 900, 900 bush
els. In the United States and Canada,
both coasts, the February decrease of
available wheat supply was 4,6f7. 900
bushels against a decrease of 9,4S9, 900
bushels in February last year and 3.5S7,-
900 bushels in February, 1894
The trade situation throughout the
Canadian dominion, while presenting
few features of Improvement, gives in
dications of approaching increased de-
mand Toronto jobbers report coliec-
tons have improved, and country mer-
chants making more inquiries. At Mon
treal wholesale millinery openings have
been satisfactory and payments on ac-
counts equal to the average. The prin-
cipal restrictions to the movement OF
merchandise in the province Of Quebec
is declared to be the nearly impossible
roadways The like is true Throughout.
Nova Scotia. bit in New Brunswick
prospects are for some improvement
as the winter has greatly favored lum~
bering interests. Rank cleariugs at
Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal,
and Halifax amount to $17.172000 this
week, a decrease of nearly 5 per cent.