Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-11-26
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Continued Improvement Reported
in Trade Circles
The Situation According to Dun-Israd-
street Reports That Anticipated In
crease Has Fallen short of
Expectations.
New Yorl.. Nov. 1t. G. pnn 8 %.

New York. Nov. 21.-R. G. Dun g. Co.
in their weekly review of trade say:
THE gain in vofume Of business continues
entirely without precedent More than
$50 establishments have started work since
the election which were idle, and at least
800 have increased working force. Every
day thus adds thousands to the number OF
those who are able to buy a weeks sup
plies and then make up gradually for many
months Of enforced economy. Already his
brings great increase In the volume of
business. and the clearing house exchanges,
for the first time in several years not only
exceed those of last year BY 10 per cent
hut also exceed those OF the same week In
1892 by per cent. business men are all
anxious TO prevent anything ike the ffc-
titlOus excitement Of last summer. and In
nearly all branches an excessive rise in
prices Is prevented. But with more hands
at work there Is inevitably a greater de-
mand for supplies, materials and UrO4ucfs
1.-THE speculative markets have been re-
acting, which is also natural. Wheat HAD
risen with WonQerful fapidity so that ex-
ports had been checked by the higher
prices and realizing started Il break which
made the close 37s lower for the week. The
demand for freight room. both here and on
the Pacific coast, Is still so large as to dis
close an extraordinary foreign demand.
Failures for the week have been 344 fin
the United States, against $50 last year, and
40 in Canada. against AZ last year"
Bradstreet's View Not SO Rosy.
Bradstreef's says:
"Jobbers and other wholesale dealers in
general merchandise do not report the an
ticipated increases In the volume of goods
distributed this week. The mild weather
had an unfayorable influence, but the sharp
drop In the temperature inclnes 10 slim
uplate the demand for seasonable fabrics.
There were increased purchases OF holt
day goods. and the tone of the market for
staples Is one OF encouragement. Relative
heaviest demand fnr drv
goods. shoes and groceries, but even In
these lines. particularly dry goods the
volume is smaller than expected, and dis
appointment is q result There has been
a decrease in the jobbing trade In fact, IL
Is slightly larger than a week ago, and
In most lines is tending to increase
1.-THE many Industrial enterprises which
have started up continue a feature of each
days news bulletin, but there is reason to
believe the significance of these exhibits
has been overemphasized in some in
stances. Tendency of hides and leather TO
advance checks orders for Shoes and while
the dry goods market is firm and dealers
are hopeful, print cloths have weakened
On the reaction in the price of cotton. The
strength OF raw wool is maintained. and
orders at the recent quotations have been
refused. Ire md steel industries In some
instances ha effected pools for the al
lotment of pr, .tion nd maintenance of
prices. While latt r. are firm and may
go higher, the dena4i d Is temporarily
checked.
In addition to change In the prices noted,
the week is marked by reactions in quota
lions for wheat. corn and oats, for sugar
turpentine. pork. lard, coffee and petro-
leum. Wheat -four advances, as do sew
eral varieties of lumber. iron sheets and
tobacco. Combinations among iron and
steel makers are expected to advance or
maintain recent advances for nails, bar
iron. steel beams. rails and billets and other
forms of steel