The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16
SAME THING OVER AGAIN
Trade Quiet, Wholesalers Conservative an
Collections Unsatisfactory.

Collections Unsatisfactory.
New York, May 15.-Bradstreet's will
say tomorrow: General trade through
out the country remains quiet, whole
sale merchants continue conservative
and the distribution Of general merchan-
disc is almost of hand-to-mouth char
acter. South and southwest business
is mostly dull and featureless and I'M
changed from last week. At larger
eastern centers travellers are preparing
to start out, but unfavorable features
in recent weeks with respect to cotton
and wooden and steel and iron industries
show no change. Collections in most
directions continue unsatisfactory. Con-
cessions have been made in prices OF
wool and manufacturers Of cotton goods
complain that prices are below the pari-
ty with the cost Of raw material. To-
bacco is depressed by trade embarrass-
ments and quotations are weaker, ex-
cept for Havana. Demand for iron and
steel is disappointing and quotations
for Bessemer pig have been shaded
further. Unreasonable weather has
had an unfavorable influence on sales
Of clothing and other staples while labor
disturbances at some western cities
have checked demand. Request for lum-
Der is smaller than anticipated and dry
weather at the Sopth has emphasized
the dizziness of last week.
Exports Of wheat (flour included as
wheaD from both coasts of the United
States this week amount to 1872, 900
bushels, against 1,S8 900 bushels last
week, 1897 900 bushels in the correspond
ing week one year ago, 2,240, 900 bushels
two years ago and as compared with
3,8S5,000 bushels in the like week in 1893.
The recent average weekly CONNER
cial death rate is continued with a total
Of 265 business failures throughout the
United tates this week, against 267 last
week, 30 in the week one year ago, 1S6
in the corresponding week of 1894, andas
compared with 25S in the like week in
May, 1893. There are "a business fail
ures reported throughout the Canadian
dominion this week. Last week the to-
tai was 20.
DUN'S METALS AND WOOL
New York. May 15.-Dun's Weekly
Review of Trade, which issues tomor-
row, will say:
The iron and steel industry is pro-
nounced as dull as it ever has been in its
whole history at Pittsburg, in part be-
cause of doubt about the maintenance
OF prices recently received, and the de-
mand is so small that in spite of such ad
vances prices average IL per cent lower
for the week, Bessemer pig being no
higher than it was three months ago at
$1265, while No. ! anthracite is lower,
$3.50 at New York. The attempt to
hold common bar iron at IL cents leads
many large consumers to prefer steel
bars, which sell at IL cents and prices
of nails are expected to be reduced be-
cause of scanty demand. There is
much promise for future structural
work, but orders are deferred.
Sales of wool have been little larger
the past week, 3,543,0O0 pounds at the
three chief markets, but for two weeks
only 6,5S9, 200 pounds against 100000
pounds last year and in 1892. The large
drives in clothing have cleared OUT
stocks of some ready made concerns.
but check new business and the general
disposition is to postpone ordpers as far
as possible.
Failures for the week have been 224
in the United States, against 211 last
year, and 80 in Canada, against 81 last
year.