The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-05
MODERATE V0LUNE.
Bradstreet's Report on the
Condition Of Trade.
Will Be No Business Revival the
Present Year.
Net Decrease In American Stocks OF Wheat
the Bullish Features Weeks Failures.

New York, Dec. 5.-Braistreets OF to
moderate volume. jobbers and whole
Aalers being agreed there will be no
business revival this year. There is
some activity in holiday goods. Rains
and stormy weather south, and cold and
severe weather west and northwest, have
checked traffic on interior country roads.
and otherwise interfered with the dis
tribution Of merchandise. except at some
northwestern certers. where more sea-
sonable weather has stimulated the de-
mand for heavy textiles, clothing, hats
and shoes. Throughout the central Mis-
sissippi valley there has been no increase
in demand in wholesale lines, and at the
soutlI trade is characterized as dull.
Jobbers Of dry goods report that sales
for future delivery have fallen off. Shoe
manufacturers report that demand has
declined compared with preceding
weeks, and eastern woollen mills that
orders for spring delivery are of moder-
ate volume. Transactions in wool have
fallen off. manufacturers buying only
az they receive orders.
The situation in iron and steel is less
satisfactory, with unsettling rumors as
paratively few sales Of staple grades. AMI
no likelihood of revival in demand priol
to February.
The weakness in hides continues anc
prices are lower, though thus far without
effect on quotations for leather. Petro.
leum prices have reacted, and quotations
are lower for coffee, lard. oats and corn
No material change is reported in prices
inf cln In "a
those for turpentine tobacco, cotton.
sugar, wheat and flour are all higher.
November bank clearings reflect the
speculative activity following election.
Compared With months Immediately pre-
ceding, the showing is a good one. Only
once before in 13 years has the November
total exceeded that for October. and.
with the exception of January, the No
vember total is the heaviest for any
month this year. But, in spite of this
the total November clearings Were
smaller than year ago, and. with New
York excluded, quite heavy falling off
is reported The total clearings at 6t
cities for November aggregate 81 ,564,
COZ, ,S04, a decrease from year ago of 2.S
per cent, an increase over two years age
of 10 per cent, and over Ncvember, 1893
of II per cent.
The most bullish feature of Brad
streets monthly report of American
available stocks of wheat Is found in
the net decrease Of 200 bushels on
both coasts during November. the first
decrease during November since records
have been kept In November, 1895, the
net increase was 10, 0,715. 900 bushels: 1894,
o,S1G000 bushels 1898. 16. 200 900 bushels
1892 17,747 900 bushels. Wheat stocks in
the United States and Canada have al
ways continued to grow from week to
week, after harvesting, until New Years,
and sometimes later. This year the
check to supplies appears to have ar
rived a month ahead of usual.
Exports of wheat from both coasts of
the United States this week (flour in
cluded as wheaD amount TO 1858, 160
bushels, as compared with 3,153,000
bushels last week. 1856, 900 bushels in the
first week of December. 1895, 3011 900
bushels in the week two years ago, $685.
600 bushels in the week three years ago.
and as compared with 4,404 900 bushels
IN the corresponding week of 1892.
There are 395 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week,
which is an Increase of 63 as compared
corresponding week one year ago. 81 as
contrasted with the like week in 1894,
but falling off of "a. as compared with
the like period in 1892, is "a. A large
proportion of the increased number of
failures is reported from the middle and
New England states.