The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-10
Tl5Ev0dUME: nE TRADE.
Nrndstrcet's Say 1T is Not Large by
.SnJ Sic

New York, July 9-Bradstreets' to-
morrow will gay:
There is only moderate volume OF
trade throughout the country. the more
noteworthy changes being checked de-
mand West and Northwest due 10 the
excessive heat ana 10 storms continued
favorable reports as to The cereal and
other crop prospects and distU !bauCc
In industrial lines due to the strike of
about 10000 bituminous coal miners.
The reluctance of West Virginia opera
t!Hcs to join in the strike conplicates The
situation.
The prospect OF an early settlement Of
the tariff has strengthened the wide
spread feeling Of hopefulneSs that the
autumn will bring 4 levival Of con
sumptive demand. Orders for clothing.
shoes and hardware for fall delivery are
already more frequent at baltimore, Chi
caEn and Omaha. The movement Of drv
goods is checked in midsummer by stock
taking. but retail business in scasonable
lines has been stimulated by mid-sum-
ner weather. There is no improvement
IN demand fer cotton or wool!en goods,
but the iatter are higher, based on the
cost or wool.
Prices show an advance Of onc-tifth OF
one per cent. during June, and mark
me beginning os a turn in the outward,
flow Of the tide Of prices which continued
from January lst to June 1St.
tXponts of wheat Uiour Included as
"itSttJ iioiii .tJpill rCOiSttS Dl me United
States and from Montreal this week
amount to 2,a02.606 bushels, compared
with 277S,000 bushels last week, and q
$4,000 bushels in the week a year ago.
2,Sll 900 bushels two years ago, 23377 900
bushels three years ago, and as con
traslcd with i,134.00G bushels in the like
week OF 1898. Exports of Indian corn
amount to 2,731,717 bushels this week,
compared wish 1,923,O0O bushels last
week, Sao,2O0 bushels in the like week
lat year, 1,055,000 bushels in Tie week
two years 80. and ats con!rastcd with
1,1S30Oo bushels in the co"respond,nc
week of 1858. There were 2l5 business
failurcS reported throughout the Unitcc)
States this week, compared with 225 la 81
week, 2l9 i'm the week a year ago, 266 two
years ago, 2aa three years ago, and as
conn tred with 39S in the first week or
July, 1898. There were 3; business fail
llreS reported from the Dominion of
Canada this week. compared with SO Ia ST
week, 32 in the week a yea ago. 80 two
years ago, and 81 in the frs. week Of
July, 1891
DUN & CO.'S REVIEW.
r. G.. Dun e Co.'S weekly review OF
trade Tomorrow will say
The strike Of bitumnous coal miners
has taken $4,000 men or more from work
ana threatens to rest!ict supplies OF fuel
In some quarters, though the West Viz
gina and some other mines which do
clined to take part claim 10 he nlNn tc.
meet The Eastern demand for SOM.
monihS. At The West The strike is hy
no means unitctlly sustained and 1hr
Impression p"rvai's that it VIII nos last
long. The tin-platc works have aSt;lra
the wage question, and arc again busy.
and show q production Of $500. 900 hoXcs s
yearly. With q capacity Or $3.50, 900 boxes.
The bar mills have more trouble. hi |
a general settlement OF iron an,i a.: ci
WAGES Is HAnccted w,thnut much de14y,
NCW crd"rl arc small since the annual
vacation hcSan, hu' arc yet lalzyc rnal y .
the season cansidc:cd7to afford so.ac