Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-24


Il was A.3ss.ooo bushels Exports on ,hps
dian corn amount to 2.29s $40 ousn,Ia nsh. IL
week, contrasted with 2.i-S,~ ss,ne
last week: l2SSC0O bushels IN tio ,so,rs
week year ago. 10000 busheis ago and
ago. 5000 bushels three years in the
az compared with 1,jSfpr9 DuShe'' "
like week OF 1888. go. ronorted
There are POO business failures repOI lyu
throughout the United states t, NE w ,he
as compared with 2H last week, ~ re ike
same week a year ago, lS III ~ COO
week two years ago. 81 three YEAR SsV
and 49, in the corresponding pei'
1898. ,.,t,res report-
ed from the Dominion Oh IaH a. came
week against 80 last week. 81 III " 600
week year ago. and - two yea >'.Sv
END OF TARIFF UNCEklAlNi
Nessrs. r. q. Dun n Co. 3 Weeni' ,rha
view OF trade tomorrow Will '"' iirnited
end of uncertainty regarding tne arsater
states tariff on imports sN'1 70 on
confidence alike to those VINO Ill., 10
rosed and those who have favored ..le
change. The great strength IN ne,
particularly I'm those Of the uia.e0' me
reflects assurance Of heavy ClVpt.s,o,d-
remarkable rise in wheat. ho'"i'" 49,,
ing that assurance, Is baseu V M for
buying for export and Denei IT., re-, these
eign demands Will be latse. - cont-
must be added another eieIneht 90 me
dence. scarcely observed a "eeN co1d
heavy increase of receipts u 80
whether from one side OF I,oeit- AZ
border or the other. swells ue"o o,,,,,trV
inc rniutg and the banks OF TINS coo. .a, , /,
ord a. tho vield from the new regions
enryers current expectations, u NJ
have an influence akin to thde VI III III 70
discoveries in California. III .frore
tarding force. the strike OF 0V'a I'm
has caused the closing OF re" - hut
featuring works for want OF ~, -
negotiations for settlement 0iS
ing pushed with hope. - .,,sotion Of
Tho wheat market IS the sensalloh -,
the month. Since July "a the pr a
risen u cents by wednesday,, mr w.,
reaction Of ( cents was not R tSr
but the close was SIS cents hlsner -
~ v,ee< II is notable that TINS Ilsc
came i'm the face Of highly ehCou, "siiS
cron news which IS not dlSpu'cu' -. -
rad for support but the foreign I'l'rt
and demands. Actual buying toi io@ftne,
has AZ times been heavy. anu ttc for
~ cargoes here and in cam olhl1 ~
co,ntries which usually contribute ~
Trrope9n supplies greatly stre.is 49,
10 innreesion produced by CohIiii,eu eai
rcports. That there Is speculd.. o9,.,l,o,t
ling behind the great advance u 90 vel
and the buying FOR eNpOle i'' oi,ite az
resulted I'm Atlantic exports q ullG $50 >
large ms last July. the figures Delns 80 90
"a bushels flour included, against 80
746 last year Western receiPls, -
bushels in July. against Iy,-.'-e chin
,..or indicate concerted delay OF SHlP
rnents which however. rarely Wl'h''''''''
~ inauence of a substantial rise $500, .,.
I'm exnorts are still heaVy-o'o3''''o
1.,,sbeis in Julv. against 2.42l,s99 bushels
last year. which reflects with nlotS a.
tainty than the wheat hloNeil0n' wv
tual conditions abroad. , ,.,->, ,sa
Roth because of the season ana Dec'
Of the pending action on inc I"I.r -.
dustrial operations are Wdillhs, 'nN IN
with an Improvement Whlch, unc"
circumstances. is significant. Ire M
yearly production or pls-iIoi -. @, ,ore
that Of the last half of 1895 by 'v",ooS -,
INT outside the great steel cohlpdmle5
tbcre is little action at this uWes ihoiisii
they are increasing their outPut' -
illinois Company has sold baslt sleei iot
export to Germany, a New iVIh ,''0
nonnced and additional orders for feiln-
svlyania iron-bars to England are an
nounced. Besscmer pig is shade loWci'
with other quotations uhchdhseu' ~,
the demand for plates, sheets DID, ~
etructtiral work is gOrWing. Minor ny
teis are I'm better demand-tin at 1919
and lead at 315 cents and copper Is sue
tafned at II is cents for Lake, by export
though the June production W. 80. .S,SS'
tons and that of the half-year NoooI loIls.
There is general adNai,VS III non,
and shoes. averaging about IL per cent
with n larger demand as dealers rose
hone of lower prices but leather is un-
changed. and hides at Chicago average
2 per cent. lower.
The textile Industrics have lost no
ground. as the curtaiment Of production
i'm cotton for time is really gam. Inc
demand has somewhat increased, but the
accumulated stocks Of goods must be re-
duced before impotence 10 BUY can NC
expocted. The demand for woollens IN
creases as TO low and medium grades.
with reported large sales at advances OF
+ In 10 per cent. over last spring. Specu-
Iotiye sales Of wool continue large ana
prices are very strong, especially at the
West. -. 49,,
The failures for the week have been
o97 i'm the United States, against Hl last
wear. and IS in Canada, against 2.O last