Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-11
BRADsTHEET AND DUN.
continuation of Comparatively Free
DuyinE-All Business Better.


NEW YORK, September lo.-Brad-
streets tomorrow will say: The business
week has been marked by continuation
OF comparatively free buying from jobbers
ana commission merchants, in anticipa-
ton OF wants, at almost all important
distributing points. At a number OF CEN
tres special-rate excursions OF merchants
nave Increased the weeks volume OF busi-
ness, Notwithstanding the Intervention
of holiday. Cotton fabrics have i'm
proved In demand. There mas been
falling of In general trade in portions oil
Texas, due TO the unwiilingness OF plant
ers to sell cotton at It's present price, but
at central points, notably Chicago ana
81 Louis. business has been quite active.
western IRON and steel-mills are prac-
ticaliy independent of buyers for the re-
mainder OF the calendar year.
The August advance In prices for more
IMAM one hundred staples, raw ana manu-
factured articles, products, livestock,
etc. amounted 10 3.4 per cent. following
81 per cent advance in July. During
the first s'N months of the year the prices
referred TO fell away about rs per cent.
The exports OF wheat tfiour included as
wheaD from both coasts OF the United
States and Montreal show falling OF
from last week, but are still very large,
aggregating $500 BUSHELS. With the
exception of last week, they are the
largest for any week this year, and com
pare with exports in. the Ike week a
year ago OF 3,7s3.ln; in 1895 Of $1,000; in
1894 OF 2,7S9,Oc0. and in 1893 OF 5,557,0o0
Corn exports are the largest for any week
since last spring. aggregating i,sS,5io
bushels against 2s56,0oo bushels last year.
$1,000 bushels In 1895. 5000 bushels in 1884,
and $4,000 bushels in 1893.
There were 173 failures reported
throughout the United States this week.
against 1893 last week, and 10 the same
week one year ago. There were ~ DUST
ness failures In the Dominion OF Canada
this week compared with 80 last week,
and Al in the same week year ago.
NO HALT IN THE ADVANCE.
Messrs. X. @. Dun e. Co.'S weekly re-
view of trade tomorrow Will say: There
is no hating in the advance. business
grows better i'm all ways, for while its
speculative end breaks conspicuous
gamblers for decline, steady increase
in production, in working force, and in
the power of the people to purchase "
the feature which overshadoWs all others
Reports Of New York trades unions show
an increase of II per cent. during the year
in the number of men at work. A similar
increase among men in like position
throughout the country would exceed ziO,-
00o while every week adds many estaD-
ljshments to the active list. The coal
miners strike has disclosed such facts
and brought TO light such dinerences
that work will probably be very soon re
sumed by a large share OF the men. Inc
farmers are helped by higher prices Tor |
wheat and while western receipts do not |
show that they have marketed tenth |
IF their crops assurance OF handsome |
profit to come prepares them 70 BUY liDe-
rally hereafter Because OF TINS, ana the
Increase of hands at work. dealers
throughout the country have started TO
'eplenish stocks. which Is the great force
II present operating in manufactures
md trade, though distribution by retail
rade has greatly increased. -.
gain of IL per cent. In one month III
he output of pig-iron, from l65,SiS tons
august LIST to 1S5.50S September LIST, WIN
he knowledge that half a dozen other
furnaces are preparing to resume, ane
hat unsold stocks have been reduceo
400 tons weekly i'm August, indicating
of about 10000 tons, more
han explains the advance in prices OF
nished products, averaging but per
ent. since the lowest point, august l-til'
'ig-iron Is a shade stronger at Chicago,
mi the proof that the advance is bealthy
found in the growing demand Of con-
umers Sheets and merchant pipe are
n heavy demand. Copper IS steady; anu
cad a shade stronger at $ioo. ana tne
reduction OF coke has reached lz4,V'o
ons. with l2,7l7 ovens in operation.
WHEAT, CORN, COTTON.
Wheat has risen cents the past week,
ot in q furry, but in answer TO ire
ally sing foreign demand. Inc
rop. now almost wholly out of danger,
1dicates a yield never surpassed but
nee. foreign accounts stu Strengthening
he belief that the demand abroad VIII
e about 10o, 100000 bushels more than
sual and mean while reports indicate
hat less corn than was ordered will De
valuable for expert. Its price has risen
bout 5-S of a cent.
While wheat receipts at Chicago nave
cen breaking records, receipts at all
he western points are for the week
tile below last week, but the Atlantic
yports-9 o99,13S, against 4,2I0, 155 last year
Or two weeks. with 5579.17l bushels OF
orn against 3,57O,7Oi last year-indicate
foreign demand apparently limited az
resent only by ship-room.
Since the small corner in August cot
IN has relapsed to IL cents, there are
o more rumors affecting prices much.
orthern mills are consuming very i1rge-
?. with a continuing demand for goods,
hich has advanced the prices or many
iith enormous speculative sales Of wool, ,
hich appear to constitute most Of the
larket at Boston. there is also much
lying there and also by the mills. which
re enjoying an extraordinary demand Tor | {
pods.
The failures have been 215 in the United 1
tates, against 3l5 last year, and 80 In
anada, against AZ last week.