The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-03


New York, April 2.-Brads;reet's to-
| morrow viii say:
! improvement, notwithstanding an almost
complete stoppage OF business in the
| south Mississippi valley by washouts.
| overfows and floods. The condition OF
country roadways throughout the GEN.
trail western states and the northwes; Is
such as to still further delay collections
and check demand from interior mer-
chants.
Another drop is recorded in prices Of
Bessemer pig iron and steel billets. and
in wheat, -four, coal. coffee and lard.
| which is partly offset by increased ac,iv-
ity and higher prices for wool and for
woolers, for corn, oats, sugar and petTo-
leum. Interest in lumber and shingles has
increased on the northwest Pacific coast.
Most favorable trade reports are received
from northwestern spring wheat states.
There are 4.042 business failures in the
United States reported by Bradstreet's
during the last quarter. compared with
off Of about II per cent. The decrease is
reported from all sections but New Eng
land and the territories. The large num-
Der OF eastern state failures are small
cnes. The total liabilities OF those failing
II the New England states are about -
per cent smaller during the past quarter
than year ago. Liabilities OF al indi-
viduals, firms and corporations which
failed amount 10 s62,513.o00. a falling off
Of 10 per cert from the corresponding
total last year.
Special reports to Bradstreet's from
fifty cities. with reference to revival in
activity in Industrial lines, indicate that
there are working at those centers prob
ably not 10 exceed 100000 in excess Of the
number employed ir November last. The
increase is largely among employees OF
manufacturers OF woo.en goods, shoes.
clothing, machinery. engines, agricultural
implements. bicycles, carriages. furni-
ture. iron, steel. glass and shipbuilding.
Depression sGll exists among some
branches of the wooden goods Industry. In
coal mining and cotton goods manufac-
lures.
Bank clearings for March al eighty-two
cities throughout the United States show
an Increase Of is per cent, compared with
March one year ago, the first monthly in
crease over corresponding total one
year ago. stree April 1. 1896. The March
gain over February this year is IA per
cent, but the decrease from the January
total is 6.3 per cent. Compared with
March. 1895. March this year shows
gain Of more than per cent, and with
March, 1894. IL IS near.y u per cent. but
compared with March clearirgs in 1898,
two months prior TO the outbreak of the
panic. last months total shows a falling
off of % per cent.
The weeks clearings, amounting 10
9C6,000, 900. are % per cent larger than
the total last week. per cert smaller
that that in the week a year ago, 10 per
cent less than in the like period OF 1895,
per cent less than in 1894 and 13 per
cent less than If the last week of March.
1898.
Exports Of wheat (fiour Included IS
whe2D from both coasts Of the United
States and from st. Johns. y. B, this
week amount 70 2.464 645 bushels, conpar-
ed with i.749.0o bushels last week. /. $685.
600 bushels in the week year ago. .
$4,000 bushels in the week two years ago.
2,77S.0O0 blshels in the Ike period Of 1894.
ard as compared with 1905, coo bushels in
the corresponding week OF 1893, the larg-
est weeks total exports OF wheat and
-four since the first week of February
last.
Exports Of Indian corn amount 70 4
hrt-f 81 =.
1852, 900 bushels last week. PISS. 600 bush
els in the week a year ago. 7s1. 900 bush
els two years ago. LIZA. 900 bushes three
years ago, and as compared with $1,000
bushels ii- the like week Of 1893
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
New York, April 2.-R. G. Dun & Co. $
weekly -eviaw Of trade tomorrow viii
say:
The markets are still waiting. some
sdgging downward and others recover
i;.g. The vote Of the house in favor OF a
new tariff bill has made no impression
in business. since il has been expected
since November that some measure Of
TIE same general character would be-
come law. II the bill stands. with its
provision making new duties applicable
April l, the chances are that foreign i'm
ports and treasury receipts may be for
4 tine considerably restricted.
The market for products has been
variable and uncertain. Wheat closes a
cent lower than last week, and the May
opcion has declined cents. Western re-
ceipts for the week have been 2.7s1. 557
bushels. against 1851 .2o5 last year.
wnle the Atlantic exports. -four includ-
ed. have been PISS. 27s bushels. against
2s0,01 last year. The movement Of
corn continues 50 large as 20 materially
AFFECT the demand for wheat. western
receipts having been 1913. $50 bushels for
the week, against I,s4s.045 last yea- ard
Atlantic exports 42eI. $50 bushes
against l,osJ.3ss las; year.
Current trade estimates regarding The
whsa. crop are little more favorabie.
and are somewhat more likely TO prove /
reliable as the advance % the season /
makes the condition q growing whes,
better known.
Cotton has rot changed in price. a. 1
though the foods in tle southwest have /
doubtless done much harm.
Cotton and other textile MANUFACTURES 4
are s,owiy gaining IL business. though /
PRINT Cloths and most staple cottons re-
man unchanged n price anad restriction /
ot output seems % have given some r.
Eet % the market Ire buying % gO0i \
- mills il s-iI = noteworthy feature,
being far n excess q current consump-
ti9a. b1t there a much greater VOL
uane q transactions between dealers.
fo- FIVE weeks have been go 20
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