The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-05-13
BIG INCREASE OFSALES.
Only Ten Per Cent. Less Than the Banner
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II. G Dun 4 Co. g weekly review of trade
| says.
Nearly all will be astonshcd to learn that
actual sales in April by leading houses in
each line of business in the principal cities
east of the Rocky mountains average only
about 10 per cent. less than in April, 1892.
the year OF the largest business hitherto, "a nd
were 6.l per cent more than in the same
month last year. This is the summary CT
357 reports, each towering actual sales Of
leading merchants In n line of business In
one of IA cities. While speculative business
In nearly all lines is small, the large volume
OF legitimate trade shows no corresponding
decrease. Failures for April show decrease
In number, amount and average of liabilities
In almost every branch of trade and In near
ly all branches OF manufacture except cot
ton, although failures OF Ave New Bedford
9a's for o. 800 37A max o the sotaI deteal:ed
liabilities for the month 40 per cent. larger
than last year, 60 per cent larger than In
1885 and 32 per cent. larger than In 1894
Western receipts OF wheat for the week
were 2, ,34e, ,O05 bushels, against 2, ,208, 972 and
Atlantic exports amounted to 1.49S, 1877
bushels. flour included. against l,040, 1863 last
year. The week'sreport OF corn, 2,725,043
bushels, are smaller than in other recent
weeks. The wheat market declined cents
until Tuesday and the rose l1ac.
Liverpool spcculations lifted cotton to 7.75
cents, but 1t has lost a sixteenth. The de-
mand for cotton goods has not met expsc-
tations. Print cloths are again lower, mt
2.44 cents. the lowest point ever reached In
previous years Sales OF wool fell much be-
low recent records At the three chief
markets they were S,025, 200 pounds, OF
which 8, 744,G 600 were foreign, and in Ave
weeks the sales have been 49, 747 $50 pounds,
against 23327 100 in the same week Of
1892.
Four iron furnaces in eustern PonLsyl-
vania and others in the Pittsburg region and
Ohio have stopped Bessemer pig Mt Pitts
burg mas declined TO 50 40 and grey forge to
So Tank steel plates have sold below /
cent, and common bars mt 80 cents per 100
pounds, with black sheets in light demand
ut $50 for No. 27. Yet the structural works
are we'll employed on old orders, with ,thers
coming In, one Of 20, 900 tons for the Montre-
al bridge aud others at the east and at
Chicago.
Tho rail works are all busy on orders taken
months ago. though there are efforts to re-
vivc the pool. One contract for 10 900 tons
OF steel plate is reported, and some Of tho
tin plate works are sold ahead for the year.
Failures for the week have been 22l in the
United states against 23j last year.
''Bradstreets Financial Review" will saw:
The principal incident In speculation during
the week was the announcement on Tuesday
thn; the modification Of the Dingey tariff, as
reported by the senate finance committee, in
cluded in its provisions concession to the
sugar refining industry. 1t gave the signal
for heavy covering, not only In American
sugar, but in other parts OF the list. Re-
ports from Washington that the modified
sugar schedule would encounter strong op-
position caused n reaction in Sugar and n
cooling Of enthusiasm in regard to other
stocks. London speculation and the war in
the east had little effect on the New York
market The heavy exports OF gold were
also given little attention here.