River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-06-03
HOW TRADE IMPROVES.
Dun Sees slow But sterdy Gain-Brad-
street Dfsappolntcd.


New York, May 29.--R. G. Dun & Co..
in their weekly review Of trade. say;
People are actually doing more business
than they realize. They reckon By values.
hut these are much lower than I'm any
previous year of prosperity. and leave lit
tie margin for profits In quantity. there Is
almost as much business being done as In
the years 81 greatest prosperity. and
though the increase "a population would
call for material expansion. the compari-
son Is not d'scoura ging. The recovery Is
slow. hesita ting and gradual, but more
has been done on the whole IN May than
in April, while returns of April showed
the volume OF business only ten per cent.
smaller than that OF the best year hereto-
fore. Yet hesitation Is doing its work
every week, and multitEdes are waiting
because of possibilities at Washington. who
ought to be filling the demand for labor and
the products of labor.
Events have proved that the crop Of
whea. going out is much larger than any
of the markets expected. and western re-
ceipts for the week were 30 per cent. larger
than last year. while Atlantic exports have
been for four weeks 6,315.329 bushels, -four
included. against 4,eSS,77 last year. Be
sides the outgo of corn largely taking the
place OF wheat In foreign consumption is
far beyond precedent or expectation. and
Tor four weeks has been s,S6o,0sl, against
6,00i.qS5 last year With liberal interior
supplies the price has declined fraction.
Cotton is unchanged, although al this sea
son exports were Insignificant
The iron manufacture gains IN spite o.
the closing of some furnaces. The produc-
tion OF pig exceeds consumption, and is
somewhat decreasing, while the consump-
ton has gradually gained. this week, In
part because of several structural con-
tracts, and In part because the agricultural
implements works have made larger de-
mands, and also because Of the proposed
leasing of nearly all the rod mills in the
/ country. which has caused some buying.
Failures FOR the week have been PA in
the United States, the smallest in any week
since September, 1895. against 2Ss last year.
and p in Canada, against 20 last year"
Bradstreets says:
Results of the spring trade in staples,
which is now over, are diss ppointing. The
volume OF seasonable merchandise distrib-
uted is less than expected, without taking
into account an Improvement in business
CONF AIRED with year ago. Nearly all
central, western and southern trade
cente-s report business very quiet Dry
goods continue depressed, cotton products
selling with difficulty, some varieties only
/ on cor cession.
THE more favorable features are relative
activity among wooden goods manufactur
ers who are working on old orders; i'm
/ proved demand for shoes and leather; a
| continue nee of the comparative activity
| on the general demand at Savannah, Mem
| phis, st. Louis, Omaha, Sioux Falls. Min
/ neapolis and st. Paul. the better demand
/ for lumber at the west, and in the trade
| outlook I'm Louisiana Mississippi and AR
kansas. Increased exports are reported
/ from Pacific coast ports, but there is com
/ paratively little gain In domestic trade
here. except in cattle, wool and hardware
/ at pOrfIan nd %