Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-13
TRADE REPORT.
The Spring Trade Continues Some
what Disappointing.
i SCHEME FOR A FISH TRUST.
0ev. Black, Of New York, Signs an Anti
Trust lBill-The Sash and Door Trust
Formally Dissolved at Osh.
k0sh, Wis.
NEW YORK, May s.-Bradsteet's com
nnercial renort saws.

nercial report says:
Favorable business features this week In
elude the continued decline Of water In flooded
districts OF the Mississippi river valley, In
< portion Of which planting has begun; better
demand for staples at Baltimore. St Louis.
Omaha, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Sioux Falls;
larger sales Of iron ore to western furnaces and
orevival Of activity among country merchants
n some central western states.
Unfavorable trade features include the fur
oher decline Of prices for bessemer pig iron and
still billets, with production Of pig iron In ex-
eess Of consumption md the prospect favorable
Tor blowing out number OF stacks.
s. Cool weather west has checked the retail de-
0and and complaints are received from whole
osle dealers In Shoes clothing and dry goods
Low temperature has retarded the growth Of
cotton and corn In Texas and In Kentucky the
leaf tobacco crop will be short The lake trade
outlook Is not satisfactory Mercantile collec-
tlcns show no improvement and the spring
trade In general continues disappointing.
The total number Of business failures
throughout the United States this week does
eot vary materially from what may be regard
"a as the average In recent years for corre-
spending period, amounting to 228 against PA
last week. 987 In the week one year ago, ga In
The week Of 1so6, ios In 1894 and 2i9 in 1893.
A SCHEME FOR A FISH TRUST.
CHICAGO, May s.--A scheme is on foot
10 control the fishing interests Of the
great lakes through the formation Of
company controlled by English capital.
a secret meeting to discuss the project
was held here yesterday. The concern
most actively interested In Chicago Is
the A. Booth Packing Co., and concern
ing the project Mr.. Booth is extremely
reticent The object is TO corner all
the fishing interests, the new concern
being in position to make contracts
with fishermen at prices set by the pro-
posed trust, and also to control the
price to consumers. Mr.. Booth denied
the trust feature OF the scheme, and
claimed that the meetings were in the
Interests Of the poor fishermen. For
example, he thought they had sue
ceeded in killing the half a cent q
pound tax put on fresh fish from
Canada by the Dingley bill, and were
In hopes Of defeating the fisherman's
tax proposed in Michigan.
AN ANTITRUST LAW IN NEW YORK.
ALBANY, n Y, May s.-Among the
bills passed at the recent session OF
4 the legislature which Gov. Black
signed yesterday was one which pro-
vides that every contract, agreement,
arrangement or combination whereby
: monopoly in the manufacture, pro-
duction or sale Of any article or com.
modify Of common use Is created Is
hereby declared against public policy,
Illegal and void.
SASH AND DOOR TRUST DISSOLVED,
OSHKOSH, Wis, May S.--The National
Manufacturing Co., which was branded
BY the Encouragement as sash, door
and blind trust, and proceeded against
on that ground, filed yesterday the
formal papers dissolving the corpora
ton.