The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-22
IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS.
The Weekly Trade Review Shows a Dis
tinCt Change for The Better,
EXPORTSOF GOLD HhYE no INFLUENCE
The, simply show Kussia's Willingness 10
raw for the yellow Metal Needed
Wheat k.co pts Largely Increased
Iron Trad, Looking tp'

III
,n,provcmou. comes ia the s'"'i" az
irons. OF commercial loans. mostly 'o'
eastern merchants or companies ''o"s"
sonc wcA-knowu Douscs i- the M'u"'e
,,,.t appoar. with considerable rc-ois-
,..,.ut. nom The south. Not FOR long
Time have commercial loans been iu"y
half the whole. The distinct ch""e'
Owes uroof Chat new business has Dee"
la,aer tnam many have supposed N'-
,.t,t- of money from the interior eA'''"
sbipmcnts 81. 5Dno. mostly from the M''-
die West. EAports OF bo.d nave "o III
f,.n,o and only signify the Willingness
of Russia TO- pay pucc for the boiu
,,..d,d Tho excess of merchandise I'M
- a.. answer demands for half year
ia come involves "a gicater excess
,yoo.t. when tn, antopatory move iho"'
,uls and erops begin 90 move. when I"0'
,.nacfs large ouAO,s of sold less "Ne''
and gives us a stronger position b" '-
fernauoual markets
Meanwhile. there la continuing ln""
cncc. distinct though gradual 40 lhe VIZ
tfne OF business 100 demand TOT pi""'' ''
80 Manufacture aud considering th'
time of year. iu movement OF gram "i"
r,oaucc.
,.rr,-.ef.D WHEAT RECEIPTS.
,,....... ,.t..t r.,,,pts exceed last
Years Tor the week Zo'll" b"a"'
..,.tn.t 1856. and Atlantic 'Ap"i'7
,.r,c l1,0lA bushels diour includen)'
AGAINST l8zfel last year, aud ioi '"'
weeks 41s.l22 against 5.os0'lo LOT 'll'
same period last year .''..t
ol corn were l'''.'' '"9"' 10
1880. ana Auahuc '~p''' 10
against l.Cls.,h last ledi' Ao'"
iug the enormous increase hl'"'i ''
Wheat again cheated hop'lDi n"'
md fen nearly &c., closing h'"''s
lower for the week. Corn was sN""'
weaker. Cotton once more hopel"Hy ""-
,tncod 10 t-,c.. but tcI back To 90
with poor support here ana "olo'"'
Both the volume Of sioc IS an" ''''
diuon or domestic """ ,,'ii.,,r ,,,r,-
Tor goods H'n"'
age reports que ,. o,,ite an I'M
me ITO" i'' ,..t, mot n, ou.
crease IA new busiH's9 .''''-'' 80 .I,..
branches. Iarl WAS u". ~ I'm a. ,,r,.o
steel-bcam pool am" '"' '"''
from $lo' TO >l-' hoil''''".S .,
some good structural ,o''i 80 ,.,,l. IT,,
once secured. faIt Us que 10 " "'
mand for plates ana TOT p'p'' %,
one large contract Tor lhoI'H" "''"'
placed. and part 20 growing "''"9
cars and vessels
There Is also some increase ln lo"S'
though the season for wire ana mans 'S
nearing an end. bcraus, oi an 'Ni't.,
pool II rod mills 10" 9o.'i,ii .h'
Ia'es n"IS'' ,,'. " fonn5ry is slightly
,.,.,r win ,r,v forge only 1t $50 AT
,,t...t,,r,, Tb. c,rn,aie Works are now
,,,,,t,,,. o,t qmo toms of rails daily,
,,|,,t. an ~, ola orders and exports OF
nri.hed rroducfs increase Sales of COPE
,,.r SOD to bo nearly 6oWo. 900 pounds.
40 .tiff.red the urice to II Is for lake
and Tim rose to 31-2 cents. i'm spite OF
iarg, arrivals though lead was weaker at
xe5 ana tin plates at $3.50. Coke is also
- shade lower.
1voorJrN GOODS
...h .,fl
sales or WOOL o'cI'.S',
greater tnan Wheh 81" '"' nl'"' VIZ
busy hut manufacturers are "ol"N S.'l
~ anything. most OF their possl"le ue-
mand for months ahead having peen SUPP
ph'd. western hoi''is ",5lh 10 un'' "'
J To- l-2r. lower IMAM OF l''e' 'o,., "
goods are u"il h"' prices are "'"'' ID.
sIlhe OF 'Io'hiN- h"n's mas Sum, .'''
restricted ln' new MANI '"''"n
GOODS are "'lAou' c"'"-' '" iIi''' pun,
'i"'hs sun "l '.t 'v"'., on . ''',
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lot we "''N 80
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