The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-03
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
yoyruEyy or GOODs ron FALI Dr.
IryERY mas BEGUN.
Confidence IL Increasing That the Volume
of Business VIII be Larser-tewer
Failures Than in 1896.

NEW YORK. July 2-Brsdstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Better weather has favorably affected
the sale OF sessonable goods, particularly
clothing. hats and shoes. orders Tor
prorupt shipments are fewer, but the
movement Of goods for fan delivery has
beeun. The most encouraging feature Is
the continued. and. IN some instances,
increased confidence OF merchants ana
manufacturers that the autumn VIII
brfno- q. larger volume OF business at
higher prices. General trade is reported
OgItr satisfactory al haneds Ivy ~
Louis. Omaha. Mempnis, ana New UT
leans. fair without speclai extension al
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, NieF'iaiu' n"
y4nnab Galveston, and Chicago, and
slow or quiet at Birmingham, Lll.'e
Roo. Atlanta. Charleston, Cincinnati ana
Detroit None OF the larger Eastern
centres record on increase. INC it~7-
favorable feature or the week - tol.-u
IN O.sappolntmeut &C iacA OF demand ana
reaction IN quotations Tor some varieties
OF iron and steel. Tho threatened ldlt-
ness OF 10000 iron. steel anu glass WORK
ers and soft coal miners II, eAcep. iA lne
latter instance. due IN part 10 the ssdsoH
'' EXPORTS or WHEAT.
Fxrorfs ~ wheat nOGr included rs
wheaD from both coasts OF mo Ouited
States and from Montreal thls Metn
emOunt 90 2.6.b,sS Du-ntts Aus -'l'o Wy
bushels last week; 2.v)l.VyJ bushels IN
the last week of Juns, 1886, ZCjlWO
I'm the Ike week OF 1890 ls'lep bushels
in 1894 and as compared "llh s,oihvy
bushels in the correspondents ven lli 10,
Exports OF Indian corn amour. ~
wits 2.cIOO bushels last week l.9'e.vy
bushels in tho corresponding week last
year; $500 bushels 90 me IKE NeeA %
1895. $4,000 bushels ln lsst. ana as con-
trasted with s1V.eJ bushels III me cor
responding wceN OF Is.,. ..,,...... .,,,ort-
ed by Bradstrects throughout the Cnllea
states during the past SD monlns;
falling on of SIS from the Ike total last
year. with which exception u u We
largest aggregate OF islIutes ln i4A0
% iOd. ,..,,.t- c,,..
ale total Liabilities OF individuals. trms
ana roruoratiOns falling, amount 10 >ts'-
$500. decrease Oi >h't''."' rum .-''
corresponding total last year ana or go
10000 from tho liabilities repo. tea IN me
r,.r raff of fra manic year. 1888. This
total is also smaller than in the irst nail
OF fhe wear 1854 with which exceptions II
ia the largest recorded Tor inc SIX nonlns
period iu eighteen year. t"e .N.. =
has been only "a moderate decline III lns
number OF failures since ia.t year, n'
huftiog have been uncXD octcdly Increased
lv ne embarrassment 0f severn lsrre
manufacturing ard other concerns IN New
,,rrfh,- of ur-a that the New England
states end The Territories. alone among
groune of States and Territories. report
Increases IN number Of failures compared
with last year
CANADA'S FAILURES
There have been ] 0li business failures
reuorfed from the Dominion N Nan7 ta
to Bradstrects during the past six months
no less than p the FIRST half OF last
year with aggregate liabiIues amounting
to 81 ffS0aD decrease OF about Z per
cent. There are O. fewer failures in the
pr0vi-cc OF ontario and - fewer On
Quebec. but liabilities OF failing traders
in the former show slight increase Wni.e
those in the later indicate a moderate
decrease compared with the correspond
ing period last year.