The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
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WEEKLY REVIEW.
Business Of the Week a. R.p.r,.. =.
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The change In condition unde,iv;
general trade, while slight this vsa.
mas been In the direction Of imnrovo'
ment' For more than a fortnight A.
maud IN nearly all commercial and A..
duslfial lines has been surprisingly dnII
after the revival which characterized ,
part OF March. The intertun,ion A..
TO The Easter holidays had an influence
intensified In Massachusetts by the oh.
servance Of the anniversary Of the haiti.
oil Lexington on the 10Th inst Tho ~.
preston In iron and steel contin,o.
ana hessemer pig and steel billets have
reacted another Poe. a ton. The ont
look iavore an Increase In labor dis,,,,
anoes TO resist midsummer wages "a
auctions The bituminous coal mining
industry isworse of than the anthracite
with rumors OF strikes, which p,omi.s
TO have an uniAvorablc influence on
o'her than iron and steel indua,ries
Trade In wool ia quieter. There n, les.
hIein the wholesale dr., goods trade
ana little relief has been experienced.
Notwithstanding the large auction sala
OF cotton goods last week, buyers con.
unuing TO supply immediate media
only. '''
Recent advances In woolens are m.-
tanned by an anticipated early fall de-
mahd' and makers Of shoes report fair
orders. The tendency toward more
settled weather has stimulated retail
demand more particularly Of the north.
west notably for dry goods, hardware
and millinery. The general tendency
Of the Mississippi food 10 subside has
created better feeling, but net even
me recent Agricultural Department
census records all the damage done.
Country roadways have began 20 in-
prove, which benefits interior mer-
ihants. The only large cities report
ns an increase In tho movement Of
merchandise are 81. Paul, Minneapolis,
and Kansas City, where
ne diatribution Of dry goods, shoes.
hardware and building meterials has,
been more conspicuous. Al almost alb
'ther large centers there has been NO.
material gain In industrial or CONNER
'iai lines. New Orleans reports that.
The sugar lands have csoaped overflow
thus far.
whcA, and wheat aovsr. Ind,an eor.
and oats thus show gaInss compared
WIN week ago. Cotton and priot
'loihs arc unchanged, as are coffee and
petroleum. In addition TO decrensea An
prices Tor Bessemer pig and steel billets
nose Tor lard, sugar, pork, hides. tur.
'entlne and rosln are also lower.
The New York stock market, after n
freak on the declaration OF war in tho
he east, rallied amarily on the covering
] shorts that had been put out in eT-
ectationa that the news would de.
ioralize the European markets. Lon
on however, tsok the matter quietly.
nd the idea prevails there that Turk.
N success means rapidand easy read
is.heh' OF the trouble In the Levant.
9th London and our own market arc
aitlng for this, and prices are dull, but
III hold at the reeoveries. Anthracite
bal stocks have been particularly
rong ON short recovering. Other fac
re, such as the tariff and crops, are
elected by the market for the war
rvs. Foreign exchange Is firm at an
vance, after touching higher figures
the war scare. Demand sterling ia
ss@4.ssl&.
There are 2lo business failures
roushtui the United States this week.
impaired with !o5 i.st weak, $40 In the
ird week OF April, 1895, 1913 In the
responding week Of 2s05, POI in 1894,
d with 1856 In the like week Of April,