Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-10
FARMERS ARE GLAD.
PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS
THE BEST IN YEARS.
Large Transactions in Staples, with
Prices Favorable-More Wheat Ex.
ported in One Week than Any Sim.
liar Period Since the Ycar 1903.
Prosperity for Auricu,turis...

A recent Bradstreet's report says:
Especial kilograms from trade centerss
throughout the country emphasize the
growing prosperity of the farmer. due to-
higher prices for almost all agricultural
produce still in his hands, and point to u
continuation of the demand, which has.
been conspicuous within the past few
weeks. The volume of trade continues to.
increase. and prices are hardening. No.
such volume of business, largely In anti
cipation of requirements. has been report
cd since 1882. Larger transactions have.
been in dry goods, clothing and shoes. and
South and West in wagons and farm inn
%plcinents.
".Another very favorable bank clearings
report is found in the total, 81. 14O,OOo.0 900
this week, which, while it is l per cent
less than last week, is 40 per cent la,ger.
than i'll the third week of August. 1896;
2G per cent heavier than in 1895: 40 per
cent larger than in 1884, and fully ID per
cent larger than in the like week of 1893,
when clearings totals We're reduced to.
very low figures. Compared with the like
period in 1892. IL year of large volume Of
business. this weeks totals show Il gain
of IL per cent. Among Si of the cities re-
porting larger bank clearings, only IL
show decreases this week compared with
the corresponding period last year. Bank
clearings at other cities than New York
are liz per cent larger this week than in
the like week Il year ago, hut at New
York the increase is i6 per cent.
prices for staples continue the favora-
bic movement of the past few weeks. with
advances for wheat flour, wheat. new
pork. butter. eggs, cheese, corn and oats.
IJi1nS nrn .1r, fsr,,,n,, nn1 1;ul,,, fN;oe
hams have advanced Nc. while the cotton,
mills are starting up. and iobbers in
WOODEN goods are getting higher prices
for spring delivery. There nave been n
large lumber of assumptions among iron.
and steel concerns this week: i3c>semer
pig is % cents higher. and the outlook is
for Improvement. Sugar, cotton. print
cloths. wool and petroleum are firm md,
unchanged. while coffee, almost alone.
among the staples, is lower than last
week.
Exports of wheat flour included as
wheatl from both COASTS of the United
States and Montreal this week are the
largest in any week since September,
1888. amounting to 5.21S.000 bushels this
week, as compared with 4,AG0,00O bushels
last week. 1891. 900 bushels i'm the week
Il year ago. 2,;SS9. 200 bushels two years
ago. 3,1S2.0OO bushels three years ago,
and as contrasted with 4.9GO.QO0 bushels.
in the corresponding week of 1893. FIX
ports of Indian corn this week are also
exceptionally heavy, the largest since the
third week in April this year, amounting
to 3.929.O35 bushels, as compared with
3.275.O0O bushels last week, 2.TG9.O0O'
bushels in the week Il year ago, 1,195.OOC
bushels two years ago. $4,000 bushels
three years ago, and as contrasted with
$4,000 bushels in the like week of 1888.
"There are 221 business failures report
ed throughout the United States this
week. against pa last week, 2G4 Il year
age. . two years ago. 251 three years
ago. and as contrasted with 456 in tho
third week of August. 1893"