Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22

Il. @. Dun 6 Go. u Review for this
week says: " business is passing well
through the difficulties that attend tee
winding up OF a war, which are
generally greater than these involved
while war ID in progress. The rush of
orders kept back while war lasted, by
those who thought it shrewd not to
take any chances, has lifted prices
little aud CAUSED larger demand for
the time than can continue, hut, though
It has pansed, there is ample evidence
that the consuming demand Is very
large,
fThe business OF the country is ex-
panding, so that payments through
olearinghpuses In the second week of
September wore d. per cent larger
than in 1892, and for two weeks II. 0
per cent larger.
Wheat has come forward much more
freely. and the price has advanced 2
cents. 1t 10 supposed that tina advance
is largely due to milling demand
coming upon narrow supply. Exports
are large. 3,007, SIC busnels, -four in
cluded, from Atlantic, and POI, 052
bushels from Pacific ports, and for two
weeks, 5,GD7, 800 bushels from both
coasta, against 10, 100, 853 last year.
Receipts Of wheat for two weeks
of September have been Il, G63, $50
bushels, against 1867. lug last year.
Inc foreign demand will be smaller
and the American crops larger than
LAST year. The slight yielding in cOrn
was due rather TO the government re-
port, which 10 not entirely discredited
as to that crop, than to any change in
m IN huo
pared with last year. The exports for
two weeks have been 4, 351, 33l bushels,
against 7,075, 1868 last year.
Important cotton mills have stopped
and print cloths. hold 2. W cents, with
other cotton goods unyielding, but
cheap material binders operations for
thosp who have to sell goods made
from higher priced cotton. Woolen
mills represent rather batter orders,
although much machinery is idle,
those who have not old wool bidding
much below the current prices, which
are SO far maintained that sales for
two weeks have been only 6, 635, BOG
pounds, against 30, 625. 400 last year,
and l7,0l5, 100 in the same week Of
1892. 1t is worthy OF notice that
$50, 600 pounds of Australian wool were
sold at Boston for shipment tn
Europe.
Bradstrset's says: Crop impairment
in August, not unusual nor unexpected,
proves to have been less than feared,
and average conditions OF leading
crops, notably wheat, corn, cotton anc
potatoes. are better than one year ago.
Operative in inducing the improved
! foreign demand for our wheat and
| flour, perhaps, has been tendency Il
shade early estimates OF the worln''
wheat crop this year. some figures being
as low as $500, 900, 000 bushels, which
while larger than last year, ia still be
| low that of 1894. This, with the Low
| state of the worlds wheat supplies ant
the slower than expected movemen
from A msrican farmers hantis to lead
ing markets, has Increased the prem
| ium on cash wheat, and nervous shor
sullers of September delivery have GOV
cred, with the result of advancing
prices. The continued rise ir oceal
freight rates ia taken to confirm report
of recent large export sales. lmpor
trade as yet shows no particular expan
sion, anu for the eight months our ex
ports are 80 per cent in excess OF i'm
ports. Unfavoraple trade features ar
few and presented chiefly in tine textil
manufacturing trades, hut hero it i
hoped that the undeniably large dis
trihution of dry goods this fall vii
soon be reduced on improved demand
business failures for the week humble
ia. against 1d2 last week, 100 in thi
week year ago, 3l5 in 1896 and 2lS j
1895. Canadian failures for the wes
number 20, against II last week, 3G j
this week year ago. Al in 1896 an
1895, and 43 In 1894. 4"