The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-15
DEAANDFR()A ABROAD
Helps General Business and
Especially the Farmer.
QUARANTINE DOWN SOUTH
Receives a Warm Ro aft" 0ur
New Possessions"

New York. Oct A-Bradstreets. touor-
row, viii say:
While the advent Of cooler weather IN
most sections of the country has undoubt-
eddy been instrumental n causing some Of
the improvement in the tone OF the dis
tributive trade, perceptible at mos, mar
kets this week, beneficial effect upon gen
eral business. and particularly upon agri-
cultural products, on account OF the re-
ported improved demand abroad for our
staple cereals. should not be lost sight OF.
At most western centers an Improvement
in the retail and jobbing trade In season.
able dry goods, clothing and shoes is re-
ported. and more seasonable weather at
the south is responsible for some relaxa-
ton OF the absurd guarantees which have
done so much TO cripple trade IN that sec
ton. Particularly prominent in this con-
nection is the loosening Of the quaTan-
tines in the lower Mississippi valley, where
il begins, az least apparently, 10 be ap-
preciated that the guarantees are worse
than the disease they aim to fight Good
export demand in general European ac-
Danubian points, less favorable reports
regarding Russian and Australian crops
and an undoubtedly active home demand
for wheat for milling. superinduced by the
active foreign call for -four. have al work
ed TO strengthen the price OF wheat this
week. and sympathetic reflection is found
in the improved call for other cereals at
slightly better prices. Another favorable
feature In the foreign TRACE situation, too,
has been apparently satisfactorily progress
making in developing the trade with our
new possessions IN the Atlantic and Pa
cifc. Large orders on Cuban account are
said to have been placed recently in New
York and heavy shipments 10 Manila and
other Pacific ocean points, with the re-
ported starting of new lines OF steamships
to Honolulu and Australia, all bear testi-
mony to the energetic efforts Of American
business men 10 build up on rtrade abroad.
Railroad earnings and bank clearings con-
tinue to furnish favorable measures Of
current business. The leather situation
has attracted more attention this week
because of the reported intention TO shut
down large numbers Of tanneries in an ef-
fort to affect the prices which are now
said to be relatively higher than the fin
ished product.
Iron trade reports are a repetition Of
recent weeks. new business being Of a
moderate proportion, but mills and foun-
dries are kept busily employed on early
orders.
Wheat Gncluding four shipments for
the week aggregate 4,2SS.2s5 bushels.
against 5,397, 224 last week, 5,999, 40 in this
week year ago. 416Osl7 in 1896, 2 49O. 446 in
1926 and S,192. 0e3 in 1894. Since July ! this
year the exports Of wheat aggregate St.
CPS. 11S bushels, against 6s. 800 132 during the
same period a year ago.
Corn exports aggregate 200. 2S2 bushels.
as against 3.364.7lO last week 224. rs in the
corresponding week of 1897. In 60 in 1896.
1.6so672 in 1898 and 1858 in 1894 Since
July l this year corn exports aggregate
1895. 243. against 45,S42S1s last year.
Business failures for the week number
%. against 163 last week. 195 In this week
year ago, 27s in 1896, a8s in 1sa5 and $50
in 1894
Business failures in the Dominion Of Can
ada, numbering this week p. against q
last week are only half what they were
one year ago. and compare with 90 in
1896. 81 in 1925 and 80 IN 1894