Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-15

Jobhing Husiness Has Also ieen Very
Mach Hsn'fted During the Week.

New York. Aprli ~ --ijradstrccta to-
morrow VIII say "Reai spring weather
has improved the tone Of trade. paftiCs
ulntly retail and currcHpondirEly
helped johbing distribution. hut ut the
Same time brought last winters injury
To the winter crup mcru In evidence.
The rcrulnr monthly government crop
report proved rather more favorable
than expected. furcshadowinr. on the
basis ~ last falrH largely increased
acreage. "A Yield little below that of
% s"nnon. The unnnimlty ~ later
damage reports would seem to point 10
full Information regarding the crop
not being obtalnnhlc NJ the date whcn
the government advicca wcr" gathered
The Indifference which the government
The difference with which the EuVefn-
ncnt crop report was received has APP
parcntly been shaded into the belief
that damage has been done and wheat
prices Tor the fret time this season
may he said this week 10 have actually
reflected crop damage reports.
other cereals aru hut little changed
while tho movement ~ our bruadstuffa
abroad nt present seems Ga be- on
leHsonlnr scale.
Among tho favorable features COM
ing To light this week might be- men
toned the rvccirt Of continued good
t.ifntd earnings reports. adNicrH ~
widespread Industrial activity accom-
panied by rather less than usual ffic-
tiOn MS reflected In strikes for higher
wages and largely imrroNcd dirtri-
button ~ wool which appears 10 have
awakened az last from itn long sleep,
sales ot this staple. indeed. arr the
heaviest reported FOR many years past
both inside and outside ~ the coinbi-
nations having bought freely ~ terri
tory and other domestic grades. Large
quantities NJ wool. however. have been
bought for ru.eNport. English bryerA
bidding freely for high-Rradc Aus
trnilan sorts.
The strength ~ raw sugar has M
ally been t,hected In higher RACES Tor
iviined. hard grades Of which are hrn
ut the advance. while soft grndss have
been shaded. Indications are that the
cuban crop VIII u. smaller than last
year nnd the weather In Louisiana "
reported rtill unfnvorahic TO plant
growth.
"Advlcea from the manufacturing
jcwclry trade are In high degree ia.
vprahle. some estimates pointing 10 Is
per cent more business being done this
spring than u year ago. while the retail
trade II of good tone and collections
improved.
1.-THE iron md steel Industry remains
firm. though the tone OF the nnrket
In general II auie,cr PiR-iron produc-
tion II increasing. but conHumptlVo re-
qulrcmcntH are stiii urgent. Tho lum.
her market Il active az wholesale.
stocks nr- small and prices manifest
aggressive strength. There II fair
demand for coal. hut milder weather
tends 90 discourage large sales
current demand for dry goods al tho
East W puieter though fall orders arr
reported notably good and dress wool
ems are IN satisfactory demand. Boots
and shoes are nrm nt the advance
made over the seasons opening quota
lions.
'rhe strength ~ prices In March ron-
dera comparisons with earlier periods
Interesting. Compared with year ago
the general level ~ values Ia per cent
higher. while there ~ an advance
shown ~ nearly 90 pcr cent from the
low wnter-lcvci ~ October. 1896
wheat. including Hour. shipments
for the week aggregate ! $50 Gi9 bush
els. against asst MAO bushels last week,
4 ish.702 In the corresponding week ~
1895. i,aii.0i2 bushels IN 1897. s0i7.b5s In
1926. and aiGa,2si IN 1885. Since July
Let. this season. the exports Of wheat
nFgrrfntc 100 ase 100 bushels, against
iss. 212 $50 bushels last year.
"Ilusineaa failures for the week mum.
Der siS. as against 100 Inst week. 2i6
IN this week a year ago. 1876 In 1897, ga
In 1886. and sia In 1895
"iiurlncHs failures In the Dominion Of
Canada number %, against q last
week, and ~ In this week year ago,
80 IN 1897 ~ Ia 1896. ana 70 In 1885