Evening journal., 1899-06-05
A MlEnK oF rRAnE

Commenting on the condition. OF |
trade during the past week Bradsbreet's
says:
In irlicstrial lines the demand for
amid strength OF iron and steel are tha
most interesting features. Heavy sales
OF the ortlder forms are uaDorted this
week. for Fa'll delivery, and prices are
hlgher an around, from 80 CENTS to 81
Per ton en- pig iron. mccarthy all classes
LOT steel. rails and finished Products
generally. Fugdher progress I'm the con-
solicitation moydmdnIt Is rdpyrtable I'm
this industry. n number OF bube MILLS
having pCcled their intOrasts. Fears
uhat recent heavy price advances wdM
disastrCmsly affect our export trade IN
manufactured iron and steell stl.l lack
confirmation. a fealmre I'm fact being
the placing Of a good sized order fer
pig Iron al FUN rates for exp1rt to Ger
many. RATHER more speculative inter
est mas been observable i'm cereals par
tlcularly wlheat. this week. Cotton has
been rather dull, Though firm Tine
lF,lrenelh of manufactured goods acting
ais a balance TO raelhsir better crop adj
Vices, Though it is 90 he rcI.Cd that
too much ralln is complained of in SINE
secticus and too little moisture l.s re-
ported in others Advices from MANY
cities OF great activity Ito building find
confirmation I'M tine cOui,Iiuuod heavy
dl1mhnd FOR riumber, bullldng hardware
ard either materials. Prices CT the fer
MR. staple are firmly held, and the
lcrly indicated dhnnges are I'm an up
ward direction AdVices from tho shoe
trade are favorable, and healthier and
hides are firm. The wool trade is i'm an
linterCgt.mg position just at present. he
cause manufacturers are still backward
IN placing orders, amid the recent speCu-
lative tuying lhas NOT ueduced domestic
stocks materially THE reverse is true,
however. OF stocks CT foreign WOODS
Wlhi,h have been depleted by recent re
lexpcgts OF Auetralam sorts. Refined
sugar Is IN especially coed demand,
and the advance of THE fruit seasonfOue-
shadows a large business I'm the nsar
iuture Bank clearlngs for May furnish
lancther very large aIggrt sate. amid Show
lsWh heavy increases over correspond
Iirg mcu lhis In previous years as TO
lprove THAT llhe general hcsiricss or the
Iccurtry is EelrE maintained i'm O1cr-
minus vcllume. lndiNldual increases.
ltco. ava luminous and heavy In mcst
ls5ci,0ns of the country ANA lhe result
Is am aggregate Of bank ,ransactioue
fer the month"; emily oXcegigd by two
previous mcnths I'm the hlstory cf 1.-The
lctmrl,ly. THE tclal cleauugs mt sew
lortv-f ur cities fer Nhe mcryh amount
Ito .3l3.375. ATS, a fractional increase
lover the aggregate for tire preceding
lmcunh Of April
| TnYtY, s. D.yrts.,tr lntres
Aprl failures were this small
Lest ever reported In amy month.
May failures are INSANITY $1,000
1000 smnl1er. only CPS rer ceri.. CT the
lsma..est previously reported Ia any
lmpnth. amid only S4.3 per cent. OF thcsg
in May las, YEAR In dean.ng with
times like these the chief difficulty is
lto avoid Tine accents Of eNuavatgance,
] I'M aotual payments lhr ugh Cleaclnll
houses business is Sc per cent lacgeu
than last year, and ISL per cent. .a.gel
than i'm 1892 In raimOad earnings
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. differences In rates
3 business is 81 per cent larger than
, last year. and 2l.S per cent cargea
tS-n IN 1892. Wheat has been lifted
lf1hi'y en- sri sCrtts OF reports and
Hsrn drCrpsd, Closing one cent ihigl.eC
D THAN last week. Returns fer the broker
D week indicate llttle except tihnt Wast.rI
4 Iece'ipts are still quite large. 4,15606
A. lbusIhels AGAINST 4.263. $50 last ythr en-
- They would hardly he as large II actna
r supplies at tIhs West werd deficient
o considering dhe extreme urgency CT dis
a mand vihlch last wears fancy prgce.
y created Exports from Af,ant.c port
lhave been 2549 1873 bushels. -four in
2 Icnc5d. agalnst 1924. 49S asst year. ana
d l27i929 tswihels from Pacific pcua
Is lg9a'nst SS5.499 last ysar. aud In fv
weeks from keith ports 13.310.SS0 hush
lels agaiust 1SS71,Sl1 last year.
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