The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS
BradStreetS and Dun Review the COndl.
lion Of Trade in the Country.
PREVIOUS YEARS ECLlpSED IN VOLUME
Dun's Report Says that Trade Is
acknowledgements of Imports
ana Exports with 1sD2.

New York, March 17.-R. G. Dun & Co.
wecAly Review of Trade will say tomorrow;
Business this year can not be compared with
any other. II can be said that payments
through the principal clearing houses for the
past week have been j7.i per cent greater
than in 1892 but that exaggerates the gain in
some branches of business. while in offers it
falls far short of The gain. Thus, the Febru-
ar, exports of manufactured products have
ABOUT doubled since 1892 onitting New York
clearings, where speculation in stocks is most
active, payments through the other principal
clearing houses for the same week show an
increase of SIG per cent over 1892 and 21.l
per cent over last year. But, without regard
TO srch details, all realize that the volume Of
business in all branches is the greatest ever
known
The National prosperity rests on more solid
foundations. The exports Of breadstufts, pro-
Visions, cotton ard oil in February showed a
decrease OF S26 900, but other exports, mani
ly manufactured. were S36, l06,ai3 IN value,
against 81 2i5,396 last year. and were sum-
GENTLY large TO cover 60 per cent of the on
tire exports The merchandise exports cX-
cecded the imports for the month $3362Lll1.
the sold supply increasing, and there appears
no occasion for monetary disturbances.
The treasury recorded lis iitst payment OF
tue so 100000 for the Central Pacific railroad,
having previously received the Same amount
for the Union Pacific and over S6,0O0000 for
the Kansas Pacific.
Rising quotations for iron and its products
would mslead II 1T were not kept in mind that
more than nine- tenths OF the iron manufac-
turing capacity Is engs ged. and VIII be uniil
July or later, in the execution OF orders taken
| unnlhs ago at lower prices. Belated buyers
now have TO pay fancy prices 10 get orders ac-
c'nted at adj.
Wool sales at the three chief markets have
been only 4,o35,600 pounds. of which 2,76l 200
were domestic against S.506 200 in the same
week of 1892. Of which 3.570 800 were domestic.
But prices are off in some cases to 3 oento
the new combinations may have
Prices are largely nominal. and yet there Is
somewhat better demand for goods Nor has
| the demand for cotton goods bren helped by
tho weaker market for cotton, which has fallen
tn,6 .Si in spite of volume OF reports amour
the bad condition of the late picked product
| The price OF goods has been strongly adj
vauced and is held. but depends on toe prize
OF cotton.
The market which has lost most is wheat.
which has least statistical reason to lose, he
cause no estimate OF wheat in farmers hands
would provide more than about last years eN b
| ports and domestic demand To July l. The
actual exports. -four included from both
coasts during the past two weeks have been
i,Pob93S. against 1857 S92 bushels last wear.
bui such eNports imply a foreign demand
which is not unlikely to exceed last Years
ana the crop exports are also little larger
than last year. The Western receipts for the
week have been 3359,o0O bushels, against
ESQ ,e66 last year
tlilutes for the week have been 1S9 in tho
United States. against 2AS last wear and 30 m
Canada against 21 last year.