The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
TRADE REVIEW
More Figures Showing The Unusual Prosperity
Of the limited Siaies

II. G.. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
more eloquent than the facts. Actual
payments through the principal clear
ing-houses for the week were 231 per
cent larger than last year and 56.2 per
cent larger than I'm the same week in
1892 For the month thus far the daily
average of payments has been 2j.3 per
cent larger than last year and So per
cent larger than in 1892. Tonnage from
Chicago in three weeks has been S0.770
per cent larger than last year and 1i66
per cent larger than In 1892.
1t will not be suggested by anybody
that such an astonishing Increase over
the most prosperous of all past years
except the last was expected. Most peo-
pie really regarded last years eXpan-
sion as something like freak. Nor Is
the difference i'm amount of payments
mainly due to rise in prices, for prices
of several hundred articles actually
range lower now on the whole than In
August, 1892.
1t is a consumers business also. Per-
haps never before have demands for
actual use controlled business and
prices with so little speculation to an
ticipate articles has gone farther than
speculative opinions have warranted
Practically all industries are some
months behind the requirements for
actual use, and in many much of the
output next year is already sold.
Iron works which supply Pittsburg
are sold up far into 1900 and can do
nothing though prices much beyond
what they received are paid by those
who must have iron this year. The enor-
nous demand for more railroads and
rails and cars, more vessels, ware
houses and buildings, to handle the ex-
hnGinQgg
he met as quickly as men would like,
and work of all sorts is delayed. from
the biggest war vessel to the smallest
factory.
The boot and hoe business is likewise
crowded, not so far ahead of produc-
tion, but farther than many producers
like by the clamorous demand of job
bers who cannot keep up with retail
distribution. Prices have risen quite
generally 2lac per pair, but the only
shrinkase in orders as the season
wanes is welcome to producers already
three weeks have been 1S per cent
greater than in any previous year and
25 per cent greater than in 1892. Leather
rises further. especially for upper, with
demand beyond precedent and large
producers sold four months ahead. a9d
hides at Chicago are also stronger, with
heavy sales ahead of curing.
Sharp fluctuations in cotton show
how fears of injury by drought in Texas
and elsewhere would affect the market
II there were not on hand about 3.000-
900 bales of old cotton. including 800 00)
bales in Europe and probably 500. .0Ol
bales in American mills. Consumption
is enormous, but 1t cannot exhaust such
supplies soon. Report of injury to wheat
In the Northwest have likewise affect
ed the market, but only for day or
two, the price closing %c lower FIR the
week. Western receipts no l2nser k ep
up with the extraordinary movement a
year ago, falling 100000 bushels behind
for the week, but for four weeks have
been 1886, Ala bushels, against 1864
G21 bushels last year. Atlantic exports
were slightly larger than last y ar, AMI
In four weeks 1l,42l,S2 bushels, hour
included. against li,7S7,2S5 bushels last
year, while Pacific exports have beea
332, ,024 bushels for the week and In four
weeks 1,6S3353, against 1,S53.794 bushels
last year. Corn exports continue heavy,
In four weeks, l6.723b24 bushels. agains.
9.31S.113 bushels for the same weeks last
year. and rose ING during the week.
Failures for the week have been 1863
In the United States. against 179 last
year, and l6 in Canada, against ~ last
year.