Show weekly review of trade quiet hopefulness prevails that business now is dull everybody realizes that it is going to be good more favorable crop prospects lead people to hope then it is felt the chances of a change of tariff lessen as the weeks pass leaving less time for agreement between the two houses of congress and thus an important element of doubt as to trade for the next half year io in part removed in financial markets there is nowhere disturbance tur bance though the unprecedented volume of loans at new york raises questions that are not yet answered there is no present expansion of legitimate trade to explain it and if important speculations are preparing they are well concealed the reports from interior points all reflect a hopeful spirit with most frequent reference to improved crop prospects As to cotton there is some contradiction tra diction in the mississippi sipi valley too much rain is by some reported with con sequent excess of weeds corn and bats would probably exceed any previous yield if the weather should prove in arely favorable from this time onward through harvest but the point of greatest danger is not yet passed the ha crop at the east is ample and the lateri reports are decidedly more encouraging as to the wheat prices are half a cent eigher than a week ago for oats 1 cent loer for corn and 1 cent for wheat partly because a broker at chicago fell down some steps and was reported dangerously liburt when a market is by such rumors prices are not of much value in all directions the influence of mere speculation apon values is just now an unhealthy ign the renewal of the railroad strike at chicago and kansas city is thought te rious the buting of rates has been so i great as to lessen receipts materially and the late reports of earnings bein to indicate some loss in comparison with last year but when the speculator cau make the outsiders believe that a boom is at hand reasons and earnings count lor little and it is the nature of speculative markets to rise when events are unfavorable the industrial outlook is not entirely diet ring though the of ironworks seems likely to last but little longer an advance in circular cir jular prices of coal is expected and eastern demand improves the cotton manufacture still prices well with advance in a few brades but the outlook for woolens does not change the closing of bige low carpet mills puts persons out of work for a time and follow ins the closing of the lowell mills is supposed to indicate oversupply over supply alio decline in building trades is illustrated by new york returns of new buildings for the half year costing against 2923 for the first half of last year costing exports for the first week of july were smaller from this port than for the same week last year but returns for june show an increase ef in exports of cotton from principal ports with a decrease of in exports of oil foreign exchanges is weaker and the supply of foreign capital coming hitherward has not ceased the treasury has also added to the market supply by disbursements exceeding the past w eek and money is abundant not only here but at every other point reporting in also e ery instance also collections are now reported as satisfactory is or improving the blaines failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days as reported to E G dux co the tile agency today to day friday by telegraph number for the united states and for canada 24 or a total of failures as compared with a total of last week and the week previous to the last for the corresponding week of last year the figures were NEW july |