Show IMPROVED STATE OF BUSINESS the anxiety which waa generady gene raly felt last week concerning alie state 0 the money market ia now from K G dun co we leamas collott 8 throughout the country lie bbate of business is encouraging and the only features are in connection with the speculative specula ive operations stocks have not quite maintained the recent advance and have relapsed into tidiness with eales of leaca than beares for hie week the chief cuse being the western ware speculation in bread and coltan leavo been at a lower labee of prices with but moderate transactions and elack nes ne s of the c demand causes ft weaker tone in coalee and sugar markets without material change in prices oil speculation is a chada stronger and provisions beeady the from other this week fairly with the clearings outside new york which chow an increase over last year of about 4 per cent in the aggregate but an in crenno at tao 1 birds of the cities at boston a conservative conser felling detill rules the money market and business has not wholly uncovered nc from recent beet ba ks but is ii proving in wool and beeady ia leather and lumber at money is active and the dry goods continues good the grocery trade improves preceding last years the piper trade decidedly reviles re viles the aquor trade is aclise and drugs and chemicals mod erakly acthen but in wool there ia very little movement at chicago there is a decline in receipts of wool and of grain higher prices for wheat loading farmers to bod back but a large in provisions trade la dry goods and other m rc bandl e is quiet after the exceptional activity of august for the ear thus far trade exceeds last years milwaukee reports constantly improving business with active money kansas city reports business and collections a fair average for the season aal cleveland increasing in activity act vity especially in iron and ore with prospect ot higher rates for money at great crops give good business and collections and at pittsburg Pit furl her improvement pro s been in bessemer iron and steel in coke aad in coji willi reBur option of glass works at 5 pr cent higher wages southern reports alo aie aa to chop pros present trade these specimens il the general tenor of reports and it may be added that there is no where any stringency in money the supply being ample for legitimate at new york the rate his ben higher but lie demand fur loans on collateral is amply supplied on the other hand commercial paper is of slow bale and few banks ae baying foreign exchange lias dropped half a cent however and possibilities of gold exports appear moe remote while merchandise exports for three weeks exceed last years by 32 per cent the increase in imports meanwhile being about 3 per cent the treasury also notwithstanding the scanty offers of bonds has been eo managed that its actual holdings of cash are lower than last saturday thus far the new york banks have been able to meet all demands for the interior without disturbance tur bance hut it is not forgotten that the demands are not yet over the re ef ryes are low and there is no present prospect for supplies from abroad the great industries appear to bo gradually improving in condition while the improvement is slow in wool manufacture there is clearly a more active demand at boston and sales of w ool there this week are 3 ibs including some former sales just made public but the larger movement mainly in fine washed fleece lias been secured by concessions in price the market Is still uncertain jobbers hod considerable sid erable stocks male bom cheaper wool which have to be cleared off before adjustment of the market to the present price of material is poss ble and meanwhile a pressure to sell may prevent an advance in ahe iron business contusion increases because southern coke no 1 foundry is offered at for delivery to tha end of january w hila anthracite no 1 sells at 17 to 18 and higher for special bands but the consumption is enormous and seems about equal to the large production large contracts for iron in chicago and st louia elevated roads have been taken in eastern pennsylvania and the cordara for mils on baks september let were toni quotations here being still unchanged copper lias remained dull and though tons tin are reported on the way spot is still quoted at 2187 canta the partial failure of potato and fruit crops aad the injury to bitter by recent sto mg baue an advance in priced and the becer d aberago for commodities ia now about 1 pei cent higher than sept ast 1st the unprecedented ce movement of cattle and fresh beef to england attracts much attention the exports having been over bead of cattle and ibi of fresh beef within oliree months ending with August besides ibs cured or canned best with the national steamship line engaged in tra departing ep arting cattle rather than pas engers this movement seems likely to increase largely and it is noteworthy that the export trade barely maintained ia some important branches steadily broadens by large increase in minor items not hitherto important the business failures occurring throughout the country daring the last seven days as reported to U G dunn co the mercantile arency by telegraph number for alie united state and tor canada total 0 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 representing failures in the united states and 28 in the dominion of canada |