Show last weeks tr ie NEW YORK july 7 special special telegrams to bradstreets Brads indicate that the volume of general merchandise while large has decreased perceptibly aa it is to be expected at this season and the week practically two days short has further tended to restrict operations erat ions san francisco kansas city memphis cincinnati philadelphia and boston all report a restrict distribution and many western cities note a check of trade to the prevalence of prolonged and severe hot weather iron and steel are steady and anthracite coal is really in better demand at improved prices there were eighty four strikes involving in june for the six months there were strikes involving strikers against strikes involving strikers last vear and strikers involving strikers in 1888 bank clearinda clea rinsa for june at fifty one the effect of lessening speculative interest at leading markets and quieter general trade throughout the county in a decrease of per cent from the may total but they are larger than in june of last year by 73 per cent coffee is still speculative dull and slow of sale for actual lots with rates practically unchanged though the current mouths contract is thirty points hichar on the week refined sugars are steady and unchanged on fair demand cotton goods aro in strong demand with firm prices the outlook for the woolen goods trade as a whole is unimproved and a large amount of i machinery is idle raw wool is very dull and the outlook ia for lower prices copper holds steady at IG it per A af the visible supply is production on theo iber hanl ii i i inc ansini cn sini |