Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-21

rh~ Comm~rrtsf situation rhruughaut
the Country asgsr'iinx to tn. weekly
k~p.rt sf k q. Dan q rs.-Nsaan.et-
srssx Industries D.ssx L~~.. hat -p~eu-
hstiw- Ba.la~>. Mse. aetiw--A r~asi-a.v
r"s.ra HA<h~r prs----aasla~-- F.ll-
ar~. for the w~~s. Ete.
NEw NoHK. Aug. id-R a. Dun a
Co. = weekly review ot trade says;
rha Industries ar. doing rath.r less and
the sp-cuIasors ars doing more. That IL tho
weeks history in brirf but the volume OF
the lsgitinats business 10 very large. er-
e-~siiag last year at this season bv about 10
p.r cent. and the bulk of TALL trast- !. con-
s'''sr-d excellent az most all commercial
cvnters. The range Of prices OF corimo,If-
ties II rapidly rising. an,t advanced mora
than one haif per cent during the past
seak. In the nr~t purchase. % silver bull
lou under the new law. the prices PAID for
Soa. osa ounces we're a shssIa abov. the Lon.
a IN price. and th- offerings sre sail "a have
been about 90. 90 % -~es. rhs fficiaI crop
report sustained tho irsof serious injury
so wheat, corn and oats. but Indicated thas
tho yisid of eoston is likely to b. larger
than that at last year. wheat has at
vane-si ~ cents. with sales OF ls.l Ns bush
els here cat. 1 cent and corn. having pushed
quite aish bafare th. report appeared, has
since declined Ia eents sales Of sixhs
and ana-h half million bushels. PORK I. half
ing torwarst IN great number aasi Il, NOT al.
vance. Cotton has fallen three. ixte.n tbs
but - stiii so high that purchase. sra linn
tied. Coffee has not changed Oil has risen
- cent. and hides and leather sre strong
The potato crop 10 short AMI prices high.
and the miner Metals srs about steady 1t
raceut prices though dull. A heavy decline
appears IN the seexly output of pig lron
which vas Is*.7ss tnns August / against
T1a.1- Juiy I. and 10. 7at Juns L Prfc-. show
littis ehange. though larg. Southeru
cunesrn n reported tn be cutting literally.
The dsnand tor finished products d. rilt
and veil sustained ami soma forms Of pIara
Iroa are a little higher. The wool manu-
fscsHr- shows M improvements. and many
MAKERS express growing disgust at this
scaHtins-s of purchases excerpt tor thu
cheaper grades. wooI tio.. not asivanc.,
and tho heavy imports Of goods
continue Coal IS very DUH. and
the output stI falls below last
Yssr's. Drv goods fBbb.rs note that south
srn and w@-t.rn buyers are more numerous
than usual. but vhIi. eotton goods we'll
soid M. tho demand tpr WOODEN goods 10
talr. The reports from 0thsr eitiss sr- gen
orally favorable. NJ complaint being any
where mads. to the volume Of busine.s
Chicago notes that drought in some iocnIi-
ties has affected crops 80 that purchases will
bs Diminished but the injury IL not
yet Thought in commercial circles to
be OF serious Magnitude. The dry
goods and clothing sales excsed
Last years and collections we're never bet
ter. 81 Loais notes fair voigIfn. af trade,
though less strength nan last xsak; nc
Milwaukee rams are held % have improved
crop prospects. St PanI reports the crops
equal the snticipations. and Minneapolis
notes good lumber trade and
satisfsctory building. though low water
restricts ths Hour output At Omaha trade
is xood Kansas city about average. at De
troit excellent. with manufacturing works
fIiiy employed. and at Pittsburgh and Cievs-
land no especial chang. is seen. Phils-
d.lphia reports TN. demand for dry
goods strong. and a stronger market Tor
gcoceries. Money Is snug and frm tizhtsr
at st Louis and in demand About q milf
ion has been sent West from this city during
the week. and the treasury has taken in
N.7ta.89t more than t has paid out but the
Bank Of England has gained s.. s26.0 800 gold.
and while gold rises in premtun at Ba.nos
Ayres again. the foreign demand is not fslt
here az present The reports of merchan-
disc from New York fall below last year by
per cent tpr half OF August while the inn
ports continue very heavy and those con
dition-. with ths advances in speculative
markets, are not entirely favorable
Failures during the last seven days For tho
United states. fTt. for Canada, n. total. rg-,
compared with 10s last week For tho cor
responding week OF last year the figures
were: lIJ-Isf In the United States u IN Can
ada