The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-12

The state ~ Esnnnce and Trade Through
nut the lounsry ~ Indicated ~ ~ -
Hun 4 Co.'S Weekly 1sessew-Ihc N"neS
~strsnxeOrv Continues Hut th- Causes OF
~ s~srsds>tiy a. .~inE A~sy-Traie 'r"-
orally urs~k aud Labor Troubles is"
business Failures. tte.
NEw loEk. Dee. 6-k. u. Dun y
Co. : weekly review 81 trade says;
Stringcncy ia commercial loans. noticed
last weak a. the chief cause 81 thr present
Disturbance. H. now almost the only remain
Ink cause. The influence ~ European
troubles ha~ passed. Foreign "a y
heavily Ia favor ~ this country. In %
nestle affairs there has been a distinct lm
provcmcnf la the disposition ~ banks anu
money lenders to give necessary support ~
legitimate business. curfaillng speculative
advances a. far a. possible. This wiser
disposition ~ shown not only ia mnfh
larger issues 81 clearing house esriin
Gates ana larger loans here, but ~
dl>natchcS fran many other places. Very
numerous and full reports from other cities
thl. week show that the cheapnc~~ ~ cotton
AZ the south and delay ~ winter weather -
the North. have hat reduced tranHae-
fion~. and caused more tardine>- ~ s"iifr-
tion- than heretofore: but colder weather
aud the approach 81 the holiday season
already begin 10 have a favorable elect AZ
nsaisy points Thus. AZ -. Louis. trade = ~
proved IN all sca~onabie lines. excellent az
Baltimore and b1ttsr az Detroit and BOSTON.
At most southern points the slower move
menf of cotton ON account of low prices -
named A. the principal cause 81 delay ~
collections. There u greater ease az stncin'
matt and one or two other points. and 40
Chicago necessary advances for legitimate
business ARE made 10 the exclusion 81
long drawn or speculative demands. The
country trade j. healthy. and no irar- Tor
the future are expressed. "A Boston there -
= better feeling. colder weather giving more
life - the WOODEN trade and sales - Wool
reaching 2.iz>.O0D pounds. Providence notes
quiet trade. print cloths weak and money
tlsht- Philadelphia reports some activity ~
holiday trade. though retail dry goods hu~i-
mess T. below expectations ana The grocery
trade j. only fair. Wool j. extremely hnil.
IN general. the volume ~ trade throughout
the country T. 80 heavy that. with the nj
vance ~ st= per crnt 10 prices since a year
rgu. larger supplies NJ money are absorbed.
~, ainpunt oi currency in circulation Y me-"
over 81 .1ls.rp.vn being 50 .vy0tso larger than
a wear ago There A. no especial ehangf
noted IN the great indu~trls~i though pig
iron H. weaker IA tone. Demands for nm
i~hcd products ~ iron and steel arr sill
large, though distinctly less than a month
ago. and rails are weak with ~ranty SALES.
The WOODEN manufacture T. much more hope
fui and confident than IL WA ~ months or a
year ago. but manufacturers are moNlnf-
with cauti,1. Labor troubles are very few.
ana the industry ~ the country j. reinarka
bly, well employed AZ fair wages.
The failures during the last seven days
number. for the United states ~ and for
Canada ~. or total ~ al2. a. compared with
a total ~ 1sYl last week. For the correspond
Ing week Of last year the figures were Si".
representing IA in the United states and ~
In Canada