The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-06
THE STATE OF TRADE.

The Condition of the Commercial Int.
exts of the Country NJ Re0~cs.s
Thorough q. q. hun 4 Cn's W...l,-
Review Improvement In Isusines~ Con.
tinues - Most Points-FHiiures for ~.
Week. Etc.
NEW YoRK. Oct. SIR. q. Dun a
Co.'S weekly review OF trade saws:
The Improvement In business continue
II Ii greater than before In the west. con.
siderable "a the south and II clearly per.
ccIved even nc tho east. Yet discourage.
ment IN some branches Of Industry T. no,
less, hut more apparent than before. evil
IDENTIFY because calculations have cen made
upon more rapid and greater Increase N
this respect than has been realized Ths
iron industry shows most change, Tor fol.
lowing tho large Increase Of output last
month there has como a decided change ~
tone. Extreme anxiety 20 sell pig iron and
financial weakness In unexpected quarters
produce present depression which l. in
curious contrast with the Astounding conf.
dence which prevails regarding the future
Additional sales of rails arc reported. 15On
tons nc the east and 1900 ut tho west. but
bar mills md a lack OF large orders. Plate
mills have fair business mt the lowest prices
ever recorded. and structural iron i
irregular and also very low. The
anthracite coal market IL more cheer
full Copper 10 depressed by heavy sales
at liza for lake. Tin has gone below 20 cents
and lead has sold down TO "a cents Wool
- somew hat easier, concessions being x lyen
at Boston. particularly In territory wool,
though the total sales were 2.5Go.o 900 pounds.
Cotton mills have increasing business in
fancies. but trade in staples IL falling or. vet
the southern demand II better ana the trade
on the whole fairly good. Reports from
other cities are decidedly more encourage
ing than usual. though Mt the east Improve.
ment Il not rapid. Boston reports fair
business with improvement IN many trades
Al Philadelphia the dry goods jobbIng trade
10 fair. and hannels. blankets and wooden
goods In better demand from tho west. but
wool 10 quiet and carpet manufacturers
mostly working short time. At Cleveland
trade 10 good. At Cincinnati some Improve.
ment 10 seen In merchandise c. and the whisky
trade 10 fair. At Chicago some gain IL seen
In receipts OF oats. 4 seventh In cattle. a
sixth In hour. third In hides. quarter in
dressed beef. and receipts Of wheat and rye
are three times last years but chcese. but
ter and wool fall short a little; corn.
barley and cured meats a third and
lard 70 per cent In dry goods
clothing and shoes. trade Is much
larger than year ago. business 10 good At
Milwaukee and 81. Paul. and At Minneapolis
the hour output. 2o6,ooo barrels. Is again the
largest on record. At st. Louis scasonable
goods are IN strong demand. and distribu.
ton greater than a year ago. At Kansas
City steady and heaithfui activity Is noted:
and trade 10 encouraging nj Louisville. fairly
good mt Memphis and Nashville, with cot
ton receipts very heavy at Galveston. New
Orleans. Charleston and Savannah AZ
most southern points general trade i'm
proves, but Mt Charleston money Is stll
tight No fears are entertained OF monetary
pressure.
The business failures occurring through.
out the country during the last seven days,
number. for the United States, 207, and for
Canada. ~. or n total Of 2s5. as compared
with total OF go last week. and 259 for the
week previous to the last. For the CORE.
spending week Of last year the figures were
2.s, representing 1877 failures In the United
states and y in the Dom MON OF Canada