The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-18

The Condition ef Trade and frnsnee
Throughout b Country ~ shown ~
4 o. q. Dan = Cos weekly Review
Holiday Trade Increases the Volume %
Isasln~~s while Fsvorsbls Monetary
Prospects the MARKET for
Securities
NEw York. Dec. f..-R. q. Dun 4
Co.'S weekly review Of trade saws:
A. the holidays draw near all signs Indicate .
large volume ~ business ~ the present. with
growing confidence IL Improvement in the
future. except in parts d the south. where the
unusual accumulation Of cotton and It's low
price have q depressing influence. Reports from
All parts OF the country show : very fair actis-
ity In the distribution Of merchandise. Build
ing for the year about sufices TO meet the re-
quird incrrase In population. Al Chicago the
usual great Increase Il seen IN brcadstuffs. hut
Lack of transportation through the country
causes embarrassment. and perhaps part Of the
decline in receipts Of cattle. butter and
cheese. At Omaha the car famine retards bust
ness. and ~ Kansas City II Is Quieter than was
expected. The southern cities All report sons
Embarrassment and At Little Rock trade Il dull.
n Nashville money IL close: ~ Montgomery
large stocks " cotton held cause = strong demand
for money: At Savannah trade II slack and pros-
poets called dubious: AZ New Orleans. though
receipts 81 cotton are heavy and Of sugar
49, 80 - u tIlAn LOT All the kItAl Staples
T. good. collections are slow and the delay in
payment Of sugar bountics II especially noticed.
The expected REDUCTION in prices Of carpets has
come from 10 cents on body brussels 70 5 cents
on ingrains which are now said 10 h. cheaper
here than in England. Among clothirrs the bet-
ter class Of goods are in excellent demand. trade
IN knit goods i quiet and In dress goods salts
nels Print cloths show some Improvement and
prints are more active. The boot and shoe
business clearly increases. The iron business il
more active. The rail mills 60 into next year
with orders for cn.nm tons Lax coprer il
lower at loe cents. itin and lead are very dull
and coal weak The monthly crop report gave
little help 70 speculation. II showed a yield Of
wheat. corn and oats which aggregate 70 per
cent more than last years. and dfty bush
els for every inhabitant. against thirty nine
bushels In lHp Cotton il unchanged. Pork
products are slightly stronger. coffee 4 quarter
Of a cent and oil IS cents higher. without great
activity In any branch II speculative trade. Ex-
ports Of domestic products continue unchecked.
and for the last week we're ~ per cent more
than for the first week Of December
last year. Yet preparations for yearly set
Elements abroad cause such rem,ttances
that imports u specie are stopped by the de
cline in foreign exchange. The Bank Of En-
gland has lowered its rate 81 discount a. 81. per
cent. and j. gaining. while the German and
French banks are losing gold. The treasury
has taken in more money than il has paid out
by sl.ap.m. but added 70 circulation ssD.uO
new treasury notes. and has drawn down hal
Rnces in hanks =. sW.Un Favorable monetary
prospects, strengthen the market for securities.
- IL Il evident that disbursement in
interest and profits about January /
will lie large and will seek new Investments
With a better tone. some securities have ad-
vanced. and there Is no feeling OF apprehension
regarding the monetary future.
The business failures during the last seven
lays number. for the United States ~. and for
,anada ". or a total OF "a. ~ compared WITH
'otals u 30 last week. and rs the week previous
q the last. For the corresponding week 81 last
Tear the figures were 3s4. representing al fail.
Tres IN the United States and q in Canada.