The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-06

the ftnanclAl and uu<snf<s Outlook
Throughout the Country a. Reelected
Through x. a.. bun 4 Cos Weekly Nc
N&w-isn~inc~ unprecedented la Volume
and = Asneral Hopeful Tone LA Conn
usrriai Circles iu-ine~> Failures. ftr.
Nkw YunA. Jan. SIR. q. Dun q
CO. = weekly review ~ TRADE says:
Hu.ln.s. continues unprecedented IN vol
umt and satisfactory ~ character. Meas
urcd hy clearing huu -. returns. trade ex-
cscis that ~ year ago ~ about ~ per
cent. In amount. and that means a volume ~
business larger than ia any other Year AZ
this season. Ihr tone I'M commercial cir
cie~ throughout the country - hopeful. and
she money markets are now comparatively
easy AZ nearly all points. The dry goods
trade Is, on the whve. very Safi-fastor> far
the season. and while bus ing y conserve
tive. both In cottun~ and vooltn~. AMI
prices are low enough 10 smbarra~s some
branches ~ production. the trade j. clearly
on a more healthy basis. a. well ~ larger ia
volume. than Il Wa a year ago. Ths ~
erra~lnE demsni for wool, Though >tili con-
nnsd 10 actual needs for -n~umntlo
proves that the current prices. low a. they
are. 90 not arrest production. The
trade in boots. shoes and lrAth-
sr r. somewhat retarded b. mnnv-
tary uncertainties. sales IN the r~f.
Judging from Chicago reports. appear ~ *
N
Eastern sales are larger, ana from Phiiairi-
phiA ANA baltimore come some indications
that southern sales may not ~ a. large. IN
the manufacture and sale ~ machinery. i'm
plcment< and tools business seems a. bc
larger than ever. and while copper. TN and
lead ar. All "A shade lower for the week. The
consumption ~ each ~ very heavy. The
Embarrassment in ron and steel mAnufAcf'
urs AMI trade - now CLEARLY perceived! 90 ~
the result ~ a marked shrink age IN demand
for consumption. BAR iron T. very duh. the
dcman: .nr plates u yery much smaller than
WAS expected. ana for sheets irregular and
un-atf-fying. While structural iron j. dull
and lower. h.fel>v.r little doing IN rails
AZ prices now ~nominaliy asked. The nnsoli
stocks ~ pig iron are now said ~ be srnui
tons more than = year ago. Accounts from
southern cities Edcate only a fair tradc. win
Increasing recs i.ta an lower prices for cot
tom AT New orleans ~ i. Louis bustncS~lS
apparently strcEg. and baildin- promlsc~to
begin earlier tLsn usual. at Kansas city AMI
Denver trade l. sair. AZ omaha dnli. but AZ
- Paul excellent. snow having helped. and
this nour trade in Minneapolis j. aided by
the rise in wheat. 1hr lumber trade az Mn
ntapoli~ l. good. Though logging in the
Northwest j. embarrassed by Lack ~ snow
A. many points. AZ Cincinnati manufacture
er~ are active. especially IN machinery 40
Detroit iron j. weak. bnt AZ cleveland in
good demand and AZ Pittsburgh there j. no
especial change The glass trade j. rather
dull. chicago notes largrrtrtlr than a year
ago in nearly every thing excepting dressed
beef. the gains ia hides and wool being
especially, heavy. and in dry goods and
clothing sales are increased with better
collections. Root and shoe wanufrcfnre~do
not report ~ many orders A. thet wish. but
wool T. active with sales Of S.rNon, pounds
for the week. Philadelphia reports a good
demand for cumblng wool.encOurtgcmenf IA
the Try goods and shoe trades. AMI improve
ment IN paper because ~ Government
award ~ Pennsylvania makers. The start
ling death ~ SECRETARY window caused a
sudden fall ia the pr4rc Of bar silver from
ala 70 49, Ia London. Il T. stated N dI-
patches, bnt NO change whatever IN the
financial policy Of the Government y likely
% result. though ituay @lsily happen thar
a successor. however able. may not possess
the fertility of resources which Nj. WinlUm
has shown IN meeting cmcrgcnclc-.
The business failures occurring Trough
out the country during the Last seven day-.
number. for the United states. ~. and for
Canada ~. az a total OF ~. a. compared with
a total " 80 last week. and All tile week
previous to the last. Fol the corresponding
week or last year the figures were ri. repre-
senting ~ failures In the United states and
- in the dominion Of Canada