Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-28
THE couNTRY's COMMERCE.

TIE Financial and Commercial Outlook
Throughout the Coantry ~ >h.ws hy
r. g.. Dan COS Weekly E~wiew-rhe
Cnntlnned Outward Fiow NJ t.rtd fssrt-
fcx somewhat Dspr~~sin< unaa~pes-
Nsrsets show . G~i~ral pe~ttntw< rsn-
d~ney. and Crop Prospect. ~ast.fsrtsry-
busin~-s fsilurr-. Ete.
NEw YoEK. May ar q. Dunn &
Co 5 weekly review of trade xavS.
The continued ousEo Of gola. In spite Of
rose eciored assurances bT eminent foreign
bankers. has depressing Influence. stocks
have been weak. thoush Wlth q sharp rally
Yesterday friday afternoon. and the pro-
duce markets are much depressed. and th.
tail in the price- of all commodities has
been ahout - per cent IN fwa week.
TIE loeal money market - fairly supplied
81 moderate rates. other eastern and
sesfrru markets are. almost WITHOUT ~
seriion. but at few southern point.
money Is close or tixhf. ard much
caution in cxtsndinx credits prevaii.
The iron business il rather weak
euet at Fittsbureh By the prospect of
Increased supplies and i very duh 81 Cieve-
land. hut somewhat more demand ~ --sss "a
New York sni Philadelphia for various
forms ot manufactured iron steel rail. 10
not share the Improvement. and are Ia.
but there = more demand for plates. srd
haF. which has b~cn said az ~ -. now r0ru-
mansts tLI4i-- The c~ui business il stitt
threatened by production far beyond agree
tuenf. and price, 10 not seem to warrant tbs
advance proposed for June L The wooten
Industry B. waiting. withont any improve
fnent in Euod- To Justify the demand Tor
higher prices on new wool ~ Boston the
EDosis trade - not sati-factsry but sales "a
wuet reached .Zse.~Vi pounds IN the several
sale Of new California. territory and other
domestic kinds being r~portesi. AMI the mar
ket l. rather easy. rrafe at Boston has
been quiet Hides arr dull. with sowt- con
ee-stons. and the boot and shoe traft~ 10
generally duh Hartford notes fair trade.
At Philadelphia collection. are more sati.-
factory In drugs and chemicals. but very bad
IN groceries. extremely poor Ia paints AMI
unsas =factory in iswelry- Dry goods trade
= small. but a hcavy fall trade - expected
Fltt<burEh notes that railroad orders are
held back waiting for rrop rr-uifs. and
While window gias. does fairly veil. nint
glass hss slack business At tlsvc' snl Try
selsis. groceries. hardware and -ho-. i'm
prove fairly. but machinery. lumber. iron
ore sut eioshinZ - duIL NJ Cincinnati tho
tobacco trade - brisk. Detroit ust~- good
prospects. though margins eto=~. q,
tnicazp dry Eco1s sales exceed
last years considerably. a. IN -tlss
/ 80 cIothinz. anI there are far com
try order. for sho--. wool rrceirts
| gain over last gear - per cent. corn 81
per cent. AMI dressed beet. cheese. butter and
| btfes gain. but In cured meats th-Te - a de-
cline of per cent. and in lard. -four and
| barley % per cent Crop reports AZ Chi
| ctsu are very satisfactory. aad the same %
| true at -. Paui. omaha and many other
| points. where recent rains have made won
| sieFful Improvements.
| THE business fa aiiur~s occurring through
| ous the country durinx the past seven days
/ nufuiicr. tor the United states. III. and for
/ tsnasia -. or 4 total OF -; compared with
total % 20 last wr~k. and IN for the
| corresponding week of last year