The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09


The Cendisisn % Finance ana -
Throughout the Countr, ~ r.sr"s
rhrongh q. g. hun = Co's Week. =.
siewThr Old YEAR Gio>sd .o =. -
prece<lcnted Volume of uu~,ns-- A. ~
linss. t5ut the New Opens Win ". ~
ment ~ Cneertainty.
Nfw YoRk. Ian. 3. r. u. Dim
Co.'S weekly review Of trade SAYS.
The New Year opens v I'M "a mn.h y,
certainty that there u natural di~no.,.'-
a. dwell upon the CROW ding rrrnr1~ Nj ,
year Just closed. which show an .x,t..,1
nary volume ~ business. Ia many lln.. IN.
passing all precedent Iron. cotton l..,h,.
boot ana shoe and meat production MI.
larger than Ia any previous year x..ls4isr..
tie were slaughtered AZ Chicago against NJ,
$40 In 1873. gain ~ ,, per cent. and ,a,....
hogs against l'ziI.sss Ia l--.. gain II " Nv
cent. a. Hoston 3.5<,.liI eases ~ hons- w.
shoes were shipped. against 3.tf,.s No IA ~. :
gain 81 per cent. The clearing hons. ~
changes show that the volume ~ ali hn... I.
Ia lS0 exceeded that Of any pre-, ions ,..
~ ~ lest 10 per cent. though IN INIT
this Increase WAS due % the hl.h.-
range u prices during the greater p.,t \,
the year. The advances In prices ~ All eo,s'
moditie<. compared with a year ago. X. IA
per cent. and the average has been al,,nt n
per cent. higher for eight months Tia !.
port from other cities are almost uniforms,
confident in tone and Indicate good xuln,,'.
and fair condition ~ trade for thr saa..,s
- Louis has weather more favorable ~
distribution and money nt 10 per ~,
Kansas City notes strong demand fn-
money. and rcceip~ ~ it.uoy cattle and X, w.
hogs. -. Joseph reports large IncrrA-. Y,
the years trade A. NiIw ankrr and Il l..nf
unreasonable weather has affected trade ~
the week At Chicago. though monex (.
lcctlon~ are easy. a. Cleveland jnhher.
are surprised at the fuiine~- II III.
ltction~. but u iron furnace. in ,An
Nahonng region are about a. ri1-.
Al Cincinnati the holiday trade wa< sitl-fa,
tory. and money j. less close. Pitt-b.r-h
reports q decline Of rs cents In pig Irca 80
Eastern reports show easier money intrker~
and "A AMOR. .u9*fu, f~csfrS AZ rhlt1eI.
phA the grocery season has been stfisite.
tony. with good collections. A Boston rua.
ditionS are deemed favorable. ani uani
fairly active. nh un-oId stocks IN fhrrosn.
Try reported az z-.O0.o00 pounds. n,sslnst a
uQpOn pounds year age. The iron industry
does not Improve. the closing ~ many
furnaces indicates. southern irun ht. l,.en
sold here AZ siE.y' for 80. 4. and >rrtArrn 4,
<lts75. fhlladelphis~ quotations FOR tl4 l,t 4
grades are <i-.s1 against So v.4r
ago. Copper and TN open enc neT
year lower. Lake being sold AZ slfr
and tin AZ Slsas. bur lead H. ~tnA x,
| sio. There j. a better tone m the AnthNacts
/ coal market. owing - faxoring weather
| The cotton market has advanced ONES
| eighth, with sales ~ tSS.Vu hA.t*
| although both receipts and sAnnff.
| for the week exceed those o. sen Asn
I other speculative markets have btsn liIi
/ parativsly dnii. but wheat ha- adv lrrrd Nsr-
/ half cent and oats ~ cents. sern : une|
I half cent lower. coffee one eighth esr;
I lower. oil one HALF cen' hlvhsr ara arl ~
\ cents per ~ pounds higher FxrNfi a
/ this point continue ~ exceed fhe> N
4 i year ago. swelling the sXcr~- W exports
I oyer imports. and the rate ~ foreign f&
4 change ha- again fallen to 49,. intcatlu4
! THAT gold imports may not br 'li~tant
4 The business failures rccnrfinE through.
out the country during the PIT SEVEN NAF.
1 number. fnr the tnicd states 3li. art ip'
! canada ~. or total ~ 81. A. rptApAfid n ti
j. total ~ Syf last week. and ~ fllp eaA
4 previous a. the Last. For tho corr -rpnin-
week ~ last year the figures were E-S. ftrrt
-cnting ~ failures N THE tntr4 states tu'
/ 81 Ia the Dominion % Canada