The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-26

me nns'ness Situation Hardy :. -.
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~"'~ s"ressensng % Result In r.s.a
s~" me continued Weahu...
tho south Business Fallur.- s"as
Week. Etc. ~ ~
New ioRK. Feb 20. -R. q. NJ,
Co.'S weekly review Of trade saws. -
The business situation Is not ouits \.
factory or encouraging as Il has lee, N.Y. ~
the gradual increase IN distribution ~ ..u IL
lines 81 merchandise continues. there 4 ~, "a,
ing demand and much depression Il, , WI ~
further decline In cotton blights homes Nv =
vival IN southern trade, and the s,...',..
mania stimulated by cheap money and 49,
great success Of the coal speculation ~ ~
tends 10 wheat and threatens 10 res,,,'.
ports. Meanwhile more talk % free si,ys.
congress tends 70 cause distrust Of the fu,,,,
Though IN" well Uniformed know that any s.,,''
change NJ this session 81 congress II mnos'
bic. From az parts Of the country m.
turns rcgarding the money markets
satisfactory, indicating m ample M,
and on the whole better co Xxx
tious than usually seen at this -.ss'
Notwithstanding the fact that exports ~ VIA
have been diminishing while western rece,,
continue large. speculation at Chicaco Z
lifted the price 6ie cents during the w.eL II
sales here have been 57OOm bushels ~
has declined half cent with large export. n
very large receipts. Pork receipts ma ,.,s
nre substantially unchanged and oil il only
cents higher on small transactions Cotton 4
shade lower. with sales OF bs7.O bales here
ceipts being u per cent. greater for the We
than last year but exports ~ per cent. great.
At Boston trade il reported satisfactory.
Baltimore the lumber trade il more ac,,,
Tho movement In dry goods az Philalsl,s
promises an active spring trade. though
south is still behind. but in liquors. tobac.
chemicals. paints and glass, trade Il quiet A.
in groceries dull The wool market i dull.
worstcd mills lacking orders. At Pittsbur
trade in iron and steel has grown du.,
and prices are weakening At Cey
land improvement Is seen In most In
and trade j. larger than last year. and man
featuring at Detroit also exceeds last year : n
ord, while vessel rates are better At Chica
sales Of merchandise continue fair increa
over last year. Trade is cool at Milwaukee
collections are satisfactory At Minncaro
and ~. Paul business IL fair and the outlook
promising At Omaha and Kansas City. 10
trade and collections are fair and money
plenty. 81. Louis business begins TO shs
signs Of revival. the outlook for the spring ira
il encouraging and the corn crop j. Ia ID
movement. much OF II going 70 the river. Ira
also improves nj Denver. Throughout.
south the continued depression Of cotton
noted A. q causc OF dullness. The week n
been gloomy in the iron trade from pressure
realize on qualities OF iron not well known
produced in excess OF requirements. The co
per market has been steadier and tin and Il
are stronger. The coal market Is very dull wa
ing the results Of the combination Boot and Sd
trade Is steady and growing. In wool there
distinct improvement in the demand FOR car
use. since the slight advance in products
some makers and also in one fourth or thru
eights blood woods because Of the strong
mand for cheviot goods. The spring dema
for mems woolens Is large. and many tar
clothiers find their orders long delayed or
fused. Trade in dress goods Is also improvin
though az this city there Is much cutting in
tail prices. Cotton goods are more active hi
In any previous week. and q few other grad
have slightly advanced. Domestic makes
over supplied with money. and II nothing e
can check the tendency 10 excessive specu
tion. some exports Of gold might be good, T..
value of all exports from New York for "
weeks Of February has been ~ per cent lare
than for the same weeks last year
The business failures occurring througho
thu country during the last seven days. numb
for the United States. 25l. and for Canada a. .
. total OF 239; ar compared with 276 n
week and 3I9 the week previous to tho ,A
For the corresponding week Of last IN
the figures were 10.