The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-22

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Generally happening Except n the
Southern states--Colle d the
Nsis Good and Moasy bcn1y-nusiness
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NV YoRK. April le.-R- q. Dun 4
Co. : weekly review Of trade says:
better demand = ~sen Tor pig and plates -
ness y rrviving II P1ttAburxh. Coal h un-
changed and dull: copp~r waiting Tor tho ex-
Trcted combination Of foreign producers: TIN
sp--culativeiy strong. and Lad verv hrm- Wool
<ale< are large for the season. aud since Janu-
AIRY have hcen PER cent greater than last
year the demand TOR goods having somewhat
improved and for knit goois b>ing far better
goods doubt 81 the future taste or the public still
delays orders. hut . strung consumption y
clearing on stocks 81 tobbsrs and retailers.
News from other cities n rather
better ~ 20 the eat: cheering a.
usual from the west. hut somewhat less salts
factory ~ On the south. Boston reports par
tsculariy active retail trade; tobbine trade in
dry goods i better than year ago: WOODEN
mills well employed. and wool slightly frmer.
With shoe factories busy. Sales Of dry goods at
Philadelphia decidsdlv exossd last years and
collections are improving. while WOOL = hsr-
dening though buyers are cautious Iron mills
n Pittsburgh are I'll in operation. and fsw
nrr pushed. though prices are weakening Tho
glass trade i encouraging; the hardware trade
good and ccal dull Cleveland notes better
trade in nearly all lines. Southern trade nj Gin
nfnnrti j. not satisfactory. but machinery l.
active and the carriage business Il little bet
ter Detroit notes good iobbins and manu-
featuring trades. in some lines better than
last year. Chicago merchandise sales consider
ably exceed Last years. and fully equal ex-
pertationS
Receipts ~ wheat and harley are double last
years: -FOUR corn and cattle increased one
half: 81 cheese one third: with some incrcase
in dressed beef oats and rye; hut de-
crease in hogs. wool. butter. lard AMI
cured meats. Trade at Milwaukee, j. good.
q ST. Louis quite strong. no'withstsnd-
ing railway washouts. and nt Omaha quite
active in groceries Shoes and hardware and
steady in dry goods. Trade ~ Kansas City i
quief weather interrupting. and prices for cat
tie being the lowest for the year. Trade At
Minneapolis and 81 Paul il excellent es-
pecially in lumber. and II Denver fair. Busi-
mess At Little Rock Il depressed. at Nashville
and Memphis dull somewhat improved NJ
Montgomery. but rather nat NJ New ORLEANS
and slsckening At savannah Speculative
markets have been more active. wheat falling
sia cents with sales Of ot.m.om bushels here.
and corn cent. while oats are slightly higher.
Western receipts Of wheat continue Al the rate
Of 3.6O0O bushels weekly. with exports shrink
ing. hut western RECEIPTS Of corn have been
en.uO bushels I'm three days. and exports 49,
~. Cotton exports have started MP again. ex-
eeeiing last years. and the price has advanced
three -esghfhs cents during the week with enor-
nous speculative transactions M lsss than 49,
90 bales changing hands in New York. No
change Is seen in pork PRODUCTS. coffee Il
quarter weaker. AMI oil = cent stronger Spec
ulaticn in stocks has not been particularly ac-
tive or strong but constant demand for goo
dividend yayer~ sn-fain- the list The financial
situation i remarkably free from unfavorable
signs. Collections in nearly al parts Of the
country SIRE better than usual. though delay -
Seen n points in the south and the money
nsrkess are everywhcrs amply supplied. Nor
i there s~on 20 spprehe1d di<tui hance on ac-
count ~ foreign trtde.
The hu~ine~s failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days. number.
for the United states 1p1- and for Canada 81 or
total ~ -. COMPARED with - last
week and -is the week previous 70 the last.
and Isl for the corresponding week Of last year