The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16
the couMrnvs TRADE.


GenerAl Trade Summary Complied from
bsrndstrcet's Weekly Reports ~ some
Lines Already Affected Nv the Qunrnn-
line. nnd others Expected q" He Ex-
ports ~ Grain. Railroad Earnings. Etc
Srv York SEPT li.-Spsc',l trl@rrrms from
'eriinT trfds ccntess 10 rrad sreet's show that
Tins Tar there has brcn Iitt'r n any check cx-
perirnced by general trade due a. thu cholera
scare Or quarantine regulations. except At tho
metropolis Al th, New York produce e..
change engage nents toexport breai~tufFs have
been seriously intcrfcrcd with, AMI ocean
frefgh's n inc 'raritm. exchange only nosni-
nal Cotton exports not naturally nctive At
THIS ,criod. and feel tho Influences lass. I'm
ported linen rags ara mp 10 ~ to crats per
pound. and higher rate Il exnccted. Fine
writing naper IL expnctci 70 y, advanced soon.
No foreign rags cotton o. WOODEN waste ara
admitted now and chemical wood pulp has ad-
vanced $40 TOR ton. bleaching powders used
bv paper MAKERS and A. q disin icctsn are M
.ls q cents Ter pound. Tho sale ~ fruits
and vegetables. well as the importation OF
tAc tnma. have hccn affected unfavorably
There a~. Of courss. bean greatly increassd
demrnd for drugs and chemicals, Imports Or
wool h,vr been STOPPED.
Tho effect az DELAYING merchandise nj quar-
milne and d'snf~cting y beginning 70 I've felt.
not few varieties ~ goods failing ~ with
stand ~" n scts ~ The latter A number OF
WHOLESALE house, report grow tug caution on
the rart ~ ont of town hny,rs Raw silk AMI
s.ocks ~ manufectu~.d silk embroiderles
rre ample for the next mouth. hut continued
fcfentIon ~ N. g,ols viii an .ct tra IA ma
rally. few orders for German goods via
Hamburg have leen countermandel. II should
p, adfci TINT sales az hardware. cutlery. house
I furnishings. WOO and " How ware. china brass
rords ani glssswar. a. Ssw York nre IN ex-
ec<s ~ the total IN a Ike period ~ lsnl
Prices hrvr he"n irrsgular. th' continuance
80 ia.
lower hsv promising 70 exert further iniu-
rncs on quotations through checked impovta-
ton and re- lureI drrnaad ABROAD for staple
! articles % export Petroleum refl isi. sugar.
n II . an cotton have all advance fraction
sl'v. while what. Indian corn. stern steam
l.fd aud mess pork have suffered 'i<a ,clines.
Oats. wool. pig iron and print cloth have not
ya'i-d IN price materially
Exports ~ wheat from United stat g sea-
p'rts. hotH coasts. reported 10 Rrad~trcet's.
4 .qual 3fc7c ~, hnshes this week about 10 per
ren' NOR lyn last week. but - d r cent less
than in the week before III the Ike week Of
1921 the total rxonrted wa- is.soo, hrsheis:
"a lse' II was tso 100 hu@hcs: in 1852. 1.t2G.0O
bushels. and ~ 1855 237O go bushels
n Reports from railroad companies throughout
the United States 70 Rrn lstreets show ag-
gregat0 of gross earnings in Augn' amount
ing 70 HfHn0O m Increase over the total for
August last year OF rs per cent For eight
months the ran this war. coAtrastei with
hist. 'monrts 10 ~ rcr cent the grand total
gross since January having been ia excess Of
'3,n,snoWn The only group showing de-
reasc in AUGUST gross earnings his year
'cfnrarei v III last Is that % the trunk lines.
4 luz % tho falling on reported hy this Grand
/, Trunk
General wholesale trade j. onlv fairIy active
mt II rofto. hut the annual exhibition Is being
neld there. and country merchants ara present
in large numbers. Grocery and hardware deal
report heaviest sufferers. At Montreal sta
pie lines moderate. but prospects for tho
tall nre regarded ar quite encouraging. AtQuc
bee City recent troubles unsettled trade some.
what.