The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-12

~. " -. Condition u Trade H..
s""nsrs - Reflected I.
s S"'s weekly Reslsw-r
~-ss- ""."e"inE. Hut on c.,J
v."ve sa"es-- business Failures. IN, "a'
NKw f"Hk. Feb. CT. q M
20. . weekly review OF trade ~ ~
In spite Of much siullncs. ana
some important branches trad. 4. ..4,,'-.l' '
larEins. The west Il steadily inrr-.- -.-''y 4
Tor manufactured product. AMI /. 49, 's. ~
more largely In the next flvs months NJ " "
BEFORE Eastern consumption Il 49,. 49, II
20 the maximum. - labor II well en,,,I,., .-'!
.s1ngency st the south. owing IL tha ~.
duction 81 cotton and hurtful sperul.,,.
past * present tbs only force r,.t.,,..-
general improvement In financial 80
intiSe circic-. nevertheless. some n,,,.,.A
appears because 81 the advance 4, -
change from As6 20 Sss7. In spite ~ M.
nous merchandise balances n e..
country. Exports Of merchants. ..,s..-
greatly EXCEED last years. for Az. ,,,.'e
New York. by about % per cent xh,,s II
value Of imports the increase 4 sew
There II considerable evidence ~,
blocks OF American securities a.. ri
sold here by Foreigners. hut the mar.
taken them without serious disturbanr. n
average price of stocks. after several 49,
ceprcssion. y nearly 81 Per share lnw~r ~.
week ago, the so-cslled industrial r,..s--'
having becn especially weak. but Their |. r.-
tneiess much strength and cool basi.-
american investors for sound stocks r..
OF business from other cities are shad. 4.
iaSofapie- Al Boston the dry good, ,i.s'
trade Is quite good. the demand for w.
with sales Of 3<27 100 pounds. and n.,. y.
for WOODEN goods: the cotton mills ~. w.r
ployed. while the boot and shoe fs.,.'r;.. |
quite busy AT Philadelphia more or.lars
seen Tor manufactured iron aud in,.r,.ass-, II
ness IN dry goods The cigar manuf,e.srI
are busy. and trade In groceries AM chr,u
unchanged AZ Cincinnati tobacco 4 ACTIN.
good prices; dry goods orders arr hrs.s
building prospects fattering. ciexelsss
ports improved trade with rolled nrsl,I
IN larger demand At Chis.ago N
OF merchandise show q fair incr.aS
last year. and collections ar II
factory. At st. Louis business i NJ, N
~ strong. distribution being checked IN ~. II
ton region. At Kansas CITY. Denr.- |
Omaha trade Is fair with good prospect. 4.
Paul the spring jobbing trade open. Mi n
At Minneapolis largely exceeds that ~ Ia. y
AZ New Orleans business il somcw hat dull n
ton being lower with heavy receipts. but -
hrn and rice In fair demand Speculate
products has been more active. hut ia sts,e
the abundance Of money. the tendency az ~
u lower Oil has fallen cents. hut cose. |
Traction stronger. In lead trade Il noa.r.
and Ia tin. tame without change: but co,,..,
weaker lake at los. Silver has also fali.,
about the lowest price ever quoted. Ns /
ounce, recovering slightly 20 <66s The ~
industries make progress in spite Of low r-.r
and . production which seems 70 thr.a,s-|
reaction. Pig iron shows = litfls concessido
Philadelphia. and some shading here by south.'
concerns. and bar Is dull A. ever. with "a
demand for plates Structural iron l. unset.
BY the collapse Of . steel beam combination 4
the price has fallen 20 sia cents But IT, % |
ing expenditures by the great railroads pru.r
an unusual demand. and news comes q. /
opening Of additional furnaces At the hi
price demanded by agents coal Il exceei.rl
dull. The boot and shoe busin - Is g.,t|
better. hut In some cases prices srs shai~'
little. More activity h seen IN dry grods. m
large number OF western buvcrs arr dom.
fair business The demand for spring ~
Is growing. but clothtrs are still in the a,
cottons are affected by the poor sontAe
trade, Tut prices Of some prints and shes,lr
have been advanced. AMI orders for knit goo'
are fully a large as year ago.
The business failures occurring throrr1o'
the country during the last seven days. nr.ai-|
for the United States. e73. and for Canada v
, total OF 80: ~ compared with -! y
week and ~ the week previous 70 ths( y
For the corresponding week q hsfl =
inc figures were jig.