The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-05


a. a. han = Co.'S weekly 81 Prices
Low. Trade mud csliecsson~ Good. seems
20 sfs the story from Al sections of the
r"unfry Enormous Cotton itecrlpt< ~
New S"sk "a uetscr fe~iing In the wsoi
Market.
Nrw ioHk. Ian. s0.-R. q. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review ~ trade says.
II = unbeatable that thru exi-ssa con~iicrs-
ne FEELING - disappointment. NOR business.
hut ~ luwer lftrrs. st~,m~ b D.. the rnie That
the volume ~ trade a. gradually increasing.
even IN branches which have been dulrsf. there
ssms 20 y NJ doubt. nus in an nnu .nAl num-
nr z, eases. Increased sales appear q b the ~
sulf - some yielding IN prices. 80 that tn aver
arr decline IN r.1ces ~ an ~mmoditiss during
the past week has been more than half u one
Ter cent Money continues ia abundant sup
. ny. the movement 81 ~pYOilurtS continues
large. and extraordinary exr-oris in Ds~crmb.r.
amounting a. almost i-ronnn. against not quite
sa"u.vu last year. attract especial attention
Ihe foreign trade of the country In isoi was
greater IN exports and ni~o in imports than thar
81 any previous year. Their T. morn business
aone n iron, put liner ,a~e In weekly output since
thc unr rrceicntrd report o. D.sscmser last has
weakened the pricr. 30 THAT the Thomas com
rsny has reduced No I Anthraciss ~ cents. &c
Slsn n. and Bes~emer iron l. - cenfs lower AZ
Pittsburgh Bar iron j. dull NJ Philadelphia, and
weak At Chicago and tn market for plates il
deuoraiized hy large production. while some
structural mills sre short u work. Copper y
lowrr.at los cents. with moderate exrort. AMI
r-cst output Tin i an cig1sh lower. AZ 1913
~r's' hut lead = stronger ~ = = cents Coal i
unsettled. with n cnt ~ "a cents "a the I'D rate.
~ nc ichigh. bat nevertheless agents hsve ~
solvei 20 rsise the schedule prs.e . spnts pr
ton. kefUr,s frum other cities -rneisliy inli.
cate a gradual increase In the volume ~ trade
AZ Boston there are more orders Nv ir~ots and
>hoes: leather Ia more active: domestic hides
hraaer- and the jobhing trade in try gods il
gfot. with large western orders Trade In
wvl Is large. sales fring 33i0.pn pounds Az
Philadelphia ron j. quiet and coal dsmnra;szel.
but dry gods more active anil The grrrery
trade E1rgrr than last year. Paints. oi-. s,sss
and 1twrlry are quiet and chemicals steady.
~ baltimore tlbing trade ii quiet.
hut manufacturer brisk. P.ttslurSh re-
lnrfs finished iron weaker. and mary
trade. At Cleveland trade j. On the
whole equal 70 last year. At Cincinnati The
earriase trade finds better prospects. ana AZ
Drsio.s hettrr business Is nctei with god
roa4s. AT Chicago trade IN general merchan-
cize : equalt 70 last years. COLLECTIONS are 80
i~Sfartory. money plenty and PROSPECTS bright.
AtSt- Louis retail frNie Il strong and whole
saie average and grain rece;r = large. Al Nil
waukee. trade Is are rrrt. hu. there j.
very little speculation. At - Paul jnhbing
trade and collections are better and AZ Mime
afoii< trade y good for the season AMI coilec-
s1ons satisfactory. At Kansas City an increase
IN trade y noted. and az Denver business IL
fair AZ Memphis and Nashville trad IL quiet:
at New ORLEANS cotton = lowrr with h-avy re-
ceipts Sugar l. steady and rice II qusct and AZ
savannah traie - fairly good. In dry 1npis
there seems 70 be rather les activity a. 70 co.-
ton goods. and in knit goods some duilneSs
There j. a better feeling in the wool market.
however. AZ New York. a. a. Boston. ana the
continuing sais~ prove that manufacturing has
sacents- with enornous receipt for the seasor
and Sals.< ~ ~. .np haieS here. While brsh r.
and eyrort- fall somewhat hehinI those
81 lasf year for tine same week. the Indications
still point 70 a very large crur Corn n half a
cent higher with heavy Receipts AZ the we<r.ani
pork products . itt'e stronger. The money
markets throughout tn country are unusually
well supplied. hut IN part t-canse the demand
+ only moderate. Collections arr generally i'm
proving or are dceideiiy cool Foreign *
change is stronger. having risen during the
week from <fs5[ t. $40 AM the aasfs1diness
u the stock market Is supposed 10 IT. due 10
sales of securities Is foreign hold
IngS. who nay not unnatu-aliy find attractive
IN the weakness 20 government
md corroratc securities IN their own countries.
The business fa.iurrs securing throughout
'he country during the LAST ssgrr lavs. nufni,er.
'or the United states. ~. and fer Canada a. ~
total ~ ~: n compared with - last
week and 10 the week prrTians TO tire last.
For the corresponding week ~ last year
ne figures were 81