The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-10
TRADE MATTERS.

The Con sittion Of Trade Throughout IL,
Country as shown by X. q. Dun a Co.,
Weekly Review business Somewhat In
testered with Ivy storms and the None
tarv Uncertainty. Though the Nolum.
Of vradc Continues Large and the Urea,
Industries Given Full Empi", mcnt-
IsAs~incss Failures. Etc.
NEw YoRK. March a.--R. G, Dun
Go. Is weekly review Of trade says:
storms have greatly interfered with hrsiDe.,
and al the same time monetary uncertainty IA.
been felt. While the volume OF trade + sl
very large actual distribution seems moi ioha,s
been carried up 10 expectations OF late though
orders sim continue SUFFICIENT 10 give the great
Industries full employment. The greet feature
o. the past fortnight hns resn The unAsaa &c
mand for money from the west anu south
which has drawn large sums from New Noci
but money Is tight III only one or t"1 ~1al
uoints The volume OF currency Is VI 800 s05Ss
(, ar 900, ucr capita. against ~ 09,.apVD las,
x,nr having dc .reased sss3s 900 within iht
| mast month The decrease was ~, l'so0 IN gold
| and gold certificates S5.bss0oo in silver whil,
pap,r currency Increased over SoDhD The
| treasury reserve was maintained durpg
the past week and II has been encouraging le
learn that no more gold has gone abroad III,
situation is 10 a large extent, waiting the &c
ton Of the new administration, but " Is evident
that a tctter feeling has prevailed during the
| mast few DAYS and rates heretofore rising from
to q. have fallen TO 3 per cent Though
the weather curtails the trade ~ Bos
ton the feeling - conhdcn' In
| proved demand IL seen Tor airy goods i
is diricult to get cottons fast enough and u,
wooden mills are full. Boots and shoes are
| huoyani with higher prices asked. Furniture l.
fairly active hut distribution OF groceries ana
other products is hindcred by storm Phila
delpha reports excellent prospects for lumber
| though building has thus far fallen CD .cr cent
below last year. Trade in jcwclry H. small.
in hardware carriages ana morocco dun. II
paints oils glass and naval stores quiet hui
fair IN shoes. good in paper and very altisiar
tory In carpets while in knit goods hlsincssi l.
the hest for years past. Trade improves 70 DRY
goods aud hats ., Baltimore. but Is tribe duh
in shoes Pittsburgh reports better trade ia
i iroa with good demand FOR finished products
4 and very fair prospects for hardware AZ
A Cleveland trade IS fairly good. the rolling mills
r fun OF orders and there Is promise ~ brisk
G trade In lumber with fct'er weather Mt'r
cnnati the dry goods trade is % per cent better
0 than las, wear and the jcwclry trade impro,
0 ing AT Detroit business exceeds last year and
the outlook T. good At Indianapolis the riey.
Gle trade Is larger than year ago M Ch.
cago trade IL interrupted by the weather anG
!, local storms but Is large In volume. especially
A in real estate. -four. cheese and whfai sho"
! large increase over last year though IN hides
N !
A The weather hinders trade at milwaukee and
the west collections being slow, but trade =
i. fairly good AT Omaha greater than last year
n M st. Joseph. shows activity nj Kansas Clfy
!, and at Denver is very fair. southern pcn''
q generally report some improvement, especially
Louisville. CHATTANOOGA. Little Rock MrihpM
aud New Orleans. AT Columbus trade i dul
y and al Atlanta fair. Speculative markets hay
u waited for Developments. stocks nave pee
y stronger for a day or two. and the average J
" slightly higher than a week ago. Corn J. one
u half and oats thrcc-Quarters OF cent highei
&c hut pork products slightly lower Cotton q
y clined an eighth. because the expected seiii
C. ment OF the English strike did not cone ~
T. ter and eggs have declined sharply ana cope
20 Is weaker at IL cents and lead 1879 cents thong
r speculation has lifted tin TO 2J3' cents. Th
s dry goods trade is strong IN dress good
r manufacturers having kept close to order
le and large demand for cloakings
expected while the finer mems goods are ~
or in narrow demand. Cottons are stron2e
NJ shcetings being all sold ahead and business
r. carpets and wool knit goods Is especially Arf
Is sales OF wool continue far beyond last year
OF showing unprecedented demand. Shipmen
err Of shoes from the east have been 10 per cen
ne greater this year than any previous To da
he and prices are growing stronger. In the II
A. trade consumption Is enormous, but produrt'
N relatively greater and concessions afc 'reire
re for pig not OF the best grades. while tar y
p the lowest point ever known. plhtcs a.
he demoralizcd and the price. though nils y
ue huvine and structural works are quite We
he employed. in general the production u
never been surpassed ~ this season
The business failures during the past seY
~ DAYS number for the United States. LOO. "a
o ada As: total. Isl compared VIII 4" y
-, week g,3 the week previous to the last ana
-. -. for the corresponding week Of last year