The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-01

Improve ment in Conditions becoming
More Distinct aud GsuerAl and Failures
Less Numerous Money A Little Easier.
Though Collections sim somewhat bif-
hcult-M Many Industrial Embellishments
Rcsunatng aud Others Closing Receipts
of Gold From Europe Heavy. Etc.
NEw YORK. Aug. OR. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade, published
this morning. says:
'rhe Improvement oi served last werx has
become much more distinct aud general
While actual transactions have in,rear"d hat
little. the al Gnge In public feeling u note.
worthy. There are fewer failures. either -
hanks or OF important commercial or manu
featuring concerns. than for some week. past
In New York disasters have been avoided Ny a
general pooling OF resources and greater
| spirit OF mt tual hepfulness and forAcasanee
| than was seen som. weeks ago. Oae lar,e
stock failure for several millions wa thus
prevented in Wall street on Thursday and The
market for securities. though at times ue
pressed fy the closing OF heavy loans. ha, been
extremely duh without material decline
Money on call Is more abundant and lower,
as many interior loans have been paid since
| the banks ceased to send currency away ald
advanced their rates for renewing or extend
ing such loans; hut there is little relief a re-
| spects mercantile accommodations. The use
| OF checks In the place Of currency Increases
and the secretary OF the treasury. In answer 70
an inquiry. has stated that no legal objection
exists TO the use OF sight drafts on New York
for small sums in payment OF bonds. The dit
ficuity OF cole. tions and the interruptions u
exchange are nearly serious as ever. The
number Of Industrial establishments rcs'iining
begins to compare fairly with the numh' : stop
ping work. II cannot as yet be said thAi ne
army OF unemployed has begunto decrease but
the additions to IL are much smaller than IN
I Ia
that t- stoppagc was really temporary. % ia.
wage controversies have been settled
A little better demand appears Tor some
pruducts such as wire. ssils and harhei wire
the works of which imports.. products have
, been idle for nearly two months. - T. general
the consumption has so far decrease hat
sorthern furnaces are offering pig-iroa ai >y
low figures and standard makers in PennsSl
vania are contemplating reduction
The weekly output OF Connellsvile coke .
s7.3ss tons. IL. Eli ovens being idle ana oHly
ssis in operation.
: Numerous cancellations OF orders have De-
pressed copper TO 9is cents, nearly ihe owes,
price record
The shipment Of boots and shoes ~ % Hos
ton show a decrease compared with ia-t year
OF % ror cent. for the week and y irr cent
, since June. and countermands sfill Offset new
orders at the east. though somewhat mora
!. activity is reported here and some southern
buying.
= Textiles show no improvement Twelve
) mills have temporarily closed and no.e hay'
resumed. Demands for goods are narrow ant
f, uncertain. In stocks the average q prieei
changed very little. sales for the entir' weei
q have ieen less than have sometimes 'ern re
e corded IN single active day
= Transactions in products have been small o.
= the whol,. and while prices generally ien
downward there is no violent chanse m
e enormous stocks still depress pris' ~ toi
wheat and cotton.
10 Though currency is at premium ~ 70
,>er cent. the demand is less than week axe
:. Receipts OF gold from Europe during the ms
week have been a. 70oOg. but the Bank ~ III
l. gland has raised its rate TO per cent whic
,e is expected to stop further shipments II soi
4. to this country. and the Bank ~ France IA
. lost during the past week about sl6rw' 10
y absorption OF money has not yet ceased IN
D. credit sui stitutes as yet poorly snnfly i
r place.
Failures during the week number " q "a
United States and - ia Canada. oftA con
'" mercial failures in tie United States lis wer
re in eastern states. Is u southern anil isl
IL western.