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

Country ms Reelected Through u. a..
/ Dun A Co.'S Weekly Review n The General
Volume OF Trade Exceptionally Coed
Tor the season business Failures for the
Week. Etc.
New York, Feb. ss--R. q. Dun &
Coz weekly review OF trade says:
The collapse Of the coal combination formed
year ago ty the Reading railway ana sharp
depression in sugar stocks and few railway
stocks have made the week one OF unusual cx-
element In speculative circles. hut while
kSNpWo gold has gone abroad this week and
S0n-ooo more is expected to 30 to day. there Is
no increase OF apprehension about the none
tary future, and the business world pays little
attention 70 the action or inaction OF congress.
though the increasing probabilities of an extra
session are regarded with some interest. The
volume of trade has not been diminished except
by severe storms and the holiday on "Wednesday.
and the activity OF the great industries IL
unchecked. At Boston dry goods are active;
the textile mills ara employed To their full ca
pacity. wool is steady. with sales OF i.0O0OO
pouncs and prices OF fleece the highest for "a
long time; shoe shops are busy with prices
firm. and coal retails ~ lower figures while ths
trade in groceries IL good Philadelphia re-
ports soiae uneasiness among lenders ON nc
count OF the Reading failure, but the banks are
well supplied for legitimate business. Iron is
weaker tobacco, jewelry paints. oils and glass
scarcely changed. dry goods active, with cspc-
cially heavy demand for dress goods wool
strong and chemicals steady. Baltimore re-
ports larger trade than year ago In dry goods,
shoes and rubber goods. and the clothing
trade Is excellent. Iron Is I'M
changed NJ Pittsburgh. and finished products
fairly active. while glass holds its recent adj
vance. Cleveland shows Improvement in gem
eral trade. with iron firm and money easy. Gro
ccries and canned goods are more active than
last year at Cincinnati. and foundries and ma
chine shops busy 1T full orders Furniture
manufacturing opens well Ut indianapolis aud
groceries continue active. while Detroit reports
larger business than last year. At Chicago
the feeling in leading branches Of trade is
good. with larger business than year ago and
collections good. except In regions where
storms delay Milwaukee notes fair
trade and good outlook. At Minneapolis lad
weather retards jobbing trade. and the flour
output Is slightly decreased but prospects in
lumber and the building trades are excel
lent. Al Omaha trade in all lines is good; at
It. Joseph the trade IN dry goods is active. but
collections in other lines are slow At kan
sas city live stock receipts are liberal. grain
receipts light. but jobhing trade has full
average. ST. Louis reports brighter promise
from the prospective resumption OF river
navigation good outlook for spring trade and
fairly prompt collections. AT Little Rock pros
poets are improving. Memphis trade Is looking
up. and business is fair at Mas hvle though
collections are not quite good. At
Atlanta trade is good Mobile reports
fair trade and satisfactory collections.
and al New Orleans general trade is only fair.
hut building contracts are heavy. mills having
al the orders they can iill. Sugar is in light
demand and rice dull. savannah reports dull
trade, but active demand for money. while at
Charleston trade is improving Speculation in
products has not been heavy. Wheat Is cent
lower. with sales OF only i0.eoUD bushels. and
corn and pork products scarcely changed.
Cotton is an eighth higher. noiwithstand-
Ing the continuance OF the English strike.
but sales are small. and the probable
failure OF the anti-optlon bill Affects
the trade more than conditions of supply and
demand Cattle active at Chicago. receipts be-
ing 5000 head this year against 399Oco last
year 70 date. The coal market has not as yet
shown important changes in consequence Of
the Reading failure. and 1t Is supposed that
the receivers will adhere to the policy hitherto
followed Iron is still the weakest fi.,ure in
industries. and pig not OF the best brand, Is -
shade weaker than week ago. Business in
bars Is unsatisfactory: plates are very weak.
and while structural works are full OF orders.
competition is so sharp that prices have little
claim to improve. Copper and tin remain quiet
and lead Is dull In the boot and shoe trade the
high cost Of leather causes manufacturers to
charge better prices for their products. which
are extremely low. but nevertheless shipments
continue the largest ever known for the time Of
year. Cotton manufacturing is thoroughly
healthy dividends AT Fail River being the largest
for four years. and some advances are noted ia
prices OF goods. while prints and print-cloths
are very firm. Knit goods are exceedingly
active and carpets sold far ahead Of produc-
ton. Spring wear in mems wooens is not
quite as active IL has been. In view Of large
transactions already for the season, while in
dress goods the greatest activity continues.
The treasury has not materially changed its
balances thus far. In spite OF gold shipments
The exports OF merchandise from New York
are 4 little more satisfactory closely approx
mating last years for February thus far I'M
ports continue extraordinarily large. and tho
outgo OF gold must be expected to remain
heavy long present trade conditions
last. unless foreign purchasers OF Aneri-
can securities should come to balance their
account. During the past week. prices OF stocks
and bonds icing much depressed. the market
has noted such purchases ia considerable
amount. but IL j. not unlikely that foreign dis
trust Of American companies will be somewhat
increased by the developments in the Reading
and the Northern Pacific.
The business failures during the past seven
days number. for the United States 1873 Cam
ada. 81; total 80. compared with IA last
week a6s the week previous to the last and 20
for the corresponding week OF last year.