The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-05
REVIEW OF TRADE.


throughout the Country a. n.,,.n
Through u. a.. Dun A Co... v..,,,
view Cold and Wet Weather ann NJ.
sary Uncertainty Have Had rb.t. -.
feet IN Depressing Trade to some 49,.
-Husiness Failures. Etc. eh'
NEW York. April ao.-E. d p,,
Go. 5 weekly review Of trade. publish
this morning. saws:
President Clcvcland's decision ;.hou, ~. MI,
lion o; legal tenders. all admit has $780,,
what threatened 10 become a srrio.. .,',-'
anee Gold exports have ceased stcrl.., y,
change has fallen 10 isgis ami rate, for p,a....
nave declined from 10 To a., per cent >..t
nave been stronger gaining ahrut f.n ~.
share for III, week, and some protY.. ,,.~,.
are rising again. Yet cold and Wet ,e,.,,..
ana monetary uncertainty have c;,u~n4 ,as
'inct depression In trade. Collections ara N
most everywhere behind and interior uo,ev
markets. are growing closer or more consors.
i've Reports from all parts OF the cotstrv u.
dicate that trade has been much rrtarsai Y.
bad weather and unsettled money marl,.t. wv
complaints OF poor collections are general
Business AZ Boston Is not active N 49,
goods II Is smaller than last year: IN Wool a,s
wo0lens, cotton. shoes and groceries Assn 4.
furniture fair and In lumber structural lrsr
aud building materials good Al phllale,ths,
failures have caused some tlmidity and s..i,
sales are restricted by the weather. Soal .,d
dry goods are Inactive and the sale, n
tobacco, liquor and jewelry are small tle crn
Gerry trade slightly improved while harlxar4
Is busy and hlilding materials ana raint, n
fair demand Trade il active and hu.itin,
materials active al baltimore. a, Pltt.ta-gb
iron j. in worse condition, but the glas. traa.
Is fair and trad. In hardware VERY good Ri.
ness al Cleveland is fairly gooi m ns4
freiRhts are dem0ralized ana mlnufa fe-aa
iron active but lower. Al Cincinnati ,Ae
weather and the money markets are alpre...
ing but the tobacco trade Is good Moar. and
collections are siowai indianapolis ana ID .rrua,
the weather affecting all trade ta.easo
reports decreased wholesale trade rg
collections hchini hand. retail trade aaa co-
siructton work being retarded vs. thr v-1.af-
and building materials below last IAN f. rr.sc.
The demand for money j. heavy. ana tani,s are
conservative. No Improvement Is SEEN q, N,i
waukce and IT Paul reports seeding re'arlel
by the weather and collections poor Af ~.ox
City no panic results from heavy faus failuro.
and ~ Omaha trade il v..ryastiye. hnt 4ri.i
NJ 81 Joseph ry Tad weather Bushes T, ial-
Al Kansas City. cattle steadicr ut ,-aleis
quiet at Denver. AT 81. Louis tAe lo1tns
trade il very good. collections free AMI money
in greater demand. Southern orders arr small
hut cottonscci Is In demand for rer,Ariire
AT points In Tennessee trade T. generals .it-.
Gish and collections small. Al Nm; .omerr
and Atlanta some Improvement T. seeA ua, q.
Charleston trade is duh. New Orleans reports
a fair trade with special activity in r,.al ~
tate. and huildin, material better Most AN
other southern points report collections as
slow.
Distribution OF products to consumers .a.l
short Of expectation Monetary uncerilinre,
and failures make people anxious Wheat seed
ing has been greatly RETARDED by ran- nreA
cotton has been killed. and signs 81 Industrial
depression affect the purchases of millions.
The dry goods business Is plainly tating u
sail. buying only from hand to mor'A ara
waiting for events 80 that this ~ cal-ei he
dullcst week for years Sales 81 wool ire
greatly reduced. and some grades Of s.n-hams
camtrics and other cotton good, arr lneer
with stocks accommodating. In leather tnf sales
have been growing lighter for werT~ and
stocks are growing; tho boot and shoe sh0fs
are still working on OLD orders and their ship
ments are large. The failure OF the PcnlsTl
vauia company causes much dcprcs~ on and
makes b, harder for other iron concerns 20 ~
tain accommodations. especially In the rail-
business. because IL is doubted Whfihr
receivers can renew the compact Z
makers which expires July |. Trade r
pig iron is waiting and consumptio1 4
manufactured products does not cncoarsss
hope 81 better prices: though in plates ,..erss
more inquiry from shipyards and In Tar raa
from triiders. Structural iron IS Ia drnala
throughout the country. but M low prices
Copper has declined contracts with con umers
1t II cents for lake heinz reported. Tin j.
weaker at e0G cents. and lead az AS cents and
agents have reduced western prices 81
coal IL cents. Anxiety atout money has
strengthened stocks. Railroad earnings
continue large and the proposed reo--
yanizafion OF the Reading causes quite a boom,
while some huyin from Europe has been re-
ported Cotton Il an eighth lower on sale. n
~ bales in spite Of reported injuries me
pressure OF heavy stocks being felt a. money
lightcns. Corn has risen cent. and p1-s Il
per barrel and speculation M Chicago seem
TO have revived with the had weather which
retard- farming operations Wheat = a quar-
ter OF "A cent higher than o week ago, ~Na
sales OF $4,000 bushels mere. though ri
ceipts al the west are still heavy ana
shipments by lake enormous. Proiuee
exports have improved little. hut Tor TO
present all exports from New York are mn,h
behind last years. while imports here -hor ~
Increase Of ~ vDl0O0 This state Of foreign
trade is still OF danger TO the money market
which no action OF the administration, hoN-
ever wise. can entirely relieve.
The business failures during the past seffn
days number for the United States .ii. tan
ada. -: total .s-. as compared with r. az
week and ~ the week previous 10 the lAsh
For the corresponding week OF last year tls
figures were I'll.