The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24
TRADE AND TRAFFIC.

The business Outlook Throughout a.
Country ms shown by q. q. hun A a..
Weekly R~vicw-Th~ Depletion Of ~.
Gold Reserve the Financial s.nsa,,..
of the We~k-The Course of sen.,",
Husiness undisturbed. hut >p~cula,,s.
Markets Comparatively 9uiet--uu,n,..
Failures. Etc.
New York. Feb. ls.-R. 6. Dun 4
CO. y weekly review Of trade says.
Anxious efforts by the hanks for an ism. :,
bonds by tho treasury and refusal ~ tie ser.
ate 10 authorize II caused much apprcheCslo,
ard excitement during most Of the week pis'
cr-tionary power was finally given 20 S.cre,.r.
Foster TO issue bonds II IL should become Aha.
luteiy necessary, but II IL stated that he sss.
no necessity at present existing Expo-,s !,
gold will not d. 81 m.rD. NJ nj one tina .r
pccted, but no more than s2.9D.om and TIA
treasury reserve Of over $4,000 ha, NJ.
been diminished. Moreover quit. large pur.
chasss OF securities ON foreign account are "a
ported. which would cancel heavs Advsrs.
merchandise balances. and to that extent pre
vent gold shipments. Outsids financial man
ences In the course Of business Il undsturbed.
it, volume is still large. though somewha,
affected by recent storms and there
are fewer signs than usual OF IN.
sound or unhealthy conditions. thou III At man,
points collections are som,what slow Ds
tribution OF dry goods at Boston is large ths
prospect for woolcns was never batter; textile
mills are very busy. an many buyers u shoes
have a prospect OF higher prices Sole l.ather
has risen ono to two cents. and upper is
stronger and hides are Arm Wool l. steady
and the grocery trade excellent. At philadel
phia wooden mills working full time:
tho dry goods 10 In branches hinderei
by the weather. and purchases aro Large.
especially OF dress goods. Paper ani hardware
ira les are active. and moneyin better demand
In Baltimorp orders are fully up TO last years.
aud ut Pittsburgh better tone IL s'si in the
iron market with higher prices for B'sseiner,
and the glass trade is improved by combina.
ton The hard ware trade Is excellent at Ceve.
land AMI other trades fair--excee Hing last
years The clothing TRADE Mt Cincinnati Il
good the winter stock being cleared ont ami
spring orders exceeding tho supply. and the
shoe ira IL is better than last year Manufac
tufers at Indianapolis arc busy With trade n
pcr cent largo than last year AT Detroit
trade exceeds that 81 year ago. Trade AZ
Milwaukee Is improving. with bstter weather.
and at ST. Paul shows slight incr' Az
Omaha business WAS very Rctivs. ana AZ *
Joseph fair, with money in demand. hit collsc-
| tlons SOW AT Kansas City trade Is satsfsc.
tory. with good receipts ~ grain aad liberal
| Of cattle. Business a. 81. Louis IS
better, promising better for tho spring and
money easier Denver trade Is fair. At mos,
southern points business shows som. improve
ment. and is far Tor the season. though the
movement OF cotton Is small and prices some
| what smaller.
| Speculative markets have heen Comparatively
| quiet in view OF the monetary Conditions. and
| somewhat weaker. excepting thst OIL has
risen az cents and lard nearly half a
cent Wheat l. half cant lower.
with receipts OF 10000 900 bushels ut the west
| in four DAYS Corn is one-hsl; cent
lower. aud cotton half cent lower. an receipts
continue small The wooden workssre busy as
ever. and sales Of wool at the three chief mar.
kets this year have been 43.Dl.op pound.
against rs, 10000 last year. gain a "a per
! cent But ths season for mems goods i
nearly over and the or lcrs. though in the ag-
gregstc the largest ever known. are limited 10
range for many qualities. fine wors'ed'
bang especially neglected.. whl' rouge
goods are Ia great demand. Traia j. goo Z
every department OF knit goods. and carps 3 y
well. Int cottons are a little less actvr A'
unprecedented demand Is sren for cupi
electrical work but tin Is Is cents f "
pounds lower The coal market is rai 4
sloppy ms the weather has been " ihe
trade no distinct Improvement j. ''e
while business Is large. prices arc ef'f
moralizeu by intense competition Rails q NJ
exception for "a. 0OJ tons have been sold
out reported change in prics. aud stru, r
works are well employs but at very 1'
p;ices. Ne tshs devnand for piatss u no If
the capacity OF the works. and bar iron i qlii
well.
The financial outlook depends larT
the fact that exports OF principl rfaiu'
January wer. ca.aO0o smaller tina llsf WI
while imports a, New York alone were i'o'
o0D larger than last year. which indicates con
sid .ralle excess ~ import for tne mouth an
explains the heavy ou,go % gold - frprV
ary thus far. exports from New YORK ny
been but little below last years though a. co
ton points very mach smaller. ara Y ,an"h,
imports show enormous increaseU over
per cent
The business failures occurring througno'
the country during the past seven hay- nun
Der for the Unitci States. l9s. aud fpr CanAl
.S:4or a total OF 2},. "a compared win to'
81 2r6 last week and 30l thu week previous
the last For the corr ,spond ding week ol "a
yesr the figures were %. representing ~ =
ures In the United States, and ~ Tor the
minion of Canada