The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-10

ers have c,caej their factories. employing
80; hands. Tor intet period The
American Rubber Company'> w,rss. Bos-
ton. en- ,lovin. l..oe operatives. closed fo-
TWO weeks on account OF dull business.
The Ne,hUe1 COTTON mills and the knitted
Fabrics Company, Methu"n. Mass. viii
close down for month. throwing J.5 peo-
pc on: uf employment The receivers OF
the American Tute and lroa Company.
Middletcwn. Pa. have. po>te,. i circular il
th. mills announcing that Il portion Of thc
men will o. put to work Il: once, The cir
cular also states that the salaries II off,
GERS. clerks. for.!neu. and AL emplores.
with a few exceptions. Will ln reduced Is
per cent The reduction will take effect
al once. The Loraiu Manufacturing COM
pany, :ria. Ohio. owning the largest
brass worAs in tie country and employing
COO hands. has a~si-ned: liahi.! les Sl0l.
00). assets Sioa.0 W. Free & Co.. san
Francisco. importers. have failed lia>ili-
ties Sl+4.0g0. assets 100000. The First
National Bank OF Nampa. Idaho, has
failed. Hsrvey & Powers. St Luis. retail!
dealers in boots and shoes. made an
sgnment; the assets are estimated ut
1000.
"A receiver has leen appointed for the
Eagle Machine Works at indianapolis The
liabilities are Sl01. 00o ma the nominal as
sets $50. 0)J
"Wednesday cable st ocliS were higher
owing TO the improved III, Notary situation.
1ndustria!s shared in the advance. Adj
vancc> were made all along the line on the
New York Exchange. 81 ca-o Gas. St
Paul and Burlington icing among the chief
gamers. National banks whicu hold pub
Ii funds have been authorized by the Act
ing Secretary OF the Treasury To receive
deposits up to the par value of their Sc
euritieS The gold in the Treasury now ex-
ceedS the reserve limit. and issue of GER
tiicates will probably soon be resumed.
The gold lately received at .he Treasury
has come from Europ. ana Mexico, and
SD 900. coo i now on is way from London.
Aft the liquidation in provisions in
cidcnt t. three more failures Il hotter feel!
ing set IN Nedne Gay at Chicago. and pork
showed an advance of -. lard Of 81 IS.
and ribs OF Il from Tuesdays lowest prices
Wheat. corn and oats were higher. the
! advance in the former reaching nearly 4
| cents and in corn amounting to 1917.
Hogs were Gcmorilized OWN. to the fall In
pork Bids were from - cents to 81 lower
ana few sales were II l,le. Cattle and
sheep were affected ny the drop IN hogs,
and what sales were recorded were at ESQ
| 50 cents decline.
by the Temporary indcf shut
| Gown of twelve New En-iand mills. more
| than 6.00) persons are thrown out of en-
ployment
| The Pueblo (Coiob City Railway Com
| pany. owning and operating five separate
| lines OF electric roads in Pueblo and sub
| urb~. has a-sed into the hands OF a re-
Ceiver
| The Nevada Mill Company. the laryes,
! lunb.. ring concern OH the Pacific coast has
| called meeting OF creditors. The nahili-
| ties are $500. Ooo. with estimated assets OF
800. 900
| The public debt OF the United states
| tncrea sed 81. .t.9.3 dur!n: July The
| total debt. les, surplus in the t-ea sury. il
no. s>43. 23:i. l4a. The circulation OF ma
| ton al banks increased over s., 600 900 dur
| ing July.
| Three more failures on the Chicago
Board Of Trade were announced at th<
| opening Wednesday morning. follows
George c. Parker. II EcglcSton 4 Co anG
| +. NJ Gregg. The failure OF Esgleston &
| Cox Was expected, that OF Parker & Co va!
a complete surprise. and Gresg's cola ps,
| was inconseUuential
The miners Of the scott we tern part Of
| Missouri are growing restless, owing tt
| poverty. The companies VIII rot let the
| strikers so to work again and the farmers
| vii not have them The sheriff OF Yer.
| non County IS swearing in a number o
! deputies in view OF expected trouble
| The Seven Corners Bank a, St Pau
has closed its doors Deposits amount t,
sla5.ls6. and it has d capital stock O
$4,000
III. ". Parchen. OF Parchen & Co
whoies ale druggists at Helena, has mad
an assignment. Liabilities are placed a
s24..ou0.
| Company has suspended. Its assets ar
place. at $500, coo; liz. bili,ics. 500. 600.
r G. Dun & Cas- Weekly Review Q
Trade says:
The hardest week yet has left the bust!
| ness world SIN bic TO re soiCc in the sound
ness and strength disclosed. No banks q
New York or at other Eastern cities ant
| no Eastern firms of large In ortance hav
| gone down, but numerous banks failed a
| the West, In Guiding some OF high reput
! and large bus ne>S But through all III
| strain the banks Of New York have passe,
without trouble. and imports of gold hav
| commenced. From $1,000. coo to 5000, 90
in money had been sent West every day
and Il large decrease in bank reserves
expected. Us III. Treasury has not bee
| di>hursiny heavily. Few commercial loan
! have been negotiated and II him rates
AT other cities the money markets hav
been quite close,
THE MARKETS.