Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-19
THE couNrRY.s TRADE.

fh~ f.as~ Tn General B..i.e~s sac~~ea-
ing th~ Halliday ~~.ss. Mere rrstraefea
thsn t.asI-rhe sever. westh~r. How
ever. Ha~ tstv~a ~tiuaafas te g~rtala
Li"s--fsda-trtsi Activity Csattsa~s ssd
Heftite wiz. Crowded wtsh work-nssi-
n<-. Fsstsr~. Et~.
NEw foRx. Jan i&-R- O. Dunn q
Cos weekly review of trade this week
SAYS:
Tie r=-ss "A hz=s=~=z s=ess~ns 70 sh. hass-
days seems 10 last iang-r this year than usuAi.
oet -sTsrs weather has xfv~n . powvrfui .ttm-
nin- 60 trade IN heavy boots sud sAe~s sna
voolens. and preparations. for the srrfnx bu.t-
ass are going on actively sad With N. utmost
connsisncs In spite % uncertainties r-sart-
ihx trghsasf'oa on thu money aasstioa. shs
business World sesms inclin~i 10 b.
Iieve that there viii Be M ssrsous
financial embarrassment especially 90
tho average ef commercial ina,as..s-
ness s-rvmarkabiy low sni failnrss hsv. h-~n
eonrarsttvsly uninportsat. Nc ins~rrupsssn
OF industrial activity b seen. though troa ts
somewhat more depressed. but IN otn.r de-
pariments distinct improvsmsat 1. noticed
IN the preparation foe spring trafs. what pse-
pie mean by deprrssioa IN bu*sa.-s 4. shown
IN tbs pig iron oufpat. ssB tcns. weekly. OF
l~-~ than p~r cent smaller thsn Dec>mh~r I.
Win slight incresss IN stoess anf is.zis
smaller than . yesr ago. but wfsA stncks much
reslac~st Tns eusput in lsss vas o ION ae tons.
onlv tonO less than tho largest ever knouu.
thst % lsast aud tho eon-anp ptsou vss pruhs-
BIZ thu largest -v~r kuown Prize. are w.ak.r.
t-~sssnsr ptx oalv sI3 ~ st Psftsanrxh aaa
Alabama iron ls oT-r-si ct th- ws.s a. lower
prts-s-. bat there i- . better mav.msnt a.
fhhsteipha- Structural iron n dan and bar
weaker at 81 ss and rails are eth snHetsv. bus
With e~ttsr prosniss than . year sxa-
On the ssh-F hsnsi s-xfsss mills are ers~.~.
with work. sales OF wool ar. %. largest tor
many WEEKS. snd d>sling- IN dry ssssfs are
large for tire s~asou. Tns trsn~artions "a
wuos~n goo'is hsvs already b~sn heavy. hut 10
i- evident there IL s'iii . large and healthy DE-
mani In bcots and shoes th. business 10
greater than ever. but not ~ all speculative.
and orisrs have b.en increased By the colder
weather. tn. shipment, being far aheaf of iass
years Speculation in cotton has b~sn nQui-
dating. the price declining q quarter. although
receipts are to,0n bales less and exports VI. an
more than year ago Larger estimatss Of The
crop are now .sns out
Wheat has scarcely chan god In pric. though
corn and oats have risen N cents each. west
ern receipts of wheat la four days have been
ssHlno ba-bsls. and Atlantic exports only
'i35sr bushels Pork has advanced 81 per bar
recent yssrs- ksc-iFt. Of hog. ct the west are
s,sil light and prices higher and eoass and oil
ar practically s=ehsz=~A
fhs treasury has b~~n dfsburxin~ more
freely sincs January I aai large r-surns oe
money from this interior havs caused lover
ratss here But forsix1 sxchanxs advances and
fnrther exports OF god arr expected Nor
ehsntkss imports continue fully up TO Last
yesf'- fgurss. willis exports frs,rn New York
for tuo weeks hsvs declins,a o. ssu Gn. or ever
S' pr esat- II f. swtisas That M large ship
frnnts Of securities withdrawal. Of foreign
capital VIII b. needed dzring N. com Nc
nannth 10 cause some oatgo 81 gold
Ers.4 I'll.
ths eountry during the pas seven days num-
e-r. for ths Uaitsi States 80. and fsr c.a.is
y. or . total Of Ss. compared with . total
- $40 isst week For the corresponding v@sk
of hast year the nxur-s we're gn. rspr~>suttug
~ failures in tho Unis>d States and - IN the
DomInion Of Canais