The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-24
TRADE REVIEW.

The commercial Outlook Throughout the
Country ns shown by u. a. Dun 4 a.. .
Retard Business some wtat. Hut the
distribution OF Goods Continues Heavy
--tsusiness Failure. Etc.
New York. March is.--R. q. Dun &
Co Is weekly review OF trade says:
The distribution OF goods continues very
large for the season In spite Of extraordinary
weather. some failures and % tight money mar
kct. storms aud severe cold have retarded
trade ana collections through "a large part OF
the country. and doubtless caused much Of the
monetary pressure, though large part Is due
TO the excess OF imports over exports. Europe
is not shipping products from the country as
usual nor lending as much rs usual to carry
products here until they are needed and nc.
cumuated stocks NJ commercial ceniers with
slow collections in the country make the de-
mand for money unusually large. Exports Of
brcadstuf's cotton. cattle and oil In February
were but $40 100 against ed597s,N 90 last
year, which, with the increase Of
nearly ss.0oOoo In imports AZ New York,
indicates probable excess in imports
In that month Of about S. uO0OO. Exports also
have been small Speculation In products have
been naturally depressed. cotton being ut one
time quarter and now three -sixtecnths OF n
cent lower than week ago. with sales OF i.0ol
bales. Corn Is nearly cent lower. and pork
products have declined little. Yet the cnor.
nous strength OF speculative combinations Ia
uphold prices still prevents free movement Of
products abroad.
Trade ut Boston IS rather larger. with textile
and rubber and shoe factories fully employed
Cottons are unchanged and sold far ahead.
Money Is tight at Philadelphia but iron
Is In better demand. Retail trade and
collections are slower than usual but in
chemicals trade Is letter. At Baltimore orders
decrease but trade in millinery il greater than
usual at Pittsburgh hardware Is more active
and coke improves AT Cleveland the dry
goods trade Is excellent and other trade fair.
AT Cincinnati whisky is quiet. with tobacco
quiet and firm. At Indianapolis the weather
rctards trade. and money is very close. Trade
III Detroit * equal 20 last years and In lumber
very heavy Noimprovement L. seen Mt st. Paul,
hut trade at Little Rock Is fair and Ut Nash
Vile and Atlanta good. A: Columbus collections
are SLOW and money very tight. Al Mobile
business IS good in dry goods and groceries and
NJ Charleston fair. At New Orleans sugar IS
duh and rice not Improved with money firm
hut in ample supply
The iron industry shows improvements prices
are steady. though extremely low. with less
pressure TO rise. and little demand Is seen
for bar iron aud steel. and structural works
are well employed, though AT let
ter prices. Coal is lower The shoe husi-
ness is large. Cattle receipts In the west
are smaller and bad weather and strikes AFFECT
all railway movements 10 some extent Tho
dry goods trade continues remarkably satisfac-
tory though more quiet in cottons; prints are
strong ard some standard browns have been
advanced. Orders Tor knit goods are the largest
ever known at this season. Imports OF wool
n miniatures linens and cottons. and cspc-
cially silks. arc considerably larger than last
year but the increase in domestic produe tion is
even greater. the demand for consumption be-
ing clearly the largest ever known.
The business failures during the past seven
days number. for the United States 100 Can
ada. 30: total I'D, Us compared with 2a5 last
week. 81 the week previous to the last and 2i0
for the corresponding week OF las; year.