Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-02-01

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esis Hsr- Debate. nat R~ssesss-s ..
wages Very Gen~r.f-Mss~y sem rfsf.g
Up IN >sv xsrk- rs-ss~.s F,Etar~sI Ese.
NEv NoRK. Jan s9.-R. q. Dun a
Cos weekly review Of trade. issued to-
day saw.
Secretary Cariislss decision - t<sae h-snsf>.
and the early report. % large bids tor them.
hctp-d % sccclerate r~covery Of INDUSTRY and
trasie A. Wa hoP-d last we.k- sale % the
amount crer-d VIII check anxiety ahoat maia-
tensnce Of note redemption. remove the onsy
pretexf for further ISSUE. Of paper. and thas
give a solid basis for greater Ton ad-ne. -
CARING the financial fzfur..
The revenue hs stili small. from customs IN
January thus fsr tol-s.sof against on. IN 80
last year. and from internal tar-- y So rs
against sf.es@ @s. AMI The v0lEne of domestic
trade u stu small Tue Increase in anmn~r
OF hands employed ashis 10 the purchasing
power Of the people. aud dealer. .rorzs arr %
redueed that any sign Of larger eansamptioa
quickly zives mills more orders. In short -.
conditions arr saeh that II not Interrupted By
adverse forces they would naturally hiring .
steady revival st business.
Industrial gain 10 morr definite than . week
ago Fsv establishments hav. stopped xorx.
while many have resumed or increased pro-
duetion. and though these are not works em-
rt1Ttnx thousands each. the aggregate Increase
- considerable. Reductions in wages con.
nnue. and about a quarter Of hem ar. Of 5.
per cent. the rest ranging from . 10 n per
cent In no directions are quotations Of manr
ufsetared products higher. bus vhfis
some have actually declined. the general tone
Is somewh4t stronger. Thus distinct improve.
ment Is seen Ia the demand for Iron p~rssfnrts
A. PhilsdeIphia. though some Of which u vas
Thought could not On lower. quotations. have
been reduced Sales Of pig are larger. though
ta"i Is the open quotation for Bessemer and
Pittsburgh. and southern forge Is sold ror
%o at Birmingham the lower price tele-
grsphed last week having been. IL II stated
for a lot OF inferior quality The T-nn.-,s,
Coal and Iron Co has made contracts for
ore which reduce the cost OF prucue
ttcn ~ cents per ton. and lower contracta
Tor ore and freights are also reduced Ia The
eost TO consumers OF lake ore. ConneIIsvfle
coke IS quoted NJ o. per ton, with the number
% ovens In operation practically unchanged.
The Increase in demand for iron t~4osiuets IL
mainly in structural forms. cast pipe. wire
rods. barbed wire and wire nails. While In rails
and other railway iron business is remarkably
small For the fourth quarter Of Esg1 the re
ported cost OF new buildings In New Yerk and
Brooklyn was E.i.T1. against 81. -usz us in
The SANE quarter af ts9.
Textile industries have increased vorkins
force mainly IN knit goods. underwear and car
PETS. though several wooden mills have started
aud others are reported about to start. sales
OF wool sr- larger. amounting ss u. chief
markets 20 tW1. 10 pounds agsinst 5 ssf 10 for
the same week last year. but p<tc-- AZ phil.
deiphfa arr 0us-haIf cent. lower. while az N-w
fork there IL more inquiry FROM carpet aud
other mills Trading vas checked By flsap
polatment regarding the date Of which changes
Of duty are to take e-eet. AMI there u EttIs
desire 10 place or accept orders until the Future
- more clear
In 0verroatings samples Of some uroms
uent makes are aot yet shown and rriees are
not named wov-ssds appear 20 have . ,sranx-r
position zad . better business In dress xnaI- Il
generally repnrtsd for the week Cotton. are
rot stimuiated q. vas hoped ~ The rod rssion~
announced, sad the eject has been 70 make
buyers % efA-r goods hold ct 80 snzs th>
market f. weaker Carpets report apro~s
ment. snd especially Ia lower grades saa
orders 70 repienisn stocks after nanth. Of in
activity are nearly ~ large - year ago THE
shoe aud leather trades appear % gain . htxt~.
though shipments from Boston for the v--s
are again - per cent smaller thzn last rear
Prudnee markets have e.ea d~rlA~div dun
though wheat for May fcii az sn- tine 70 ne
lowest point on rccorst Western r-reiusx FOE
thr week we're Ls= ST bushels against 1s.r
s-i last rear. and Of cora 1ec 50 szain~t
-a1la last year Wheat exports sr~ insix
adHeAnt and the ssoe<s In sisht are too larz.
Tor Spectator, Or short crop prsph~ts Cores
and petroieum are . shade lo~-r Cettaa.
after . decti1e. has advanced . .hac-. elfseEs
receipt. cont zus heavy
The ssoc< mzr<-, has bus zlIxsu- ia
though trusts we're areetei hv . breaM q a pes
share IN sugar Railroad earnings for fse LAT
wees sao~ les- decline than for me ar-s aat
o. January perhaps heesa~e the movement -
restore rates has some erect, but the average
for the nonth thus t.r Is III per cent smaller
than iast wear, and east-0aund Tonnage -
greatly reduced Atchi-su las he-u r-duees
- pr cent OF more. and other reads ne-tins
he feriine created less favorable ccudisions
toward the Close
New York naakS have again adsf-d 70 saess
suormogs stock OF money and offers v-r-
H4de for a rIl year a. 8 per cent. tue lowest
rate On record for that period. whiIe for snors
inans : per cent rules Decentralization in sill
yer r-s caused by abandonment Of the prJ
posed !mnnrt duty og the government Of rndsa.
and also ef the rzed price FOR council bills az
f1nfon, hut foreign exchange ts not seriously
altered Domestic trade 10 the KEY 81 rns
situation. and eIcariag- outside New YORK
are al per cent smaller than .
year azo. ThLs - partly because The average
prize a. commodities II f3s per cent lower
than . year a<o. having fali-n Al per cent
since October l. whiie British prices. accore
ing 20 the London Economists. fell Is per cent
from October . 70 January
Failures Tor the wesz have hecn "a In the
Unitsd STATES. against - last rear. zad Is 10
Canada against ~ last year None az. 81 EreMs
magnitude