The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
FINANCIAL. AND INDUSTRIAL

Feeling among Chicago bankers is that
the tide has turned. and improvements; in
bu -iness may be expected from now on.
Failures throughout the country continue
to show a decrease in number and relative
Importance. according TO agency reports
Only nine OF the unemployed Of Indi-
annapolis would accept the city's offer to
break stone.
More troops have been ordered to the
mines near Charles; on. ". Va The miners
threaten TO burn coal company property.
Striking West Virginia miner, planned
to blow up the Acme mine with dynamite
and kill Operator Wyant gatling gun
has been taken to the scene Of trouble. To
protect Operator Wyant. he was escorted
by militia to Fayetteville.
Tho railroad and river coal miners of
Pittsbur; district were in session with
forty delegates. representa-, IL. 900 miners
1t is proposed to demand Il uniform rate
of ) cents per bushel for mining. Presi-
dent Frye has been advocating Il national
strike. and it is probable the convention
will take action urging the national officers
to move in the matter.
between 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
when business opened. and 1880 about
100. 600 shares of sugar stock changed
hands at the New York Stock Exchange,
and during these dealings the price
OF the certificates moved or rather rushed
from IS to 100. turning at par and reccding
as rapidly as the had advanced to o..
After another upward squirt the price
seemed to settle about o. The excite
ment attendin: these extraordinary
sales VAS intense. and the dealings
as reflected in the quotations were mos:
irregular. For while all other business
seemed at standstill During the rush CONF
paratively little stock changed hands at ex-
extreme figures At the round 100 the sales
were AGO certificates Most OF the sales
were between 95 and o. at which price the
amount dealt in was enormous 1t was to
corner the belated shorts that the drive
made, and there was nothin. for the
gentlemen who had sold what they had not
cot but to 60 in to the market. buy and de-
liver. or make terms to be dictated by the
purchasers
AT noon Tuesday the Youn ystown.
Ohio. Eie trio Street Railway Company.
which had been tied up by a strike. ran
out the first car manned by nom union
cre". The streets were crowded by thou
sands OF idle mill men. Who greeted the ap-
pearance OF the Car with loud cries o.
"black sheep" and hurled epithets at the
men on the No passengers were o.,
board When the car reached the public
square q wild rush was made for 1t by the
crowd and in an instant every window
pane was mashed to atoms. A heavy en-
plosion occurred. and the mob rosorted t.
dynamite to blow up the cars. as they had
frequently Threatened.
Publishers aud printers of st. Paul are
in the midst OF an animated dispute owe,
the scale OF wages.
Ten per cent reduction in the wages
OF the Great Northern engineers and fire.
men IS the result OF a St Paul conference
The DenisOn. Texas. cotton mill,
erected at a cost Of $500. 900. has been dis
posed Of at public sale for $50. go to salts
fy judgment for debt The purchaser
was d. J. NJ. Ford. ex-Mayor of Kansas
City.
r G. Dun g. Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says:
"AA no more definite In formation than
q week ago reg ardinR the outcome Of finan .
cial revenue disputes perhaps more
people have come to the Eoiief that the
end will answer their wishe< Certainly
rather more arc taking limited risks In
business. especially in stocks A sui STAN
tial basis Ia the slowly growing demand
for goods. caused b1 gradual exhaustion
OF stocks held Dy dealers. and this has
further enlarged the working force In
manufa ctures More works have resume
or increased hands or hours than have
stopped or reduced