The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-25
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW

or the Country. which Ar. :. ,.r..'
Ia Constantly Amaze Oh-.r,.rs
tinue Z" Maintain y GENERAL >ou.a,
of Trade.
NEW YoHK, May 10. -n. q. I'm,
Co. 5 weekly review of trade. is,uel ;,
day, says:
The obstacles TO Improvement DOM.
The strikes OF coal miners ana rol... o.,
have not ceased. hut have caused no .ta..
OF numerous works this week and On mn.
mcnt - som" railroads The confera,..
Cleveland exhibited mu, n anerg fonfn
wider difference than hai been r4.
ana seems 10 render agreement m,rn
Pro sccdlngs IA the senate DO NOT indf,.., X,
the latest form of tarin revision haI
speedy final action more PROBABLE Nr,r
operative force Of the country Is So rrc., /,
observers are constantly amazed nt the VIZ.
OF business being transacted. the tonn..
ing transported, the number ~ works r,.0,.
operation. aud tbs general sounincs~ q. n
Notwithstanding Influences which NJ
other land would produce dire disaster
some industries are clearly doiu, NJ, i,
For the first time In many months ,hn IA
mcnts OF boots and shoes from the east ,s
those of the corresponding week last yca.
while the new orders are not very prom
and the majority OF the factories nra ea
about half as much as usual there II. .n
Improvement In the demand for wons
goods. especially from the south thog.L
west is backward Some shading OF MI,
leather has not brought out increase.
ness Once more the sales OF wool \
pounds for the week AZ the three ehip, Il
kets, against .,fid0W last year. indicafa.
paration for more manufacture ana r.-
tion ~ work nv some mills j. Announce
though there ARE many others which
To close with this month N samples nne
ing distributed do not bring satisfactory
/ dcr~ To a remarkable extent h isah4s.
mouth business. as manufacture, wAit
clothicrs. and .clothlers wait tor
cr, In dress good, a fair pronori y
the producing raDacliy Tor the sel~ou
though the volume of orders If sti \
smaller than usual Excessive stocks al
/ prices OF cotton. misfortune 10 gra
keep many mills 10 operation whl d II
otherwise stop but attempts 10 adyaue.
I kinds OF goods have brought 40 hpft.r tr,
80 a real calamity the long strike nl n D
results ia better price, for bcS,ruirr
steel and many steel products. aid M
maxim. concerns Of tha east partly cQ'A
safes for the Overwhelming aGvAriae.
the Pittsburgh and ohio regions hail
in the fierce competition for som" monfh-
Foundry ana mill iron are Ia nhunda0i
ply. with little change ia price. ana tNo
demand for fni~hed goods Is not large v
prices appear whore there might br lynllr
fion II part of the works were moi force,
| close
At chicago also. the market has Nv
best for months. with structural aha
plates sitter. At Pittsburgh the drmln.
raised BeSsemer iron ~ per ton a.
I a "A. m go 81
nails have advanced TO si.0j. ana tn,r
been heavy buying % black sheets ami
wire But il Is feared that more 81 tN
must suspend IL the strike continues
Last March shortly after whrat f.li &
single day below ~ cents for The first
prices OF all commodities " re the lowe-f
/ recorded in this country hut this WIZ
that lowwater mark h as been passed au
average OF prices Is iss per cent lower
q year ago Wheat has sold al 81
May and 51is for July. though
receipts have been only 1875 $40 hU-
for the week against s3i30f
year Exports were tut 7yiss1. agaiu~'
i64 bushels last year and the fact that
goes instead OF wheat at ~ cents " eNf'
10 cents. has more weight than 'A l
Frightening prospects OF yield ncN'
While wheat has fallen . cents AMI coiio
ceipts and insignificant exports. pork h
clined 30 cents barrel. lard 10 cents h|
cents per 100 pounds ald coffee Is an =
lower
There is no scramble .or gol va
abroad. and the reserve IN the Bank q
gland is the largest ever known. but ~ -
gold has been shipped this week. folo1
about as much in each Of the two nr ~
weeks. Most OF the gold is drawn from
treasury through presentation OF notes fo|
dcmption. and the gold reserve is fallas
idly.
Customs receipts are again 3, per cant
than q year ago and internal revenue 4
cent less. and the proportion paid u 3
Insignificant. Banks hold large reserves
are sure TO b. called upon FOR movcn !
crops. which promise 10 he larger thar
year, and while no Increase In conf
cial loans Is yet seen, and that u
Is said TO bc the most stagnant
known. there must be a large demand i
business rcyivcs Hence IL j. Gucs'
whether the treasury could readily 4
further loans under existing laws. an q
ing OF dlsquietuir has weakened stock i
average for railroads having declined
share and OF trusts SEQ per shar inr
week Railroad earnings ia May thus fa|
I74per cent. smaller than last year an
east bound tonnage Is quite large
The decrease In domestic trade repro
by bearings is .. per cent. for the wcrs
only III outside New York. which T. less
other weeks this month Imports cont
about third smaller than last year. not
standing large increase IN sugar AMI M
the decrease in other merchandise peir
heavy. and exports again decrease for
week lis per ceat
The SoundneSs 81 tho commercial wor|
shown in the diminishing importance NJ
urcs. the liabilities reported for the y
. week Of MAY amounting 10 only si.gi'
, which II 40 90. were OF trading and .,3-
manufacturing concerns.
The failures thi, week have been -sN
United States. against ~ last year a
: in Canada. against IL last year.