Oxford eagle., 1894-09-20
ouN's COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

whii- Bassae-~ M. Received Ne s~,s.ek
tht. we~k. the Notanue sf Ia~r-..~ Ds-
nai~isae.- Order. for the Repa~at.hn-us
eftxhaa-t~d >tsrks Hsxsnx Been Largely
pa-p---~d os-t Conservative vt~v Of the
outisok-
NV YoEK. sept i5-R G. Dan q
Cos weekly review Of srade issued to-
day SAYS.
Business has met no setback this
week. and continues larger than early
in August aud larger than a year
ago directly after the panic More
commercial paper i offered: the
western demand for money in
ereases. the iron manufacture greatiy
expands its output. shipments % shoes
eo1sinue large aud cotton goods still
advance a little In some sifrections
the postponed business has ab.sut spent
ITSELF aud les active trade results.
while the net Increase has not been
much more than is usually seen in
passing from August 70 Sep,emh.e-.
In comparison vrish last wear the in
counc II 20 Per eent- in volume Of clear
ings- while in comparison with sep
tenher. isgs.. the decrease Is e5T per
cent Railroad earnings in Sep,embcr
thus far reported are t-5 per eszt- less
than last year. but is-5 per cent less
than in l>9.. and the tonnage compar-
tson shows substantially the SANE re-
salt
The country has now passed nearly
three weeks under the new tariff and
all admit that changes have been of
less Importance rs yet than was ex-
pcetesA II in some branches baSiness
has materially Increased. il has gained
little or has fallen of in Others Loss
in >some directions ! explained by crop
reports. for the most favorable eSti-
z=ate Of experts puts the Ia-s of e5ru At
ah-rat tes. oeo. Oh bushels. whereas the
g0verumsns rep.ort + by soEne inter
pre;ed a. meaning loss % !. .ss.l. 0s.l. go
bushels The opinion - the trade
DOES nos szvsr thectsi.rial estimate. ard
the price has not risen a: all during
tA~ week though receipts have be~n
very szali- exPoss> hare p-aesiealiy '
ceased. and all r~alir- Vast the shrink
axe e ss0.ea.eoo busheis = serious. q
u prvves M greater. ssncc is must at-
Feet prices II meats f.1r rear % more.
Pork i unchanged. bat lard has risen
- esuts per 100 P.sa usEs-
Nor are oaseial reports a. favorable
20 wheat Western rer~ipss in two
weeks have hsen 1f.l-ss.- hrs~h@lS.
against lo.s-E.7s1 last yexr. and Allan
tic exports only .g-4.-s0. axafnS.
s-i0s-5ss. last rear. ard the urscs. : one
half eeut lower. Considerable injury
: o-seiaIly reported to cotton. but few
s-xprct l~s~ than sa'l.oo0 hal.-s. whlch
= morr than enough and the pris-e i n
sixts~nth lower
>hiPEsnts x shoe= fruzn Rn~.ou in
tNo weeks have heen Iss-si5 ease~.
against To-. 40 last vea- ansi IA low
Priessi gods The uaa-iSet has r0s ben
a. hare for year. while purchases
fr'sEa sso.,ks ~ tar quick delivery ~
1eet Gsplsti11 Of stocAs and eoasuui-
ing aemaEsis.
t4ess activity i se~a IN dry gu.-iS.
the rush II p.stPous.i business having
ahatest- and there i nn-e Disposition
- defer purchase t<e-anse % so=e-
vxhzt general advances IN cotton ys-o-is.
49, 4=#a-AHAaHAA HAtaaA NsA4Fl~ Az
ps-csesi To Esake the outlo-llx elearrr.
>triazes in eostpn Hsill~ have not esaSss.-
and Stss-Ss u print eloshs Shrink rap
idly. bat sszne question whet her re-
cent advaness IN prices can Be main
tanned with imPartaat additions - the
present fore There i still a fair
business tor speedy delivery IN wool
ems. ami for cheaper grades Of spring
gocsls- but scarcely anything : done
in the haer grades About half the
usual business in the aggregate has
been DONE il Is estimated. but about
three-qGarters in the cheaper grades.
Sales Of wool have been s.ess. .su.l
pounds in twn weeks. aSzins: s.Sa-. .0oa
last year and ls. 4es. 80 IN fsea The
markets are easier and leSs active. all
waiting for the London sale
Speculation in stocks has been tame.
the public being indiSposed 20 sell.
while crop prospects and unsatisfae-
tory earnings hinder any movement By
operators- London has sold little,
but the average for rai.rcad stocks has
advanced during the week - cents per
shzre. while trust stocks declined 6.
cents. whisky showing most weakness.
Domestic trade reflected By elearinx-
house returns. naturally Ab-O0T 10 per
eenf- larger IN September than in Au-
gust. gains little ulure than last year,
but less than IN I,ee
There is little Improvement this
week in offers of commercial paper.
particularly in eonneStion with manu-
fa~sures- thoagh the business Is still
narros- The movement westward and
soathy ard hss al>.o improved. and the
scarcity af small notes for NE zt the
west has enabled the treaSary to add 4
little 70 its gold reserve. Customs re-
eeipts In >~1teusber are sa,es4. .0sz.
against g 49, Ia Internal revenue. and
irzportS of merchandise increased less
than was expected Exports Il prod
uets from New York in tgro weeks have
been : per cent- smaller than last
year. and IN August the principal ex-
ports anouate,i 90 So. .s-5.ssl. against
sss.sse. IS. last rear. decrease Of :.
per cent-, mostly IN bre4tStuffs.
Failures in the first week Of Sepsem-
Der zs We, reported show liabilities Of
cnly sI.sso.ezsa. Of which ssIs. Is0 were
Of manufacturing and ssss. 40 Of trad
ing concerns The aggregate Of La
bilities reported for August is sI0ss-.-
5l1 This week the failures have been
@0- In the United States. against 3ls
last year and ~ in Canada, against g
last year.
a FOOL AND HIS PISTOL