The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-16
DUN'S TRADE REvisw


tipiy isut Without Much e.,,., "a''|
the future-ssrsatcr Ac,i,l,, nj
Among the Producing Indu.,r,,. "'a|
plentssA Reduced stocks rl,. !, "'-|
Failures ~ small Moment.
NEW loRK, March 10. -E q A..
Co. : weekly review of trade l>,u,1
day, says:
Evidences OF present impro,cm.a.
ness multiply. but confidence IA .,
| prosement does not seem 10 nrrra.. n
u more business aud larger nraaarc.
industries Tor the season has arrived <.
greater activity II necessary /, dealers. NJ,
are to bc replcnishcd. ana thoS. .,
not make calculations beyond 4 f.v ,.
nrc the more anxious To- crowd a.
trade as they safely can into these tnarN,. i
| some branches OF distribution ho,ev.. (,
are indications OF q diminishing d,.r,,t,
goods, and the evident preference iom,a.
and low priced articles. with the ln..
| duction In wages and family .xn,,a.,..
lead many to feel some What les, onra,., u
| business will soon recover its former ,,.,..'
The undertakings beyond a short time A..
made with great freedom and In spf. y,
larger demand the prices Of manufa,,r..
goods tend downward
The most distinct gain IS IN iron ana L.,
| | IL
tons. having increased 10 per cen, ai.rin. Il
month, although IL Il still as per c.,.
than year ago. II is also stated ihat N,
other furnaces have gone into hla., y,
March ]. and that unsold stocks have n.
| practically no increase in February 81 I,
the actual consumption In all branches az "a,
featuring Is at least 10 per cent areaier,A
IN November December or Ianuar, \
| prices are lower. steel hiilets as * AZ p,|
burgh, and plates Sis at Philad.lrhm (.
lowest ever known. Rates In bar iron a.. p
and with larger production OF coac n
tracts are made at rs low prices a. ever M
IS lower with fall at London leln- AZ.
here ut lS,b cents, and copper does ~, !
prove though lead Is slightly higher
Shipments Of boots aud shoes from ,ha
are iis Per cent. smaller than a y.ara.a
same week, and purchases are still mas.s
medium or low-priced goods.
IL textile manufactures and dry good, Il
are Increased activity ana rcplcai-ha
stocks. as Is natural at this season Bi,|
demand thus far falls much shor. e.: etf, i
iion- and It's character indicates rfsai
omy ia consumption. 4 reduction b.
suita shceiinss and 10 Garner fancy qrtt.
"a cents indicates the lndsm ~
j leading concerns that the r.afs Is
Quirv more stimulation han rs0t
production, mainly IA "a ,entttiye a
on orders which are little more thal !
ncicnt 10 test the market But the .e.
wool at the three chief markets. Tor fa ~
have lcen only II per cent. less than iar i
same week last year. which Is mstto
proyement. ia part due to the fact isa, i
mills having any orders are huy.us Il
whit wool they expect to need for mos'as
come
Speculation has been much more a.'te
not more healthy. The sudden fal
certificates has not tended 10 itnrar' ,r
dcnce to the stock market and wh,lc tae IN
age Of railroad stocks IS GO cents 4 sal
higher and ~ trusts - per share hI-Ats
the week. all movements have ur-a a.
mainly on reports about legislation y
varied from hour 10 hour.
Railroad earnings in the fourth ns
February were ~ per cent less than last W
against i3.5 for the third week and li.fer i
month thus far. the decrease on traH. i
eastern lines being nearly ~ per tert
southern. 1ii. southwestern. i~4 Efaater|
49, other western. q l. and Pacific ro1i. 4
per cent. II Is encouraging that men elrf 4
In January were better than for some moa..|
but east bound shipments from Chicago 1
three weeks are still 33f per cent less ID
last year.
Brcadsturs AMI oils have been stroager. ri
visions weaker and cotton hesitates
| The volume Of domestic trade show nhy ciel|
ings decreases for the week only ~ pr sti|
outside New York. and 81 y per cent herr ID
pared with last year In foreign trad claa-
are also for the better. exports HAVING
large. ana FOR four weeks II per cent law|
than last year. while the decrease IN m
for February was - per cent Thus Gust
revenue does not improve and Tor ID =.
has been ~ pr cent less than Last YEAR lAe
crease Ia Internal revenue being 10 pc cent
Moncy T. weak. with further decrea-a b 4
demand for commercial loans
Failures nre growing less important i
somewhat fewer also For the week rai
| March 10 the liabilities thus far reported =
only ;2e.ss. 81. and for four weeks o. fr
sii. ss6oyi. Of which 10. q. Ci5 we're ~ m.s..l
lures and 'dg, tn OF trading concerns
The failures during the past week q
hered. in the United States as- against
last year. and in Canada -. against 3. lasi fe
Scarcely "A single one Is OF importance ati
i gratifying that the consequences " i
great reverse last year have been 80 iar II
comc.