Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-12
BUSINESS


AGrstifying Revival ~ Ba.lrs.. Through
out the Country with a Decrease in
Failures Shown by ~ a. Dun q COS.
weekly Review The improvement Not
Of Large r-rnporartioas. Hut ~ .
Healthy Charsrt-r-A slight EI-e IN
wheat Owing to i"iary 60 the Grpwlnx
Plant by FROST.
NEW NoRK, April 1-R q. Dun &
Cos weekly review Of trade. issued to-
day, says:
improvement iu business hrs continued
since the presidents veto. which has been
sustained in The house hut the hcst news %
the week T. the great decrease ln the number
and Importance u failures 20 which fun re-
turns are given Tor ihr nr-t tlme Ia months ~
The quarterly statement As follows The plumber
Nas1tHlt IN @auuarF. 81. IN FcnfuarY. and l.
e6 in MARIA lhf commercial uahUl
ties were ufElsgs 30 January. 81 % az
IN February and go IA ~ IN March Nearly
bali tue commercial la .ntirs we're % arms
falling during thc first month, AMI much more
than half % tire traliar Watuftl--=t pr
cent. a. thu full statement shows. g per cent
OF the mauufsctarinE Hablfties and ~ PR
cent q other commercial liabilities More.
orrr nearty twn-tsirds q the banking iiahtli-
Ties was Of failures Ga tue first month. and
over aue-half ~ the railroad Iiahtuties
Though the uumaer % commercial failures
f2s In the Ialtrt >fafes-xa~ never eguallci
In any quarter until the third ~ last year the
average ~ liabilities is only sitsal which -
lower than has APPEARED In thr records ~
thirtyeight years ata1y time closely preceding
any serious reverse The degree Of CONNER
ciai soundne-- and hcai'h thereby Indicated
gives ground for houe that the liquidation.
consequent upon the disaster % is1 have h~~u
In a large measure accomplished The sirus
u continued improvement aFe mor- distinct
than ia INC previous week and ar found else
where THAI la speculative markets
There Is NOR buyiur FOR consumption witn
more numerous drm8asls for immediate ~
Placement % Stocks. uhlch does rot Yet stimn.
late an advance ia prices because conSamp
fion a. yet hv no means su~ces % employ al
the productive capacity. but affords the safest
fa-is Tor production There T. some further
Increase In tn working furre employed be-
wooden man-facture and shoe f~arfori-.
though not This ue-a IN Ire cottsa miils ant
The gaia Va iron work Is small although
the strike - touurl-rille coke aoEksrs
NAV not Interrupt the manufacture fnt
some seeks, AS supplies ga haad are sid ID,
D. ar-r Price. ia that Industry ar uifls
changed though a. the ues; bar iron b. lrrrz
uiar oeeau~c saga % r~uisIers In ths valley
have been r~slse~d Au1 southern a- = gaot-
lower hecau>s 81 rsiucai freight rates ~srls
sool contracts far utls are uotced a. ~
caEn. and oricFs FOR finished p~-uslucts aIsclr-.
shnrtn-s- q stock 10 nI Sections
'ettnns ar steady wtfA mare strength tr
print clofh sad kindred ahrc< The deman
Tor shoes Is a Little urtter. H1f -hlpmeass frau
Bu-tpu arr stiu pr cent t-s- taan > wear
aec. the caS~s also aFera-tas % lower classe
Eona1S TIE Wonlrg mills ~ warg arr Eensr
aaiy pushed ty ursent orders frrm b.faies
elothicrs Tor spring Epots sui aroat q foznr
more mills have startel In dress goois fhf
Marvh business was neariy % normal proper
FHWna HAH Hu H. - a.
mand for fall good. is >iill far below the uSua
mark sales % wool az thu threa chief mar
kets FOR the last two weeks have been ? I'D {
pounds against ssa1en with some concessions
10 buyers. though stocks % The kinds most IL
demand are running low
There Is no change % Importance In m.
manufaeturins demlgd for minor metals
frices % twine ami rope have been r~luceI T.
the lowest ever knouu. cents for MANILA an,
fce1ts for sisai cgrilge-
Wheat has ie-n lifted alout Z cents hv re
ports Of serious injury 70 the plant. but ths
accounts arr more thau usually connictiur
and there j. much uncertainty about the *
tent q the injury. Western receipts xers
lTil.is bushels Tor the week agllnst afnsFi
last year. but exports from stlautic ports yer.
but 5@sfi3 bushefs aralust iatssE last year
torn has Declined ! ! cruts with N6starn re-
celpts 81 @s 20 husanls pnrE Illustrates
the c-pnfrHrn~~s q ths h9E bg rising - cents
Win mru . shade higher
The cotton marEet approaches s;aruation
With saat steady q "a rents. huf receipts rol
the Week exceed last year : AMI still indicate
n crop much above s.aBna halss
symptoms q chance in money markets An
pear TO Indicate an Increasing volume Of trade
In Nau street Their appears a somewhat
larger supply of commercial paper from the in
terror not OF the urst quality nor Of large
amounts. but enough 10 suggest that available
funds in other markets have az last found
more tgu employ meat But the acrumalaiior
OF idle money here does not vet diminish.
Foreign exchange has suddenly advanced e
the point az which gold could be exported with
out loss, owing 70 CESSATION q foreign pur
chases Of stocks, but 40 gold + knoan to hav,
teen ordered for shipment The export o.
products from New York Continues fairs
iarge, but do not greatly exceed last years
while the imports for the week we're 81 pr
cent less than a yCar ago Customs receipt.
are sttli a. per cent less than last year for The
month thus far and internal receipts per
cent les
There has been n furry in tn diver mar
ket New York SPECTATORS having made cams
OF The London market and tho s~naelterS also.
but nothing appears % warrant a substantial
advance
The usual quarterly paymsnts which wary
with the condition Of business less than settle
meuts on current accounts swelled exchange.
Tor the urst week o. April. 80 that the decrease
compared With las. var was At all points - )
PER ceut. at Seg York as per cent. aud out
side this city ~ PER cent Whether this is tho
beginning OF lasting Improvement it is TOO eariv
70 determinc But there Is no decided gain Ia
railroad earnings. which decreased ia uel
cent for ths first week IN April. against i per
cent In March
Tie failures during the week number sts
IN me Csitei states. against Ii last year.
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