Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-26

strikes Have Checked Bat Not Arrested
-Dun's Rest~w Of the Commercial s.s
Industrial Situation On the whsis
Rather Ner~ EaeoaraEinE rnsa Last
week. Report n week's Failures
Etc.
New YoRK. April Ar. @. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review of trade. issued To-
day. SAYS
Extensive storms checked Improvement In
eusinczs ouly for a time. AMI numerous strikes
have not yet arre>tcit It. Distribution Of prod
1cts 10 Consumers SEEMS larger. ZOE more PEG
pie are earning. AMI therefore more people are
shis to buy. But Il + loss clear that the Ia
crease % working force viii continue. OF TIA.
orders for products will further expand
Ths Improvement thus far realized 10
hasei o. actual increase IN orier- for
consumption. but part q this N. - cover 30
lated demands for th- spring seAssa. A eoa-
siderable portion OF tAe Industrial force Il stiIi
unemployed. and with wages much lower snan
. year a<o e-eusunpttSa is uos a. larry. Pay
u@rts thrurxh alleiearfng houses ZOE the week
are ~ pr cent les. thAa last rear. - AZ
New York aaf 20 elsewhere Neu ORDERS for
future distribution are Still materially re-
s~trtctei - uncsrtaIafy about action At Wash
iagtoa aud about The extent and outcome of
hhor g rcultieS.
The strike % coke workers. though virtually
over. sttu s-eets output and deliveries
1eFAAF1 N NAA4AAak tEA4rs AZ many cities re-
STREET eapioyrnent Of lahor and demand for
materials. AMI durtnE the past week there
have been numerous strikes in textile sud
other nsnufaeturing works. most ~ them be-
cause restoration OF WAGES 10 rates formsrlv
paid Il no. yet conceded Moss OF the r~cov-
Try realized in business has teen male posi-
BE ~ consent % workers 10 accept lower
sases for a time. AMI u they insist on restsra-
tign % w1xrS before consumption has restored
prices. many work. must stop
The great strike threatened ~ the bItu-
mtcngs coal miners anG strikes OF associated
employees On some railroads uake the future
less hopeful out Of tweutynl1. fertile aad
metal wurSirx concerns. watch stopped daring
the past we-k ahog. . third closed because Of
trvanie about wa<es O~taer~ise The number
re-u-niax work OF Increasing force. which VA
tsenty nve woglf have be-n larger. Enough
oriers have been taken IN iron AMI steel e
keep eupiey-t for a time the works now d,
9Peratton. bat this week no sfsrnlte Increase
= seen >t-acturai work az the west 10 lin
fei- aad new nu-tzess At the ~ast hardly
uases ~ for ORDERS alissi Rails move slowly
AL couptetion Of orders for wire. nails aaf
oarn~f wire = faiAos-f 81 weakness IN prices
The great sahe~ q Bes<~n-r iroa AZ P5tt.hurxn
aave beea at sueh Low prtses-anaus TO ss
tons <ufa< a. autsi~ over en- vita part h~ia-
s"-ss ." sarzest shat The expected senaa'
Tor tAts material has aot s.rn reagfzsG
~Shiprenrs % boots aad saa~s Zoe ts~ w-ss
arr znt quite , pr cent i-S. vAza a<s y-ar.
nut the weeks shipments asst year we're M
zsually aE and Il 8. estimated thas prus4e-
tioa = aoaut = siTth Ie-s than usual New or
fers are aot Arxs but numerous enough 20
ks~p NEST - rhs rurss tsiriy busy.
Textile. los a urshs ssazer IN .pg-s %
somewhat nstsrr Gi~ssrthgsIan Sale. q ro-sI.
Already uNte arr sttn1latsd a. BETTER srnrh~r
CONES. but orterx rgr The spring s-Hscn
Ar running oul Iad IN ortsr- for ne nI hers