The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-13
BUSINESS IMPROVING

n Gratifying Revival of Business Thro,,.
out the Country with "a Decr.,..
Failures shown by x. a. Dun A :,
weekly Kesiew-Th~ improvem.n,
Of Large propoporttons. nu, ~,
Healthy ChHracter-A slight M.
wheat Owing to Injury to the ar.,,
Plant by Frost.
NEW YoRK. April Or. q. Am,
Co. Is weekly review of trade, issued
day. says:
Improvement ia business has en,,,
since the presidents veto which M.
sustained In the house. Hut the hex, ,..,,
the week Is the great decrease in the rtr
and Importance OF failures, OF which f,l
turns are given for the iirst time Ia n,o,,,l
the quarterly statement as follows rh. n,,r
was 100, IN January. s.ar, IN February ~
~, IN March. The commercial M
ties were s3l .3a1 sds In January al.
In February. and ga 40 s93 In March N
half the commercial liabilities We're M
falling during the first month: ana mn,l 4,
than half OF the trading liabilities
cent as the fun statement shows. ~ ~,
Of the Misunderstanding ilabiliic, and M
cent az other commercial liabilities u
over. nearly two-tEirds Of tho hanl.lns, !.
Ties was ~ failures In the first mont
over onc-haf OF the railroad llahilltle.
Though the numrer of comm rclAl flilN.
i,sg1 la the United >tafcs-~was never ,.4.
IN any quarter until the third OF last y.af
average u liabilities Is only sii 80 wh
l1wer than has appeared in the record 1
thirty eight years az any time closely pr,c
any serious reverse. The degree Of eotar
cial soundness and health thereby in,lf.
gives ground for hope that the liqHidlt
consequent upon the disaster Of lsl3 nav. !
II large measure accomplished Th. Il
81 continued Improvement are more ai.,
than IN the previous week aud ara folsid \
where than IN speculative markets.
There Is mere buying for consunpt .oa (,
more numerous demands for ium.dii,.
placement o. stocks. which does no, yei "
late an advance IN prices. because cons
tion as yet by no means sufiice- 10 oinp,,
the productive capacity but AFFORDS TN, 4.
basis for production There H. some for
increase Ia the working force employed
WOODEN manufacture and shoe factor
though not this week in the cotton mill.
the gain In iron work T. small altho
the strike % connellsvillc coke wof
may not interrupt the manufacture
some weeks. as supplies on hand ARE ~ai
he large. Prices in that industry are n
changed though AZ the west bar iron Is nj
ular because wages OF puidlcr- IN The sa
have been reduced, and southern pig ~ ono
lower because OF reduced freight rates -,
good contracts for rails are noticed al ,
cago. and orders for finished products di~rl
shortnfss OF stock in all sections
cottons are steady, with more strength
print cloth and kindred fabrics The dcm
for shoes Is q little better. but shipments n
Boston are still Is per cent less than II
Nd -.
goods. The wooden mills al WORK are gcl
ally pushed by urgent orders from bella
clothicrs for spring goods and about I'D
more mills have started In dress goods
March business was nearly OF normal prof.
tions. hut IN these ana other woolcns the
mand for fan goods H. SIN far below the ii
mark Sales OF wool nj the three chief III
kets for the last two weeks have bcc' 2. s
pounds against s.s3301O. with some concc~>
10 buyers. though stocks OF the kinds most
demand are running low
There is no change Of importance IN
manufacturing demand for minor meiI
Prices OF twinc and rope have been rsiuce
the lowest ever known. 9 cents for MANILA
cents for ssai cordage.
Wheat has leen lifted about cents Isl
ports OF serious injury TO the plant. hu;
accounts are' more than usually conflict,
and there is much uncertainty about the
tent OF the injury. Western receipts vi
i.7iiiss bushels for the week. against 3 isO
last year. but exports from Atlantic ports vi
but s3g. AS bushels against 1, O4s 265 last year
Corn has declined ~ cents. with western
ccipts OF $500 $50 bushels Pork illuStra
the contrariness OF the hog by rising 50 cen
with lard a shade higher.
The cotton market approaches staenaii
with spot steady at ~ cents. but receipts
the week exceed last years. and stlll indie
crop much above 10000 bales.
symptoms OF change In money markets
pear 10 indicate an increasing volume OF ira
In Wall street there appears a somcw
larger supply OF commercial paper from the
terror. not OF the first quality nor Of a
amounts. but enough TO suggest that ayailA
funds In other markets have at last FOL
more fun employment But the accumllai
OF idle money here docs not yet diminish
Foreign exchange has suddenly advanced
the point 1T which gold could be export "a "
out loss. owing &c cessation 81 foreign n
chascs OF stocks. but no gold Is known 20 HI.
been ordered for shipment The export
products from New York continues fall
large. but do not greatly exceed last yea
while the imports for the week were ~
cent less than year ago Customs rccel
arc still ~ per cent less than last year for
month thus far, anu internal receipt, :
cent less.
There has been furry In the silver nal
lSct. New York spectators having made ga1
OF the London markc, and the smelicrs al
but nothing appears TO warrant substani
advance
The usual quarterly payments which VI
with the condition nf business less than ~"ii
ments on current accounts. swcllcd exchlnl
for the first week OF April 50 that the Aecrca
compared with last year was al all points i
per cent. nj New York u, per cent. AMI 81
side this city ~ Z per cent Whether this ~ 4
beginning OF lasting Improvement II is too cn1
10 determine. But there is no decided gain
railroad earnings. which decreased ~
cent for the first week in April against T. !
cent in March
The failures during the week number
In the United States. against Id last ycl
and ~ In Canada. against - last year.
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART
And Then Turned the Weapon Up