Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-08

t"r N~~%tY k~wteW-A slowly throwing
Demand for tse,sst@. Indicating = Gradual
Return OF -Isasin~-s Failure.
showing Gratifying DtBIaattoa-
Nav NoEE. March g.-R g. Dun &
Cos weekly review u trade, issued to-
day. SAYS
WIN uo more dednite Information than
NF~k ago REGARDING the outcome % the imam
ciat and revenue disputes, perhaps more pco-
PIE bavr come 20 the belief that the end viii
answer their wishes. Certainly rather uior-
arr taxing limited risks IN business especially
IN stocss u Is usually good ptsn tor prae-
TRIAL m~n O. rely little on Impressions which
are 49,. iuntasy fostsred IN speculative cir
eies. where people rarely labor g. Iift prices
81 things they want TO boy. A more ~ua-taa-
tiai rasis + the slowly growing demand FOR
Eooeis ca1sed by gratGaI exhaustion OF stocks
held By dealers. aud this has further enlarged
the working forre in manufactures.
The fall Of silver to ~ peace and below ~
cents here and after a slight recovery is re-
Ee~e'i weakness have an unfavorsele lndu-
enee on the markets. The announcement that
import Duties are to b. imposed hy India. n
confirmed. may Increase the difficulty The
passage % the seigniorage till by the house
late on Thursday has not had time 10 produce
much effect. but i NOT financially rcasssIrine
More wovis have resumed or Increased
hands or hours than have stopped or reduced.
but numerous reductions 10 wages contluue to
lessen the purchasing power % those At work
Sharp reductions in Iaiian heal sAeetiug.
and Amosteas ttcstnss cause larger trading.
but prtnt cloths ar accumulatius ard weak.
AMI several mills OF importance have CLOSED
IN AT bran cars % the WOODEN manufacture thu
demand &. yet far below tn, usual mark but u
= somewhat Improved In worste,is and drc>s
goods. AMI iea.iinx mills have BEEN tax INK w0ol
quite largely. 50 that in three chirf markets
the sales have reen 9 sVs va pounds Tor the
week, against s r.s SO last year In part be-
cause scarcely any foreign wool has been i'm
ported for months AMT supplies are short.
western markets are also brua.ler without I'M
pruvvmcnt In price.
Continued weakness appears IA prices OF
metal products Notwithstanding some in
crease Ia actual business. Even in tho Pitts
hurEh reEion little ever half tn forre is rm-
ployeti and only 81 per cent OF the C1nnrlis-
Vile coke ovens are yet IN operation \ few
more furnaces are fn blast. southern pir -
weaker. and 500 tons of southern warrants
have been taken by English holders. who now
have 500 tons. There are heavy franSac-
items In lake ore AZ Pittsburgh, and II IS said
that with ore at Ss-75. coke ar - cents and
WAGES reduced ~ per cent. many furnaces can
make iron At profit even at present prices
Minor metals are weaker tin in part be-
cause % the fall In silver and dt~orEauir-i
eastern exchanges. and IsIi because OF ex-
pscte'i legislation
shipments 81 boots aui shoes from Boston
show a decrease Of only pr cent. for The
WEEK which i the best FOR long time ami
there l. more buying but almost sxclusl vely
81 uetiium or low pricsd e0osis.
Speculative markets are more active and
tocks stronger. railroads having advanced an
average Of - cents. and trust stocxs y cents.
maiaiF on Thursday. Receipts and exports %
what Tor the week have heru about one halt
! q last years. whlls there = 4 great increase
euth In receipts aud exports Of corn but
scarcely any change + seen IN prices % thcss
81 other PRODUCTS.
Cotton rscsipts for ths week are still slightly
above Last years. The fall In silver aud the
[ closing % some mills hinder 4 ri-r Ia prices
[ The withdrawn - deposits from New York
savings banks % late hare been unusually
/ large and these banks have generally raised
their rate Of interest 20 per reut-
| he most encouraging feature % the week !.
reeuri - The contiaEed decrease In auransr
aall importance % failures. The failures dur
/ iuE the past week uufu bs.retf 10 the United
States. ia AGAINST - ia-t year and canada
I r against - last year. scarcely any being Of
Hlsca Importance