The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-21

Outlook.
NEW NoRK. sept. II. H. g.. Dun <
Co. : weekly review of trade ISSUED ~.
day say>.
business has met no setback tli
week. and continues larger than earl N
in August and larger than q v.ag
ago directly after the panic More
commercial paper il offered: ih,
western demand for money in-
crcaseS: the iron manufactur. greatly
expands its output; shipments III sh....-
continue large. and cotton goods >iill
advance "A little. In SOM. directions
the postponed business has about spent
itself. and less activ. trad. results
while the net increase has not been
much more than j. usually seen In
passing from August 10 September.
In comparison with last year the in.
come i 30 per cent. in volume of clear,
ings. while in comparison with sep
teinber. l,9s. the decrease j. a57 p.s
cent Railroad earnings in >.p,ember
thus far reported are H.; per cent l..>.
than last year. hut l5.5 per cent le>,
than in l>.... and the tonnage compar.
ison shows substantially the same r..
suit.
The country has now passed ncarl Ii
three weeks under the new tariff. am
all admit that changes have been ~
less Importance a. yet than was cx
pected. II in some branches busin.->.
has materially increased. i, mas gaupa
little or has fallen of in others. i.f,>-
in some directions il explained by cr,f
reports. for the most favora hle ,~i
mate Of experts puts the los ~ corn 4,
about 400. U0u.uon bushels whereas ,ht
I government report j. hr some inter.
prcted a. meaning loss az -opl.op.n'.
bushels The opinion ~ the TRAD,
does not favor the official estimate and
the price has not risen AZ All durinl
the week. though receipts have been
very small: exports have practical \
ceased and all realize that the shrink.
age Of 400. Uu0. 900 bushels j. serious. X
il proves No greater since il must AZ
feet prices II meats for a wear nrmnr.
Pork j. unchanged. hut lard ha. risen
80 cents per 100 pounds.
Nor are official reports a. Favorable
weeks have been li.l~i.r~. bushes.
against l0.G.4..ti last year and Allan.
tic exports only s.0.4. 100 agaiiis,
3. loG.5G. last year. and the price * one.
half cent lower. Considerably. injury
j. officially reported t. cotton but f,.i.
expect less than 500. 900 bales. which
j. more than enough and the price j. a
sixteenth lower.
shipments Of shoes from Boston IN
two weeks have been io-.el5 cases.
against io>. $50 last year ami in lov-
priced goods the marI1e, has not hrcn
a. bare for years while pnrcha~ *
from stocks or for quick delivery re-
fleet depletion OF stocks and conSum-
ing demands
Less activity j. seen in dry goods.
the rush ~ postponed business having
ahated and there j. more disposition
10 defer purchases because Of some
( what general advances in cotton goods.
and because London wool sales are eN-
pccted 10 make the outlook clearer
\ Strikes in cotton mills have not ceased.
and stocks Of print cloths shrink rap
/ idly. but some question whet her re-
cent advances in prices can he main
tanned. with important additions T. the
present force. There j. still fair
business for speedy delivery in wool
ems and for cheaper grades Of Sprin-
goods but scarcely anything j fonr
i'm the finer grades. About half the
usual business in the aggregate has
been done. il j. estimated. but about
three-quarter> in the cheaper grade.
Sales Of wool have been -.s55. 1p
I pounds IN two weeks. against 500. .'fi
last year and Loses. 500 IN l>g.. The
markets are easier and less active. all
waiting for the London sale.
Speculation in stocks mas been tame.
the public being indispo>ed t. >ell.
while crop prospects and unsatisfac-
tory earnings hinder any movement iT
operators. London has sold "A little,
but the average for railroad stocks has
advanced during the week ~ cents per
share. while trust stocks declined -
cents. whisky showing most weakness.
Domestic trade reflected by clearing
house returns. naturally about 10 per
cent. larger IN September than in An
gust gains little more than last year.
bat less than in is92
There j. little improvement this
week in offers If commercial paper.
particularly in connection with manu-
features. though the business is ~tti
narrow. The movement westward and
southwark has also improved. and the
scarcity IF small notes for use al the
west has enabled the treasury toadh
little To its gold reserve. Customs re-
ccipts in September are s9.o-i.pa'.
against a. $50. l2i Internal revenue. ana
imports Of merchandise increased les
than was expected Exports Of prod
ucts from New York in two weeks have
been Is per cent. smaller than las
year. and in August the principa ~
port, amounted to s3j.615,i-i. agaln~.
Sl5.i69. ~. last year. decrease ~ H
per cent. mostly in brcadstuff~.
Failures in the first week IF >eptrin-
Der a. yet reported show liabilities VI
only 81. $4,000. Of which Sis 10 We're
Of manufacturing and So3..iio u trad
ing concerns. The aggregate u iiA
bilities reported for August i sln''''