The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-01


t,h-facls. Long strikes and Exports az
s.oid Tend 10 Cheek hut Cannot destroy
the Wonderful kecuperatisr Energies OF
the Country \ Great Reduction an fa'i-
Gr.~.
Nrw Nogk. MAY ~ r.. q. Dim *
Go. : weekly review Of trade issued tor
day says:
storms and nooG~ prolonged strike. and
large exports ~ gold hnsc done their utmost
THIS week "a give business Vacation liut me
wants unsati>rtd during thc past f,aF be-
lated and much le>Srucd and Vet greater ihAh
those ~ any other nation have caused 2 Volume
~ trade quite large for The season Inc >e'iNrs
90 NOT appear near an end and while Nlo-
lencc and hioosi>hcd have occurred ~
few points man, ~ the operators are
making no ,rurl 10 work their mines. Inc
lack Of fuel has stopped practically tAr wheie
~ The Edgar Thomson ana parts ol ntcer ar
ncsic works many establishments between me
Hudson and the Mississippi. aud csrn the
watcrNorks ~ few western cities. Railroad
trafic j. ~ yet affected very little hui weeks
" iueness for rlany either participants IA
or affected hy the strikes must lessen pur-
chasing power and demand for goods. and 80
cloud an outlook which had begun 10 seem
brighter
Gold exports DO not ahatc, but have been ~
Assn this week, though at one time Europe
had purchased si5sJ eD o. American sccuri-
ties. Prices 81 great staples show how linn
it,a l. the foreign demand. and imports ~
goods much restricted al present. would nat-
urnlly increase after the pending change ~
dutl,- The S.3s"nc' gold shipped abroad
ms a.onih h.~ been LARGELY drawn from the
ttea>Urs Ms redemption ~ notes. and the re-
serve remaining far that purpose has been
rcgrcra tpabolt -~'prfsn Hence there are
a.flc.natiNa- N some change in Tho money
tA4ra,i aat although currency sam continues
a. cone hf'asr from the interior and the banks
hold au ,nprinp9- supply ~ idle money Long
loans are more 4ir.e-if iuncroflatc.
Prices W produces ~tiN tend downward v;h-
oNl m9,h speculation Wheat recovered III
TIE af fsc cal of la~, wcpk. but went Gpwnarain
wfth ,lrcias ls favorable prospects FOR the COM
ia- rit,1 Atla1t4c exports being only 1881
hushe.s a-a.nst i.~-.ui last year. while
wc>.ssa pis Tor tac wce'. we're i.4-3--
1873 le~rsi. s0asI~t 3u's eTf last year II
X not sarnr>inr tAai farmers retain
wheat AZ pf' ~ prlre> where they cam
Cora n strUn-tr. nutwith standing large re-
ccipi~ and D. aai.car' exports. Cotton has
reeoH,T,sA sAaie tas cents. though rccc!p.>
Tor tAr meets wttt ~ .ris a. l1rAs rs last wear.
and txparf> mach smaller. Pork products an
arNiinpa is.th he.ss Receipts. and coffee Is also
lower Tho astoai- nine chcapncs~ ~ wheat
and cotton VIII rect the rapidiiy % rnofemcr.
Ia Tie fall also vii directly lesson the anuIat
q mouey required u moving the crops
While ihf iron iniu~iry especially and marr
others 10 some extent have been restricted ~
scarcity of coal ana coke the number % works
rc~umlnE has b'.n greater than the number
stopping fren aihs- causes. But X = a symp-
tom NOT rs hc overlooked that the demand so-
manufactured protact> instead 81 increasing.
arpclr~ Tor tEe moment rather smaller than
before. and Indifference az buyers j. shown
~ carccliafioa * orders hitherto given.
II J. a wAitin.- season. but the disposition
Eos Is D. - frf
ln operation a.e fairly busy IN closing ~
Cft.cr~ for "A htlAtcd spring demand. but there
= ever more >hriakaEe To orders for he future
thsn was noticed .a~i YEAR a. the precursor q.
ccmin. Gul.rs-> In the WOODEN manufacture
This j. especially true. excrp; as 20 dress goods
which are q fair demand and sales ~ s.sdi q;
pounds wool against c.3sso las, year II moi
partly speculative would represent much les
than a fHi. consumption
There appears nn increased demand for cot
ton goods. ana manufacturers have agreed that
the accumulation ~ print cloths. which nov.
sch ~ .'s cents Tor as. must pr.scatly b,
1 checked by >r~perGla1 production.
The bor' and Shoe industry gives more evil
\ crnc- ~ impeachment than any other and ,hs
shipments from Boston. according TO the Shoe
I and Leather Reporter. again exceed those 81
the same wecs last ye4r. There j. consider
aoie buying from ~iocis. and SONS. pressure
! .or ~ltccg delivery orders and while there
cially IN woman goods.
Tn. demand fn- iron and steel products n
\ View ~ The stopp se ~ large proportion o.
the works might he expected 10 i'm prove ma
teriaily. and prices are IN fact held AT The adj
vance recently noted but there !, now observe
much Indifference among large consumers. and
I ,lle evidence ~ an eniarglng demand ~eem~ Z,
Zee les satisfactory than before the strike
1 Minor metals are weaker with restricted Dc.
iland. copper being quoted at ~. cents so
lake and lead al 3 3 cents
A speculative movement lifted stocks early
in the week but there ha~ since tcen con
slant sagg,ng. 80 that tho average for th'
week T. = q, nt~ per hundred higher for railwa,
share, and g cents per share Tor trusts.
storms and floods have caused some inter
rEption to tra1lc and damage to roads. and ex
rcnsive rate cutting on cast-bound roads i
formally charged Earnings continue Z
decrease. and thus far in May have been II.
losses arc nearly equal ~ the east and a
soath There &. some improvement IN lowe
c.a~~ weSt-bound tonnage. but much decrease
ia manufactured goods. hardware and lumber
The combination has decided TO restore lax
and rail rates June :. except for grain. whicl
j. 70 ne lower Exchanges through clearing
houses compare favorably FOR the week. bein
only I'll per cent. smaller than last year.
Failures diminish in Importance. the amour
~ liabilities for the third week in May helm.
only ...uii3s. and for the three weeks f. ~
81. ~ which - 81 were 81 manufacturin
and s5n.sg. q trading concerns.
The number ~ failures reported this week !,
~ IN the United States against 80 last year
ant to Canada Is against ~ last year.