The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-09

rhe Condition of Trade Throughou, ~.
Country ss Reelected by H. a. la
Cos. Weekly Review su,... .
the sond Issue fromisss a Fr..h ~
p~t"s To business. which 4 >h.w,a-
Gradual hut steady improvement I.,,'
urss for the Week. Etc.
NEW NosK. Feb. 3.-R g. pu, 4
Co 5 weelSi- review of trade. issued ~
day. says:
fresh impulse has been given To hrslnes.
this week rs the success OF the Treasure, ,,'o
tanning gold for its reserve thus ~trcnrtheaf..,
confidence In its ability 20 MAINTAIN 1oit MN
mcnts The revenue had fallen on - INK,
and the prospects for the loan looked s.,,a'
favorable. until financial institutions h.r.a.
cidei TO carry II through that some .af.Nl.,,
about the monetary future was natural IL,
vestmenis in the ordinary sens. have i.a, a..
fcetcd very little. and while more drrlana,,
time loans has appeared the money taart.,
can not te expected to change mueA with ssn
5000 cash In tha banks AMI nor. cofai,,
from the interior. while the treasury ai.,Is
compelled 70 pay out more than il now rcs.lv..
in taxes
Gradual Improvement In business cxulai,s
The appearance OF more commercial nat.r a,
the market this we X than has lcen s..., ~,
lors time. though. a yet. The vast aceafna
latlon 81 idle funds is proof ctlorgh than frata
Industrial recovery continues though II /. MI
gradual. N response 10 the demand ~ a y .orf.
whose consumption at the lowest n r-a4.e,
than that 81 any other country and MAJ.
mills are now al work. II Is well fnr IA.
country that speculation has nor tee,. stin.a.
lated thus far 70 dangerous ventures ~ ans 81
reetion. ANA the markets are unrsuai nv tr..
from disturbing excitement stocks hiv.
been stronger sincc the result as 10 the Aorl4
was foreshadowed, in spite of co.tiunei san
ing on foreign account. which reached many
thousand shares In Union IN HE nnl the
slow improvement ia railroad earnings
In fact though earnings received Tor rs,
month OF January thus far are smaller ~ ~
per cent. than last year. a less decrease than
appcare in December ana the loss FOR ina
latest week is nu. : . per cent. the ~ r .rerre
may be attributed 10 less severe weather ih.n
prevailed year ago. rather than to NOR, rer.
nanent causes Ga Granger and Other west.
ern roads the decrease j. about 10 PER eert
and while sonthcrn roads gained Ia freieh;
earnings. the tonnage ~ western AM trunk
lines Is greatly reduced. and lighter than for
many years
All stocks advanced about 3 cents per share
in the average ani the new agreement II
trunk lines 20 frrights has heen completed
othcr speculative markets have been almost
sta-nant. Wheat has advanced about one bal,
cent because western receipts were only iiis.
els last year--though there are no si-uS Of
material decrease In the enormous visible sup
p!y-and Atlantic exports dwindlel 70 an ~
bushels for the week against |. i1i AZ last year
smaller receipts and exports OF corn have not
prevented slight decline, and pork prol4s,s
are dun without important change
Cotton advanced a shade. hut clos I'd wifhog,
change from last week receipts from the
plantations exceeding last years though less
than OF late. while exports continue lar.sr
than year ago. Foreign consumption T. heavy.
hut American mills are taking much less than
year ago.
The market for cotton goods has better
tone. and more staples have been taken par.
ticuiarly prin, cloths. with slight advance ,
prices but all qualities are extremely low and
scarcely any increase in the working force il
seen
some Generalization IS again reported 10
prices OF wooiens fries having been -elAcet
in price. and trade in overcoatin;s is not sails
factory. There is more activity in sniiings
since the date for new duties was deferred.
but not many lines Of the letter grades are ye.
on the market. Howard cassimers are quoted
at $50. against 81 ~ last year. Spring goods
are offered at heavy sacrifice. but there Is
more business I'm dress goods. and tapestry car
pets are In better demand. while some lines o.
brussels have been reduced in prices. sales q
wool still small. for the week f55l7lr.
against SIZE 100 last year
Eastern trade In boots and shoes stili hest
iatcs. with Boston shipments y per cont be-
low las; years: bat western factories are re-
ported little better employed. about - per
cent. below their fun capacity.
Larger demand for structural iron and steel.
for railway material except rails. for tarrei
wire and especially for wire rails ana wire
rods. gives better look % the iron Industry
10th east and vest Chicago ua'es
distinct improvement. at Pittsburgh bust
ness is larger though prices do Noi
gain. and even at Philadelphia trade
Is better to'h for pig and finished product,
white encouragement Is found IN the fact that
prices 90 not further decline. Oaly four oi
the eleven stacks OF the Thomas Iron 60 axe
in operation. aud 81 connellsvillc coke ovens
$40 against . 100 are idle offers havins been
made as low as - cents. facts which indicate
that the Improvement Is not great as Vet nai
there are ported heavy sales OF billeis ava
wire rods nj slightly better prices Twoercrt.
OF some note are sale OF lcsscTncr p.e a
der for sixty mics q wrought iron pipe Tor
Canadian company by the American tlac
works
Domestic exports for four weeks have been
~ per cent lower than q year ago, while Ia
ports have been 3. per cent smaller.
Customs receipts for January were hut III.
srsD. against S2itt9ND last year. AMI egl-
IDENTIFY the success ia the sale OF bonds j.
matter Of high importance.
Failures for the week have teen 3ff Id The
United States. arainst 2,5 last year, ana ), IL
Canada against ~ last year the list inclu4lne
two 81 over a quarter OF q million each.
A MUNICIPAL WRECK.