Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-11
WEEKLY REVIEW
OF tbs Condition of CouiuerfctsI ard N
dastrisi fntrrests Throughout the Caus-
try a. Co;lsted from the Reports Re
eetved by u. q. Dun a to-Couattiocs
Practically Cnaiter~d fr-m Is-s Report
-nn.lne.. Laiiu-r- log Ia. ~ IL

eetved by X. a.. Dun a sa-rouatGous
Practically Unsiter~d fr-m Is-s Report
-Businsss Failures for the Week. Ete.
NEw York. Jan s-E- q. Dun &
Co = weekly review Of trade. issued To-
dav SAYS.
Ia eIo~eae-s OF n~usine-s eoes nat rr -
- CeuElruer lt exr-eese,l that trasir mHst
improve With he naw vear. tst II Is rno -ar'v
b. yet 70 rrsdiet fmpe-tant change IA "a,
main TIE coat tlcas e~ontinue uaaifered hut
To proposal q an .ar1me faz Il not ealeu 4tsi
70 Inspire cuua.ienee. neg 1oes e eucarrnr~
hop unst gurertslasr atosf revenne lass wflt
r. =prrGi terminated
The conaittaa % ta@ treasury -xrftss less
Interest with fhe gaNI reserve lower than ever
and the entire available reserve rsts.et ~
ansiut El1s1.Na. than smaalisr fn<sef caused
Shea tae FREE @'l4 erreasled an Yet
the deacit Of HsesfSa ia the a-st half - ne
eurrrrt hs-al year the decrease % ~ % as-
tn custom receipt- for III mosfh- and go 90
ii N the interual revenue point 60 a large de-
ncit FOR the year. aad = GREATER rsdartiou of
treasury balances than can ~ safety PR
mitted ~ tae Polnt o. DANGER Is the iarse
volume % paper circulation. with a narrow
gold reserve the Proposal 20 issue so
more paper by means - coming silver balloon
held i not reas~urinr- ant the chamber o.
commerce has earnestly urged Al i~sfr@ Of
short-time bonds. IS recommended By The sec
r-tary % the freasurv-
Money from the Interior -siI fools his war
ket- Commercial Inactivity still causes the
amount 81 icie flHah t. swell heynai MI pr-cs
dent. E1f rates arr 80 low That speculation
might lie dangerously stimulated q a feeling q
hcpefuiness prevailed Thus j. mas BE- FORUM
ste that diminished earnings suppress .riar
IN stock speculation. and heavy supplies IA
sight deter speculation in prnsiurf- The d.
h%urscrent OF ESuGIu0 here and s;.go IN II
Boston AMI Pittsburgh FOR January interest
aHi dividends. has produced nothing nee ths
usual demaad for securities thouzh after s@T
eral dsys 81 excessive selling the <tocs mar
kst rose Al average Of dollar q SHARE Cgf
rates increase railway TONNAGE wttAgut yield
Ing better terms IA money. sat the dividends
paid r-rect past rather than present couaE
tfons.
The wheat market i tsrse-sourth> % 8 reas
higher, because - q uinHshfd western r.
| ceirts ami cern T. unchanged Western -ai.-
of wheat Tor ths x.ex have been Is5gEN5
bushels. against G@@ ~ Last year. The ~
l ecipt< - corn are extranrdsnarv-Gaa8 D.
bushels fer the s~es against 1Gffs- las,
year Cotioa receipts have lessenei = little,
au6 the Price ms suiIeuiT advanced = auar-
trr. with a movement PROBABLY On q par With
other- shsch have made This season . trying
0a- 70 trader
II Is Questionable whether the working .orre
IN The great industries has Increased - vet.
though about tRr H-St 81 the year ces=ldeEahls
Increase T. expected Tha number q mills
starting and stopping work - atout the same
Szie> % wool FOR shr week amount to . OBS
| Pounds against $3.50 for the cor-e~paudin ?
week lass YEAR. and since May { the decrease
has he~u - 3 p~r ceaf PricsS arc somewhat
weaker and few works report satisfactory
ordsr= Prices q cotton goods are further r.
ilced % encourage pgrcha-es- Most % The
sho. Shop arr moderately employed and me
decrease IA th~ shi pments FOR tn week d. Il
I re- ~amH aawf-aH 81 $500 t. 80 lat .a-wr
months 81 fs5I stu lower prices are -
I coried IN iroa AMI stcrI beth n Pm i~aseiphil
and Piftshurgh without increase IN tar vollui-
% r~usius-S + = believed that the output o,
! pi- theurh = per e-ut Ies. han a year ago
exceeds ne consumption
N textile manufactures the decrease i 81
per cent. oyeF = IN WOODS. ~ per cert Ia silks
and 81 usr cent in cotton manufactures =
| Per cen. in hosiery. znd - ia n HetI textile.
In dry goois the sales aecrea-e.i only 70. pei
cent stocks ~peev.ousiT held having resn muci
r-silred. and the reported aessea=@ "a sales ri
clothing = only I'll per Gent. ia hardware auly
is per cent In bopt and shoe manufacture
the decrease j. ist perseenE- huf ia me retail
trade only iE5 per cent The derrea,e is fur
Elture u - csr rent ia IewsIrY Ets per cent.
and in sales OF seal hats only Iss pr cent
u : an interesting ard euCuarz1inE fAet tHsi
sales Of groceries are slightly larger th1u lasl
year. tanuxh \ little less A. the east and west
bet areater - he south. The fact that To-
most hransaes the decrease APPEARS smaller
a. she west than - The elst aud smaller 81 the
south sbaa A. the vest = ons G. TIE cgrfoas
/ results u this newell investigation
The haaI classified return. Ct failure. fas
i-si are Hot get complete hu. t1- reports -
cejved Tor me lattsc part OF n.cemuer havi
sNelled the aggregate 81 commercial ushtf
ties to So 20 ~. Of which siss5B esj arr 81
msHufaetgrin- failures III Tis 81 81 tradins
failures. and sfT.saf5ia - cth-r concerns
I - - -HHH
newt w-sz
For The past vees the failures rrnorteI hST'
fseH ST. IN the United State a. Inst 81 lasi
year and Il in canada sgafass u est year.