Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-04-14
BUSINESS IMPROVING.

h"ratifying Revival OF Business Throug :
4 out the Country with a Decrease In
Faiinres shown by X. q. Dun a.. Co.'S
weekly Review-The improvement Not
OF Large Propopdrtions, but of -
| Healthy Character-A slight Rise In
wheat Owing to Injury to the Growing
Plant by Frost.
NEW YORK, April 7.-R. G. Dun &
GO. 5 weekly review of trade, issued to-.
day, says:
Improvement In business has continued
| since the presidents veto, which has been
sustained In the house. But the hest news OF
the week IL the great decrease In the number
ana Importance OF failures, OF which full re.
turns are given for the first time ia months hy
the quarterly statement as follows: The number
was2,V9)i IN January. 2a0a in February, and l.
ooo IN March, The commercial liabili.
ties were s3i32J,s67 In January, az 93O, ,4I9
IN February, and sli. 730 s93 in March. Nearly
| aaiithe commercial liabilities were OF firms
ia'iins during the first month and much more
thaii haf OF the trading liabilties--5i per
"eLt, as the full statement shows, 4a per cent.
4 ssqe manufacturing liabilities and ~ per
l-sss-eaSoi other commercial liabilities. More
over nearly two.thrds OF the banking liablli
| lles was OF failures IN the first month and
over one'half of the railroad liabilities
Though the mum 1er of fco,omer.i,, f,ituros
i297 in the limited Stotes-,y.s ,a,or oo,,,I IIaa
in any quarter until the third n, last yaar tbo
average of liabilities ia only al s9l which ia
lower than has appeared in the records OF
thlrty-elght years at any time closely rreceding
any serious reverse. The degree OF CONNER
clal SouhdneSs and health thereby indicated
gives ground Tor hope that the liquidatons
consequent upon the disaster of 1893 have been
in a large measnre accomnlisbod Tbo .icr.
OF continued iInprovement ara mora dis,inct
than in the previous week and ara found e,ao.
where than in specylatfve ar,ots
There is more buyiug for consumntion with
more numerous demands fnr in,paai,,ta 70
placement OF stocks, which does NOT va, s,imu.
late an advance in prices becanse cnnaumn.
ton as vet by no means suft,ces IN emnlor Al,
the productive capacitv, hrt arords ina safes,
lass for production. There is some further
increase in the working force e,nnlovcd in
woolen manufacture and shoe Factories
though not this week in tbe co,ton mills and
the gain in iron work is small although
the strike of Connellsville roI,e ,vorlars
may not interrunt tha manu,actpre ,or
some weeks. Us supplies on hand are said 10
be large Prices in that industry are little
changed though at the west hor rnn is irreg.
Mar hpcarCa yn,,a ~ ,,,5t,o,, Il, r. III.
/
in,rer renuIo. Hiu sou'nerh pls 'S quoted
goo1 can,nnat, ~ 'lolsht rates 9olle
49, .,'s 'NV7 iof d"lia are holteeu w chl'
soo "lu lele ioi hni'Hcu prooucts oiSeiose
'oa ~at,r.r ,y9' ~ a'o.h III al SECTIONS
onint Von, "to s,puos, w,'h more Strcng'h IN
i'.", eio'i ''"u hihuleo laprles. Inc demand
'''ooo - i,t.io pct'er' out shipments from
a., .,' wv sun - P'l VENT ics5 YUAN year
80 80 s'0 r''U' "'So "'oiuB 'hB VI lower eiasseu
hVo'' ho Mooien mills at WORK are gener-
a's pu9"e" ny ursenV oruers from pelaled
'o''''Vin ~, 'pilns soous' anu auout dozen
',o'o INNS nave starueo' IN drcss goods tho
.i''Vn BUSINESS was hehrIy OF normal proper
.lo"9, po' ~ lheso ana other "oolehs lhe de'
~ mon" 'oi i''I soous ls sun laf peloW the usual
,N iat" :" '.aieS VI "ool "' the three chlel mar
~ 20 toi '',e ius. tmo Weeks nave peeh 'i"o,o
pouiN' AGAINST ''o'oo'o' WIN some concessions
~ pus ors' though sloeSs Oh lhe xmas most III
otnian' are running low.
ihcle - no enahge OF importance In the
n'@uu'ac.urih7 demand Tor MINOR metals
ir'GcS VI t"lhe ana rope nave been reduced TO
~ lowest ever known cents Tor manila ana
sesn@ SVf sl'td cordage'
norts n a.a pTtn iiie9 about cents ty re-
aseonr.s aro maze 70 tne plant Dui the
AVA mar. n. ,ri,.h ,.,a,t nsualiY conflicting,
tent M ttn 3y,ss,ir,, ua.,,,,,,, nnnN me eX'
,@ts ~ ,.,, ~
,,s, ,aa. s''e "s,,'1'' y'''s''
h,, 20 az = . w y w
r m H., Y, io 'i,. "e "'"'' ava -. - sf"'
ooin,s 81 . 20. ,sois,s e,'''' -. - s,,',
.ItR'' VI -''o ~ p'i'i0i' Aoth Hiustfa'e'
'i,,' ihoas y, .nu hos py rishs 81 CENTS
with iard shade higher.
Inc cotton market approaches stagnation,
with spot steady at ~ cents. but receipts for
the week exceed last wears and still indico,e
n cron much above ooo ooo holes
c,,,i,,,I,a,,,, ~ ,,,,, '.o.o'Vvo ~, ' o''too
7Sn'Ptoin9 Vi ehahse III money markets ap'
pear 10 lhulca'e an increasing volume OF trade.
In wall street there appears somewhat
= larger supply OF commercial apdr from the in.
terror. NOT of the first ounlitv nor n, Iorge
amnnnts b,, ono,,h ~ s,, ,no. Nv. a,,"ts W. i",s
s,la g.; - .',. w 80 { .'' i"", ",".l"p'e
lun"' II, o'ner hiarke's nave at last 1ouhd