The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-04
puN,s TRADE REVIEW.


.mpiov.d There IL. However shx".
In,,ro,ement Noticeabie.iwi CONTINUED"
prc,c... Ia the Liabilities "f taairS
rirm. The Weeks Failures. Etc.
NEW YonK. April -. n. q. Dun y
"a i. ,v..lslv review Of trade. issued t)- 4
day. SAYS
when accounts Of great strikes and laoer
disturbances crowd an newspapers, y y in'e |
10 look for much improvement W pnS."'Ns
| The uitumiuous coal miners qNt ""r~ -
| saturday IA larger numbers than WAS eAp''t'a'
| and the coke workers AT once rene"'n. w"
| greater uaanmity, the struggle recently un'
| successful white these great bodies "i men,
| besides the thousands VINO were on >'rNo
| In the building trades. In sllk' WOODEN
| and cotton mills. in Alabama iron WORKS anu
| on western railroads. are refusing 70 work
| there are other thousands marshtng u WASH
| ineton who claim that they seek work IN 'aln'
| ana the government must give relief bo'h
4 classes are engaged In making business worse
| because il was lad already. That every week
| OF idleness for 50 many men must apprccianlN
| lessen the aggregate power TO purchase prod
ucts OF labor Is evident but IN -pite 81 III 'ni
, provemcnt still appears
| The iron and steel works In regions where
| bituminons coal or coke j. use as fuci- may
he seriously interrupted II the STRUGGLED - much
prolonged. but The immaculate cneet Is 10 gre
a better look to prices OF som" products 10
those regions While eastern works feel
somewhat larger demand. southern frcights
10 New York being 30 cents lower. plr IRON
from Alabama j. offered at y ~. ana rails
~ li-hi section are s,ld. Il l. stated neiowssp
at the Mi,l
Vntlent chicn.o nus ness halis anl bar iron
T. down "a lc though plates an 'cain- a.e
slightly stronger. harbcd wire al Pittsburgh y
quoted ~ +. - AMI vice ro!> AZ s,i" thpnth
biliei- and isAsScm e iron are stronger fEila-
de.phin notes increased demand. and IN that
hir u az
j. employed The movement ~ copper from
Montana n restricted ny the Great Northern
strike. wAile TIN. lead. sprter and TN plates
are weak with prices shade lower
a little rnnre hfr j. tcn In thr shoe trade *
Bo.ion. wlta somewhat more demand FOR better
sra les ~ le.ih r. thou "a IN large nrlnrhrs OF
. the business uay hAlf ~ two-thiri> Of the
wori,tnr :ur,s X emp'ogcd shipments q
shoes from Rps.ol Tor Apr.l arr Y pr een'-
; lcs. Than last year
several lar-c algtiol sales textile gooi~
have Disturbed MARKERS and bro sh' rtmarNa-
ply low prices FOR Aanucls ana niAnNct~. nbo y
Or p.,r cent f.luM On. previous uloitiion- and
Is rcr cent. teiow the previon> sales. rh'
canccl!lns ~ Al orders tor fancy wor~ied- 10y
the washington mil though attributed y 2
strike .ngreas : tne appreheu~io % ciothers
2 that ihrg may Ma nnasle to get rx"cut ~ the
lonr-d slayea ana -alty orders ihsy Ia n
' given Nothing Ike imrrovem NJ : seen II
mems wnolcns. ani IL j. between seasons y
dress goods. bu; there i more demand for ~
: gram carpets. and linen goods have been sell
al concessions by Some agents
Sal.> % wool a, ihr thrrf chi"f markefs were
ssh o. pounds. against 3s.'s 20 las We ar. and
: prices % some scar kinis hive advance =
! cent on; new WOO. j. b linz iak9a ~ the o~
) est figures yet reported Continual reports 2
/ changes IN the taris bill add 70 Slmcultes o
producers and dealers
Speculative markets are prarfieing the phi
e lo~ophy 81 Mr.. Mieawher, and are naturall
lower The rrceipi~ of cotton from planti
lions have neca "a little less this week than
! year ago exports have decreased NOR. anl
= the Increasing pressure 81 enormous STOCKS =
= siant has driven down the price 20 -. cents
Il western receipts ~ wheat have been onl
y iaf lsq bushels against .,'i..S' Tor the sam
:, week last year. anh Atlantic exports 9ii.!.
~ bushels against les ~ las, year. but "a
X price has Dir spped emit Corn i in active q
h mand and a snnde higher; pork. lard and coli
a shade lower. with continued business d'
preston AMI new crops drawing near. even "a
unlimited supplies o. idle men do not kind
IS speculative operations
T. The stock market has reached an averaS
: decline OF 50 cents per share and ~ cents
!. trust stocks although sugar was lifted 10 pa
- on ~tori = ~ another change In the tart ~ IN
r. STRIKES had much influence. and railway ear
III in-S Tor April thu far have been l,s Per cen
m smaller than last year. Will" the failure
. trunk line presi Tents 20 agree was depressir
~ little Ia VOLUME
II PAYMENTS through an cielrnghouses we
~ pa per cent smaller than for same wee
!, a wear AGO ANA outside New York ISIS per cen
- smaller. bat prices Of commodities, now ave
aging nearly isper cent lower than sear az
v account for one.half 81 the change. The vt
-, urne OF foreign trade does not materially alte
exports for the month being 10 per cent. larr'
70 than last year, while imports at New fo
sd have peen a. . per cent smaller The dcclii
1t in customs receipts indicating the decrease
cf dutiahle imports. l. 40 per cent
~, No enlarge ment of commercial loans appea
- ana money continues 10 accumulate her'
Tough IA smaller amount this week. tn
al state OF facts clearly indicates the general
~ pressl on o; trade and Industries but donest
exchanges have 80 far changed that abatcme
- OF the Nv OF money hithcr i expected. On
~ a. .U3np cola goes out this week at prese
H. accounts ana there are no indications OF I
~. | portant foreign operations during the week
American securities Considerable exchan
Is being drawn on account Of Americans abo
ed TO visit Europe As usual AT this season.
The decrease OF liabilities Of firms fall
80, still continues ano the aggregate reported
the third week In April was only = 1878 6. a
~ for the three weeks OF April 20 gss SIS Of VIII
a. SO 1874 were OF manufacturing. and SSH 4
Ter OF trading concerns. The failures have be
equally divided rs - sections. the east havi
tn. larger number. with liabilities 81 SIT
Sc III. south =. 81. 90 ard the west = ia- go
The failures this week have been $50 in
,ns United states. against &c last year. for
FIRST time in MANY months showing decrea'
and In Canada ~. against - last year. 4