Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-26
oUN's COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

The Customary Tests I~-- In@s-ucttv-
fhsn t>ssl- oStn< TO CsaErr~si.assI Ia
sstten snd tho Iin<r-tsx Er.st. 30 tbs
fUo trvst >trfk~--Wsasy Decrease n
Railroad Aarnius~ a Farther alling o9
In aiiurs-- Ef~- Etc-
NV YaEN. July eI.-B. @ Dun =
Co weekly review of trade. issued 10
day. savs-
I Thc effects p the two e--ca. strikes
have not yet eatio-ly worn 81. ami
. mcan1s hiie the disagreement between
the two huu>s-> - congress has made
tariG uncertainties murc distinct and
impressive Il follow that the custom
1ry tests - the condition % business
are le>, Instructive than usual. The
hlaucial >ituati1a il s.nr1cyr hat less IA
rorabls b-eau>r the eNports 90 gold
have been resumed. amounting -
si-3ao.ono far the week hrt treasury
resa-ipts have hscn s-.0g6. 81 for Gus
toms. aEaiu~. s..e5l. .5-f las. year. and
s1-s7i.5j1 internal rcvennc. against
s--e.3.5is last wear. The extraordinary
/ payments 10 autirfrafs- the inerea~,. 81
taxation ou WHISKY arr rapi,iiv leclin-s
GP large auls-lnt - capital. and
taking FROM tho government part Il
the expected increase of revenue.
while the current loss Ia customs ~
-ripts II largely due u the p-1stp1rlr-
ulent ~ imports in expectation ~
lower duties hereafter Thus the
treasury has been gaining in balance.
although al the expense Of some loss
in revenue hereafter
Wheat. during the pas: DAYS has
been skating on rery thin ice. with a
chance IF breaking through. and ma <
ing the lnvves, record ever known 1t
has declined three cents fsr the
week With railroads generally
blocked in the wheat-Eruvviny districts
it = a satisfactory Indication that the
western receipts are about tvso-thir,is
| Z last years -. 81. .stt bushels against
i.e.,-S-Y ycar agD-sVhilc the exports
frum Ailaatic Prrts are ins. yuitiesnt.
| m = 80. 80 bushels. against e -. So
last year- The enoruzsE> ,ibl- sup
p.iss have les actual weight IN the
market than the prevalent crnvic.ion
shat government estimates of yl,.ld arr
widely errun-ouS-
Corn haS advauc,-d a shade With m
-atiSfactssy rrs<ca. for the Pr 'sPcct i
.Noeilent for lar-y- viel.d A zreat
,p---ulatioa in oats has hel-ua - liqui-
iat, wlt. th- customary Io>se~ TO the
vss-s u1euash hp knew al about H. Cot
ten has declined fraction
I AlthouE. therc vr,S an increas.. DIR
ny the u+1arh - june - nsarly a
thlrsl In the grsssly p-niu-tion q pi-
irna- AMI the consumption IN the mann
tscture rras ncariy -n.oss3 tons p-r Te~S \
grratcr thssa the output q farnaerS. q
= Questionable whethsr anv farther
iraFr,sv-sleut ha> ret os.-urrs-,i in Jelly
Many e the western eStabiishm-nt>
xere sss,gps-l t,-,-au~s. thu blockade q
railroads cat - their supplies q fuel.
sad have MT yet venturcd - re>une-
uthsrS veSs - Pittsburgh have h.sen
Inactive. h-r-zuSe the eoal strike cru
tina--S. and the limited Prosluction
scarcely susics.s for the nes-is Of works
nrar az hand Behind all ether eEn-
harra,>rz-nfs therr i 4 remarkable
uarruv1ess % demand for finished pr
aact5on- In AL quarters thers- = much
disappointment b~caHse- after the
,toppa<e of works for months the-e
anpeau~ scarcely demand enough tu
keep supplied the estahl ishmsnts now
n op-rat6oa-
Il Is nat surprising that the textile
raanufastureS sre retarded bT unccr-
tziuti.-s ab.lrt the tariff. and this week
that the difficulty has b,cn felt IN
spite 81 a considerable increase IN
,r,iers for -oo,lS. vvhi.h has materially :
diminished the uumher of eonccrns
stepping work Yet the numisr elos-
ing i quite large. ant the reduction in
; output Of cotton guo-ls has
beeu considerable. while priee>
4 bleachei go-ods have bcen ~
ducs t. the lowest ever known,
and print cloths have been selling
, quite largely at - cents The situa
tion in wooden goosis i mainly due Il
the anxiety of clothiers-who have de
ferrst their or,lsTs too long-to get the
. goa.ls which their trade now imp-ra
lively demands Prices do not alter
nor i there visible any less caution ne
zar,ling transactions reaching heyont
the fall season
In boots and shoes the shipment,
from the east are ahoRt aS large a.
year aSo. with small but numerous or
der for low priced gods in which ths
demand seems distinctly Increasing
The volume If domestic trade ~
; fseeted BY exchanges at the clearing
house l. I7.9 per cent. smaller than a
. year ago. when the panic and the scare
ity 81 money caused what Was theT
; considered a paralysis In comparison
with I~gs. the exchanges decrease -
per cent Much ~ this decrease how
: ever. i due In the general decline II
: prices. which has heen over 10 per cent
for the two years. and s-3 per cent
sinee a year sgO
Foreigu trade shows no important
change. the desired expansion Of ex
ports being still deferred while I'm
ports have been little larger of late
: ss the customs receipts Indicate
The most hopeful sign noted thh
! week l. that failures continue compare
lively few and not very imPortzn,
The aggregate of liabilities for th1
twelve DAYS ending July L. wa
81 $50 s0i. of which sI.0Oo.s3i was o
! manufacturing and 81 a.. sos of tradin.
concerns, which Is decidedly below tn
: average for the past half year.
The failures this week have been "a
in the United States. against 4s5 las
year, and forty-four in Canada, agzins
thirty-five last year
DESTROYED BY FIRE.