Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-12-13


n~->-Futar- Fr.-p-vts wsr- u-prfaf.
with the Empt.yps-at sf q ~-,ss-wbst
Larger Working Fsrr- tft-r the HsIl-
dsy.-rh~ -hipus~ut .f t..,id Farap-
Again Commences.
NEw NoRx Dec. s-R g. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trast,. issued to
day say.
X i difficult 10 detect anv change IN
current business. Prospects for busi-
ness after January Z are quitc gcner-
ally considered more hopeful. in some
branches there are larger orders aud
the west-baund shipments ef uer.
chansii>e are little larger But the
working f1rue II naturally diminished
near the end ot the wear. aud the loIs-
day traffic brings just now temporary
activity which i ao. of much general
significance.
The meeting ~ congress, and th.. an
nounceni-nt of the new currency plan
and II various biils proposed have not
affected the situation p-rrcptihlv
Payments for BOMBS have been cotn-
pieted withvat disturbance. hut did
not prevent the shipment of some geld
70 Europe to-day ou the " hale. arri-
cultural prusluctS are scarcely strun.rr-.
and wages of Iahur do not advance.
bat there j. reason ~ expect the EN-
ployment of a somewhat larger work
ing force after the hoJniavS.
The cxpcctesi government rep0rt On
feeding OF wheat IN cattle and hogs
has scarcely iniueEccsi the marixet
II i doubted xheths.r the estimate. j.
more r~liable than the estimates of
the yield OF wheat and cotton. which
are aos regarded =.riuusIv The ~
eript> II wheat ary larger than n year
ago and the exports smaller. but for
eigu accounts. particularly a. - the
ArZentine erup. have helped an asi-
vanre Of J a ernts. Estimates 0f the
winter wheat acreage Indicate an in-
creas. of 10 per cent. with a eoussi-
tion -snsNha. better than Last year
Although c,sru receipts have been
much larger than a year a.-'s. and ex-
ports MT Sne-~ixth a. iargsr. the price
has changed but little cotton has
fallen again 10 50 CENTS. very clos. ~
the lowest print for many vear~. amt
actual re.riptS fr'sm plantations are
AsAA 80 AsAAe AAAttft III ANfNa NNffM NElff
erup vas over J. 9.a.ua aa8 hal.-~. Neither
abroad aor here arr thsr- insiicatiau-
n yet II ms5rs than an average eun-
SUMPTION
The IRON industry s-ems to have dis
tiEctiy brighter prospects az Chicagu.
where pig srun is firrnrr ansi har IN
larger demand because u or,iers for
freight cars But E..-Ssnler IRON has
sold AZ sic = at PITT burgh steel rails
have bvea reduced % -. there aud
wire rosls and nails weasser- \ conn
par 'son u Pri,r- there and at
the east shows the lowest aver
age yes recorded, taking pris.s.s
u October i->J. a, Iua, sta,statipu~
have fallen toss. and are So far shaded
that substantially half the price has
been eut of within four years. south
ern works are offering iron here aud in
New England at very low figures. and
though a somewhat better demand ap-
pear for finished products. il II ~ far
below the output that the competitiou
leaves scarcely profit
Heavy sales Of >haes during tn. past
two mouths at prices said to b.. 10 =
cents lower than recent prices OF
leather warrant cause general effort
for an advance. aud some iobbers have
cuucrsl-sl . cents ON w0men's grain
and buff shse.. but ethers protest that
no advance = Fsvsible, and have eut
dswn or withdrawn their orders. Or-
der for next season are quite encuur
aging n 10 quantity. but il Is claimed
that few can he fillei at a profit and
leather seems tirmsr with no prospect
Of a decline
The wool manufarture, Judging from
sales at tn. three enief markets. since
September l. has been doing per
cent more than last wear. but 81 per
cent less than in l-a.. and the average
Of f04 aualitie. Of wool quoted BIZ
Coates Brps- II L. = cents. tbs. lowest
ever known. and fs per cent lower
than in I>9.--
Manufacturers are receiving more or
derS for spring. and still have cousid-
erabie demand for heaFy goods. par
tieulariy for overce.at go3sis ou account
OF a ehaugs. IN the fashion. and there
II much confidence expressed that they
" - - AAAN - NAAHAbA1 dN
about the present rate after January /
The entt0H manufacture shows no
material change. though the demand
for spring i very backward
The money market has not i'm
proved and the drift Of lille money
hitherwar'i i a. large a. at any time
this year \ remarkable statement
shows that treasury transfers Of money
have been almost exclusively 10 New
Orleans. S...:ss5.Cfsj in October. against
ssi.s-0o0 10 all other points. and =. as5.-
600 IN November. against S..o.s coo 70 all
ether cities Commercial loans show
no increase whatever. and heavy sales
Of American securities by Lon6lu this
week have advanced exchange TO the
shipping point 80 that si.e5o. 900 gold
viii be exported ts-tay
The liabilities in failures for the last
werk Of November wer. 81 o.. tO-.
against S..90f. as for the sane week
last year. but the decrease was wholly
IN manufacturing liabilities. sF.7.s44.
against sI-ss7-0..s last rear. while trad
ing liabilities were si-5s7,sgs against
si-.1>.ti9 last year For the four
weeks of November the aggregate was
$40, 5-I, ,s-3. against $50 sfI .Sei last year
The failures this week have been 10
N the United states. against 10 last
year and 10 in canada. against ~ last
year
WILL PROTECT THE INDIANS.