The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-30

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~" unsatsssscsory Showing. on i'll
Whol~ss of the Business OutIo.k. Th..-,I
Not without some Encouraging ~.
TIRES.
New YORK, March 24.-R. q. In, Il
Co.'S weekly review Of trade. issued -
day, SAYS:
It's perpiesinf to be Obliged 10 rcpor, n,
business grows larger In volume az m. .,r
time not more profitable. Unceria,rtv M.
not diminish. hut has rather increased IN ~
Judgment OF many commercial bottle, whir
have urgca the president To veto the sel-nto-
age bill. Prices OF commodities do NJ. ri,.
hut are on the whole about per cent i.t
than last week. thou III then ~ loves, Xxx
known In this country. ami isg psr eon
lower than year ago. No more .sa ~
gone abroad. and stocks ayerage oni.
cents per 600 higher for railrnaf. ~,
last week. and exactly the same fsr ~,
stocks, hut some foreign purchase, a.I y
Intervention ~ holiday explain th~ ,tsa
ness More mills are al work though ihe Isl
portion OF productive force UNEMPLOYED \. =,
from NTH 10 third IN different ranlh..
industry. and many mills are stopping e..u.
their orders have run out. even while iar-
number are starting with orders enough ~
time. The prospect of getting constant i
remuncrative employment for wora- a,
t-At4AN ARt~ Ntt az l@Ni tHAf NFN'N |
keep only part Of the force al work white *.
prices and WAGES tend downward thoush .,.r.
j. near N hand. renders present hn. ae.
less profitable aud tae future les, promi. :
The starting ~ four furnaces ~ tur M
Steel Go and one other al PiftshnrsA
crcasrs the output ~ iron and some .a,
have been made az tho lowest price. set
ported with indications o, nt.une,i lNi. VI
for structural work. especially AZ the west
the other hand tue demand for wire in ysri
forms. which led the way to impro,t,er
seems 10 Siac,Scr. and nails arr said h. ", -
Ing lower than ever. below / cent. 4 rett
tion 81 g. cents ia frcisht- from Pifisnu-A
Tidcwatcr only aids to eastern while 81 tls
from western business. In minor metals Na,
ness j. "a little larger. hut AZ tae exp. n~r D'
furihur decline 70 0-soc for lake copper wA
tin Is steady and lead a shade higher
In shoes some concerns which have ~,
running on LARGE orders for cheap go1ds q
their orders exhausted. but FOR other med
and low priced goods the demand l. impros
and shipments from Boston Tor the m0s
thus far have been IL per cent less thar
year. Textile industries are answcriu- T.
growing demand for repieaishmcrt of s'ar
with hand-tomouth production. some VI
getting orders enough 20 start alt other
which have filed orders IN sight siouri
without trusting 10 future trade.
The demand for cotton goods j. fairy iar-
but with reduction in prices Of some grade
and the accumulation ~ print clOfhs
tinucs A large auction sale ~ silks hroa- |
fairly satisfactory prices Sales 81 woni
three weeks have exceeded last years q p |
cent. though the transactions this mont
last year were aoou. 20 per cent. below /
average. There is more demand fnr slg
wool as IL needed In the manufactDr4 az
dcrwear. dress goods and wors;ei. hgi q
Eecces are almost unsaleablc. OHIO XIX ier
quoted at - cents. and carpet manufasiure
buy sparingiy. though about half their q
chinery Is active
Wheat cotton and pork have declined a
tie. wheat making another record a shaa-
low 6 cents al New York. Cora was . ee
stronger. with western receipts - 81 f3> Mt
els. against 951. T.. las; year
The termination OF the rebellion In Hr1x
opens a new scope Of cot .c which f. re9or.
very lsr-e. hut prices are as yet steady
tie are low abroad almost beyond rrcceler
80 that exports are retarded Some hope
cheaper coal Is ENCOURAGED hy reduction
rates on the Lehigh road to ~ per cent. o. {;
price in New York barber The volume u
nestle trade measured by eicarings for
week has been 81 i-iO per cent. smaller n
last year and outside New York i-g per cen
smaller. the decrease being there less but |
New York greater than for the previous wee
There IS encouraging increase. the hrs; I
many months. In south bound tonnage fr1r|
Chicago. and al indianapolis tn movement
almost as large as last year. while restroom
tonnage OF high-class merchandise Is al
iarSc The accumulation OF idle money cont.r|
ucs. as IL could not IL business were material
enlarging. and the demand for ,omm Il
loans is no better than II was March !. WE
interior rates OF exchange mar len. the ian
mere are again discussing the need o. rcius
interest paid on deposits.
The treasury has been losing little a. |
balances lately. customs receipts for :
month so far being only - Usd 10 ayans;
CAS- So Las. year. while internal revenue j. n
a shade smaller With long delay IN txinE {,
basis o. taxation. treasury emharrasemer
increase and since the Bland III passed
government tonds recently purchased 4
quoted af prices below the cost with interrs
The failures for the week ending Mar
involved liabilities o. only {. a5- ST. AMI Z
the two weeks of Marsh only a. ~ mo
which e. 30 81 were o, manufacturing ana
Air0Q % trading concerns SOM ue.err
reports viii further swell tho aggregate.
az san Francisco the assumptions now
coed the failures. number % railroad
cciyershirs are noticed. though none OF mpc
;ancc. The failures th.s week numher ~
the United States. AGAINST ~. last year. a
20 In Canada. against - last year. II u MOI
worthy that Canadian failures are Coussic-
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