Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-03
Dun S CONNER CiAL REVIEW.


FAsIarrs Nna LtsssiItiss. Cos, ssr-a wfta
Thsss~ % las Year. ~hsw a Ernar&ahf~
FslisuE 0r-Ths Purchasing rs~er sf
th~ Wage Esrusrs sf tho Gsnnfrr For
rhrsr Nesrs Compared usgisf.y Par
ehs--- Reflect the Hard Fin~s. Ete-
NEw YoaN. Dee. .9-B. q Dun &
60. = weekly review % trade issued -
dav saTs,
Commercial failures IN is91 already
reported - T. g. Dan & Co. number
ft-ti-- against f5.eg2 last year. with De-
sbiiitsss u sI61. ..ss. F9g. against s3si..
20 ~ la>t wear Next week fhr fnai
rsf.art fsr I>as viii probably include
about 40 mere failures. with iiabili-
ties ~ ahaut 4e0ng gNl PROM thcss.
accouats. banks suI hankrr~. financial
and transPDrtlng companies are ex-
eiusicd
Manufacturing failures already num-
her --s5ss. against aFs. last year. but
liabilities arr only s'5s taf -. as-ains,
sl-s.s-..gai last rear The trading
faiiur,=s already numh-r ft.1If. against
ti-5I. last year. but liabilities are only
So, -s,. .o5T. against sl3c.0.s. lls last
yesr
The statement hv sections shows
de-eea~c - about tgvo-thir,i> in ,is-
fluited liabilities in the midilc and
central northern states. oRc-half in
tas us->t ami southwest aud a third in
othsr sections.
fiplidaY trade has scarcely met ex-
peetasionS Purchases have been nu-
'uerous. bat smaller than usual IN
amount and na1rr eaafins-f - n.esffai
artaelss- thus anticipating ordinary
traase.
TIE ve'unBe q bu>insss represented
by clearing aease exchanges u = : pr
CENT larger taaa last year. hut = : per
cent leSs saan the year betor,.. and th..
daily average fsr D-cenh.r ha> heen
: pr cent more than las, vear. but
ss-s less than the year t~fore.
Wheat has deciinrd a half cent.
though western rcceipts have been
aniv {. t--. aa$ bushels. aral nst I. los ~
for the samc week last year. but siu,e
August / rvcciPts have been iittie
isrEvr than last year. ami the visible
supply = the largest ever known Ex-
ports IN Dsecrrnbrr from both coasts
have be~n little larger than last
year. but f1r the crop year about :. .ss'.i :
ou0 smaller The western estimate,
usually regarded with must confidence.
y that the erup wall reach SIS. s.g.s9. $3.50
buShsis. which VIII leave for export.
with the stpcks hruught over. more
than -. .oos. .ass9 bushels. of vvhsch only
7-.sssl.a aea bushels have gone abroad
Corn has jscline,i threy-sluarters Il
a cent with ga.d re,acip,>-
The pricss % cotton has not changed.
bat the fact that receipts from pianta-
tsens tins month have been greater
than IN i-9i. while >ts..iss In sight here
amt abroad arc larger than az tit. sans.
date that wear. = an obstacle ~ any
rise
Revision ~ prices for cotton goo.l=
have h.su tue controlling feature siaee
the great auction. and wids. sheetinEs
have been marked down about 10 per
cent. while changes all along the line
a-c expected Il Is nn longer di>pEtesl
that the consuming demand has fallen
below Expectations anil below the pr,p-
ductions which mills kept M in the
hope of increased consumption
Very little has been dons. in xu.sles
goosis. ali waiting for Developments
after January {. when new duties take
effect Low grade 0vercoatsnu already
opened show little change. aud in dress
goOsis one or two eases % slight adj
vance are noted sales Of wool this
month have been II. -ea. sou pounds.
against i. ofa. l9- last year aud Il 3rs
100 in Iss-, and Ohio has Sold at =
cents
The market for iron and steel i
waiting, but the reduction in wages
at the Edgar Thomson works. aver
aging Is per cent, plainly indicates
the same difficulty which j. seen 10
other quarters, that the demand for
consumption does not answer 70 the
increase IN production Of pig iron.
The shipments Of rails for eleven
months are reclSoned at only 7OG. 0Qs
tons. of which only 100000 tons arr
for new roads Numerous projects for
steel buildings are under cousidera-
tion- bat no important contract 6.
reported Il gives some encourage.
ment that the Bethlehem works have
SECURED contract to make armor plate
for Russia but the order for east pipe
E for Japan isstill in doubt Prices have
ss-ai-sely changed during the week,
though B.sss.euaer pig and billets are.
T II anything. a shade weaker. There Is
{ larger demand in nails. but in hard
ware. machinery. engines ami railway
stocks and materials the business {,
much depressed
shipments Of boots and shoes from
Boston have been 641.t al eases in the
past two months. against 5s4. .439 in
I rsas, hitherto the largest year. but tie
F difference about prices still checks op-
E erations
I Nancy i still coming tO-this city II
steady stream. and exports Of gold
I for the week are expected tn be abeu'
E ss.zga.0 .0s0 The dissolution Of tbs
bond syndicate, ON the ground that ths
I pending currency bill has destroyed
/ the market for bonds i the most im
/ portant event IN financial circles. ana
Z Is liAole To have results of some eense
{ auenee.
Failures in three weeks Of Deeem
Der show liabilities of si0.6sl. gsss. o
/ which >i.5slg. 10 were misunderstanding
and 81. s.7st.4I9 Of trading concerns.
/ The failures this week have been 3j,
I in the United States. against 5li lasi
I year, and al in Canada. against II lasl
/ year.
BzraIax of the Piatt and Ls~Ie-- Etsek K
at Waterbury. Conn
WArEgBrRY. Conn. Dee 9Th.
Piatt block handsome brick strue
ture on the coFner of East Main stree
I and Phsenix avenue. four stories high
q -. .,.s.-.r A..