The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-04-26
OON'S TRADE REVIEW

a """' APrii ~. II. g. nm
o 90 ; weekly review OF trade, is,nna .
, IN every speculative donna
h '"sihess is growing. but tbis s"'n
e least satisfactory OF the si,,a 'n'
Cotton and wheat climb aho... '.'''''n
port prices, SO that the mark.,in.. "A
: products abroad must be checls.a 2
money II absorbed which ou,b, "uO
e'npi"ycd IN productive indus,r, r
III distribution OF products To cns." 10y
ers- Everybody knows that MA
no' risen 700 per cent. beecauS. !,
ihtrinsically more valuabl. -
actually worth more than /, ,,a .
or three weeks ago. but the 49,. '"o
-" "plii'ing force has unfortuna,el,.
taken to speculation rather ,han
production. and SO we have bt,l
prices In all speculative marker. I'M.
out larger demand for consum,,,'
stories OF combinations betv..,, ''
standard Oil Co. and Russia ~ h,
ution OF the oil-consuning terri,,,,,.
| by no means the cause of ibc aa.'
OF petroleum. There is mn .,;, c
'na' cotton Is in larger demand
'""" u was when the nrioa
was cent lower, but nr;.as
nave been SO low for month. ,IN.
upward movement was easier with.
much reason, though stocks h.ro ,
abroad are 5000 bales lar,,.r
they were at the same date oft.r M
greatest crop ever produced her.,a
lore, and spinncrs here and ,Lr
nave taken about LOCO. 900 bales mora
than they have consumed. Whoa, has
peen much hrmcr; western rec,;,,.
are not large, and il would be- S,..,,..
u they we're. with prices low III, III
vanclng. Exports continue To ipaica,a
'hat the European demand viii no, 4.
particularly heavy this season.
Outside Of speculative morlsa,s IL
most Important feature is the rise IN
me price Of beef, but which is larg4lr
uue 10 the control OF sources of sunnlv
oy lew strong corporations. Th.r.
'ught 20 DE. but apparently is no,
'ufliclens power in the hands ~ 49,,
government TO meet any such con.
piracy against the puplic. and
ne proposal of Secretary Morton
o admit Mexican cattle and ~,
'e from 'anada on easy terms
or The benefit Of consumers. is heart.
y commended. though il is not likely
o nave much influence. The aetna
ecrease IN receipts Of cattle al the
our chlef western markets has been
oo,uVo mead during the first quarter ~
'''' ana the quantity killed has been
MY 10000 head less than last vear
bout l0per cent. but facts have Ii,,ia
40 with process in this case. as in
ne case of oil.
h"nts and shoes are in larger de-
anu although the jobbers have Ia
y Ten cents or more above the prices
'ia TWO months ago, and there arc
ore orders than the advance at trs,
ihanded. Except from the west
ere are indications of larger con-
ming demand. but on the whole tha
arhet Is perceptibly narrower BY the
vance which higher prices for leather
We occasioned
u IRON and steel the situation is
.her disappointing. although the
lPu. continues large, as the demand
nhished products does not seem To
rease Structural forms are in
&c demand. but sales OF wiz. are
'ut 30 per cent less than last wear
~ other branches there is no per
''ipie gam 1t Is still an open
'suon whether the consumption
support the manufacture AT the
sent rate. which is at least one
hth below the present maximum.
ONE larger textile mills have adj
ced wages at Fall River about &c
cent. restoring the rates paid be-
the reduction in September 1898.
'or troubles are comparatively less
Gus this week, and the tendency is
ard larger returns Tor labor. which
increase the consuming power for
n products. Cotton mills are an
aged by improving prices and are
y busy.
les 81 wool at the three ch lief east
markets have been is.334. 500
IDS for three weeks of April.
nst if,602.sO0 last year; which in
es that the production of goods is
esent larger than it has been at
'ther time FOR nearly two years.
while foreign competition is
isly felt in some branches the
facturcrs are making a vigorous
To retain the home market even
les which at one time they ex-
! To "A bandon.
volume OF business represented
changes through the principal
nghouses is only 30 per cent.
than last year, for the week,
'.5 per cent less than i'm 1898.
half the decrease being due to
wcr range of prices.
money market has been firm.
IN trade shows heavy balance
broad. and gold would un-
IDLY 60 out in large amount but
e negotiation Of bonds by the
ate. The government deficit for
NTH thus far is over $40, 600. 900.
reason appears to expect that
much diminish
Tres FOR the first II DAYS of
mounted 10 S3,4l3. -65, Of which
'3s were Of manufacturing and
~ OF trading concerns.
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