Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-28
oUN's TRADE REVIEW.

GrsN Mere Dtsstars-~p~ratattv~ Al
ssa~s- Uar~Iisss~. bat usa-y - IN Ret
ter b~9assss. Domestic Trade G.iss /.
Litits and the Esr~~ ~ Had. a. w.rk
iacr~a~~-- Orhsr Fsstors-
NV YogK. March s3-R- G. DON q
Cos weekly review % trade. issued to
day. says
Indications Of improvement in busi-
ness grow runre distiuct- The ms.
obtrusive Of them. the speculative al
vance in cotton aud in stocks. II the
least reliable. nnr can either % these
be said 10 reflect actual improvement n /
IN business conditions Railroad earn
ings are scarcely better. aud the spec
uiatiou i largely based on expectation
of more effective monopoly on cu.I
and some other proslGess- London was
buying largely. sus is a. likely - sell
on any rise Cotton does not riss. b.,-
cause there i more demand for vuo.ts.
but there II more de'aand for goods be-
cause cotton is dearer.
More valuable Indications are that
the volume 81 domestic trade gains n
little. money j. in nuch better lez-isis
mate demand. aud tbs. force u hands
al work gradually increases in S1ns.
Industries. and IN Others il rcstrietei
only by strikes. which are presumably
temporary The threatened strike q
cs'lSe workers has bscn avoided bv an
advance % = per cent Ia WAGES. and
the strike IN building trades here has
been ended. the men returning -
work
The rise in cotton 70 6SI ecntS SsTlI
ss-cu1S Ia have scarcely znv contact
With the facts Of demand and supply.
bat had n very substantial basis. never
tnclesS. ~. a. some maintain. ul1ge
cotton had been sold in this country
Tor future delivery than could b-- pro
ducesi here until another er0p com-.
American stocks were last Friday
i.1fS.0.s bales. against I.i547,sl lat
year. with the general expectation
that something over 7uo.eu bales will
yet eUms forward. while foreign
stocks Of American are ssu. .a,G bales
greater than at date after the great
crop u l>pt- Eecripts continue Iar5-.
and the movement has really M other
basIs than belief that the next crop
viii b. small
The rise IN wheat. which started
with the report Of wheat in farm-rs'
hansss, has been fsilugxcd bv reaction.
- shat Pricsss are lower than they we're
priur "a thst r~pprt. haviu- fallen g.
CENTS fsr the Wrrh Western rrceir,ss
are l-9>~,@is bushels. against i.szl1. 11t
last year. and for three WEEKS xpr,
practically equal to last years. while
Atlantis expsrts arr small Coru has
mot followed. hut after 4 rise 10 slA.
holsts the prlcs -f a uees a-u. receipts
b~iag ahout thirsi g last wears AMI
exports iasiSnilicaus- Pork has dr.
eliaest e c~HfS PER- tarrvL and lard ID
c~ats pr ias p-sausis-
The advancr IN wages - coke work
err rais.ss ths cs-st af fuel far a larxs.
proportion = The irun manafaeturers.
euf A. yet does not affect prsc-s of iroa
cr IL prpsiucts. n NJ iss.rcas-. IA de-
uaad appsars- Possibly Il = hop-.i
that larger buying viii soon b.
prompted by the isiea that pig and all
presiucSs VIII BE- rendered. more cysstfr.
thaa<h the large exesss - prssIuctl5a
ami producing capacity stands in tbs.
waF- Oue sale of te.0gu tons steel
railss one east pipe e,patrzet for a-nao
tons. ant 4 bridge and svr baIldfur
evntrac-s agEregating ueariy SEQ
teu-s are rerarteyt this week. hu. pig
iry'a i weak without change both a.
the east and az P5ttshargh. ami no
change - consequences is noted in the
tesnant for aaishsst products
Lead : weak er. with heavy sales.
: 80 tons To domestic. and la "a for
eign takers al 105 - J cents but
large sales - TIN plate are reported,
with prices a shade stronger
Shipments % bots and shoes frurn
Boston for three weeks have bsvu =s=.-
80 cases. against 2us..a ~. last year. aad
g7,ioe in I-9s. ami sssue important er-
iers at the asivanee ia prices have
started several other estab1ishmenfs
NJ about half their capacity
The rise in cotton has stimulated
baving Of cotton and given eouasiene.
to agents Heavy transactions and
some advances in price appear n
sOuthera coarse yoosls. bat rot a. vet
in the finer strikes in textile miIIs
grow more numeFuus. especially IN
woolen mills. which have orders
enough 10 run full tine. operatives
apparently assuming that there muss
be realizing profits. bat margins are
50 seanty that advance, in wages Is for
most works impossible
Sales Of wool gradually decrease.
and for the week are smaller than last
wear, f.I7f,soq pounds- against s,3ss.-
,pA For the three weeks Of March.
sales Indicate aboas - per CENT of a
full eoCsumption-
The volume OF business through the
clearinghouse gains a little. being
I4f per cent larger than last year for
the week. but al per CENT less than
in issL Most Of the increase i Al
New York. and here and elsex here
partly due 10 active speculation
Liabilities in failures for the 6rst
two weeks Of March were. for the first
time in more than a year. larger than
a year ago. S7.5s..f7l. against Ss..l5.-
lta last year. Ss.sse.. 80 being cf manu-
featuring concerns. against ;. .ssl. 81
last year. and Ss.G-4.sls Of trading
eoueerns against s.4f6.0ss last year.
But collections are on the whole re
ported quite satisfactory
Eailures during the past week have
heen - IN the United States. axains,
.4t last year, and - IN Canada, against
10 last year