The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-22

a,,nourh me Inn movement IL slow. and
Not 10 lie Compared With the Prosperous
Tsm~s of Two Years Ago f~s's"g OF
Confidence Gradually Returning.
NEW YORK. March ID. R. a. Dun x
Co s weekly review Of trade, issued to-
day, says:
Substantially all indications of the
state OF business are rather more Ia
yorable Farm products are little
higher, railroad earnings shade bet
ter. clearinghouse exchanges "A small
pcrccntage larger in comparison with
| two years ago than in February, and
mos, Of the industries show some
what better front. though their gain
is not large. Money markets continue
undisturbed. the operations OF the
syndiate still prevent exports OF
| gold, and Withdrawals from the
treasury have of late practically
ceased. There Is not pnch
enthusiasm about the situation, how
ever. because the gain is slow, and
business is yet "A long way from what
was once considered prosperous con-
dition. Further. the gain is in some
cases due to obviously temporary
causes. and in some to causes which do
not make for prosperity
The higher price of cotton. which
has risen To 6.0d cents results from be-
lief that the acreage this year VIII he
greatly reduced. The quantity OF
American now in sight. in this coun-
try and in Europe. is about 4.ioo,o 900
bales. 500. 900 larger than in ls92, after
a crop exceeding 5000. 1000 bales, and
about as much more than half the
greatest consumption ever known OF
American in year.
Wheat has arisen Ia cents because
government reports only s5,OO0.Ooo
bushels in farmers hands March l,
though practically nobody in the trade
thinks the estimate correct. and the
accepted estimates are about 6o,OOo.ooo
bushels higher. Western receipts
have again risen above and exports
. continue below last years Corn has
risen cent. following wheat pork.
81 - per barrel. and hogs 10 and lard
30 cents per 100 pounds
Railroad earnings for March compare
better with last years than those early
in February when storms blocked
afric. but are per cen mt smaller than
in 1893. The complete earnings for
| q ~---~-~
last wear. and ISL per cent. less than
in 1893. East-bound tonnage for two
weeks has been ia. I9a tons against
:. 1854. 9o5 last year. and l65,'oo IN 1913.
The volume of pay ments through
clearinghouse for the week l. 81 per
. cent. larger than last year, but 2o-9
per cent less than in 500.
!. Imports are just row running lit
tie smaller than in February, while
domestic exports for two weeks from
!. New York show a decrease compared
! with last wear of II per cent.
The output OF pig March was lSb,-
e-e tons. a decrease since February
I" of GAZE tons weekly. and the increase
of unsoid stock was 200 tons in Feb
ruary. or l3.235 weekly. Since Janu-
arv | the weekly output has decreased
:" ll435 tons, and the accumu alton OF
unsold stocks has been i25-5i5 tons.
Prices do not rise, and except at Chr
:" cago there seems to be no general in
crease OF demand There improve
- ment is observed in nearly all parts OF
- the industry. particularly in materials
for agricultural imple works. and
" at Pittsburgh the demand for struc
- tural forms con tinues large. Bessemei
y pig is weaker at Pittsburgh. and while
= demand for bar improves, II falls shor
= Of the supply Sheets are active. and
- also wire rods. without change IL
prices
The boot and shoe manufacture u
doing better, not merely in shipments
which show the rapidity with which
'is past orders for spring trade are beini
re- filled. 15y. l-5 cases having been moved
IL in two weeks of March. against 1853,
NJ 90- in 1893. but also in obtaining new
ne orders for fall at somewhat bette
" prices
On In the cotton mann facture there ar
4" signs of improvement. apparcntl.
- caused by the advance in raw cotton
giving greater confidence that presen
"a. values for goods will he aintained. s.
an that the fall in print cloths has bee
ne checked. and there is more buying o
TX. other goods. In the finer and fame
OF wooden goods there is a moderate bus
ed- ness. while agents for low and medium
at goods are waiting for rc-orders.thoug
~ some have already sold enough for tn
&C. season IL no ca ncellations come. Sale
ma of wool were 4.6ss. 200 pounds, agains
ne 5,35l,7o0 last year, and markets ar
NJ quiet without change.
RAJ Money Is in better demand. the maj
nd ket hardens as usual before April
IN and much more commercial paper
ell offered. The west is drawing from il
ces balances here and there have been col
er- siderable sales OF stocks on foreign a.
'eu count
ney Liabilities thus far reported in fai
ban ures for the first week of Mare
der amount to 81 $3.50 against 81, 20. q
Zen last year; in manufactures s7s5, 80
I'm. against s973, 20 last year. and in tra'
OF ing sso7.G5G. against sl.e54.93s la
res. year. The final returns for Februar
ma make the aggregate sli,4l4,374. again'
ma ST., SOS. go last year.
isn Failures for the week have been 2
.i'h in the United States. against 26s las
ing year, and 81 in Canada, against % las
~ year.