The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-18
DuN'S TRADE REVIEW.

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Co. : weekly review of trade is,u.lt,.
day. SAYS:
Neither the hcginn.ng or the new
year nor the failure Of the currency
bill has brought any material change
10 business a. yet. The idea that bns;-
ness would suddenly take new star,
after the holidays had rather les foun
dation even than usual. but the rone
OF strong revival "A little later i sim
cherished by many. The currencv
bill. with its possibilities az vicious
amendments, was "A source Of appre-
hen>ion to some. but with that out ~
the way. the deficiency Of treasury r.
ceipts and exports of gold do no, cease.
Exchanges through principal clear
lug houses arc - per cent larger than
last year. but "a. per cent. less than
in >c3.
There has not been much time Tor
change in the industries. but differ
ences observed since the new wear be-
gan are not in the direction Of higher
prices or larger demand. There are
more indications than of late tina,
stocks of different kinds of goods have
been accommodating in consequence Of
past increase in production.
In the boot and shoe manufacture.
increasing disposition to restrict or
ders. where any advance in price i
asked unsettles the business. for while
some manufacturers have orders for
six weeks or more. most of them re-
quirc further orders to run more than
about two weeks The question whether
| prices now demanded for lea ther are too
! high for healthy trade. may he deter
mined only after some embarrassment.
The cotton manufacture reports de-
creased demand. with print cloths
down to &c. cents: printed staples
much demoralizcd and lower. and wide
shcctings generally reduced abou: NJ.
per cent Many quotations IF cotton
/ goods are the lowest on record. the
weeks trade being quite unsatisfac-
tory.
! Trade i'm woolcns hesitates because
of large distribution from warehouse
under new duties. but little change an
pears in prices, and heavy woolens ar.
expected TO open nj about last years
| quotations The demand for dress
goods has been remarkably satisfactory
until within two weeks but has fallen
off. sales Of wool. 5.35r..ls pounds.
against 5.>o5.5c0 two years ago. indi-
cate hopefulness among manufactur-
ers.
Speculation in products has been
more active. Corn has risen | = cents.
and the receipts are but little over
half If last years. the practical dis
appearance If export demands. then
large. counts for abou; as much Lit.
tie attention is paid Ia the government
report thai; the yield was only 1918
600. o0O: bushels. and the advance es-
innate for wheat. iG3. es..il6 bush
els. was treated equally
unimportan;. A. receipts If wheat
have fallen To sos. 7io bushels. against
l.si-.s-s last year. and atlantic cx-
ports have become larger than "A year
ago. the advance If 4. cents in price
is not surprising.
Cotton il so low that scarcely any
reason is needed for fractional re
covery. but with ..Ooo. 600 bales already
in sigh, and the stocks abroad for
months. there j. little 10 cause much
recovery.
Stocks hare grown stronrcr-G1
cents per share since the first week ~
the month. PARTLY because there j.
some investing Of funds being distrib-
uted. and anxiety about money has
lesscned. Some good reports at the
end Of the year have helped. and the
eff orts of associations 10 regulate
rates and prevent cutting. But earn
ings showed greater decreasc-5.f
per cent-in the last week Of Dccem-
Der than in that month. an3 in .Ianu-
airy thus far are 81 per cent below
last year.
Tonnage reports show a surprising
decrease east-bound from Chicago.
lso.o29 in five weeks. against 45o..sa
last year: and the movement for the
last two weeks at indianapolis also
shows decrease.
The customs receipts for six days.
including the two days in which heavy
Withdrawals Of woolcns from ware
house were the feature. amounted 10
81. go. 9-6; but the total receipts for the
month have been only ss,7.3.s.'5.
against expenditures of sl4.o5s.6o7.
About $4,000 worth Of sugar came in
last week and when stocks on hand are
exhausted n larger revenue from
that source may be expected But
while the general consumption
Of the people is still restricted
revenue must prove deficient There
are also further wifhdra walls on for
cign account. s2.350.OO0 gold going
abroad, besides sl,0oo.00O taken into
banks. There is more money coming
in from the interior. and the business
Of the country does not yet afford
lar ger use for il. 50 that no gain APP
pears in commercial loans. IL i
mos significant fact that money still
comes to this center largely during the
first two weeks Of January.
Failures for the first three DAYS OF
the year were rather large. a. i
natural. with liabilities of si.S.s.2os.
Of which s,oS. 33i were of manufac-
turing and Si.3i-.e-s Of trading con-