Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-17

but Little Change In Hassn~.. sinc~ the
New Year, saa That Not for Higher Prices
-fnrr-asea stock. the R~.alt Of ov~rprv-
aastioa->s Fall In woslea Coed. Und-r
the Decreased rsrfr Duty stock.
Stronger. Rte.
NEw York. Jan iA-R. O. Dun &
I Co. : weekly review of trade. issued to-
day. says.
Neither the beginning Of the new
year nor the failure Of the currency
ball has brought any material change
10 business as yet The idea that busi-
ness would suddenly take a new start
after the holidays had rather less foun-
dation even than usual. but the kops
of strong revival little later Is still
cherished by many. The currency
bill, with its possibilities Of vicious
amendments, was a source Of apprc-
hension To some. but with that out OF
the way. the deficiency of treasury re-
eeipts and exports Of gold do no, cease.
Exchanges through principal clear
rug houses arr - per cent larger than
Las; year. bat 2te per cent less than
T in ts93
There has not been much time for
change in the industries, but differ
ences observed since the new year be-
gan are no, in the direction Of higher
prices or larger demand There are
more Indications than OF lats. that
stocks of different kinds OF goods have
been acrumulatiug in consequence II
past increase in production.
In the boot and shoe manufacture.
increasing disposition tn restrict or
derS, where any advance in price is
asked, unsettles the business. for Will.
some manufacturers have orders for
ak weeks or more. most of them re-
quire further orders 20 run more than
about two weeks. The question whether
prices now demanded for leather are tos,
high for healthy trade. NAV b~ deter
mined only after some embarrassment
The cotton manufacture reports de-
creased demand. with print cloths
down To e-6e cents; printed staples
much demorslized and lower, and wide
sheetings generally reduced about ~,
per cent Many quotations Of cotton
goods are the lowest on record. the
weeks trade being quite unsatisf.e-
tory.
Trade in wOolens hesifates beeanss
of large distribution from warehouse
under new duties. but little change ap-
pears in prices, and heavy xoolens are
expected to open at about last wears
quotations. The demand for dres.
goods has been remarkably satisfactory
until within two weeks. but has fallen
OF sales Of wool. 5.=3s. rs pounds.
against ;. -o5. SEQ two wears ago. indi-
cate hOpefulncSs among manufactur-
ersl
Speculation in products has been
more active Corn has risen = cents.
and the receipts srr but little over
half Of last years. the practical dis
appearance Of export demands. then
large. counts for about a. much Lit
tie attention i paid 70 the government
report that the yield was only t.sIs.-
coo .ooos bushels. and the advance ex-
timAte for wheat. &C. e67. .4Is bush
els. was treated a. equal Y
unimpDrtant A. receipts Of wheat
have fallen to ]. .Sgs. 40 bushels. against
isis, - last year. and Atlantic ex-
par;s have become larger than year
ago. the advance of n. cents in price
= not surprising
Cotton i - low that scarcely any
reason j. needed for a fractional r~-
cuvcrv. but with T.Oso. Ooo bales already
in sight and the stocks abroad for
months. there is little 10 cause much
recovery.
stocks have grown strouger-ss
cents per share siucr the first week of
the month, partly because there is
some investing Of funds being distrib-
uted. and anxiety about money has
lessened- some good reports at the
end of the year have helped. and the
efforts of associations to regulate
rates and prevent cutting. But earn
ings showed greater deerease-s.6 3
per eent.-in the last week of Dscem-
ber than in that month, and in Janu-
ary thus far are IL per cent. below
last year.
Tonnage reports show a surprising
decrease east-bound from Chicago,
Is9. .629 in five weeks. against $50. ssg
last two weeks at indianapolis aIsc
shows a decrease
The customs receipts for six days.
including the two days in which heavy
Withdrawals of woolens from ware
house were the feature. amounted to
s.. 760. .9-s; but the total receipts for the
month have been only s., 773, SIS.
against expenditures of sl4.054. 607
About S575.0o0 worth of sugar came in
l.. a /. l., L
exhausted a larger revenue from
that source NAV be expected But
while the general consumption
of the people is still restricted.
revenue must prove deficient. There
are also further Withdrawals on for
eigu account. 81. 2.3sO.0o0 gold going
abroad, besides 81 600. O00 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, so that no gnin ap-
pears in commercial loans II i a
most significant fact that money still
comes To this center largely during tho
first two weeks of January.
Failures for the first three davs 81
the year were rather large, as l.
natural. with liabilities of 81. 6e... a12
Of which se6s. .lsI were of manufae
turing aud sI.347.=7s Of trading eon-
GERMS
Failures this week are 40 in the
United States against 4si last year
and 81 in Canada, against 81 last year
EASIER THAN WORK.