The Irish standard., 1895-01-26
BUSIN ESS l)U TIL .OOK.
Hesitation & Still Prevails il the
Circles Of Trade.
There Are Some Good Signs. However
Gold Continues TO CT, G,Abroad-Spec-
ulation Not tActsve-Failures
IN Ten Days.
New YORK, jan Or G. Dun &

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New YORK, Jan. 19.-R. G. Dun &
Cos. weekly review OF trace says:
There are some good signs, but they do not
as yet extend to business generally, which
hesitates much as it has for months. Gold
continues to go abroad &c. 600 having gone
this week, and the deficit OF revenue is
already over S95 5000 for the month. This
state of facts. with the failure of congress to
make provision for borrowing or for increas-
ing revenue. still operates to retard whole
some recovery. and the volume OF domestic
trade represented by exchanges through
clearing houses IS again about per
larger than last year, it was in the
first week of the month, but is 33.7
per cent. smaller than two years ago. higher
rate OF decrease than for some time past. The
industries are meeting larger demand fer
some products since the new year began, but
rather less for others, and nodetinite improve
ment appears in prices Of manufactured prod
ucts or in wages. In the main. it is waiting
condition, with much hope that positive inn
provemsnt is not far OF, but not very satisfac~
tory evidence of 1t as yet.
prices of stocks hnve grown slightly
stronger for railroads. 65 cents per share,
while the average for trusts IS five cents higher.
reduction In freight rates has started bet
ter movement of grain eastbound, and the tom
mage OF live stock and dressed meats IS also
larger than a year ago. but the westbound
i traffic has become unusually light
There Is somewhat more doing in the iron
and steel business, enough to cause shade OF
lifting in prices for Bessemer iron and biIlets
at Philadelphia, where there Is also improved
demand for finished products, but at Pitts
burgh, all changes reported are downward.
EN- barrassment in boots and shoes does
not lessen, and many manufacturers are get
ting near the end CT their orders, while the dis
position to restrict orders at the advanced
prices demanded seem to be growing more
general Shipments are nevertheless larger
than in any previous year to date--163,9l3
cases against 148 $40 two years ago.
Speculation has not been exceptionally ac-
tive nor generally encouraging. Wheat has
sagged OF one cent again, with western re-
ceipts only about half last years. Corn has
declined 1850, in spite Of the very low gov
ernnent estimate Of yield, receipts being
now larger than of wheat. Cotton has re-
manned steady at 81 cents, with Il fairly large
movement, but efforts of southern planters to
contract the acreage this year receive soms
attention Petroleum has touched 81 again In
nominal price but without activity.
Exports from New York for two weeks OF
January have fallen but slightly behind last
years while imports are about 81 700, 900 larger
owing mainly TO the Increase in dry goods.
Failures this year TO January 10 we're In
amount Of liabilities S4500,53l OF which ST.
3,12S were of manufacturing and S3, $50 LOB OF
trading concerns. Failures for the week have
been S?3 the United States, against 497 last
year, and GO in Canada, against 46 last year.
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Actor-Preacher in q Church.
OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 23.-Rev. Edward
Davis looks like an actor. He illus
trated a sermon on eternal judgment''
by assuming the character of Richard
II [. and quoting in a dramatic manner
the famous soliloquy in the first scene,
and also in the act Of the play. The
preachers acting was realistic. In act
ing out the doom that overlook Rich.
ard LII. the preacher fell on the stage
Just as Keene and Warde did.
Non-Part tasan w. c. T. U.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. % The fifth
anniversary of the founding of the
National Non~Partisan Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union was celebrated
Tuesday at Fcworth Memorial church.
Interesting exercises were held, includ-
ing the reading of papers OH the
founding and history Of the union and
many reminiscent sketches.
: Fatal Delusion of Morphine~Eater.
HENDERSON, ny, Jan. 23.-EdWard
Rivers, living near Brownsville, Ed
mondson county, killed his two chill
dren, a. boy of and a girl Of years,
aud fired bullet into his own brain.
Rivers was addicted to the habitual
use of morphine and labored under the
ds,susion that his family, if allowed to
live, would become hopelessly insane
Peacemaker Shot and Killed.
LEBANON, Mo-, JAM 22.--Rufus Stone,
residing near Decaturvllle, was shot at
Zion church by Lum Farmer. At re-
ligious services Farmer and other man
became embroiled, when Stone inter
fered as a peacemalSer. Farmer drew
his revolver and shot Stone in the
right side, from the effects of which he
died.