Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-28

TIE >arprs.snE >a-~~-. esf The S~w rsan
tn~ H~xtnsin< OF k~zsi s~~es~ry-~sw
e~naisiear~ fa.pir-.i In na~ta~~- M-u oss
hssh >4s-- ef the Waiter Review ss tho
Weeks rrsn-settes.-F2 2siar~..
NEw IoHS. Feb. ~3-Is q. Dan &
Co 5 weekly review % trade issued to-
dav. saws.
The surprising success 0f the sew
loan and the great confidence IL has
given to investors ou both sides of ths.
water and 10 business men here. .n-
courage many To hops that it may b.
the beginning nf n .eAl recovery. In
twenty-five minutes here sat scrip
tions are supposed To have been
at least five times the amount
II bonds offered. and in two
hours at London they were twenty
times the amount that was offered.
Considering the power which control
If these bonds gives n regulate for
eign exchanges and tu prevent exports
~ gold. the transaction has indeed
changed the financial situation. in
spite of the fact that government
revenues arr still deficient, ami that
domestic trade shows scarcely anv
gain A. yet. The industries are not en-
iar-ing production. nor have prices ot
farm products Improved. i:ut n very
irnPcrtant source. IT apprehension and
hindrancc has. for th, time at least,
been removed
Wheat fell To - cents ;iatur'iay last,
but recovered to 81, only "a quarter i-s-
low the price week ago. while corn,
cotton and pork arc unchanged. and
h"Es and lard are a shade lower.
Western receipts 81 wheat are nearly
a. large A. last year, though for three
weeks about 20 pr cent smaller. ox-
tng to the storms The exports are a
little larger than a year ago. and vet
are not large
Cotton has refused to advance,
though thers, has I--en much talk
about curtailnient ~ acreage this year
and receipts have sharply decreased.
THE DECREASE was apparently owing to
the unprecedented weather at the
south ansi the market II morr iufit-
cncest hy the certain oVer-SuppIy for
the next six months than by the rs,s-
sihlc Shrinlsarc in yield next fall As
the market for gs-isiS II full here and
abroad the fact that available stocks
of American arr alssat lgu.ua bales
larger than in Isss. at date iustifies ex-
= citation that the surplus cskrris.d over
will tr large.
The volume II dorlestis trade. repre-
scntcd by exchanges - bgt little larger
than last year. with alloxanc,. fer diff
fercnce II working days. aud - ; pcr
cent smaller than two years ago The
norc accurate test. tbs. daily avrrar..
fer the mouth. j. s.g per cent larger
than last year. bat 2tt per cent
smaller than in fsal
Railroad earnings b. not fairly rpr-
resent general conditions IN account
of the severe and extensive storms.
though trade as well a. trsansr-,sta-
ti"n was checked by the delay ef or
'i-rs. mails amt shipments. bat earn
iugs fav February thus far have
ts.en 40 PR ecnt. le~s than last
var, and - rsr cent. Ies> than in
i>9ss. tslc largest loss t.,iug nn southern
re,Ssis. where such interruption bv
snow - rars- Ea>t.t1und TONNAGE
from Chicago i small t-seauss. Of
lirner rates. bat amounts for two
weeks 10 flt.@7o tens. against as.s-0
iast year. ami itss. aai in Isazk West
hound traffic appears rather better
and the through grain movement at
ST Louis and INDIANAPOLIS j. very
large. >torkS have scarcely advanced
at all during the week. the average
for railroads being only cents ler
sh'rre IT Sion higher than u week ago
and for trusts only Al cents higher.
The tronble between the shos manu-
facturers ansl sellers of leather ioaS not
lessen. and nearly all the JobberS are
refusing Ia pay tire small advance il.
prices which makers of boots and
shos.s have asked ON account Of the
high price of leather.
Textile products show few chances.
but these are downward. Co.tnns arr.
New York mills 4xt bleaehed have.
teen reduced tn 9ls cents. aud Ions
dale txs bieached tn 4 cent.. and in
cheaper goods and brown sheetinys
prices are irregular.
In light-wright yvoolenS the recorders
continue later than usuaI aud the pre-
iminary purchases of medium aud low
leasy Eossd> are larger than wear
ago. sou.c mills having business until
April, while in the higher grades ther.
: n fnuTe promising demand The ter
mlnaiioa II 4 strike at rhiIadelphia
>ets marr carpet mills at work and th.
demand j. fair. while in drcss gos-Is
little iS 4aing.
sales of we-el at the chief markets in
thrce Ws.-iss - February wer,. Is. ~
eco F~rtnds. against ts.0Io. so two
wears age
The experts ~ domestic products
fTcm New York are smaller for the
SreS- ant ssnoe January Sb-sat 81 sasl.-
49, smaller thza FAST rear. while the
imrprtS have hcen -. e0a.fso larger
The government customs resssipts for
the months thus far have been only
S,.s5l. io> and Internal revenue =. sSss.-
80. the total rsssr-ipss being So. .3f7
i.ss than expenditures
The failures for the first half af Feb
ruary show liabilities of =. .s5a s>.s.
against S-.ala.e7s last year. Of manu-
faeturinE epur~rns =. .ssa. .3l9. against
sa.sss.s .sis last year. and Of trading ean-
ecrnS s1.3s5.0I9, against 81. sU5. s49 last
year.
The failures for this week have been
1ess in the United States. against -
last year, and in Canada Is against 81
last year.
A .sartsrerc>@ii~si wh~a Sentenced to