The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-08
weekly TRADE REVIEW.

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AZ. q. Ian 4 to.'s summary 81 the "ndi-
tiun 90 husiasss Throughout the t.un-
| tr,~tn Apparent lime of Waiting and
! Uncertainty, Nnich MAJ Continue for
several NcrA. Heavy .rain Movement
Helping E.iirosd-. isus Earnings Ma
Msirr.slis Anaanced.
Nhw NoEA. Nov. a-R. q. Dun a.
Co : weekly review OF trade says:
The rapid recovery of cotton and the
I rise IN sterling exchange 10 the point
at which the last exports Of gold were
made have not increased confidence.
There IL little better demand FOR
most manufactured products. retail
distribution is fairly encouraging and
the closing OK many works is less
significant AT this season than IL
might be at Others. Ii is "A time OF
waiting. and uncertainty may naturally
continue several weeks. Cotton spec
ulation turns for the moment on the
disposition OF holders 10 keep back
their cotton. which may compel higher
prices, some say, however large the
ultimets supply may be. Receipts are
at present very small compared with
last years, ana IL j. stated that banks
here have more money loaned on cot
ton TO enable holders to keep it with
out marketing than ever before. In
ports and taAings of spinners are
small, aad stocks abroad and mere are
so large that consumers may oe better
able to wast than the borrowers from
banks.
" heat has declined ia cents and
corn 2ig cents, in spite of many add
verse reports about winter wheat.
The present large shipments from
other countries, the small Atlantic ex-
por,s-in ave weeks only ..SOs, 59l
bushels, hoar included. against H.
12i, so. last year-and the western re-
ceipts-for tive weeks 3,,.O5. ass BUSH
els, against a6.6O0,ysJ last ycar-aliect
opinion more directly than ideas
about next years yield. Very
large estimates of the corn
crop have depressed prices, al
though exports have been in five
weeks n,2l2,s2l bushels. against A.
ss3, OBS last year. fact which has its
weight in the wheat market also.
Pork and lard are not much changed,
though hog receipts and packing are
heavy.
The heavy wheat and corn movement |
helps railroads, but the earnings thus /
far reported for October-J.3 per cent. |
larger than last year. the third week |
showing less gam than the others
ARE 5. 4 per cent. smaller than in 1892.
Inc larger demand for manufactured !
products has held prices of cotton
goods. and even advanced some prints.
IN spite OF last weeks decline IN cot
ton. The mills are said To be carrying
only moderate STOCKS. More activity
; also seen IN iron and steel products,
though Bessener and Grey orge bill
cts and plates are little lower, and
he average of quotations given to-
iay Is a..5 per cent lower than at
he highest point September IL,
md l per cent. lower than in
October three years ago, and there
$ also shading of quotations to
ecure good business. Contracts for
AXE ore hang fire because wheat pays
2. IS for the room on which ore would
ray 81. 10 from the head of the lakes.
The nail combination reduced its
November output TO a third of its
Isual quantity, and the rail output
his year has been only about one
alf the quantity required for renew
is alone. which shows the enormous
Increase in use of steel for building
mi other purposes Minor metals are
shade weaker, and American tim
late makers are talking u great deal
4 better business by selling 10 below
he price for foreign plate.