The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-21

knowing Results for the Past Week. and
Prospects for the Week "a Come Wealth
er' sio~ene~- Of Money and Prolonged
lnaet'on Of conTe~-. Combine to Eeiard
Revival az business.
NEW ionK. Feb IL. -R. G. Dun 4 Co.
say to-day:
Failures for the first week of Fcr-i-
AIRY were sl.O..,os0 against :. 900 so
last year; manufacturing ss.ss. .s3.
against ss.9.5is last year and sI.594.-
or in 1920. and trading 81 $40. 4s..
against sl.s3i, s9i last year and s.. ls5. :
So in 1894. Failures for the week
have been sci IA the United states
against go last year, and q. in Canada
against 81 last year.
The weather >till binders business.
also continued clnsencss OF money and
I prolonged inac;ion Of congress: bu,
confidence increases. There j. 4 little
demand for SOME manufactured prod
ucts. Exports improve with welding
prices of staples and Tor the week from
New York exceed last Years 30 per
cent. while imports have increa ,ei Is
per cent.
Zig iron at the east aud a. Chicago
has not advanced. Southern COMPETE
ticn continues M prices 50 low that sev-
eral Alabama furnaces have stopped,
but E'sseme- j. 4 shade lower al Pitts
burgh. The demand ior plates sheets
and wire nails continues fairly good.
and there are more orders for railroad
cars aud bar i~on at Chicago. Int no
further sales of rails appeared. and the
demand for finished product, keeps
but about - per cent. q. the capacity
employed
The coke output j. again much re-
duecd. Copper is shade firmer while
tin Ard lead are not active and un-
changed
The demand for boots and shoes i
still disappointing Some makers get
good orders for womens light shoes.
hut Others scarcely any: and Boston
shipments thus far ar, Il per cent. less
than last year
Textile work shows little change.
though the cut in print cloths and
general concessions in brown and
hlcachei staples averaging for the
whole list qni'n siv per cent. since
January !. induced more buying.
which the known accumulation %
goods ahead Of demand has hinlerrd.
New York mills are reporting great
profits last year from the rise Of cot
ton. but the prospect Of a larger crop
this year does not promise = repetition
Of snch gains. Though goods still
average L.. per cent. above their low
est point year arp. cotton is now "A
per cent. higher than il was then
sales 81 wool have been small for
two weeks II February. hut higher
prices abroad. sustained by heavy ship
mcntS Of goods To- this country. incline
holders of wool here to make no con-
SESSIONS. 80 that manufacture. have
more difficulty in meeting COMPETE
tion
Produce markets have tended down
ward mainly bccauSc supplies exceeded
expectations. Wheat has declined
~ accent; corn ia shade
lower and both pork and lard little
over. Cotton receipts. n this season
never large. still Indicate sup
ply for the current crop wear.
including stocks brought over. much
IN excess ~ the worlds needs. 80 that
The prospect of increased acreage. has
me more power Ia dcpress prices. and
'pot cotton has declined an eighth for
he week. Exports in January were
:, 65a.565 less than last year. though
prices were ~ pcr cent. higher
stocks were first a little depressed By
leavv realizing since the sale ~ bonds.
md the money market has not We, fully
titled The business If railroads is
arge enough 10 Justify better results.
earnings for the first week If rebru- /
ry We're 30 per cent larger than last 1
ear. and January reports are the best ,
ince September. showing iO.> per cent. I
over last year. I