The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-28

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Us business World Refuses 70 90
rAnic. but IL Looking s,ou.s.,,' i"'o .
:" me realization OF Assured, "Afd
""''y Thousands ~ Order 49,.
"''s Deferred Bccause Tb.x ~. a.
more safely Givcn Later. lie
NEW York, May eap a ~
30 IN their weekly review 80 ~,
TINS morning. say: 'oe
iaiures Tor the week have been NJ
az me United States, against 80
year and Z ia Canada. arains, b.
year. - iAs'
mere is nothing like rcac,,.,
business, though the volun,. 4. n
80 'soch uar'sef refuses To obey ~.
'"r panic Manufacturers AL.
Io' gaming, on the whole. but v.~s
&c" are losing. Railroad stoclts ,.,...S
"ge shade higher than a 49,
ago ana there is abundant evia,.,.1
.nat men of money are uatehs....
ior the right moment TO Inv ~, ,o
oo.'o'ii' certain that good cropS a,,l
N"i'''e political prospects will hrin,
Improvement In the fall Men az ,1
P"''ics nave faith that the Americ.,n
people VIII find the right r,,v ~ ,,..;.
tam the soundncss of their currap,.,,
there Is no longert the Threatened III.
s'"' ooth houses of congress. viii
- "t"hs' ana the success Of soupa
money men in both parties as far yy,.s,
A. south Dakota is most sipni6e,,,
me business world has the hes, ~
reasons Tor refusing To 90 into a panie
ana y looks hopefully forward 10 dea'
me- improvement as soon as politfe,l
uncertainties are ont OF the way.
me waiting conditions which seem.
20 some people nothing better ,b,n
s'agnation, still continues. Eut thor.
- difference. Thousands Of ora..r.
"Nu contracts arc merely deferred be.
s1 ,u' tney can be more safely given
little later
mere y nothing exciting In tb.
speculative market for exporta bic nro-
iucts, and the stories bout DAMAGE -
"heat nave been numerous. Inn ,ba
belief regarding the future
upply Is tairly reflected IN III. decline
u % cents per bushel
cotton speculation lifted the n,,a !,
raction for day or two but !, a.
iihed again, and such movements 49,
's ~ inns season, when
locks can be easily controlled The
European and American supplies with
numerical stocks still exceed maxi.
unh consumption for the crop wear
no the promise for the coming cror
decidedly good.
II the output of pig iron were al
ays re4lable barometer of bpsipass
'hul'lons. as some suppose. the re-
rms OF furnaces in blast MAY AZ
'rding to the Iron Age-lss 3le tons
'ainst ls7,4jl April would he .on.
"oi"s' nut the Increase of stocks
isoid since January has been pa
tons. and this deducted from the
'put OF furnaces, leaves a.y,5.34s
~ ior Tour months, which is cer-
'hiy IN excess OF the actual consump-
IA, because the stocks OF the grea,
'el companies are not inclua,.l II,
statement Since the steel bile.
u was formed these stocks have
nbtless increased largely.
mere IS scarcely am improvement.
'nc demand for finished products.
'ugn the bar association has become
ong enough to enable makers ~
ei bars TO get slightly higher
&C.
ne demand for nails is so light tb,,
euuction Of price is cxpccted: the
mana Tor structural work i les.
eht' but yet orders are encourap
IN number. although new contracts
Tor small quantities. Bcssemer
= a shade lower. and the ahIest oh.
'ers OF the iron marlSe. notice tba.
re Is a glaring incongruity between
at sl25o, bilcts at $50. Is and steel
; AZ SIS.
ne ooo- and shoe manufa cturers
quite the best OF it. at present
the factories are nearly an en-
ca AT iull time. some OF them hav-
orders for some month, ahead.
y advance in women's grain shoes
ne only change yet made IN
- but general advance *
c'"d because the market for
'er y much stronger IN tone.