The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-16
DuN's COMMERCIAL Rrv,rw


Inc Probable Failure OF the Gr~., s,.,.
toretoid. and Its Xvi, Fn..,. ..'. s.riks
bsscounted- Plate Mo~I
nosy' and General Settlement, a., s
ana steel Wages Expected r.s.,,
Crop Reports. "'ADie
NEW York. July iO.-R. a. M,
20 weekly review of trade issu.d -
day says: 'sSu"u To-
Inc strike of the bituminous .o.,
miners has taken 10. 900 men ~. -"
from work and threatens Ia r.s,r;..
supplies of fuel in some on,r,,
though the West Virginia ana son,.
other mines which declined IN 49,
part seem To be able to meet IN. '.
ern demand for some months A,
"es. me strike IS by no means unitedlv
sustained and the impression prevail,
that IL viii not last long.
Inc un-plate works have settled m.
wage question and are again busy. ANA
snow production of 800. 900 box.s
yearly with capacity of s.a5O. GOO
boxes. 'VV0
Inc bar mills have more trouble Inn,
general settlement of iron and .,..I
wages Is expected without much a..
lay. 1e'
new orders are small since the an
nual vacation began. but vet are larg.
enough. the season considered ~ -
'ord some encouragement Tin is
stronger at sl4l III, without concessions.
ana copper. with IA large export de-
mand, at ll1s cents for lake, while in
lead sales of 1000 tons or more leava
the price about B.. cents.
The cotton mills nave a steady and
increasing demand. the quotations az
niddling aplands have been advanced
sixteenth, aided by Speculative.
strength on reports of damage To tho
crop, especially in Texas and ArIsan-
sas.
The wooden mills are getting de-
cidedly more orders for fall wants and
beginning hopefully on spring goods
out are cautious in contracts for future
deilvery. Some have made large pur-
ehases OF wool. but by far the greater
part OF the sd les, which amounted tc
~ i@o-5oo pounds at the three chief
markets Tor the week, have been OF a
speculative character. Western prices
are heId much above those of seaboard
markets, Montana secured being sold
according 10 reports, at the equivalent
u ~ cents at the east against - at Bos-
Ton and ~ at Philadelphia. There Is q
better demand for domestic wool in
Expectation of higher prices.
While the most cautious estimates ~
wheat yield have been advanced. that
u the Orange Judd Farmer to $4,000
No. prices have been lifted nearly 81.
ents here. Although Atlantic exports.
lour included, We're for the week
'ooo,so3 bushels. against LAS. $50 last
ear, western receipts were small
My l,394.s3s bushels, against 1913, 400
bushels last year. and the disposition
Il farmers TO hold for higher figures is
trengthened by many foreign reports.
seems 10 be the fact that crops In
Their countries are less promising than
suai. and the demand for American
'heat is supplemented. even at this
eason, by exports of zoos, 502 bush
Is OF corn, against 530.6l0 BUSH
Is Tor the same week last year.
'ach week raises the estimate of the
heat yield. however. and IL the
leather continues favorable, the crop
lay prove most important factor in
ie future of national and interna-
onal business. The prospect as to
,rn Is growing more cheerful with
ich week and an immense crop is now
nticipated.
Failures for the week have been 2Oa
the United States. against us last
.ar. and 30 in Canada, against 30 las.
AR.