Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

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sf CsttaR saa wsat Cas.tt.f.rtsry-
More Aspsfat fe~tiux Ia trsa-Ne Ema
hsrrs..n-ut In the Noe-y a.rk-t.
NE- IoRK. Feb II. q. Dun & Co.
aay to-day ia their weekly review ..
trader
No important change in business aP-
pears. but the number Of manuf.ctur.
log establishments starting mach ca
cccds the nlmbsr Of those stopping
during the week. aud - much tha'
the eurtaiiment % wor<in. time in
many cotton mills probably does upf
lessen the aggregate prodaetive force
or amount Of wages paid. There d
distinct Increase ia orders FOR wooden
goods, some gain In the silk manu-
fscture. waiting coalition with gain
Ia one branch .; boots aud shoes. aud
Indications Of better things coming iu
the iron aud steel manufacture
To many it i the most pcrp.exins
feature Of current events tia. wheat
does not rise uuch. though II advanced
I la. cents Tor the week. Atlantic ex.
ports have besa only I.o0o. .0ss bushels,
aour included, against /. eas. ass sor
T AAt HAAAE AEE& A&1A MAAAF
srn receipts have b-ea Only I. .&ss. I7r
bushels. against ASA s0S las; year
The coalition - the market Is not
explained by any special information.
but current prices Stow that no great
confidence i ielt In the estimates oi
supplies available for the rest Of the
year.
Cotton fell 10 :. cents. after ths
agreement 70 close Fall River anl
other print cloth works becam.
known. but recovered the quotation
% a week ago. 1.sl cents without fur.
ther news spinners' tAklngs have
been 50 small this year, those o.
northern mills about sO0, 90 bales less
than in 1894 u, tha, tho admitted D.r-
rowness ~ demsaj for goods has ~
present considerable weight
sales ot wool have been smaller than
in other recent weeks. amt ret are far
In excess OF the consumption of al
mill, for a wees. Il all were fully en-
ployed. At the three chief markets
the aggregate Tor the week has been
l1,s61. 100 pounds
There has been only a slight stifseu-
ing In prices, but more foreign wool
will be tA&eu aud stored. IL Is believed.
II western holders continue - demand
highe prices
Prices OF Bessemer pig aud gray
!orzv At Pittsburgh have slightly ad-
vRuced with n much more hopeful
feeling. Notwithstanding the cOmpAra-
tive uarrowuess Of the demand for
finished products. aud In plates Aud
Wire and vire nails there Is mach
more business with good prospects
Blllets are qnote-i a. SIS p with
. ssarcriy any demand a. present. and
r,sis - 81. while N - black sheets
are quotesi at uuly twe eentA
reports that =. uoa tons of .teel
plate ana sheet bars haze besa en-
ported Is England are oniy indiea-
ttous % the temporary excess Of sup
Pay over demand IN this country. And
are nos Supposed 10 have realized any
pruat. let X Is stated that prices of
f east pipe are from twodoIIars TO three
dollars per tou lower ~ New York
than at scotch works
liars are quoted at he lowest price
ever known At Philadelphia. without
much improvement in the demand,
aud steel rails are still inactive and
unchanged in price. the railroads
waiting for |. decline corresponding
10 the fall la billet. But On the
whole the si~naand FOR Iron and steel
products = s4oSly ssinia.. aad eon-
siderable proportion of the WORKS are
fully employee. thoaxh the gaia =
not ret euoagh for thos~ who have
taken isrge stocAx % material os prod
ucts On speculation
In the money market there appears
n0 embarrassment, aud the lsrx. sale
of Northern faci de and Oregon Nav
CATION securities 10 European eapltAi-
lsts has given additional assurance
that balances due To this COUNTRY will
not be cancelled for some months 3,
come 81 that The point ~ possible gold
exports i removed still farther The
course OF the stock market has been
uninstruetive and dealings have not
been large. bat the average Of railroad
stocks has advanced 4 small fraction
and the average Of trust stocks ha,
{ slightly declined
Failures for the week have been sII
in the United States. against sz3 last
E year. ani - IA Canada, against g. last
wear