Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-12
tain the present Spanish government,
II 1t has the courage to do at once the
things that are necessary for peace"
STATE OF TRADE
Uncertainty with Regard to the span.
| ish situation Has Its Eneot
ON Business.
New York, April Or. G. Dun G. Co.,,
in their weekly review Of trade, say:

New York, April Or. G. Dun & Co.,,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
when everybody is asking whether It il
to be war or peace. the state Of business Ia
not easy to Judge. Since nobody can Judge
just how wise bankers may be in an emer-
gency, there Is some uncertainty, but thus
far scarcely any stoppage whatever OF
| manufacturing concerns appears, nor any
indications that the producing force Is like
ly to be diminished. nor Is any such symp-
tom to be seen In business reports. Evil
dence Of existing conditions Is not con-
fusing nor unfavorable. So far banking
conservatism has not caused failures.
which continue smaller than for many
years. as In March, nor has 1t caused stop
page OF any manufacturing concerns. nor
lessened the volume Of business reported
by railroads In tonnage or clearings at
principal points. Every great industry
meets enormous overproduction, compared
with corresponding demands in any other
year, however prosperous. and yet nearly
all are keeping almost their whole force
employed, and some are increasing forces.
Disasters in trade shown this week by
separate branches of business for the
month Of March. and also the first quar-
ter Of 1898 make the best report that has
been possible for five years. 1t is interest
ing to note that nearly all branches of
business show surprising movement.
Meanwhile banks are extremely cautious,
and commercial loans are but ten per cent.
OF their aggregate. The belief that quick
expansion in all branches would follow
greater liberality and patriotism by tho
banks is not wholly unfounded. and the
heavy receipts of gold from Europe counts
for little, compared with the greater or less
liberality In loans by banks. Disturbance
does not vet appear. however, and failures
for the week have been 232 in the United
States. against 252 last year. and SO in Cam
ada, against So last year"
Bradstreets says:
IA sensible quieting Of demand for
staple goods Is perceptible in the various
detailed trade reports coming to hand this
week. At the east the drift Of matters af-
fecting our foreign relations has been such
as to discourage new business, but this
tendency has been considerably accumulated
byuntimely cold weather. which has checked
the usual Easter demand to a considerab BILE
extent. Reports from the west are that
the heavy rush OF spring business Is about
over, and that orders coming in now are
filhng-in character. Here again reports
Of unreasonable weather are met with. A
fairly good business Is reported at the
south. but slight check to our export
trade Is reported. growing out of the rails
ing or freight and Insurance rates conse-
quent on the disturbed foreign outlook
frost is reported to have done considerable
damage to the peach and other fruit crops
OF the south and to early planted toba eco
fairly satisfactory trade Is reported at
the northwest. Lake navigation is now
open. and anticipations are that prosper
Gus years business will be done