The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-12-21
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New seyiep Of isaae Dun & Co.'S
week. ssnression ID ssee,,. says 'Un-
usuai a,snlayed The great a.. TINS week
mas u's ~ trading ana - 49, geace be-
tween ,el,,.,ss Of the cousss nv productive
lnou .,,ation. Never has ny and its
spece as me number Of hasesNetlon been
greae s he wages Distribute 'i -, employed
lal sgsh.sing power, based aa ,..sier, or the
greater than y .s.se = .ile, and never hav :,
conditions el ue1 eer,. returns of earnie,ss
and traffic giYsa -tsss s@laty of greater h,si
ness Tor transp" "a let as the ear,i,,s.
Of the railway alle MANUFACTURER isl a, .
nsnies mount upsaiu' their stoelFs ae,, Uali-
n ii were dlssseus for road 70 a.iti,
is earnings and fu'aous for mil - 1le
,i'SnSnorecedented profits Infataa 20 realize
.a1ion has, Of course, done fnnsh I'd pitali-
1aao,latJye excitement has eo,,rt 10 ~, and
~ ,sonv cases long before @ .a profits
=, Money Markets here a .nsy We're
s@l been strained by Britisb sLa abroad
santb Africa, and Wherever t sssFses IN
,oou.r ded have been pushed = ',ey were
,s,sastrous instead Of gradnsl y J,, quiek and
Tba result is thai while lp6tIst, uiua tloh.
.ransnorting companies realize $50 ,teS anu
80 tbs speculatiye holders If t 9.Sat PROT
realize severe 0sseS. WINS
.siron productiOa stu exnands
90 rsnarts the output of NJ, sas : ~. ne iron
weekly Deeemosi :, ssatnst 288. so Noven,,
her j, and the ase1 ease In stocks NOT baiJ
~ the great s's'l companies, 5.G26 tons T.
The boot and shoe works are hasfanjro oV t,S
Ilvsries to meet ne enormous ,-.,tl ae-
6emand and have shipped fron, I 5'iiIi.s
Iss I2T eases in tFo weeks &c - a,os Ioi'
against 152 eS last Year, and sfiIl OsI'
oFber wear, except 1897, whAn Ia 80 =. ANY any
wara shipped The movement - r,i, Eases
dfsanD2inting, but prices have Tdas9.. =
onIv asc. with corn fracfion, So.
Fvnorts Of bgsadstHffs IL Novsr,t ,,'s, ne
creased S3,5o0589, which with lossss - soSn
000 in provisions and sl3,000 COO i. ro 49,
lowered the value Of staple exnors s1s 1911 SO
az in spite Of an Increase Of 81 0oo Seo =. %,
But enormous salpiaents Of manufacfuTad
products made Ias excess OF exports over
imports more thaa Ss,0O0,O00 for he morn n,
Failures for the week were ais h, tbo
United States against Isl last wear "a
Is In Canada, against 81 last wear anu
gradstreet says General trad :.
wholesale and manufacturing Bnas
oufsttng down, but, It is worfb nof,,,I.
is undisturbed BY the money sifuaflon
the Influences Of Which have been con.
fined to speculative circles. Hol,aa,,
trade, on the other hand, has i haas
given decided inpetus, and comma p, vo,,.
with the same period Of preceding, vsa-s, =,
uniformly favorable, little donbt ra- rS S.e
ing that, although retail trade IN ,oasn,
able lines has been somewhat afYectsS -
some localities by gnfavorable wsstba,.
holiday speciaties aavs enjoyed arcsnfio,,l.
al activity, Asegards prices. # Is : No. o.
bic fact that as many staples have al
vancsd this week as there have da.cIira5
while by Tar the arser number OF quota,
tons have remand steady or firm.,'