Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

A combination including most of the large manufacturers of flint-glass bottles has been formed. The supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, has adopted the report of its investigating committee, which exonerates the supreme officers of financial mismanagement. Indians from the far north who have reached Dauphin, Man., report that a strange man descended from the clouds on the shores of Hudson’s Bay. It is believed that the man is Prof. Andre. Fire broke out in Bertram’s shipyards at Toronto, Ont. The docks of the company and the large carpenter shop and some small buildings, together with a barge and a quantity of lumber.’were destroyed. The loss will reach $200,000. A trusted employe in one of the Mexico city banks forged a check last April and drew out a customer’s entire account, some $75,000, and went to Europe. The loss was not discovered until recently, when the depositor appeared and presented a cheek for his money. The clerk is now in England and measures will be taken to secure him. Bradstreet’s says: “The advent of September finds fall trade apparently in full swing at the west and northwest and more reported doing at Southern Mississippi valley points and in the east, but the volume of business in wool aud dry goods in the latter section is rather smaller than expected. Reports from the iron and steel trade are in a high degree favorable, the tonnage movement being unprecedentedly large aud the tone of prices firm at the advances recently scored. The western crop situation remains practically unchanged, cash wheat being lower on a rather larger movement of spring wheat, but an active demand for export has furnished sustaining power. Corn has been ruled in sur-plus-producing States by the weather, which is dry and hot, with a steadying effect on prices. Distributive trade is active in the west and northwest, with dry goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, millinery, clothing and hardware in most active distribution by jobbers, and with iron and steel and most of its products in active demand and consumption by manufacturers. Wheat shipments for- the week, including flour, aggregate 3,687,040 bushels, as against 3,563.476 bushels last week, 6,263,647 bushels in the corresponding week of 1897, 3.369,862 bushels in 1896. 2,260,261 bushels in 1895, and 2,207,300 bushels in 1894. Since July 1 this year the exports of wheat aggregate 20,393,592 bushels, against 32,850,246 bushels during the same period last year. Corn exports for the week aggregate 1,661,700 bushels, against 2,648,933 bushels last week. 3,185,064 bushels this week last year, 2,527,516 bushels in 1896, 1,405,370 bushels in 1895 and 127,000 bushels in 1894. Since July 1 this year exports of corn aggregate 24,539,001 bushels, against, 25,533,409 bushels last year.”