Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1895 — SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE. [ARTICLE]

SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE.

The Trade Situation Reviewed by Leading Commercial Agents. New York. Nov. 30. —ffi. G. Dun & Coin their weekly review of trade, say: "Business has not improved, though there is very little change except in the stnankage of prices which a period of inaction naturally causes. Retail stocks are still reported - fuy in nearly aft branches, with delayed distribution in many on account of the unfavorable Weather The movement of crops is only fair,"both cotton and. wheat being largely kept back in the J hope of higher prices, and there is a prevalent feeling that foreign imports will fall —off—Exports show a little gain ror the week, although the small outgo of cotton —is. —Hi-a threatening factAs respects foreign exchanges. Railroads reporting for November show a gain of 8.4 per cent, in earnings compared with last year, and a loss of I per cent compared with 1392. "The failures for_f.our weeks of November 'have-freon $8.819.9,9. of which $1,497,030 were, of manufacturing ami $4 c.-j, or --traxChgToncerns. in the same weeks of 1594 the failures were $8,088,429, of which $2,651,431 were of manufacturing and ss,sH.4s; of trading concerns. The failures in the same weeks of 1593 amounted to $17,609,079. During the past week failures have been 279 in the United States,against 289 last year, and 47 in Canada, against 36 last year.” ! Brads feet's says: “The volume of general trade shows a falling off compared-with tfie preceding week. largely owing to the intervention ol the Thanksgiving holiday, but In part to -the continued effect of mild weather east and south, storms in the centralweat gnl the usual disinclination of biiyers to (9. [ stocks during the closing month of thp ( year. Navigation has practically closed on ] the great lakes, the eauals and at Montreal. Western jobbers report activity ; noticeable in clothing, woolen goods, rub--1 bers, shoes and holiday specialties, with j some increased demand for coal and light hardware. | “Tb? H’-Cst Industrial feature is the continued reaction in prices of iron and steel, bessemer pig being off 25 cents and steel billets fractionally lower, with reactions in prices for wire, sheets and other forms There is little likelihood of an ndemand or a reversal of the price miil'.c.luciil-priLir-io-ihe.inid4i4TL-of--4anu-ary-.”'