Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — Going Democractic. [ARTICLE]

Going Democractic.

„ Dun’s Review: Extended reviews of the half year’s operations in leading branches of manufacture go far to explaining numerous stoppages. In woolens they are without concert, mills waiting for orders, the sales not having been a third of last year’s for the same week. Prices are depressed, but still depend on foreign possibilities. Manufacturing failures for the quarter were 802 against 607 for the same time last year. The average of liabilities was 424,289. Trading failures were 2,138 against 2,228 last year. Complete failure reports for the second quarter of 1896, April 1 June *3O inclusive, cover 2,995 in the United States, against 2,855 in the same quarter of last year, but liabilities of $40,444,547 against $41,026,261, the average per failure being against $14,370 last year. There is nothing in prospect that furnishes ground for hope. Only a moderate mepdipg is looked for in the fall buoiness,