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Show UlSlNtSS. During the week just closing the country lias undergone a financial strain that at any time loss propitious might htivo resulted in a panic. Tho strike on the New York Central railroad threatened threat-ened to the last minute to involve all the connecting lines. In Chicago all the building trades promised to join the carpenters if the strike was not soon ended. The interminable) tariff dobate in the senate unsettled business, and finally the largo failures in Hoston and New York caused considerable uneasiness. uneasi-ness. Ordinarily this combination of unfortunate circumstances would have alarmed tho most sanguine, but thanks to tho operation of the silver bill and to the relief in the money market caused by treasury purchases of 4 1 per cent bonds, coupled with better crop prospects, pros-pects, tho worst was averted. Husiness may now be said to bo in a hopeful state of expectancy. Final action on the tariff is pending early next week, the labor disturbances have been removed re-moved or adjusted, and confidence is rapidly returning. The best authorities authori-ties agree that tho volume of domestio trade, and certainly the export of brcadstull's, will bo greater than in any previous year this season. Locally no complaint can be heard except that duo to summer relaxation generally. Money is tight with some pooplo owing to their investments in real estate, but tho clearance returns show not only a gratifying increase but an unprecedented record. Labor is profitably employed, and !the outlook for a heavy fall trade was nover belter. |