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Show BUSINESS CONDITIONS. From every partof the United States comes the information that business is prosperous as never before in the history of the country. In no section does there appear to be any. calamity or setback, set-back, either existing or impending. The cotton crop of the south, the fruit copVpf California, the corn crop of the middle west.1 fJ are abundant, and bringing good prices'. ThejI'f pntain3 have yielded yield-ed up their precious ?netai,;iii greater quantity than ever before. Silver and copper arc bringing higher prices than for fifteen years past. The country is in a state of profound peace with all the world. The governmei . ;5as the hearty support sup-port of the people at home,i the respect of foreign for-eign nation?. There is no i : er or likelihood of any interruption of the p It til Velations with other countries',- for we ha i town them that we can conduct a war as hand 'is we' can conclude a peace. The products of our, factories are being 'sold in every market of . the .world, and our foreign for-eign trad'-- is i'n'crcasmar. Frcm everv part of tb , i i";- -. untry e..i.;s the hum of prosperous industry, the result of which is shown in the enormous increase in-crease of bank deposits everywhere. .How long will this prosperity last I This doubtless doubt-less depends, upon the people themselves." If iu . their -prosperity they are careful not to overdo matters, not to manufacture more goods than there is a demand for, notvto squander money foolishly, fool-ishly, or engage in too many wildcat ventures, nt to overstrain credits and attempt to do business on too small a margin of capital, then; is no reason rea-son why the present era of prosperity should not continue indefinitely, i . |
