The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-17

CONVENTION OF tne same party called
the war aofailure, and demanded an
ttmEmeaiate cessation oshostilities. -
Ia such was the way In which tho Dez
mocrntt party 1persistently hnd patfenL
Wy ana V1etortpusly perseveredT p in the
"t1t 'i7.t -z-ll- ID. !..gsl gaas u hb,
u Prices and Profits.
e. ,i11 tFaugl tig lve,uR uROtk EapresS.J7I mn
II, We hear Of come leextraortlinaryt trans
actions in the trade of the cityl and
country growing out OF the speculative
movements, currency, combinations,
De- gfiiH tsi3i 81 III ~ = ri - - =
lst. An invoice ofiGew England man
utiet tufed dry. goods costing. delivered
IN this city, just ninety -four thousands
dollars sold very soon after their afri-
val .torftico ll-cCi- iittLsG1Ed d0LIdra.
2d.5Ani Importer OF Dry Goods. ON
looking oyer TN price OF some plain do
mesttes AZ home and abroad, came to
tie conclusion that he could send ont
goldto England and buy cotton goods
there cheaper than in the United States.
He MAIDS the experiment, the result of
WHICH was tho saving of eight cents q
yard on all that he Imported. he 3it1i-
mledmtely y renewed the order, and with
the promise OF q like success. n = = : =.
3D.. "A larger dealer in Wheat, after
careful calculation ofiypriCes at home
and abroad with a liberal allowance
Tor the premium on gold, exchange,
tSc!3 lhAS made up his mind TO ftnDOrf
two or three Cargoos ofiWheat fron,.
Dantsdc! This wheat, tho very best
rniBedJ can DO laid down in this nlarltet
at Q very handsome profit to the impor-.
ter.a z 80 ssIiSl - lilsg - =, 4
Such anomalous facts as these In tho,
TRADE OF the city, afford their own conn
ments. While the New England mnn-I
utacturers are mnlSing their 100 per
cent! profits clearing nearly the Dfica
of two yards of Cotton from every
pound of raw Cotton manufactured, no
one need he surprised lt the present
prices Of understanding apparel, or tho
unreasonnhl hlenesso these prices. Nor.
while tho breadstufib of tho West. arc
honrdod MS they. are,i need !we be SUR
prisPd TO hear that what Is called ohOice
-four is selling In this mnFket az retail
for $l7 a barrel at retnil, and inferior al
Yl4 to Sl5 q barrel, or that some OF the
railroads are taking more goods West
than are received nom tho East. Nor.
when single mon receive from four hum
dreu thousand to about Onesmillfonf Of
dollars in dividends on coal need we Ee
surprised that 1t costs Sl8 a ton to cone
The present state of things which 80
many call prosperous, Isl SO unnatural.
so full of imitation and excess and Is 10
certain to lead TO great reactions, that
10 becomes All sensible men 10 uIldeT.
stand It, and 70 remove IFS cause! d
EhorIn0rs ProfIts sofrTyon.se-. -
Private BahkeFSi More dhani six
iThonsRntl Millions Of nSjISy. a, S,,,o
/ Year ,E
= 2 = 20 Nitw YoRK, Oct, II Z
The returns of the private bankers
and brokers Of Wall-st. to the Internal
Revenue Assessor, show that their sales
during the year ending the 30th of Iast
June amountfd TO over 60. .OOO, ,OOO. GOO.
The taxes now levied nfa unel tenth Al
one per cent on sales OF gold, and one
tEennat1 OF one per cent on sales of
stocks, bonds, etc. The following ,arei
the reported! amounts of, the sales OF
tho bankers and brokers in the Thirty
second Collection District, In Instance
IN, which the totals reach $50, ,0O0, COO foor!
the period meni toned: Z 80 /
Hallgarten q HerzfeIdt dt,....,.. 1sa. 2S2 elsg
Gentel q ppS.,.....,.s......... leo, col $50
70. Morrison a Co. !........l. .I6S lS70
Lockwood ~ !......... 40. Sos. .I69
Henry y. Lyons 61 Co. .......,,. so 'S24 4Oi
Ernstelu, Rosenfeldt q Co.. p. .7s7. .094
David GEoSb beck q Co.,.......... II .5sS ,982
H "A. Stone Il SOn........... Ills. .60I l001
Ohnrles Graham. ............,.,,,. ID .DfB 205
8. A. Benoist, clever nmonths. 14, 4,di2.75S
hetchum, Son q C0..........,... 69,7h1 ,4IO
Albert SpeyerS.. q. 8 GIG 40
Slt5ke Sss nodge q Got.....i.1,.s. GSy y101l900
Fort, Suit q &Co..................... 6I.768,l7B
hSo,DIInsont S,I Cox q Co........".... 68,1S2, ,4O5
william ii. Mnrston & Co... sa,3o9.giO
Colgate q Hoffman. 65.474.72I
Brockelmann, Unger q Co... 54,057,sG7
IA. A.Iucler ~ Co....,........,. $3.50. 40
1IseHssl, W NitAtnEop q Co.......!. lS, ,0S2, ,9lO
q ELECTROMAGNETIC. 81, ,S47, $50
StuclSle 4 Beck ...........;!.... 5O,6I2,803
sFSVHx TIIR RIsnEI.r.IoN CoLIArsED.-