The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-04
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

THE New York Commercial Advertiser SAYS that
the Dry Goods Market has been less active and un-
settled and somewhat irregular during the past
week. The cOntlnned decline in cotton tended to
make buyers expect lower priees, whilo tho HIGHT
stocks Of most desirable goods kept agents aud manu-
fActurers Of these quite hrm In their views The
advance In cotton Saturday and Monday further
Strengthened them, and there WAS slight advance
reported yesterday morning. To-day the Cotton
Market Is again dull and lower from the decline
In gold here, and cotton Liverpool and trade Is
almost al a stAnd-still.
The past months trade has been all that jOLbeFs
expected, and the season has, upon the whole, been
very favorable one to dry GOOds men.
WOODEN goods there Is little interesting to out
bISinsS u Out little encouragement to people In the
Aa9EEtaStTTGrs are making very light importa.
he oo8ta5sa pGs1ss; and 4 Is probable that with
in prices will 10 obtained
The New York Herald, speaking Of the stock
markell says: The railway share market continues
strong aud excited, and not few OF thoe who war.
recently ranked among the bears Hru now uumh.rrI
with the bulls, The chief activity is at present COM
fined to Erie, In which thsru Is a very active moye
ment going forward, intended to surprise and tvi,,
tho shorts," the speculative director of the road
being, It Is rumored, the presiding genius on hi.
occasion. Thus tAF many OF the bears In tho stock
appear TO have resisted its upward course by ceiling
more but their success Il doubtful while money re-
mains cas-, and loans new made freely to stock
actions OF the lower rate The sharp upward turn Of
the last few days has astouished the stet, and the
general inquiry Is, "Will It lRstl" Just now there
Is high pressure Of steam being bI ought to bear
upon Erie and this stock Is leading the market and
much, therefore, depends upon its immediate course
As to the late OF tho other speculative stocks With
pEiSpes 80 low and money 90 easy, however, II Y
probable that further rise awaits the market, al
though has but little outside support yet, and
tue b1ls q last autumn arc all poor.
,IO-uAy the Treasury commences the payment Of
about 900 Of gold Interest on the public debt.
Nearly One-thlrd OF this amount Il due to foreign
aug ABOUT are paid IN mis- city.
the public debt for the present month will exhibit
reduction In the debt TO the extent OtbetwRen 600
terna revenue sources uring the month, amount to
about s2S0 1000 one hall Of which, being for Gus.
toms, Is tn coin. The balance In the Treasury in
coin Is about SlOOOOO Co., with 100000 more Of
gold certificates on deposit.
The New York Tribune says:
Inc very cheap sales of the new bonds OF the State
coupons, arp not justified by auy real difference 10,
tMeeen tho two classes. The State will pay tile July
interest and All subsequent coupons equally on both
Inc vague story in the EtTCe, ian old story At that
OF some sort OF irreguarity In the signatures to the
coupons Of the bonds, Is quite Eroundless
as Nhen II was started last year.
Printing cloths, the Providence Journal reports,
are active. Ths following are the sales; 600 pieces
6G6o; % 900 do, 60X64, private termsi 90 dor
5000 do, 6OK6S SA cts, common 49, 90 do, 6tx6l,
~ cts; 5000 do, 6iX6I, u cts. Total 49, 900
pieces.
The customs receipts at the port OF Boston for the
week ending April Il, amounted to 1855 900 against
$40 900 during the week preceding.
The total V1lnr Of exPOrta from Boston for the
lS6j. ' '''' "'''> -
The total receipts Of petroleum Pittsburgh since
for the corresponding period in ls66.