The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-17
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Prospects Tor Fall Trade.

TIL, rain, Of the past two days seem to
have been general throughout a large
Vcore Of territory, embracing several
States, and so far as the country for u
hundred mile, around Wheeling Ia con
cerDed may be said to.have insured the
corn crop. The corn is now safe, A few
J,rsof sunshine will develop the ears it
all their fnlInesS, and we shall soon have
occasion to round UP the record Of III,
year with the announcement that, all il
aR It has been one Of the most remArka
bly, fruitful years known in the history
oI the country.
The Chicsgo and St. Louis papers TEEN
with letters and dispatches from every
part Of tho great West, and the reports
are wonderfully uniform as to the bounti,
fulnCrs Of the yield, especially for wheat
oats, grass, and potatoes. The repOrtsin
regard to corn are not 40 uniform, but
they have been constantly growing better
for n month past, and are now quite
buoyant in their tone.
Ga the strength Of these reports great
expectations are entertained Of large
fall trade. The New York Herald de-
votes large amount Of space to trade
prospects this fall. ItsayS that
"All the indications are that the fall
trade this year will prove the best and
largest that has been transacted since
1873, the year Of the last panic. BY the
fall trade, to which this article refers, ia
meant the wholesale business done in this
city with the jobbing houses by merchants
from the South and West. 1t is at this
time-the beginning and middle Of Au.
gust-the country buyers commence TO
arrive and start their purchasing Of fall
and winter goods and Of countless mis-
celaneous articles besides that are salea.
bic all the year round. BY coming in Au.
gust those who live at distant points Of
the South and West are able TO have their
purchases sent home in time for the sea
son. The great retail fall trade Of this city
never begins before October. The re-.
ports Of the large jObbing houses furnish
a very fair index Of the condition at least
Of the agricultural part OF backbone OF
the country. The great majority Of those
upon whom the Hcrald reporter called
yesterday and the day before gave il as
their decided conviction that business
would be good the coming season, bet.
ter than for several yeaIs past; and,
from the cheerful and sanguine faces OF
the merchants and their clerks, il would
be hard to infer anything else than a
hopeful and buoyant spirit prevailing
among them. An old customer or two
might be seen in most OF the stores, re-
minding one OF the lew and early robins
that come as harbingerS Of spring. So
these occasional customers indicated that
the fall trade had opened. All the storcs
appeared to have full supply Of goods
on hand"
The Chicago Tribune Of Wednesday, in
discussing the prospects Of that city this
fall, remarks that there can be no mis-.
taking more hopeful feeling among the
most conservative bankers" "Thc crops
are splendid and the demand from EH-
rope for our surplus cannot fail to be
good at fair prices"
This ia the tone of the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnati and St. Louis papers. There seemP
to be q very confident feeling everywhere
prevailing that We have really seen the
worst Of tho panic, and that this fall will
usher in the gradual Improvement that
has been 10 long looked for, and 20 often
yajnly predicted.