The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-22
CHICAGO.
Weekly Review of the Markets.
Money Accommodating and In De-
mand at 8 to 10 Per Cent.
Decline In the Grain and Provision
Markets.
Extent Of the Cigarmaksrs' Strike
Political Campaign Opening Up
BriskIy.
Extent Ofthe Cigarmsksrs' Strlk

BUSINESS.
CHICAGO, October 20.-The week under
review has been one Of almost unbroken
storms, fact which has prevented ship.
ments into the country, and gone far 10
remove trade back into the old, dull un.
pleasant mt. However, considering the
weother. the Wholesale trade ha4 been
brisk, and there is no reason for discour.
agement.
FINANCIAL.
Loanable funds have increased, and
rates are steady at salO per cent. Collcc.
tiOns were good. City deposits moderate.
Lake freights lower, but not enough to
atone for the heavy raise Of rail prices.
Eastern Exchange is quoted at par at
present. Clearings S25,50O0 900, against
S25.50O 900 last year.
GRAIN.
The grain trade on Change has devel.
eped no very striking or uniform iea.
turCs. Wheat has ruled lower, and ex.
hibiIS declining tendency, none the less
because Of accumulating evidences Of n
heavy crop in the country and the disin.
clination Of English buyers 10 take heavy
quantities or bid high to secure it. The
prices have declined pretty steadily
throughout the week. Corn has been
very steady, with scarcely enough varia.
ton 10 admit ofsreCulation, yet there is
general interest in the trade that be-.
tokens SOME movement anticipated in the
near future. Oats have ruled dull, with
range of prices scarcely differing from
day to day. The close, like the corn mar.
ket, has been the highest price OF the
week.
Provisions.
In the pork trade there are evidences OF
weakening on the part Of the heavy deal.
ers who hold the entire stock OF old pork
now here, and preparations are making
on all hand.for heavy packing business
this season and II repleniShing Of the mea.
ger stores on hand. Lard follows pork,
and records declining pricpa. The salet
were, November wheat, 81 O4ial OF. Corn,
42!a43!c. OauS, 23sa2Sjc, for this year.
Pork sold at Sl2 Scale IS for the year.
Lard atSS l0aS 27!c.
CLOSING PRICES.
The closing cash prices were: Wheat,
81 90. Corn, 4S3A4SIc. Oats, 23sc. Rye,
j3a53!c. Barley, 50a59ic. Pork, $l4.
59!, Lard, S.45c.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts for the week we're: Wheat
797 900 bushels, corn 7G8,0OO bushels,
oats 2SS,00O bushels. Shipments: Wheat
TS000 bushels, corn 1,l6l 900 bushels,
oats $4,000 bushels. Receipts for the
same time last year: Wheat 72S 900
bushels, corn ], ,342, 900 bushels, oats 354,.
600 bushels. Shipments: Wheat 324,-
600 bushels, corn 100000 bushels, oats
2jl 900 bushels.
CIGAR'MAKERs' STRIKE.
The intimation contained in New York
dispatches 10 some Western papers, that
general strike ofCigar makers waa prob.
able, finds no confirmation here. The
cigar men here say their employees have
met once or twice and discussed the situa.
ton, but have not favored the PROPOSE.
ton Of the New Workers, and will not join
their Eastern comrades in this. tits sta.
ted now that the New York band num-
bers nearly 10000, has money and the
promise OF aid from all quarters. On the
other hand manufacturers are negotiating
10 get the business OF cigar making away
from New York entirely and traEster il
to Cincinnati and New Haven. These two
cities are said to be foremost in this bust.
ness.
POLITICAL