Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-29
BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY, TELEGRAPH.
Money Active at S to 6 per Cent.-Gov-
ernments StrOng-fIour Firm and
hctiye-Wheat Active but
lower-Hogs Dull.
STATE OF TRADE.
Pig-Packing obacso-Cosl-Wool
PACKING OPHIkrIoNs

This country has population only
one sixth that OF Europe, yet We raise
four.fifths as many swine, a thiri a.
many cattle, and fifth as many sheep
as are raised in all the countries OF
Europe put together.
Packing returns are reviewed as TO-.
lows by the Cincinnati Price Current:
Western packing operations have been
active the past week. The weather, the
roads, the prices, the demand, have all
been favorable to bringing out large
movement Yet, with all the magni.
tudc oi the current receipts, they only
fairly offset the corresponding time last
year, although dating from the lst OF
November there is 4 considerable in.
crease. The six large cities have packed
about $4,000 hogs during the week,
against about Il like number during the
corresponding time last wear. At Chr
cago the movement has been exception
ally large, the receipts for the week end
ing Tuesday evening aggregating 3O3,.
3li, and for the following day estimated
at 5000. Prices have run very steady.
gaining somewhat in strength toward
the close, and seem to tend to higher
figures. Slaugh,erers here have been
working well up to their capacity. and nj
the current pr.ces of meats and lar,i nave
been enabled To make mnderat" man
ufacturing profit on sales elected.
Quality good. and larding well. At
Chicago il is claimed that there Is a de.
crease in percentage yield Of lari, a.
though the weight is heavier. This is
not accepted by everybody, II being
reasoned that swch a result Is quite IN
consistent with the characteristics oi the
season.
TOBACCO.
The success oi Lancaster, Pa, in
raising tobacco has caused many acr 3
TO be planted with 1t tins year which
were never so used before. Ii iscstInia-
ted that the crop in the five counties Of
York, Lancaster, Berks, Chester and
Lebanon will be worth S,OOO,0oO
this year, and the value
of the crop in the entire
State bstseen $1,000, 900 and SlO,OOO,OOO
coal.
A New York paper has the following:
Contradictory reports as To the ihirh'
ton Of the coal managers have been IN
circulation for some time, one statement
being that no suspension oi work at the
mines was ia contemplation, while
another WAS To the effect that II was in.
tended 10 shut down Tor week or 50.
President Sosn. OF the Delaware, Lack.
ayanna and Western, being interro.
gated on the subject, stated that sus'
pension Of nine days at the mines was
under consideration, but had not ~ vet
been made not, at least, TILL the marker
demanded il. Mr. Sloan thought that
the market at present did not warrant
the suspension, bnt when II did, thee
der would be sent forth.
wool
Concerning the New York wool mar.
ke,, the Commercial Bmi,in Of Wedn',-
day saws: "unir,s thcre is very high
periol of animation and excitement
prevailing, there always appears to be
sort OF luli in the demand at tins tin'-
of the week, which is apt 10 he mislead-
ing to many. Indeed, with compIia'
lively light business for day or two,
We find a sight inclination To talk du.i
In reality, however. there is quito inil
amount ol stock under negotiation, ami
some fair sales have been closed. while
generally holders remain firm and con.
fident in their views, and the majority
look for higher rates ON al
really desirable stock. The goods mar.
ke, certainly con,inucsa little backward
but the demand direct from
manufacturers ~ rather on
the increase, il anything,
and they have AZ a rule submitted To
the higher cost without much hesti'
ton. The strength maintained at the
sources oi supply il also great stiinu.
liant. a prca. many herders in ONO re-
fusiny a., while at other points IN the
west, at san Franci.co, and IN Texas the
expectations oi sellers are all relatively
higher than rates ruling here, while tn"
foreign accounts are qnite AZ stiii as ~
the close oi last week. The supply OF
pu!Ied woods IL small, with much lirm'
ness shown, especially on the medium
and finer grades. Carpet wools sre
meeting with pretty close attention ahd
probab'y Y selling somewhat III exces. ol
the amoun, reported, with values on the
upward turn and holders quite indifier'
ent operators"