The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-13
TRADE TOPICS,
PRESEHT AsD FUTURE PROsPEOrs.
The COatinusd Drought In soms Parts
AReelinE the Cora and Tobacco Crops.
The Failure OuIIOSk PFOmISips
for All LInSa or BusInsss,
HRW YORK.

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goods trade, and the business done, while
not, perhaps, so large as anticipated, is
satisfactory. There is . steady demand
for domestic goods, and foreign manuiae.
turtles are moderately inquired for. Prices
generally are firm. The stocks are not
large, considering the large trade antici.
pated. The number OF out tof.town buy.
ers, especially from the South and West,
Is increasing, and the iabbing trade ia
fairly active, considering the season.
The grain market hAs been irregular
and unsettled, with downward tauds sncy,
during the week, with rally at the Cloto .,
mand Tor shipment, and some considerable
orders have been filled.
ProviSions are dull, and In cotton there
have been slight fluctuations,
The wool market Is without any change
In the trade. The dull prices have not
materially changed. There has been
better demand Tor grain ireights, but in
other descriptions OF merchandise there 10
little doing, rr
The building trade ,nlinues active, and,
as rule, the buildeTB.sre meetimg with
good success In selling, Material and wsges,
however, are still advancing, which has
tendency to check the operation Of the
more conservative.
The hardware trade continues satisfac,
tory. The amount oil business already
done 10 largely In excess OF last fall and
there Is confidence In the values now
which induCes the buyers 10 place orders
freely, II iB years since the situation has
been considered as good 90 at the present.
In the produce trade the arrivals, both |
OF butter and cheese, are large, and the
prices have been we'll sustained. The OF,
porteTH are operating largely In butter aud |
the week elbows an advance from one 10 |
two ceuts on oil grades. i
The demand Tor pig iron 10 steadily I'D.
vanCing and tile prices Of fner grades are |
q shade trmer The demand iB q good |
one, aud there 10 an absence, aA yet, OF |
any speculative movement. The trauSac, |
tion In foreign iron has been only moder.
ately aCtive. In manufactured iron the |
demsnd continues quite briak, and the |
general tone Of the market is encouraging,
All branches Ot the boot and shoe trade |
are quite busy. Dealers throughout the |
Sbuhti1 lt6blyt IuH Uuts |
look for the iall trade continues favorable, |
The leather market continues steady |
with 0 fair business, prices we'll maintain.
cd and 10 some grades ot sole leather q
shade higher.
Iu BrSzll coffee fair amount oi bust.
ness 10 being dpnein number OF grades.
There 10 lair demand Tor consumption at
o slight advance. The stock OF Mocha 10 |
very limited and prices strong.
In the. raw sugar market dullneSs 10 |
prevailing In conf equenCs Of the apparent
limited demand Tor consumption, but no |
special concession made by the large
holders.
In the tea market fair amount OF busi. |
neSS Is being done and the demand for
consumption increasing. The trade is |
looking for very satisfactory season.
The failures 10 the wholesale trade have |
been somewhat numerous.
D. and J SadlEr & Uo., publishers, have
suCcumbed, with liabilities estimated at |
$l50,000. They at one time had almost
monopoly oil the Catholic publishing
trade In this country, a business now
very much cut up.
The assignment Of g. l.. French, d Y
goods, Of Buffalo, while not very heavy,
90 far ss liabilities are concerned, 10 yet
signi6cant, from the fact that no less than |
l07 aubscribeTs TO the Mercantile Agency
we're interested In him HIA failure has
been anticipated for considerable time,
The suspension Of the Boston Woolen
Company has Just been announced, with
liabilities OF S1,O00,0O0 This is snother
important caae. No particulars are given
as yet. Jonathan Cottle used 10 style the
Boston Woolen Company as Q trade mark
when the business beloDgedsto him.
Aside from these business emborfass.
ments reported throughout the country,
while somewhat numei GUS, have not been
very important.
CINCINNATI.
CrSciSNAri, August 12.-The continu.
anCe OF dry weather begins to create more
or less anxiety, and there is some uncer.
tainty in oil branches Of business. The
suffeTiDgs and danger are Id Southern In.
diana aud Southern Illinois, though Ken.
tuCky and Ohio have not escaped. The
principal crops endangered are corn and
tobacco. Corn made q Jump today Of
three to four cents. A good dfenCbibg
rain within few days would restore con.
Adence All grain and grain products
have shared with corn in an upward ten.
dency. Receipts bave been full and the
transactions quite large In oil grades. To,
day holders have been titmet and buyefa
we're more epker than on any previous
day during tue week. The effect upon
provisions has been more TO brace holders
than 10 increase the prices. Whleky has
been exceedingly brisk, and the trans.
actions were quite large, and all offerings
taken and more wanted
Hogs have been steady fof the best, on
liberal supply, but the quality has been
rather inferior. The same may be said ol
other live stock.
Cotton bAs been without noticeable
change.
The effect Of the drought has been 10
make prices oi leaf tobacco uncertain, and
should rain come within week leaf 10.
bacco will be steady and probably with.
out change 10 prices, 90 the Acteage planted
IN ten lo6, eco counties within $50 miles nf 1
Cincinnati is much greater. than last year.
Should the drought continue into next i,
week there Is no doubt but the effect will
be 10 send up prices oil leaf tobacco. There |
has been sh extraordinary call for red 1
here this week, which run prices DIP
a. high as "a cents fot choice lots.
Groceries have been Id Btesdy demand
with o good volume Of sales, And al better
better prices than for the Aatne time last
yeaE
The cell tof 0 otbihg d uhdiminishsd.
Cotton goods have gone up and The
volume oi trade has been good
Boots aud shoes are cautious. Some
buyers have been GAncelling orders, ,oLhef6
Some dealers are filling
orders with increased cau'iou. Ii
Pig iron 10 thuSuAlly htm. The i1t.
nAces do not want 10 sell Tor future de;
livery. Dealers talk Of an increase Of
pt!Ss he1t y. (. Wrought Iron is O. ti'tn. 1