The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-29
TOPICS OF TRADE.
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW.
Fall aad Exhaustive Reports frOR the PrGnl.
neat Commercial and Trade CSAtsn Of the
COuatry Showing the Condition Of
BuEInsH aad Future Prospects.

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The dry goods trade generally has been
satisfactory and collections reported good.
Wheat has beeu heavy, with down
ward tendency.
Corn has shown some elasticity, bat the
upward movement in every case appears
to have been resisted by free offerings and
prices are not materially different from a
week ago; fluctuations were slight
Pork products have been weak with .
downward tendency, although tho actual
decline has been but slight,
Cotton Irregular opening weak and
closing strong, Wool steady. Petroleum
dull. Freights unchanged.
The arrivals OF butter and cheese ARE
larger than expected considering the con-
tinued dry weather, and though prices
have not materially declined there is u
weakness all arQundand the stock Is accum-
mulating. Exporters are only filling posi-
tive orders.
The drug trade Is again quiet Opium Is
lower, selling at s. 90 in bond. Quinine
also dropped heavily. There is adepressed
feeling generally. ...
American pig iron continues firm, but
no large transactions are reported. Favor
ito brands are still scarce and deliveries
on old contracts continue large The tone
OF the market Is strong Arrivals OF foreign
iron are quite large. ... sI.s
Leather, business is rather more active
In the sole varieties; but other branches OF
the trade are quiet. Supplies OF desirable
goods arc. still short. There Is no new fea-
lures in the boot and shoe trade.
Dealers are holding pricestlrm for lumber.
There Is more inquiry for raw sugar, and
prices are steady. Refined Is more active:
For Brazil grades OF coffee there Is more in
Iuiry, and stronger feeling in mild grades,
There Is more activity with special de-
mand for MaRcoba, mainly to supply the
distributing demand.
The ten trade Is dull and the market
favors buyers.
Failures for the week throughout the
country 1l2, about the sane rs lust week,
distributed as follows Eastern States, 10;
Western, 81; Southern, 2S; Pacific, s; Mid
die, 20,
AT PITTSBURGH.
PITTsBuRGiI, Pa, October 2S.-Tllere is u
continued brisk demand for all articles OF
Pittsburgh manufacture, with the situation
In general business not materially changed
from lust week. Considerable incOnVen-
fence is experienced by shippers on nc.
count Of the freight blockade on the roads
leading westward from this city, and u per.
Ceptible falling off In trado within the lust
four weeks Is noticeable In consequence
thereof.
The iron market Is decidedly active and
prices are very stllfand unchanged both in
raw and manufactured articles.
The glass trlde is unsettled, on account
OF strikes in the chimney, window glass
and bottle factories which have caused a
majority to shut down, The demand con.
tinues good, and as the supply Is growing
small prices are stitiening up. The propri-
etors arestill firm in refusing to concede the
advance asked by the strikers, who are be-
ginning to show signs Of weakening.
Coal Is without any new feature In the
situation. There are about twelve million
bushels ready TO ship rs soon as navigation
resumes.
Petroleum has been active and weak,
sAles Of united certificates being made as
low as sac, decline since lust Saturday
OF seven cents. To-day the market was ex-
cited, closing at SOL. Sales and re-sales
100000 barrels; shipments 45O,00 barrels.
Live stock is in large supply and fairly
active. Cattle, receipts 0,830 head against
10S60 tho week before; common to prime
81 25aO 80. Hogs, receipts 24,OS0 head,
against 29;AS5 last week; prices ranging
from 50 So ia. 81 10 ior philadelphias.
Sheep, receipts 1900 head, n falling off Of
5000 head since last week; common TO ex-
tra So 60aS Co., Z. j 4 iglt tSag
At CINCINNATI.
CtSctxNGrrg October 2s.-Thc week has
been characterized by no Violent huctua-
tions in prices in any department OF trade,
and by quiet but wholesome business. In
financial circles there continues good de-
mand for money, and rates are firm at six
and seven per cont. The feature OF the
week is an advance in New York exchange,
the demand being unusually large. The
premium has risen TO fifty cents on 81 900.
A movement Is well advanced for the
organization OF another national bank with
capital Of half "a million.
The weather has been mild with light
rains, giving the best possible help to fall
pastures and thus doing much to relieve
the necessities OF feeding. The rain will
also rive greatly increased valde 10 winter
pastures In the blue grass regions The
market for grain has been dull which has
rallied and closed strong at B9lC. Wheat
Is tirmer to-day, but has not recovered the
prices altogether. Flour has been heavy
and still continues depressed Oats, rye
and barley share the depression In prices.
Pork 10, s,alpost, out OF the market, but
1bbt at SIS b0at9 90.
IAfdAias been flhCtuating, there being
but limited supply held to-day at 11lc.
Several packages began the operations, and
The, new product will soon be In the mar.
ket! '.'Fh ..."
The pticeot hosshollA up we'll, the range
being s. 00a5 ,85. The quality, Is better
than was expected, considering the partial
failure Of the corn crop. The weather has
not been cold enough TO make packing
operations brisk, and the weak tone Of pro.
visions has a tehdetcey 10 prevent any adj
vance in price. m
The leaf tobacco market has been a little
variable owing 10 the wide difference In
the quality of the offerings. More than
the tisual quantity Of poor grades Ia ap-
peafing and the effect Ia 10 deaden the
market, However, good quantity Of ane
Quality sold at firm prices.
Whisky has been steady all week, with
heavy sales at 81 l3, the combination
on lie two days selling being over twenty.
two hundred barrels. On that basis tn.iidy
high wines dropped 10 81 19 and closed at
ST II, with large Salea at the reduction.
The combination continues on d basis Of
81 10. at.. ~.
Dry goods and groceries maintain good
business with firm prices,
The iron market b strong with light silIt-
| Ilyi pig iron ii brisk demands lnanuiac.
tufed active.
TitE WEEK Az cttiCAGo,
CuICAGO, October 2s.-The weather has
had depressing effect on trade and for the
first time In some weeks there II a CON-.
plant Of dizziness In those branches nt In.
tluStry which arc not In any degree affected