The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-08
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1ub eAulpllA tlllS -Week uEG VI Ill6 lHOhJ
gratifying we have ever recorded, The
grand total Of s., ,4lS,2 ,297 shows u great
gain oYeF the shaWing IN the saMe 0ities
last week, when the figures stood 81 ,208,-
570,S9G, and is surpassed BY those Of only
one week in the history n the clearing
houses OF this country, fiyi tho one ppdi
ing October 9Th, when tile figures fOr the
same cities footed up total Of $l,h1I700,-
$40. In the week, however, the great grain
speculation In the West reached Its culml-
nation, and speculative causes swelled the
Clearings TO an enormous extent. This
week such causes have welded much
lighter influence and tho aggregate figures
represent more clearly the results oi pure.
lylegitimate transactions, The per Centage
OF increase over the corresponding week OF
last year continues to show gain us we
advance toward the winter months, the
percentage being 20 and 1-l0th per cent
against II and S'l0ths last week, and lO.2
the eprerious week IN New York the per
contage galn was higher than last week,
being l7.0 against l2,2 per cent, the great
increase owing to considerable extent to
speculative causes, principally in the
breadstulls market, but apart from the OK.
tEApTdlnarY activity, which was aCcompa.
nicd by remarkable fluctuations In bread.
stutls, chiefly in speculative Interest, the
general business Of the week has been Of
less magnitude than In somo preceding
weeks. Outside Of New York the percent
age OF gain shows IN increase as compared
with lust week, being 27.7 per cent against
23.2 per cent last week and 1914 the previ.
Gus week. In 1880 during the first week OF
November the Clearings In tho cities out.
side Of New York showed a gain Of 20 per
week Of 1870, Tho shipments thFoVghoVt
various parts of the catIutFy show an enor.
nous Increase this week. In spite, there
fore, Of the fact that the general trade as a
whole has not yet fully resumed the nc
tiyity expected between now and the close
Of the season, the traffic Of the country has
horn tho appearance ot being In excess OF
that noted IN any preceding week. Nearly
all Of the Eastern cities show fair in
crease: Boston, where trade Of all kinds Is
remarkably good, notably in the clothing
trade, shows q gain Of a9 per cent against
8l.O last week; Philadelphia iii per
cent against 1870; Baltimore, q decrease OF
only five tenths against decrease Of 1.5
per cent last week. The manufacturing
cities do not make as good n showing Of
gains as last wcek, Worcester shows "a
per peDt against 1s,[; Lowell, 10.5 against
1913 New Haven, l4.7 against s2,4l and
Syractse l,G agaiBst decrease Of 2.p per
cent Inst week. Among the cities which
show decrease are Memphis SO, and
New Orleans 5.3. The falling off OF these
two cities, particularly Memphis, Is as
signed to the diversion OF the cotton trade
into other directions. The gains in the
western cities continue most remarkable
and indicate n rapidly growing business
Chicago gained 47,l against 900 last week;
CINCINNATI 25.4 against 27.2; st. Louis,
where for week past more goods haye
been received by the river routes from
southern points than shipped from
ST. Louis to these Clties, 9S.2
S5.l; Louisville 500, against la0i Milwau.
kGe II, against 2sli Columbus "a against
30.2. Kansas City shows q gain Of 47.0 per
cent. In this city the activity In nearly
all departments of trade continues, with
considerable increase In dry goods and
clothing, caused by cooler weather. The
cattle market rules strong in San Francisco,
which last week dropped from 49 heF cent.
to 23.1, recovered this week TO S3.1 per
cent. The general trade is reported re-
markably active, while there has also been
somewhat OF revival In mining specula-
ton. Peoria increased It's Clearings from
Sl,040,O03 last week 10 81, TAO, 500 this.