The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-09
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|. NV YORK, July s.-Ths business
!. the week has been broken into by 4
n public excitement over the WaAhipgtl
J. news. The subsequent holiday and 4
n excessive heat Of the weather has In co
II sequence reduced the volume Of trade q
4 caused some irreeuIarity In prices, bu
a with the speculative demand % the pri
d cipAl feature in the several staples. tt
general feeling Of confidence In the me
camille community iS unShRken. tt
i Hsmi annual returns, as to the volume
Q business, the number Of failures and othl
statistics, all point In one direction
, the continued prosperous condition Of th
. country. In dry goods, the trade for th
season 10 over and bat few orders a.
} being taken, Most Of the houses are bus
! making preparations for the fall trade
, They feel fairly satisfied With the SpriD
business and there 10 hopeful tone anon
the trade, as the collections are general,
good and the outlook for the tuEuEe favor
able, On the produce exchange the holi
days excitement, incident 10 the attempt
cd assassination, somewhat reduced thI
volume OF business, For the past Weel
the grain maTket, has. been active and 6rm
with some excitement in wheat and I'D
vanced prices,
Land made further advance, buI
closed wea K at somewhat lower pEiceS
although the decline 10 regarded Gs bul
Temporary.
Wool has been In good request Of abouI
preVlou rates, the new clip being taken
up about 90 II Comes to Market
Cotton made fair advance and closed
hrm, with treights somewhat higher.
In petroleum tTelghts were fairly active
Grain 10 In good demand at some y hal
better prices, owing to the scant supply oi
tonnSge.
In the butter trade there 10 q flrmer
tone, with coed demand both Tor exI ort
and home consumption.
Cheese has improved still further In
price In view Of the favorable reports from
abroad and the demand for export, which,
1t 10 thought, will absorb the probable
supply.
In hardware prices are steady, but the
amount OF business 10 small, and the trade
presents few features worthy Of mention.
There 10 better feeling 90 regards the
luture, and satiStacGory fall trade 10 an.
tiCipated.
The market for American pig iron ls
very dull, and there Is even lees animation
ln Scotch and EnRlish, smell purchases
Tor Immediate use being the rule, % might
be expected.
There 10 q good demand for railroad
iron, With keen competition between for.
eign and home producers for the equip.
ment OF railroads now being built ln this
country.
The general metal market 10 quiet and
devoid Of feature.
The lumber market In oil branches con.
tinues without material change, but 10 In
Q satisfactory condition, and prices are
we'll maintained, Little faith is placed In
the cry about scarcity OF stock during
the coming winter, 10 manufacturers are
well sold on their cut at remuuerative 6g.
ures, and sn long as this continues plenty
will be found for the supply. The ten.
dency OF the whole market ID 10 hrm
prices With disposition 10 advance later.
The market for raw sugars 10 dali 10
consequence Of large accumulated stocks
Of reIaed, which gIutted the market and
restricted purchases OF raw. There 10 y
feeling that rtaneTs must produce less
than they are dIirH or submit to lower
prices.
Tea Is quiet and there Is no disposition
10 accumulate stock In anticipation OF the
iall trade, as II ia too early yetto predicate
the course OF priCes.
Rio clfrse isdull, with prices moderately
Arm, there being little encouragement 70
operate on the present margin.
The week has been peculiarly exempt
from failures, very few caaualties Of any
Importance or lignilcauco having 90.
CURED in any part Of the country.
The Associated Pfees reports as follows
concerning the mining stock m 'ket for the
past seven dayE: Minning stock dull and
weak the bears having exclusive control
throughout This weakness wss not due
TO uniSvorable news from the mines, an
improvement heiDg noted In the various
properties aud districts, but was due to
the Causes mentioned In last week . report.
The delay In constructing the line for the
State llue mines depressed those shares.
0aicisl reD0rtS from the State line say
about 10000 tons Of ore are opened up In
Nos. 2 and 8, ready for shipping.
CDmstocks have been more active, but
at decline 6gutea. Little improvement 10
anticipated 10 the market till August.
Toe following dividends have been de.
clated or paid Hibernis, 10 cents on the
Bharei Alice, 10; Standard, rs; Robin.
son, 25; Ontario, 80; South Yuba, rs; Boz
ton aud Montana, 10. The total bullion
receipts In New York for the past week
we're S279.e .e72 The total sales ot mining
stocks we're $50 900 shares for four bu9i.
ness days. The Trader furnishes the fol.
lowing total OF reported transaction In
aour, also the principal items Of grain and
provisions, were % follows during the
week:
Flour, the receipts we're 1903 $50, exports
45 5t3, sales 70 $50 GrAin--Wheat, the
receipts were 1928 695, exports e75, ,77s,
sales |, ,00l 600 for prompt delivery and
6, ,220. COO for future delivery. Onfn. the
receipts were g. .663 $50, exports 977 $50,
sales S9l $50 Tor prompt and 2 420 OOO for
future delivery. Oats, the fpceipts were
4s9 100. exports 8 3l6, sales 100 900.
Pi0yiBiOna-- Pork, the receipts we're
8, s,24S barrelp, exports 1,058. sales 1875,
inEluding botll old and new meas. Latd,
the receipts we're l0.204 tierces and $685.
kegs, exports 2,0l0,245 pounds, sales
9. .9l4 tlerces Tor prompt and 97,2b0 bbls.
for future delivery the sales include city
and western steam, also No. city and
refined,