The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-18
TRADE TALK.
MONEY, COMMERCE AID THE. CHOPS.
Condition VI ARairs the Past week In
ths. Principal Cities OF abe COun'
Try MOysmeRIa Of Sta
pies, Sc, &c, &e.

, LfAQe continues extrAOEulnbFly lAIko ~
the season, in spite oi the dspressin
effect OF the bad weather.
, In dry goods the merchandise move
from first hands has been considerabl
and at fair prices, but the general iobbin
business is pretty well over for the seasol
and the city iobbeEs are buying but YER
few goods now. The late movement u
merchandise hiss been mainly 10 the West
eTn houses. The sales Of hats have no
been very large, and the manufacturers
az q rule, have not had their stocks pre-
pared as early Rs anticipated, In the trad
generally this year the demand is Tor bet
ter quality OF hats than formerly,
The leather trade for the past week hS
been Q quiet one, o. houGh the prices Ter!
we'll sustained. The dealers still thinI
the demand for the fall trade will be good
In American pig iron the market keep
very dull. Thoee most Interested CLAIM
that there has been considerable inquiry
but there have been no large transactions
In Scotch pigs there Ia liIIle OF nothiDG
doing, Business in manufactured iron Il
fair, and the general tone has undergone
no material change. Holders do not seem
very hopeful for the future,
In produce, as . rule, fair amount oi
business has been done, with considerable
sCLiVity in some lines. Cotton has duo
tuated some, but the range has not been
wide. Grain has been active, with high
prices for wheat In the early part Of the
week, but subsequently declined and
closed weak. Corn and oats were barely
steady,
Provisions, with the exception Of hog
products, were without material change,
Lard was higher, but with little buHinesl
and no foreign demand.
Wool was inactive, but with better
feeling In the trade. Prices In the Coun'
try are relatively higher than In the sea.
board markets. Frelghts were dull and
dropping.
In lumber there Is fair demand to sus.
tain prices. The stock Ia not heavy and
choice lots are sold ahead OF the arrivals,
The margins for profit have been fairly
satisfactory on the whole, but more es
peCially In hard woods, desirable grades
being scarce, owing TO additional reqlre'
menls for building purposes and furniture
In hardware the trade Is moderately
active, but in most cases the orders are
small and to hll the immediate wants
Some dealers, however, report quite 0 con
siderable trade. The production continues
large, Q few manufacturers being behind
with orders for some lines Of goods. Con
Sidering everything prices are well sus'
tanned.
In teas the demand Is more moderate
Prioes are getting irregular, but a fair
trade is doing and good August trade Ii
looked for. The general stock 10 composed
OF low grades.
In coffee Brazil grades ruled strong,
mainly on European account, together
with distributing demand. Jobbers com
plain OF the disposition shown to buy
spaTingly for immediate wants,
In raw sugars the market is very strong
and holders keep back stock for highel
prices, which leads reauers 10 buy spar
iugly, only sufficient for immediate de
mands.
In the Eastern and Middle States the
business failures during the last seven
days aggregated but twenty-five or thirty,
most OF them so triaing as 10 have nc
Significance. In New York especially thit
Is to be remarked, the six casualties here
being wholly in minor branches oi bust
ness with but little money involved
Some sixteen failures are reported ip the
Western and twenty eight or thirty In the
Southern States, but none calling fol
much remark. The disasters 10 the South
while not important, are still much more
numerous than those occurring In tht
West.
The associated press reports as fol
lows concerning the mining stock marke
during the past seven days: Mining stock
have been In active demand and generally
weak. Common stock shares have beer
dull, and are inclined toward lower figures
Consolidated Virginia still leads in point
Of transactions, closing today at 345
The feature Of the LeSdyille stocks hal
been o decline In Dunkin, consequent
upon the reduced grade Of ore and the
failure to pay 9 dividend. Among the
most active stocks have been the State
Lines and Oriental and Miller, which re
corded larger sales than last week Rt gen
orally better prices, declining In the lAtei
dealings. II 10 generally believed on thu
street that these stocks were depressed Il
enable insiders to buy at low figures, ant
that the pficea will advance when they
are supplied.
The total bullion receipts at New Yorh
the past week were 1876, ,74S, and the tota
sales Of mining stocks OF both Exchanges
was oyer 700, 900 shares.
CONDITION OF TRADE AT PITTSBURGH.
PrrrsBuAGH, June 1.-THE pleasan
weather Of the past week has stimulated
trade, and the merchants generally ap
pear we'll satisfied with business, whict
is up to the average for the season.
1rethe iron market there isan improved
state oi feeling. Orders are coming il
quite freely aud prices are stiEiening up
Nails In light stock and the demand good
but prices have not changed,
The glass trade 10 stlll unsettled, will
the market little SITTER on account o.
many factories closing for the summer.
The coal business ID decidedly active
the river shipments for the week amount
ing to 9, 100000 bushels
Petroleum ruled dull but steady, Uni
ted certificates huC!uated but little, price
varying only q half cent all week. Thu
market closed at Sli; sales aud resales
500, 900 barrels; shipments, 500, 900 barrels
Cattle active, at an advance oil ten Il
twenty cents. At the close the feeling wat
not 60 good. Receipts, 9, ,723 head through
| 1919 head local, against 7,120 through
| l,479 local fjr the week before. Hog
acIive, prices ranging from S. Is 10 $6.15
receipts 1900 head, q decrease from tht
previous week Of 5000 head. Sheet
quiet; receipts 0000 head, agalust 2 ,S0t
head last week they are quoted OF IS O
10 $5 10 for common to extfA.
AT CiNCiSNArt-PECuttAR srArE or TN
Iron TRADE,
CNCtSSAri, JuDe II With The excep
lion nt 4 severe and destructive hail storm
which, however, was not VI al EXTENSIVE
area, the weather this week has beef
favorable, and there Ia nothing 10 waESan
a iess hopeful view OI the crop prospect