The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-16
A DULLER WEEK
RspOEtS REom all the Large C0nner.
eiAl Nnd HanafaeiaFiRE Centres In
the CounIry-MaFkeIs DspFeS.
Sed BY the Extreme Heat,
with Few Exceptions.

view OF the season Of extreme heat, ant
: the absorbing interest in the condition o
: the President, Still the volume OF trad
continues large, as Is indicaEsd by ex
changes, The falling of in the forsigr
! trade OF the country, both in exports anC
imports, which has cot in Is only Q tenn
porary matter, not particularly significant
and OF any rate Is not sufficient to ma
terIaIly Affect the prosperity Oi the coun'
try.
In dry goods the domestic trade move
ment has been free in consequence ol
large arrivals for delivery for which orders
had previously been given, The jobbing
trade 10 dull and inactive. Houses are
getting ready for an expected great fall
trade. Hats, straw goods and kindred
trades, a!li isd to dry goods, have had o
fairly satisfactory sesson.
The markets centerinR at the Produce
Exchange are largely controlled by specu.
lators IN grain, and oil descriptions, with
the possible exception Of oats, have been
tending toward higher prices. Lard and
pork products have been decidedly ad.
Vancing and the market closed strong.
Cotton has been very strong and at the
close considerably higher prices were OBJ.
tanned,
Wool holds its own fairly we'll and as
slight Concessions sales can be readily
made, but there 10 little tendency toward
an advance.
In lumber the indications for a large
Fall business are already apparent,
which With the present demands some
what stimulates the already firm market.
DesiEable grades are held in sellers favor,
particularly in building BtuEf. Yellow pine
10 still sold ahead Of delivery, with O
scarcity. OF spruce and good request for
white pine, Hard woods continue 10 be
required largely for building purposes and
seasoned stock 10 scarce. Prices ranged
strong and In some cases advanced. In
furniture the volume Of trade for the
summer 10 fully up 10 antiCipations, while
manufacturers and retailers report larger
business than for many previous years at
this season, Prices are firmly maintained
Sud the prospects for the tAll are regarded
as good.
In the pig iron market there has been .
little better demand the past week, and
while prices have not advanced they are
shade hrmer. For scrap iron there Ia quite
good demand sud prices advanced
slightly. The consumption Of plate and
bar iron continues large, and dealers in
this branCh Of trade are all busy and get.
ting fair rates.
The leather trade has been light the
past week, few order having been received.
Prices arc hIm and believed TO be on
sound bAais. Iu boots and shoes there has
been but little doing, but reports from
aalesnen are favorable. They report light
stocks, and the indications point to o good
fall business.
The arrivals Of produce continue very
large, and II 10 q surprise TO many that the
prices hold up SO well. Yesterday $4,000
boxes o. cheese were received here, but the
demand from the shipperB meets the sup.
plJ and there is little accumulation OF
At. ok 10 New York. There has been
very liberal supply oi butter aud the
prices have been maintained, but the con.
neutrality-suspicious. look toria reaction from
the extreme figures which ruled the past
few weeks.
In the wholesale drug trade the situs.
ton is as yet unsatisfactory. Prices cor.
tinue 70 drnop. But few importing houses
In this line have uAde money this year 90
far. Opium has found lower level. Il sold
yesterday at q 1871 10 bond. This is the
lowest point reached 10 ten years. The
calculations OF the syndicate who tried to |
corner tile drug were oil wrong, and
they are very unlikely 70 get out without
adding to their already large losses.
In raw sugar the market is q trias
more animated but not active. Fair refE.
ing st Ito, with concessions 10 buyers,
In view Of the dullness Of the EnRlish and |
Cuban markets; In refined sugEr the over.
production still continues. The arrange.
mente between the rChners 10 reduce the |
production have BEEN merely tacit and |
not much needed.
The tea market Ii moderate and dull,
and prices fairly maintained. Sales al
auction 3,6S5 half chests. An improve.
ment In this trade is expected after Au.
gust 1st
Rio coffee 10 dull and inactive, but out.
side buyers appealing caused prices TO be
shade Hrmer. Medium grades Of coffee
are In moderate demand and prices sus.
tanned. The failures during the week,
although somewhat numerous, amounting
to seyenty.eight, cannot be said 70 be i'm.
portant or signihCAnt Trade In the coun.
try generally 10 in healthy condition and
active iot this season Of the year.
Mlning-The Associated Press reports
as follows concerning the mining stock
market the past six days: Mining stocks
have been weak, many Of them falling 10
lower figures than ever before reached,
which is mainly due 10 the continued
speculation In State Line, 0deutAl aud
Miller stocks Those stocks absorb the
bulk Of the dealiDgj a. the boards. Re.
Hurts from the mines Contlhue favorable,
aud Conservative operators believe the
lowest prtces have been reached. I'm.
provemenls Ia RjoinsUn Consolidated are
Attractlny attention. OomALoCks and
Leadvtlle stocks dnll, and interest In HI.
bsfniA has subsidsd, the stock closing
weak. The folio wing dividends have been
declared or paid: Ontario SOC per share,
Standard 75c, Tombstone los, Deadwood
Terra. Zoe, Home Stake 30c, Robinson Con.
solidaled 25C, Copper Queen 10c. Bullion
receipts this week, t3SS,5l2. Total sales
Of mining stock over 900 shares.
HUsiNRss AT BALrtMoRR.
BAtrtNoRs, July l5.-The money market
for the past week has been very quiet.
There was an abundance Of funds, bat
little disposition to deal in stocks and
bonds, which were loweh There was q
general decline 10 the stock matket. Those
having money to dispose ot preferred 10
inveSs in nortRases. The dry goods trade
VA, dull and there 10 little demand. The
spring and sumner trade has gone by, aud
| n lS TOO early iot fall work. The grain
ttAde has been fairly active, and white
wheat has been subjected TO slight auctu.
atoms. Il closed higher With heatiet
ITansaG,ions than any day since Saturday
last, and futures we're In demand at ad
yAnced rates. Corn hAs steadily improved