The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-01
CONDITION OF TRADE
-IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL MARKErs
To Which this Part Of the Country /. TrILu
tary In COnmsreIL Maya Review
OfthsP Past Weeks Business In Various
ElRds Of Commodities.

condition Of trade, in dry goods there has
been a falling Off in all the different lines
still, fair business is being transacted
Buyers have not come into the market fol
their second purchases yet, but good
healthy trade is expected for the balance
Of the season,
In grains there has been strong market,
with rising prices all round,
In provisions, pork products continue to
be the principal feature, Prices have been
somewhat irregular, but the tendency Is
upward.
In cotton, prtceswereso irregular,
but at the close there was slight decline,
In wool the volume Of business has NOT
been large, but good feeling prevails, and
the opinion Of the best judges is that
prices will rise rather than fall, country
values being relatively higher than at the
seaboard.
The petroleum business Is dull and un-
satisfactory.
Doubts which have existed in the lum.
Der market regarding prices are becoming
dispelled, us indications point to the re-
cent advance being maintained, and those
who have not placed contracts will hold
their stock at those figures, The demand
for lumber has been fully maintained, and
desirable grades do not accumulate.
Business In American pig iron has not
been large, though there has been consid-
enble inquiry and prices are firm. The
consumption still continues large. In
Scotch pig iron there has been fair busi-
ness done, md prices have advanced some
what, The trade in manufactured iron is
quite US active us heretofore.
The leather market continues dull, The
boot and shoe trade Is quite active
Butter presents few features TO note,
Good ordinary dull and prices un-
changed, The cheese market IL q little
more active, but the demand for export Is
light not enough to supply the actual
needs. Prices firm and unchanged.
In Brazil the coffee outlook Is not very
flattering The market abroad is much de-
pressed. Operators here are rather sky Of
transactions, and prices are wayering, At
the same time there Is a moderate con.
sumptivedemand which steadiesthe market
for moderate operators.
In teas there Is u want OF confidence in
the stability OF the MARKET which Is most
ly in favor OF buyers lmportations re-
suited In n loss In many cases.
In raw sugars the prices were well main.
tanned. The consunptive demand for re-
fined was good,
FINANCIAL AND TRADE MATTERS AT CHICAGO
CnIcAGo, Sept. S0.-Business for the past
week has been considerably interrupted in
Chicago and the cities Of the Northwest by
the day OF mourning for President Garfield,
and tic one days busin ess has been more
completely blotted out OF the financial and
commercial history in this section than
has ever before been recorded. Clearlngs
for five days, Saturday estimated, It will
reach S44,000,0O0. Money has been very
active and very strong chiefly because Of
operators, on the change Of whom there
are thousands who were In urgent need Of
II, and rates strong. Tho Eastern FIX.
change ls duller, discount securities frmer,
and ull kinds Of bond and stocks ure held
firmly In the anticipation OF rise. Busi.
ness among jobbers Is animated, md there
has been substantial gain over prices and
sales oil year ago.
Groceries, like all other kinds Of living
material, notably flour, potatoes, dairy
products and vegetables, arc strong, and Il
not notably higher, give promise OF an ad.
vanCe in the near future. Grocers talk
discouragingly to housekcepers Of higher
prices, and at retail stores their predictions
meet IN almost daily confirmation II Il
becoming n serious matter 10 people whose
wages are no heavier than q year or two
ago, how they can mnkc both ends meet
with oil living expenses advancing rapidly,
coal going up, rent q third higher and
some table expenses more than double,
Yet with this serious prahlem confronting
the pltlzens they see gradual advance In
cereals aud provisions on Change, which
aeems not due. to any corner clique or
manipulations, but to d strong and abid-
ing faith Of Spectators, farmers and deal
ears, In the value OF the fruit OF the soil.
Wheat experienced d boom OF nearly eight
cents.
The corn market was left with a rise OF
cents md outs were not far behind with
a rise oi u cents. In eacll case the lowest
prices were recorded Tuesday, the first
business day Of tile week, and The highest
to-day There was tlOgreatest irrcgilarity
In the options, which sometimes ran pQral.
lei fora few hours and then liyergpd widely
from Garh other Failures and rumors OF
failures caused a sensation toward the
close, but the markets went pretty steadily
up In spite OF adverse influence.
Provisions were iAily steady without
great disturbance Of vllues, altbovgb the
tendency was downward saleg of 0cto.
Der pptipT were made as follows: Wheat
81 84al 4ia; corn OOla74lc; oats 42aU5c:
pork SIS S0al0 40; lard Sl2 l2lai2 %.
The prices for grain are the highest for
many years, higher than for ten years, ex.
cept III cases OF well developed CORNERS Z,
An q amusing \. .,l feature # iIg deal ta!
some !, n q The more ththiislastic WemheM Of
the, Cincinnati syndicate, who secured
such handsome profits BY "bulling' Az.
gust wheat, have been badly bitten at
their own game and are now short them-
selves on October wheat, and are suffering
rs result OF their eagerness Ia laakE
money. The NaiQritg hf tie clique ate
believed 10 liVG pulled out with their
profits. The receipts for tile week were
1921 900 bushels; shipments 2,2O70OO
bushels. The receipts again largely ezt
ceed the shipments aud Rse ABOUT tie
same as last year. The elevators are flI.
ing up with gtatt eafiy IN tile season, and
tH9 low rate 6f one cent bet buShel igf corn
70 Buffalo does Bst AFiS (le EFata away,
for ptiles are higher here than at any mar.
ketto which Chicago can ship. The peo-
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