The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-20
A WEEKS BUS4NE Ess
REvIEW OF TIE STATE " TRADE
Healthy Activity In ali Branches and
asnS, CAsssEall- rTPSaGsiIOea G.
LAEgsr dafIbok 1F lLhs-4 ~
Fall PFomIAinE.

tne fAllToAu War anu tnb bCouFequent VueAP
rates bringing in buyers in many lines ol
business to the city much earlier than
usual. The merchants generally are sat.
iAAsd with the prospects, OF the fall trade,
and SONG LARGE interests are bald q look
better al his period than evst before !,
| The jObbers Of dry goods claim good
business, and they are anticipating an &C.
tive trade. The commission and clothing
houses report fair business, and seem
we'll satisfied. Many buyers are in town,
mostly from the West and South, and are
ordering literally from the merchants for
the legitimate wants Of their business, aud
not for speculation.
The grain market has been much ex.
cited, Gad prices have advanced sll GIong
There has heenya large speculative busi.
nOss In oil descriptions. Corn reached the
highest price oi the season, and in oats
there was large adyarC CO,
Cotton, as Y rule, has been fairly steady
with AlNhATp adyAuce az the, close, Wh b.
priced u telb 'pOInIsIabOye The ptsEidna
rates.
Lard and pork products have been, as q
rule, weak, but az the Close recovered oil
tie previous loss and were firm with
strong feeling prevailing as 10 The future.
Wool III moderate demand, but holders
not inclined Rs yet to mske sacrifices,
apparently feeling confident that prices
are low, frsightE dull and unsettled. ~
The demand for dua, butter doaS, not
improve, Rs prices are >hiHh, TOO much go
70 permit oi large purchases Tor export.
Sill holdeIsdO not appear 10 be impatient
10 sell or make CONCESSIONS. Western but.
Tor dull with prices about "a before, hut
Q considerable amount, moatly odd lots,
has got into the hands OF shippers for
export.
Receipts Of cheese large and prices firm,
especially Tor good at OK, aud The suppIlea
are petty we'll cold al they arrive. Wild
there - Sconadsfable speculation Tie reS;
uIat demand continues to be very good
and Shippsrs are filling libsral orders.
The domestic demand 10 large Ior the
better grades Of cheese aud the condition
Of trade 10, on the whole, Satisfactory,
with better feeling as to the future.
In hardware the business IL good oil
hrough, and the demand from the c1un.
try ts Increasing. Prices are finn. 1. is
evident that the legitimate demand from
all parts OF the country Insufficient 10 keep
the dealers busy and the manufacturers
working full time for mouths TO come
and cor fdent. Il N FF . iYt Ky
The demand for American pig iron con.
linueB to increase. The business In for.
elgn has not been large. In bIr and
plate iron 10 notiCeably weak, still the
general outlook Of the trade isquite an en-.
II isaiSef 4i IL Sade, has III Bssh ifair and
ptibes held ffmer at tquoIRtiohsI 9tR
The boot and shos men aFed6lnR good
trade and rslaligne iaiF rsleb Tor their
goods. and report collectlonskdod
II ID generally bslievedthat q large bust.
nees will be done this season In raw gu
g9r; transactions are moderate, probably
lowing to the heavy refined stocks on hand,
with increased demand and prices held
steady with anticipated fall trade not hay.
Ing fairly commenced; sales have been
at satlstac.orys prices and general, trade
prices firm. In cotfees there we're but lew
large operations, and the market may be
said 10 be quiet but not dull 10 miIder
grades prices are we'll sustained and III
considerable demand.
Failures for the week are lew and un.
tmpo ftant.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August l9.-The weeks busi
pess has been somawhat retarded 10 ,the
rurGl dSthctb BY the uncertainty fegafd-
Ing crops, and by the terribly hot weather,
which has At the same time discouraged
trl6ic and travel aud injured corn. In
financial clrCles in the city there has been,
however, an unprecedented activity, pro.
badly ol the liVellest times on Change.
The demand for money iSbrisk, but a little
lces sthan the supply is offered, and the rates
are not , exhorbitant. The Eastern ez
change y 80 70 100 dheetnes ThSSslltofJ
currency from the outside has varied
Bomew hat. Clesrings were regularly
steady by averaging $S,0O00OO daily, and
the weeks business up to Saturday is
estimated al : neatly $4S. .000, ,OO0s which is
the heAvieSt bh record OF TIE mfddie tot
month, and much heavier than q similar
week in any summer month. The general
trade ehows no particular features.
Building materials are active at stiff
prices and there is q satisfactory improve.
nent over preceding years In business Ia
staples. The best qualities oil dairy goods
are very hrm, and In constant and -aotiyeI
denlaDd d ID atll' ont ot the city, TVusls are
scarce and high with ready B6le' i6t good
qualities. The chief interest Centered
about the Board OF Trade. where there
was almost continuOus excitement, owing
10 the steady and COR nadent appreciation
Ia values In oil articles Of trade, partiCu.
latly in grains. The trading al frat was
Oh the weather, which was considered
very uniavorAble for growing corn, but
warm shove began TO fall the middle OF
The week, The condiuVu, ,oi tbb Rfeaileuti
whiCh,feai Cd bomsW that Jbeiote, BECAME
The chief feature that advanced prices, and
Al each favorable bulletin there was a
strong upward movement; added 10 this
10 The uhdsniabls fact that lust At present
The whole crowd, Inside and outside 81 the
city, who deal 10 options, are "long" on
grain. -
The influence ole ,ntiuusd orders 10 buy
is 30 strong as to be for the lime lftesist.
able and prices are now fat beyond what
The clique, who began 10 lower with wheat
Two OF three months ago, expected 10 see
Thecbfd market lSsems 10 BSthslsAdibs
one, but no syndicate is under II but
public confidence and noRey,yhiCh comes
lfon every quarter instead ol coming as
II ordinarily happens from a few plsthotic
money bags.
0Als are following In the track oi other
gtdin.
pfoviSions we're sttong aud higher, but
With many Auctuations.
L1fd did not maintain its highest Hsutps
lof th8INBak.f tlfNG y1RAI
a AbdtSct i,iaid q 70 hsts,bseh stahsd tA