The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-15
CONDITION OF TRADE.
BUSINESS REVIEW OF THE WEEK,


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Il scarcity in some lines. The high rate
for money make it somewhat difficult l.
negotiate dry goods paper,
Thegrlin market has been irregular ant
unsettled. Fluctuations have been consider
able, but prices had u downward tendency
nj the close Of the week.
Lard and pork products were the lead
ing features in provisions. In these ther,
has been considerable advances and de
clines, but each drop has been to II lowe
point than the preceding one, and the re
COvGry in each case has not been Il full one
The market closes weak and unsettled,
A good business hNs been transacted il
wool, with steady demand for cOnsump
ton, without the development Of an!
special active feeling,
Petroleum dull and very unsatisfactory
Freights us Il rule are dull
Nothing Of special interest to note in thu
leather trade. For boots and shoes only /
moderate business ilas been done.
Prices for American pig iron continue
firm, with Il lair business done. Scotch
pig in some demand, Steel rails, import
cd, active owing largely to the fact that
nearly all American manufacturers have
sold for nearly u year ahead, Prices ART
very steady in the butter and cheese trNde
and the arrivals have been large for thu
season, stock accommodating in the city
Bnzil grades OF coffee are much depressed
ind owing to the arrival Of $1,000 bugs this
week the market is in iayOrOf the buyers.
Tcas are unsteady; owing to continued large
arrivals prices are of one to two cents
Importers are forcing sales somewhat,
which renders the market favorable to
buyers and fair demand for distribution.
Sugars are dull The failures for the week
are lO7, being slightly lower than last
week but still above thGavCrlgc. OF these,
sixteen occurred in the Eastern States,
twcnty.cight In the Western, eighteen the
the Southern, thirty.fOur in the Middle,
and eleven in the Pacific coast States and
territories.
In mining the Associated Press reports
that in the past seven days Il large bust.
ness has been done at the mining eX-
changes and Il majority Of stocks show n
slight improvement. The Star Line stocks
have become active again and are firm, at
an advance over last weeks prices. The
water pipe is being laid rapidly as possible
and operators believe that as soon Us the
pipe line is completed prices will improve.
C0mstOCks have been very quiet and show
little change lIibCrnia il the most active
stocks on the list aud Is very Irregular
During the week the following dividends
were declared or paid: ChrysOlitG 30 cents
per SHARE, Standard 70, DeNdwOod Terra
u, Northern Belle -, Contention ~, Tip
Top 20, Consolidated 10, llOmGstNkG 30,
Green Mountain a. Evening Star 3 per
cent. Tho total bullion receipts for the
week, in New York, from mines S400,3jl,
The total sales Of mining stocks IN both
exchanges were over one million dollars.
At CINCINNATI.
CINCrNNATI, October l4.-Tho week now
closing gives evidence in the state Of gen.
cm trade that there is slight falling oil
in business consequent on the absence Oi
visitors to the city drawn by the low rates
of fare prevailing while the Exposition
was in progress. This is IL condition
which is natural, and not ut all unexpeCt.
ed. The iallng of, however, has not been
felt seriously in staple branches Of busi-
ness, retail establishments feeling 1t moro
thOn anywhere else. The financial market
has been largely affected by the large
transactions consequent upon the transfer
of the Southern Railroad to the permanent
lcssees. The company which operated the
road was composed almost exclusively OF
Cincinnatians. Their capital, amounting
to nearly S2,0O000 was returned to them
in cNslI. Many Of them reinvcsted in the
new company which lAs leased the road,
but the leading capitalists OF the new COM
pany have brought here million and u
imlf Of fresh capital They brought II In
gold, and its presence, us well ms the large
sums seeking investment, are felt In tlnan'
cial quarters.
There has been large demand for New
York exchange, and itrulGs strong, Money,
though plenty, Is firm at per cent. The
country banks have II good balance here.
In dry goods there has been an active
jObbing trade, with u firm tone for all the
trading cotton fabrics, the manufactured
articles not following the falling tendency
OF the raw material. ... ..
Groceries have been iNirly active, little
less 80 than in the preceding week, with
prices firm.
Boots and shoes report n fair trade, near.
~ lip to the corresponding period Of last
year. Iiuyers6f material for next springs
manufacture find priCesiirnl. The tradesO
far this fall has been much better than was
expected.
iron is scarce and firm with an upward
tendency.
Grain has declined from 3 TO 0 cents, OK.
CQpl oats, which nrG scarce and firm.
Flour has declined from 10 to 20 CENTS
Provisions are scarce and nominal.
Whiskcy declined cent today, but is
active at the lower rate.
The high prices for COn arc felt SOME
wliat by the manufacturers, but u supply Is
confidently expected soon.
AT ptTrsnuRdn.
plrrsnrRGn, PA, October l4.-'fhere Is
little new to note In general business since
lust week. The iron market is still hOom.
ing both for manufactured and pig iron.
The latter Is very strong and IN active dc.
mand with prices tending higher. The
window glass trade Is good and the dc.
mand is Increasing daily; prices stiff and
unchanged. Coal is quiet and unchanged
with not much doing Petroleum lRs been
fairly active. During the week United Ger.
tiIlcatcs sold up to Ol!c and down ms low
as V2c,
Al the close this afternoon there was
nrmer feeling at ~ bid. Sales and resales
i,aIj,OOO barrels; shipments $50, 900 haHels.
Cattle dull on account ol the Increased
supply, the receipts for the week being
0,j22 head, against 0,GT7 head the week he
fore. lriCcs range from 81 ~ tu 81 ~ tor
common to prime.
Hogs quiet, with largely Increased sup
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