The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-14

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8 200 600 bushels; railroad shipments l
SOC, 900 bushels,
The live stock cattle market opened &C
tive and closed quiet at 20 10 40 cents low
er, The feeling is not good. Receipt
5 400 head through; 1912 local. Hog
were slow and OFT at 10 to % cents; re
Ceipta 1890 head, Sheep quiet; price
ranging from s. rs to S. l5; receipts Is,
400, decrease Of 1900 since last week,
BUSINESS OF VARIOUS KINDS AT cINClN
MATT,
CINCINNATI. o, May l2,-The week ha
been remarkable for hot weather, espeC
tally the last three days, There has been
sudden bursting OF summer with hes
that does not often come In June. II i
too early to ioretell the effect upor
wheat, but grass and corn are Icing sho
up with great rapldity. The busy aeasor
with farmers still continues and its efTec
Ia felt In nearly all branches OF trade.
The money market Is quiet with no
much activity. There Ia great abundance
OF money seeking investment. but The
rates OF discount and interest remain nm
changed CIearanCes are large but they
do not necessarily indicate o correspond
ing volume ot business, for much OF The
clearance business grows out oi mere ex
change oi securities.
Dry goods maintains more than ordi
nary briskness for this time OF year. The
unuaual large sale Of ginghams has been
the feature this spring, and It 10 said the
manufacturers OF popular designs have
made handsome returns.
Wholesale clothing has been quiet dur
ing the week. In woolen goods there
has been almost stagnatlon, but there
has been considerable activity In light
summer fabrics. Boots and shoes have
not maintained the activity Of last week,
orders being not less numerous, but light
or. Dealers report highly satisiaCtory col
leCtions indicating healthtul condition
OF trade throughout the country. Gro
ceries, while not being as brick as dealers
could desire, are In better demand than
usual at this time OF the year. Still, with
the increase that has come with May, the
deficit In March and April is not made
up. Grain he's had another steady week,
closing firm. The change has not been
notable in any way except in rye, which
has advanced to 81 81. Whisky has been
irregular, while combination OF the con.
tinnous dislillers have kept the basis ioi
finished goods at 81 05, the others varied
from 81 O5 to 81 06. The former having kept
their rate uniform ior two weeks, seem
likely TO maintain their rate for some
time. Provisions have been quiet, trans.
actions small, and there has been q down.
ward tendency In prices, The railroads
report low business In freights, some
having no through business worth naming,
but passenger traffic Is steadily increasing,
and the total receipts will be satisfactory.
ANOTHER WEEK OF ACTIVITY AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 1S.-There has been an.
other week Of financial and business &C.
tivity in local and Northwestern circles.
Calls for money came In heavily from the
country, and the banks have no trouble
loaning their deposits and surplus at re.
munerative prices. In the city rates were
s to 7 per cent for short loans, aud per
cent for long ones, with first.class security.
Lenders are not as particular as they are
apt 10 be, hut still refuse all reasonable
surety. The clearings for the week
amounted to $3l 900 ,000, with one day 10
hear from, which will swell the amount
TO $37, 900 900. The collections are exCep.
tionaliy good for this season. Dry goods are
more than usually active at full prices, and
jobbers are good hutnored and confident
Of the future.
Groceries are moderately active, sugars
showing a tendency 10 advance, cofises
weakening and butter, cheese and eggs
with sIow sales, except for top qualities.
Metals and iron are pretty steady In
price and active.
Lumber Is stiiTening gradually, and one
Arm contracted during the week for 6OO,.
OOO 900 ieet at an average advance over
Last year OF one dollar per thousand. One
million feet OF lumber is needed now
for business that will hardly wait. The
carpoes come In too slowly 10 suit pur.
Chassrs, and prices are accordingly strong.
During April lS200000O feet were
disposed OF here, oi which 02,00OOOC
we're shipped 10 the country, and
the rest went into buildings, &c, In the
city. The grain business is active as to
shipments, but not 90 active as 10 re-
Ceipts, There 10 good strong feeling on
the whole, which during the week was
interrupted at times by streak Of weak.
ness and partial decentralization. Uofn was
weaker than any other cereal and oats
stronger with very little decline, wing TO
manipulations OF q strong CliQge. Proyis'
ions have been declining pretty steadily
until to-day, when there was partial re.
Covety. On Saturday last grain Heel
containing nestly million bushels sailed
hence for Buffalo. Since then grain has
been leaving at the rate ol 100000 bushslI
per day.
The rail blockade interierred with The
receipts, which consequently were much
smaller In proportion. Dealers In corr
anticipate small receipts In the spfingAn
summer, because the poor grades of corn
which are said to be abundant In the Coun
tty, will not do TO OIL contracts In No. 2
They hope by fall II will grade better
The movement down the Mississippi
doubtless has much 10 do with the stnal
corn receipts, but II ia not the ptlnOlpa
reason for the falling Of In the receipts
The State department oi AgtiCultufe's win
let wheat reports, which are disCoufaVing
which is not usually the case at this Res.
son, say there is reAson TO hope Tor bet
tef showing in ir1tufe monthly reports
The condition Is 90 per cent of an averagt
crop In the northern division Of the State
az In The central, and II Ia the southern
Although disconraRing, the report 10 not a
bad As has been expected, and large sptinI
wheat acreage is likely 10 make up par
| daily al least for The winter wheat shoftag
CONDITION OF TRADE At THR MSrRoPoLIi
Nav YoRK, May l3-Weather warn
There lie slightly improved trade in DR.
goodS. The clothing interest u now buI