The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-19
TOPICS OF TRADE.
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW,
Fall and Exhaustive Reports from thssPrOnl'
neat COanSrsIal AAd Trade CsRtsrs Of the
Country Showing the Condition Of
Business GRd Failure Prospects,

New YoRE, November ls.-There Is not
much change to note in business Affairs
this week. Wheat and corn have been
quiet and unsettled, with slight huctua-
tions, Pork, lard and petroleum dull.
Cotton Is firm without decided change.
The wool trade is in healthy condition.
There has been a fair business in Ameri-
can pig iron and prices are firm. The
mills are all busy, having large orders on
hand from dealers, who are still doing u
very active trade,
In leather there has been fair business
and prices are generally firm,
In boots and shoes the market is un-
changed.
In dry goods there isnot much change to
note. Most Of the business doing is In
filling orders already on the books. The
jobbers report but little activity, except
among the notion and fancy goods houses,
who arc receiving large orders from the re-
tail trade, in anticipation OF the holiday de-
mand. There are rumored difficulties in
the retail trade in one or two quarters.
The business In drugs and chemicals re-
suited in the failure OF two prominent
houses the past week, and although no
more trouble is anticipated Immediately,
there can be no doubt but that the means
Of some firms are impaired.
In produce the situation has but little
changed.
Butter held its own, hut cheese is lower
by half q cent and dull at q decline.
There Is a depression In the coffee trade,
owing to light purchases, MS operators do
not want to carry stocks over January.
Raw sugar-Demand quiet and nothing
Of interest in the trade. Prices keep firm;
refined in moderate request.
Tea-The market Is noted for It's general
dullness, concessions being made in favor
Of buyers, except in special grades, Choice
selections hold firm, as the market cannot
be said to be fully supplied with the higher
grades.
Failures reported for the week, l2S,
against l47 last week. OF these the Middle
States contributed "a, Western SO, Southern
81, Eastern % and Pacific s.
PITTSBURGH.
PITTsBURGM, November lS,-The situa.
ton in trade has not greatly changed for
some weeks. AS Is usual at this season the
movement is slow, fall business being over
and the winter trade not yet opened up.
Asa rule, however, merchants and maui.
facturers report more activity than ut the
same time for many years.
The pig iron market Is very stiff, The
demand has greatly increased during tho
past week, but prices remain unchanged.
Manufactured iron is in active demand,
without quotable change.
The glass trade continues quiet. The
demand for window glass is good, and dis.
counts remain unaltered. ChimneyB are
stitlening up, in consequence OF the large
inquiry and small supply.
Coal Is steady and unchanged. Prospects
are very bright far tho shipment by river
Of about l2,000,0O0 bushels to lower ports
by Monday,
Petroleum has been weak and unsettled
owing to the reports OF heavy strikes in
the New Richburg field. United certih
Gates sold during the week between 81 and
SIC, closing this afternoon at size. Sales
and resales 100000 barrels. Shipments
All 900 barrels.
4Hc run vi llVe stOck mas DcCn quite
heavy. Tho receipts OF cattle for the week
was $40 head Of through and 3, 1913 head
OF local, against 4,726 head Of through and
2,16S head OF local the week proceeding,
common to prime selling from s. Is 70
81 20. Receipts OF hogs, 22,S70 head, an
increase over last week OF 700 head. Phila.
delphias were quoted at 50 30 to 50 50.
Sheep: Receipts II 600 head, against 5000
the week before, common to extra selling
ut s. 00a5 80.
At CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, November lS.-Money remains
steady and firm at0 per cent, and funds
are pretty well taken up. Currency moves
toward the interior only moderately. East.
ern exchange is steady at par. The clear.
ings for the week, estimating Saturday,
$47 100000.
The general mercantile trade has been
active, but chiefly Of the mail order kind.
There are no features to note in this line.
The markets on the Board Of Trade have
shown n good speculation, active but no
great excitement In any branch.
Reports from the chief winter wheat
sections indicate very fine condition OF
the crop. This fact has caused decline
and feeling Of weakness, which the dark
days and rainy weather Of the week could
not wholly counterbalanCe.