The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-17
CONDITION OF TRADE.
REVIEW OF BUSINESS OF THE WEEK
Al AtPromlnsnt Points OF Commerce and
TFame-NO Striking Features Mo-
tIeed-GOOd Outlook for the
Future Maintained.

NEw YoRK, September l6-The condi
ton Of trade and business for the past weeh
was more moderate than anticipated. Dry
goods are fairly active, The hat iobber
report considerable activity,
The produce markets have been brisk
Cotton irregular, Petroleum dull and
lower
In lumber the depletion Of the stocks by
the recent fires ut Bay City and Oswego
further stimulated prices,
The transactions in pig iron were mod
crate,
The boot and shoe trade is active,
Leather dull and steady.
Coffee, tea and sugar fairly active and
steady.
Failures during the week ninety.seven,
the most important being Sterling 4 Co.
the New York Silk Manufacturing COM
panp,
Mining; The Associated Press reports
much greater aCtivityin mining stocks than
for sometime, and fluctuations have been
frequent, though In most cases not wide,
Comstocks has been in very strong SYM
pathy with the San Francisco market, but
much doubt Is expressed here concerning
the continuance OF the boom. Little stock
Ii taken by old operators, on account OF the
reported strike in Sierra Nevada, The
mining stocks In general, however, outside
OF Comstocks, are considered low and the
indications pointtohi higherprices in the near
futuie.
The new water pipe for the State Line
Mines have all been shipped, and the COM
pletion OF the pipe line Is anxiously
awaited, US an advance IL then expected.
Leadville stocks are again comiDgto the
front, and show marked Improvement,
Crysolite leading the advance, selling up
to-day to 750 The bullion receipts at
New York for the week from tho mines
wree $i0S,246 and the sales Of mining
stocks at both Exchanges were about SOO,-
600 shares
The Traveller will tomorrow thus note
the weeks business in New York:
Flour, receipts, llO,3l0 barrels exports,
l,50I597 barrels; wheat, receipts, 1857, ,SOS
bushels; exports, l,607507 bushels; corn,
receipts, l,55l,S07 bushels; exports, 1885,
522 bushels; oats, receipts, 305, ,l02 bushels
exports, 1929 bushels; pork, receipts,
4,5S7 barrels; exports, l,409 barrels; lard,
receipts, $500 tierCes and O2l4 kegs; ex.
ports, 6,2Ol, ,302 pounds,
AT PITTSBURGH,
PIrTsBuRGH, September 10.-Trade has
been stimulated by the cool weather Of
the past. week, and more activity in all
branches Of business Is noticeable than for
q long time Nearly everything has been
advanced in price, and a confident feeling
prevails among the merchants and manu-.
facturers as regards the future. The most
important feature Of the weeks business
was the excited condition OF the oil market
which steadily advanced until sales we're
made ut 81 90, the highest point reached
for q year, TheexQitementa at the Exchange
was Intense, the sales agyregating 3,650,O0O
barrels, which was the largest number in
the history OF the Exchange. The ship.
ments were 10000 barrels Yesterday, To.
day the market has been weaker, and to-
night the closing sales were made ut 03sC.
The window glass trade Is Frightening
up. The vacation Of the past summer aI:
most completely used up the stock on hand,
which had tendency to stitfen UP the
market, and to-day an advance Of ten per
cent isannolnced. The manufacturers say
the demand Is very good and daily increas.
Ing, and since the fires have been relighted
the factories have been running full time
In order to replenish the stock which, US
stated ahnye, had iallon very law,
Railroad coal business is active. Opera
tors, In view OF the demand OF the miners
for an increase, have advanced coal to II
cents per bushel. The river trade Is at
stanaNilL Nearly ten million bushels are
awaiting HaVigabIe water for shipment 10
lower ports.
The situation In iron remains unchanged.
Prices are stiff and orders are coming In
faster than they can be filled.
The live stock market has ruled active
and firm. The receipts OF cattle were O.
52S head Of through aud 3,l7G head Of local.
Common 70 prime brought s. 3ia8 90 Re.
CciPG Qf hog, 19505, q falling off since last
week Of 5000. Prices ranged from 50 O0a
Q 40 for common TO fair. Sheep recojpts,
S,t0g bead agRiIsl 1AQh1 head thb week be.
i6rei Gommon 70 extra sold at S2a2 10,
u q. At RALTlNoRE, .!
The foreign export business OF the port
during the week ended yesterday was very
dull, although there was some improve.
ment as compared with the preceding
week ,WeFeh nat far A4F heavy ihpopta.
tIonS 9f iron ore at present, the harbor
would be almost bare Of shipping As It
70, alarge number Of steamers are constant.
ly arriving from tho Mediterranean with
ore, but owing to the scarcity OF out.
ward freights from Baltimore many
Of them are e9nPellpd IA leave here II
lallast ana 90 elsewhere In search Of busi-
ness. The principal articles Of export for
the week were 8Dj,062 bushels ol wheat,
4O9.24S bushels corn, 3,8i7 barrels -four,
t,l0O barrels rosin, 2,46a bags bark, 2,1l0
bales cotton 1868 pounds cheese and 1885,.
9s2 s sall6hs Ie!tpleiR1s}Ae tatal value e igs gt
for the proceeding week and ST..
49S ,9S9 fOt the corresponding week
last yeRri The hFihCipal articles of import
during the week Ward Ii, 1888 tons Of iron
ore, 1904 boxes Of tin plates, l3,250 sacks
salt, 800 tons birthstone, q ,SlS bags coffee,
2,05O tons pig iron, 202 hogsheads l3 tierces
and 553 barrels sugar, and 100 barrels
HollaTd herring. Since January the i'm.
ports Of Iron ore have amounted TO 300, ,232
tons, against lS7, 2R tons for tie sane time
last year, being an increase Of $4,000
tons. AS the great pulk pi this
ore wac shipped Nest-n large part 20.
ing % ritNbirgt-it must have required,
on au aYeTage, Iout trains oi twenty cars