The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-30
THE WEEK
IL COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTUR'
ING CIRCLES.
Encouraging Outlook at Nearly all the
Principal Business Centres OF the
COunIry-GOOd Weather has Its
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Report from Cincinnati,

beautiful spring weather, which has had
the effect OF Fastening the growth ofVege'
tation. The peach trees are beginning
to bloom. Farm work has been rapidly
pushed, and in some localities corn plant
Ing has already begun, The week has
been one OF the busiss. for all the far
msrs, and the effect has been iet in near
" all the departments OF trade.
Money has been sluggish; the acCumu.
lRtlons are large enough, but there has
been but light demand owing to q little
local arrangement In regard to the New
York Exchange. There have been some
shipments OF currency to New York, The
rates OF interest are unchanged. Discount
has stilEsned somewhat, but there Is no
material change.
In dry goods and resdy.mads clothing
there has been week OF very satisfactory
trade, giving indications ofRreater activity
In the near future.
The sales have not been large, but trade
has been steady considering the time oil
year, and all the circumstances. The
wholesale groCers report decided In.
crease In business over last week, which
they attribute to the better condition OF
the roads throughout the country, Reports
from travelling salesmen indicate that there
will be y somewhat later spring trade than
usual this year, which may In some meas.
ure compensate for the loss OF business
during the winter. There 10 an easy tone
to coffee, but sugar rules strong with q
rise In prices.
Boots and shoes, which Is very large
interest In this city, have felt the effects
oil the severe winter, especially in Ito re.
duCing the trade In tho South, by reducing
the regular pick OF late cotton. There was
o fair business for the past week, and they
look for still better summer trade. The
leather trade has no features OF interest,
The already large production will soon be
largely increased by new mammoth
tannery, which expects to turn out 900
sides week. The iron market has been
steady and prices firm. Tobacco has been
active, with higher prices well maintained.
Bfeadstuffs are fairly active, with de.
cline in nearly all grains. Provisions have
been steady; very light transactions.
Railroads report a fair business In freight
and on increase In the passenger business.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND FACTORIES busy
> N.G, HEaH PRICES NEAR AT HAND.
PITTSBURGH, April 90. - The general
business OF Pittsburgh for the week just
closed was fairly active, with the spring
trade Frightening up under the Heasonable
weather. All the mills and factories are
running full, the production equalling that
oi last week. Laborers are scarce and In
demand. The Commercial. GdStLk says the
iron tradeis dull and very unsatisfactory
for the manufacturers, who anticipate
pick up in business within the next two
weeks. Pig iton is quoted Rt S22s23 for
forge, $24s26 for foundry. Nails dull and
unchanged, The glass trade is good Tor
table ware and unsettled for window glass,
which isquoted by Job at seventy for sin.
gle aud seVentY.fye for double.
Petroleum was fairly active. The high.
est point te&ched for United certificates
was s6lc, lowest S23c. The market closed
ateadisr to-day at ,83tC. Generally the
feeling is that higher prices are near at
hand. Sales and re.sales ,27O, 900 barrelS !;
shipments 277,300 barrels. The coal mar.
ketis rather quiet, owing 10 the continued
boating atage otthe water. Shipments bv
river / ,250, 900 b1shels; by rail | 100000
Cattle active and higher; receipts 44
head Of through, and 1883 head Of local.
Hogs strong and higher for YofkerS; dull
and allow for Philadelphia; receipts l5,.
905 head. Sheep weaker at the opening.
the close prices ranged from S3 % to
s5 90; receipts 16,50O head.
ANfSrEREsrlNa WEEK IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 29.--The past week has
been interesting, Ia q business sense, only
for the steady way in which every kind
Of business has started into the spring and
summer trade. There has been no
flourish or uuSonted display, but a large
amount OF Legitimate trade has been done.
Although the Board ot Trade has con.
tributed fer leRs 10 the banks than usual,
yet the clearing Tor the week will amount
10 nearly fS0,O000O0. Currency is
called for with much freedom by country
correspondents and loans Of right kind Of
ColIatarals are easily had al O TO per cent
Eastern Exchange was % cents prem.
ium per 81 600. and there were moderate
sales Of stock and local securities OF the
gradually hardening rates, In sympathy
with the advance Ia Government bonds.
Railroad treishts TO the seaboard are are
steady Of the rae Of 3V cents per lV9
pounds 10 New York ioT grain, anu 70
cents for provisions, while the iake craft
are beginning to take gram 70 Buffalo on
the basis of 0 csnn per bushel tot aofn.
No yetsels Will leave ior some weeks yet,
but they are loading up IN readiness.
There are fimnrS, o. more breaks 10
rates among the trunk lines and predic'
tons Of the rupture Of tue pool at an
early day are mHde, OuE e pa,..es .as.s,.Ss. ,use
eated In me pGol b Ps's 1.ot ,UaIa ~ SdSIInns 4
Sssr N : sysai sacrifice II necessary,
The trade In dry goods has been vsty
large, especially iS staples ..u..