The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-22
CONDITION OF TRADE.
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW,
Full Hnd Exhaustive Reports from the PrOnI.
nsHt Commercial ARd Trade CSntsrs Of the
Country Showing the Condition Of
Business aad Putur0 Prospects,

change is to be noted in business matter
this week. Speculation doesn't seem to b
decreasing,b but aIlegitimate business Is bein
maintained in most Of the departments,
The dry goods market is becoming NOR
quiet, Trade is, in measure, over for tn
season, though there has been a good dea
OF late business, The season has been
satisfactory one upon the whole.
There has been considerable activity il
the fur trade, All the prominent manu-
iacturers OF fur garments have disposed o
their stock made up so far.
The grain markets are irregular, unset
tied and weak along the whole line,
The pork products are the leading iea
tnre OF the provision trade, and on these
the market has been weak, prices declining
and the market closes dull and unsettled
Cotton steady, with but slight luctua
tions, except IN the last day or two, during
which time there has been some advances
The market closed firm at better prices,
Wool irregular, with u steady demand
for consumption, and no speculative feel
ing, The condition Of trade, In the main,
is very satisfactory.
Petroleum dull; freights duIland unsatis-
factory prices, American pig iron contin.
ues firm aud there Is still good demand
for finer grades. The advance In Scotch
pig iron noticed last week seems to have
stimulated buyers and quite fair business
Is being done In that line. The stove trade
has been unusually active and the season
promises better than even during the
boom, The leather market continues rath-
er quiet. The boot and shoe business Is
not us good as might be expected this sea.
son OF the year. In hardware prices aro
strong, stocks light and demand com.
paratiyely good. Manufacturers are kept
busy mostly on actual orders, and the
whole trade Is satisfactory. In Brazil cof-
fees there has been still further decline,
tho market being still further demoralized
by the large arrivals. In mildGr grades
the arrivals are light and the prices arc
well maintained. Teas are dull. In sugar
there Is IL better tone.
Failures for the week throughout the
country (llG) are distributed as follows:
Eastern States q Western States 2S;
Southern States 10; Middle States, inClud-
ing New York, 80; Pacific u. This IL the
largest number reported for many weeks,
tho Middle States particularly, showing
considerable increase.
AT CHICAGO. "
CIICAGo, October 81. The financial
transactions OF tho week have been neither
unusually heavy In volume, nor exciting
In character There has been good
steady call for money, but on No. | securi.
ties, -.,
Money is obtainable at 0 per cent, For
small amounts, 8 per cent. Is charged,
Currency Is going into the country In
lessened volumes Clearings Saturday es-
timated) for tho week wcrc fifty millions,
decline from the heavy record OF last
week, " millions, but much larger than
last year. Eastern exchange is from % to
30 cents discount Local securities are
pretty firm, but not at their best figures.
General business Is as active us could be
desired. In the dry goods trade there Is
great activity hardening prices. Other
staples command full figures. Eatables
are continually high Nnd the only thing in
which there Is any indication Of easing up,
Is building materials. Rents arc higher
than ever and It is almost impossible to
get II house in the city Of any kind.
On Change things were pretty well set
tied, and although prices luctuated sutli.
ciently for moderate speculation, they
seemed tame as compared with those OF the
past two months.
Wheat was on the back track, and prices
went down from the start to the finish OF
the five days, although there were many
fluctuations.
Corn was weak also, but there was not so
marked change In the tone and price us
was the case with wheat.
sOats Iwere weak, but were steadier to-
ward the close.
The statistics on tho grain crops
are eagerly scanned, but the re.
ports SO frequently contradict the
figures and vice versa that nothing reliable
enough even for speculative purposes Is
known. OF tho stocks in farmers hands,
sales during the week hive been as follows:
For November options 81 33sal 3sl; corn
0OsaG3c; oats 42l9ASci pork $40 4oal7 80;
lard $ll 45all S7l. Provisions have been
decidedly weak with no power Of rallying.
Receipts Of grain for the week were 2,444,
900 bushels, or not mitch In excess Of half
those for tho same time In 1880. Shipments
were about the same as last year, 304, 900
bushels. More grain Is going out as the in.
tluence which raised prices and retained
grain here seems to have disappeared.
AT CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, October 2l,-The week has
been without q special feature III any dc.
partlnent Of trade. The general markets
have been fairly steady. The slight falling
off In wheat and corn at the beginning has
been more than recovered, and sales to.
day, especially Of corn, were the largest Of
the week,
Outs has been especially strong during
the week, owing to n scarcity, but weak.
ened slightly to-day, closing at 4Osa47c.
Rye Is abundant and declining, being
at 81 IA to-day.
barley continues in fair demand and Ia
steady.
Whisky has hcen firm through the week
at 81 Ia. Sales Of combination finished
gootls have been held at basis OF 81 10
for highwines, but have been nearly up to
the average.
The cotton market has been without
animation, closing at lie.
Provisions are exceptionally quiet, ow.
Ing Ia The stnall stock.
IOrk ls nominal at $40 30.
Lard is In Light supply, but has fallen
steadily In prices the closing price being
$it 56s
Preparations are making for more active
operations In cutting lOga an soon az the
Weather Ia favorable and sales Of green
meats contingent on the weather have
already been. made. '
In financial circles tie week has been
characterized by dullness, though Illa
bankers report q fair demand for money
and the rates 81 lil''e1qaARt are at,nly maih.
iOi8gIl,
Hfy goods are mot quite as buoyant MS last
week, but fair vOlume oi business was
done, and prices remain firm for cotton