The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-24
uary 10:

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The exhibit this week, particularly in
great speculative points East, show n
marked falling off us compared with the
corresponding week OF Inst year, the total
footing being 81, ,303, ,342,0 ,00l, which COM
pares tavorably with the footing at the end
OF last week, when the figures stood ST.
27G,lS3,8l9. The figures compared with
those Of the corresponding week OF last
year show decrease OF l5.G per cent,
against IA per cent last week. Exchanges
for the third week in January OF last year
showed percentage Of increase over the
corresponding week OF 70 Of 53.3 per cent.
The principal cause for the falling off
OF the past week has been the comparative
dullness OF speculation and stock markets
in New York and Boston.
Then in the third week OF January, 'Sl,
week with which this comparison is iR-
stituted, New York and Boston recorded
| the largest exchanges ever known at those
cities in asingle week. In New York the
decrease is 90 per cent, against decrease
OF 2l.3 per cent last week and lis per cent
New York is reported as fairly active, and
in several branches the movements for the
week are on u more liberal scale. Whole.
saie produce movements are reaching q
much more extensive proportion than for
sometime past, Outside OF New York city
the aggregate OF twenty.three returls is
002 per cent larger than the exchanges OF
theScorresponding week OF last year. Last
week the percentage OF gafn in those cites
was l0.3 per cent. The previous week it
was 80 per cent.
The general volume Of business Of the
country is most fairly indicated be the Ex.
changes outside OF New York, which show
that the general trade situation OF the coun-
try is improving with the advance OF the
season. The Exchanges at manufacturing
cities still continue to show large gains
over the corresponding week Of last year.
Pittsburgh, where window glass manu-.
tacture is reported Us remarkably good,
shows gain Of 24.0 per cent against 26.l
per cent last week: Springfield, gAin of
$50 per cent, against sos; Worcester, 0.4,
against 6S per cent; Lowell, 22.T, against
81 9 per cent; New Haven 2l.7, against 3l.O
per cent Providence shows an increase OF
l0.2, againsta decrease Of 0.3; and SyTacuse
gain OF 90.4 per cent, against i6.f last week.
In the South Memphis shows.a decline
in exchanges from SS07, 200 last week to
$757 ,434. This is owing principally to the
floods, which have intcrferred seriously
with business in that part Of the country.
New Orleans still continues to show de-
crease this week of per cent, against l02
last week.
In the West business OF all kinds con-
tinues remarkably good, and the large
cities all show marked gains. Kansas
City still heads the list, with gain
Of ALI per cent, against SAG last
week; Chicago 10 against POS
Cincinnati, lS,2 against 24.G; st. Louis, 2S.S
against ZIG: Louisville, 1865 against 200;
Milwaukee, 4O.l against 500; indianapolis,
20s against %, and Cleveland, 36.2 against
% per cent lust week,
In Columbus the gross exchanges were
1907, l4l, against Sl,lG2, ,sG7, and in Peo-
ria they declined from 81, ,7S9, ,477to 81, $685.
053 In San Francisco, where business Of
MI kinds has materially improved since
January lst, there is a gain Of 27.8 per cent
against 2SS per cent last week.