The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-30
STATE. OF TRADE. .
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW.
Fall a,d IIiau,tl's Report, froni the praml'
s'tc0nn'relAi and Trade csntrss Of the
CouatrJ, Showing the Condition Of 10
BssiAtit and futurs Prospects.

New ioRH, September 29.-While bust.
ness as indicated by the purchase OF goods,
shows great activity, there has been some
less confidence owing TO number OF i'm.
portant failures. These disasters, however,
are more the result OF speculative opera.
tions and individual departures from bust.
ness principles than OF any want oil sound
ness in trade generally. The stringent
condition Of the money market has added
to the an1ieties, though relief in this re-
speCt Is leading to an improvement In the
feeling regarding the future. The dry
goods trade continues fairly active on the
whole. In the jobbing trade nearly all
business Is more active than the other.
The demands from the South and West are
slackening somewhat. The print market
is quiet, but some agents report fair deliy-
cries. Woolen dress goods are good de.
mand, and the general woolen trade Is
fairly active. Grain, prices are tending
steadily downward. The fluctuations have
been slight with the exception OF common,
changes. In pork and lard there has been
a fair amount Of business. The huctua.
tions were quite rapid but not wide. The
market on the whole has been weak, both
bulls and bears seeming indisposed to en-.
gage In transactions. There is nothing OF
special interest in wool, the condition OF
trade on the whole being satisfactory.
Petroleum.: business is quite active.
Fluctuations have been affected by varied
reports in regard 10 the flow OF oil, and
perhaps considerably by the tight money
market, In view Of MI OF which the oil
market is Unexpectedly strong. In Amer.
lean pig iron there is some considerable
activity, and deliveries on back orders
continue quite heavy. Prices are firm. A
moderate business is being done in Scotch
pig, with tendency to better prices.
The failures for the last seven days,
reported to New York, are l90, OF which
lo9 occurred in the country and eleven in
New York City. The stoppage OF Alonzo
Follett, note broker, is the event Of the
week, and has brought numerous othtr
disasters in its train.
'Nt BALTIMORE. -
BALTIMORE, September e9.-Thc grain
market showed more activity than for sew
eral weeks preceding Saturday. After the
last call on Change wheat broke and con-
tinuedto decline until Tuesday, when the
bottom was reached. Wednesday, there
was an advance which continued, and on
Thursday there was some excitement in
the market To-day the market was much
excited at the opening and there was a
further advance. Before the close there
WAS a reaction, and the close was steady
and firm with brisk demand for export.
Corn was more active. with considerable
business in late options. The week shows
q decline Of fully five cents per bushel,
though very little Of the old crop is on hand
or offered. Oats are dull, but the market
ruled steady. Rye is steady and all re-
ceipts taken at the ruling prices Of last
week. Provisions again advanced so far
rs both salted and smoked meats were con.
cerned, and the market closed firm to-day
at an advance. Coffee showed no change,
little business being done. Sugar slightly
advanced and closed only steady. Live
stock is quiet, best beef cattle shade of.
| AoSo DIV" a. the Cuitcut piNco oi.iast
week. Sheep and lambs dull. No change
in quotations recorded.
CHICAGO, September 29.-The wholesale
trade of the city for the past week has been
in very satisfactory condition. The weather
has been pleasant and Autumn like.
Broom corn, hops, hay and wool are in fair
demand and steady. Green fruits and
vegetables in large supply and weak except
ior California fruits, which are in good re-
quest The clearipgs Of the associated
banks for five days OF this week will aggre-
gate SIS, 200, 900. In grain and provisions
the general tendency the first part OF the
week was downward, but the last two days,
owing to the near approach OF settling day,
the shorts showed general tendency-to
cover deals and the decline was more than
recovered by advances yesterday and to.
day, except in corn, which shows per.
sistent downward tendency, In the deal.
ings to-day the general tendency among
shorts was 10 cover September trades, and
US a result OF active competition regular
wheat advanced la1tc above yesterdays
highest figures, and closed lc higher for
that option.
PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, September CA material
Improvement in general business is no.
ticeable since the ending Of the strike and
the resumption OF the mills. Manufactur.
ers and merchants are now hopeful OF a
good fall trade, and the outlook encourages
the belief that their hopes will not be with.
out avail. The pig iron market is still
weak and prices are from fifty cents to one
dollar lower than when the strike was in
augunted on June lst. There is an in
creasing demand, however, and better
prices will follow. Manufactured iron is
in heavy demand and stocks are very light,
but the card rate remains unchanged. The
glass trade is quiet with no change in rates.
Petroleum ruled active and was at times
excited; United certificates declined from
81 to 19s and became firmer yesterday, land
advanced until the close; to-day s9sc was
bid. Sales and resales, l3,GS0.00O barrels;
shipments, a7, 900 barrels. -
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 29.-The
Nuh .imerican tomorrow will say: Trade
in most departments was moderately active
the past week, but the prices Of several
leading articles were unsettled and lower.
In cotton there is no essential change 10
notice. The demand for flour was limited
both for export and home use; prices weak.
Wheat closed dull and lower. In corn
there was more doing and prices were
lower. Oats weak and unsettled. There
was good jobbing trade in provisions and
prices were well maintained. Whisky
remains about the same as last quoted.
Wool rather quiet; prices unchanged.
BOSTON.
BosroS, September o0.-The Commercial
Bulh4in tomorrow will say: Shipments OF
shoes this week was 63,5Gl, cases asainst
&c, ,ls8 for the corresponding week Of last
year. The wool sales were 2,625 ,975 pounds
against 22,2I9,50O pounds for the same
week in 1851, and receipts 9,92l bays nnd