The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-10
ended January 9th:
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The exhibit this week is hardly rs salts.
factory one us could have been desired at
the opening Of the new year. Still, how.
ever, the total footing, 81, ,3S2, liz, ,96S, com.
pares most favorably with tho footing at
the end OF the previous year. when the
figures stood at 81, ,lGO, ,3s9. These
figures, rs compared with the correspond
ing week last year, show u decrease Of 1873
per cent, but it must be borne in mind,
however, that in the majority of Iarue
cities, notably New York and Philadelphia,
Monday was observed US a strict holiday
this year, and as consequence the com.
pariSon in number OF instances is be.
tween five working days this year and six
last. Had no holiday occurred the past
week the percentage would undoubtedly
have been one OF increase rather
than decrease. Then, in addition, the gen.
eral trade situation throughout the United
States during the past week has been one
OF comparative dullncSs, and this is reflect
ed in the exchanges at a number Of leading
trade centers that the percentage Of de.
crease this week amounts to l3.S against
lO.3 per cent last week and 35.9 per cent
the previous week. In New York the per.
centage OF decrease is l7.S per cent against
an increase OF ll.9 per cent last week, and
35.S per cent the previous week. In the
first week OF january, 1850, in New York,
the percentage OF increase over 1870 was
1O.4 per cent, but in that week there was
an enormous business done ut the stock
exchange.
Outside Of New York the clearings show
gain in per centage Of increase as COM
pared with last year, it being 800 per cent
this week against 402 per cent last week
and 9?O6 per cent the previous week. In
the eastern cities Boston shows slight de.
crease ot per cent, January I'd was oh.
served as a hall holiday, the Stock Ex.
change being closed on that day. Phila.
delphia shows loas OF 1909 per cent
against gain OF 1902 per cent last week
and S2OO per cent the previous week. Bal.
timore, where business very generally pre-.
sents q healthtul appearance, the decrease
amounts to only 3.4 per cent, against O
gain Of ILL., per cent last week and II 6 peI
cent the previous week. The manuiactur.
ing cities in general show either gain OF
very slight decrease, In Pittsburgh the
year opens with business in q healthful
condition, and an early and good spring
trade - anticipated, there was de-
crease Of IL per cent, against an in
crease OF 4S.s per cent last week. Spring
field shows gain OF I5.9 per cent
against SO last week; Worcester, %. 6 against
a decrease Of l3; Lowell, decrease I2.g
against an increase OF 3.S; New Haven, in.
crease II against 1873; Providence, 2G
against q decrease Of 22.G, and Syracuse,
increase2l. against l6.0 per cent last week.
In the South, New Orleans has gained 3.4
per cent against l7.0 per cent last week.
In this city quiet tone pervades the
general trade and makes the demand for
winter goods light. Some of the Western
cities show very large gain, Kansas City
heads with light increase, 52.2 per cent
against 1873 last week; followed bv Chi.
cago witha gain Of 257 per cen, against q O;
Cincinnati shows gain OF III, against
l4.9; st Louis IA, against 22.4; Louisville
l.l6 in five days, against SG.7 in six days
last week; Milwaukee 1870, against l2.6;
indianapolis decreased g., against 42.5 per
cent last week. In Memphis the aggregate
clearings were Sl,079O96, against $020,6l5
last week; Columbus Si,253.544, against
$0l5,6O2, and Peoria Sl0S7,2lO, against
$75T5f0