The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-23
STATE OF TRADE.
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW.
Fall aad IzhaustlVs Reports frsn the frenl.
ssnt Coumsreial and Trade Centres Of ths
Country, Showing ths Coalition Of
Blstnsu Aad fsturs Prospects.

ness shows an improvement In most
branches and there arc signs Of still greater
activity. Tho rush Of buyers from the
country still continues. Jobbiug dry goods
trade is very active, and It is many years
since 30 many buyers were here. All
branches seem about equally active, prices
firm and little cutting noticed. The de-
mand for seasonablo domestic goods Is e1-
cellent, while foreign dry goods and notions
are ull active. In the grain trado market
prices Of wheat are relatively much lower
than at the West. Tho supply here is
good and the demand Is moderate. The
market shows more tirmness. Corn closed
about &c lower on active business. Oats
are n little higher and close firm with mod
crate dealings. The market for pork pro.
ducts Is still irregular and unsettled.
Prices tluctuated considerably and the
market closes somewhat more strong.
The business failures reported this week
are 100, five OF which occurred in New
York city, and the others in various States
Of the Union. NJ
Transactions in American pig iron are
light; prices steady and stocks not large
1t is expected that higher prices will be
realized later in the season. The protract.
Cd strike having reduced the stocks 80
much there has been fair demand
for Scotch pig and prices are little higher
owing to the advance In freight rates. In
other branches OF the iron trade there is q
very fair business being done.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Sept, m Der 22.-The long
continued warm and dry weather, which
has been the perfection Of a good season
Tor corn, ended yesterday in fine rain,
followed by clear and much cooler wealth
or to-day. While frost just now would
do much damage, there is no real appre-
hension ofdanger 10 the corn crop. With
continued evidence OF the abundance Of
the coming crop the prices have fallen two
cents to-day, though the transactions are
quite free. Wheat has been strong until
to-day, but the prices have not reached a
dollar for No. 9 red. The tendency to-day
is for lower prices. 5g ,4r,
Oats, owing to the damage to the new
crop, have been scarce and firm and have
gone as high as 3Sl cents.
Rye has steadily risen in prices with q
good demand, until to-day It sold at Gic.
: Provisions are in light stock and are
firmly held. Pork has ranged from SO so
to S23 90. Lard advanced to sl2.37l but
his declined and ia dull at $l2.25. Bulk
meats and bacon are scarce and firm with
prices advancing.
Iron, dull for spot pig, but active for fu.
ture delivery. Manufactured iron is active
and firm. d-s
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, September o2.-The past three
days Of the present week witnessed very
considerable fluctuations in nearly all arti.
cles dealt in on the Board Of Trade. Wed.
nesday, under the influence OF frost reports,
cereals showed bullish tendency, and
provisions sympathized in the general ad.
vance. Yesterday there was quiet feeling.
To-day, with the fine weather, the markets
generally took q downward turn and prices
went of on nearly all lines. 1t is limited
thar the bulls are merely letting 20 temper.
arily to pocket the profits already accrued,
and that the process Of realizing on paving
deals began yesterday. On Board to-day
winter wheat declined | ia2c for No. 9 and
lc for lower grades. Spring wheat is only
in moderate demand at decline Of Ia2c
There was good speculative business in
regular wheat but under an urgency 10
sell it declined &c Tor spot and Hall for
deferred futures. Corn was speculatiyely
arifyo pnrt fn1lou,aj oorp h,k falI oN l.