The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-18

but no signs Of q weakening in prices art
apparent Manufacturers still report plen
| ty Of orders ahead at full card rates,
Glass was firm and unchanged. In win
dow glass the demand Is picking up and
good spring trade Is anticipated.
Coal Is dull and depressed on account o
the long continued navigable rivers Not
withstandipg the fact that the lower mar
kets are over stocked, operators continue
sending shipments, Since last Friday th,
shipments 10 Louisville and Cincinnati ap
regate 555, 900 bushels.
Petroleum quietand weak. Fluctuation,
were very small and operations at the Ex
change very light United certificate,
dropped from ste to S4Sc, which was The
closing price. To-dayB sales and re.salet
were 100000 barrels; shipments 47S, ,O0C
barrels.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, February l7.-During the pasl
week the banks report good borrowing
demand for funds at Gas per cent and the
supply ample but unsettled. The condi.
ton Of the market and the failures that
have occurred here and ut other leading
business eenters during the past few days
render bankers cautious in regard 10
making loans, and only the most un9ues.
tionabIe paper or collateral is taken, but at
the close this afternoon the feeling was
better among all classes. Calls for margin
werc also small and us n result there were
heavy drops on Change.
There has been In the last ten days
thirteen futures reported, but only four or
five Of them very heavy. The list Is as fol-
lows on open board: J. S. Mcdonald (
Co., II. c. Jencks & Co., L. Bentke, W,
G, Benedict, J. W. Roberts, 7, Sherman,
D. W. Mills 4 Co., while two or three Of
the firms on the regular board laid down
were also doing business on the open
board. The losses are about $500, 600, and
of the firms that have failed only few
have resumed business. On the Board Of
Trade the failures were II. o. Kinyon & Co.,
Smyth, Greenbahm, 4 Co, Harlow Il Pet.
tingiii; Kelly, Albright & Co., and Z. W.
Wisher, and the aggregate losses were
about $4,000 The brokers who wera
left in the lurch arc all trying bard to
settle their deals and get some estimate OF
the liabilities and assets. Kinyon 4 Co.'s
failure was for about $4,000, the heaviest
Of all.
The real estate market has been fairly
active, the sales for the week amounting to
$944,00O. Among these was the sale Of the
southeast corner Of Monroe and Dearborn,
$50 by 100 feet, for $3.50, 900 cash. $65O,OO0
will be spent In improving the same build
ing during the coming season, which
promises to be exceptionally active.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, February l7.-Thegrain mar.
ket was more active tho past week and
decline was caused by the export demand
which made the volume Of business larger
than for several weeks.
Corn ruled fairly steady without much
activity and receipts small. Oats broke
Wednesday about two cents per bushel
under large receipts and small demand.
Rye dull, the lowest figure Of the year being
touched.
The provision market was steady, not
being affected by fluctuations ut the west
and fair jobbing trade was done.
Hogs in good demand and the pens
cleared at full rates for best quality.
BOSTON.
BosroN, February 1.-THE Commercial
Bulletin says: No overtrading has been
done in any branch OF mercantile business,
but a lair trade is in progress,