The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
STATE OF TRADE.
THE WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW.
fa'l aAi Ehhau,tI,e Reports fton the rrouI.
nsAt Commercial and Trade csatr.. OF III. &
NJ csuatr!, Showing the Condition or SO
hu'ihess aud Future Prospects.

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NEW ioRK, July 7.--TraLe this week
has been broken one on account of III.
holidays, and business has been much re.
u'n'ed by strikes. The outlook is regarded
Us favorable for trade, and reports received
as 10 crop prospects on the whole steadily
grow better. The dry goods trade, especial.
", has been restricted by the strike OF tho
freight handlers which with the iu,errun.
ton by the holidays, has caused the bus;.
ness OF the week to be unusually small.
The .main feature OF the markets was u
heavy break in July wheat, decline oil3
. lGc per hushcl for wheat that month i,
one day. Corn has been active and stron"
with an advance OF Ia5c for casl, MI
closed fraction oil FROM the highest nr;css
Oats have been quite irregular mt ,h.
fluctuations have not been vide. The may.
Iet closes somewhat weak al an advance ~
&c over n week ago. Lard and norL L,v.
been active and strong: prices steadily nj.
vancing. The market closes s,ronr viii
Indications OF n further rise The is;lnr..
reported TO New York during The wrer
number 100 for the whole country and ,rs
us follows: Eastern States, II: Western If.
Southern. o3; Middle, 81; Pacific States nni
Territories, l3; New York Citv, 4. A rreat
majority Of the failures occur amone the
very petty class OF trade.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 7.-puring the week ,be,o
has been marked absence of any streno,h
IN the money market and lulness was
the CHIEF feature. The cearinss for th,
week estimating Saturday, are s5sO0o.
ooo, and one day was holiday, while mn.
other was holiday on the exchanges On
the stock exchange there has been stoadv
| increase III the transactions in RAILWAY
s'oeS, anu 1t seems likely to become mi.
Versaliy known AS central trading ey.
chahgc. General trude in the city hos
been TAR, but without any distinctive tea.
lure except an increased activity in staples
IN groceries there is au unusual firmn.s.
IN sugar, aud more liic in the dry goods
Accounts Of the condition OF crors con.
tinue to be, except in isolated cases. of TN.
most encouraging character The rrowl.
e,s are lar less than usual Wheat partic.
ularly has been favored with fine weather
out Inc period Is most critical, and a few
uays oi wet or milggv weather in this belt
would now bring about Il revolution in the
prospect and send prices up again. The
SKIES are therefore more closely watched
than ever, and the markets are in n ner.
vots and unsettled condition, ripe for
panic or bulge. -
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July 7.-During the week
the grain market showed some animation
particularly for spot and the fr.t half Of
July wheat, which ruled about eigh. cents
above regular July sales. To-day thor.
was sharp advance, CONSEQUENT mon ina
condition OF the markets al the Was,
New Southern wheat is now comiur for.
ward aud prices fell off until when there
was change, and an advance of about a,y
ceents per bushel was obtained. Corn w.s
tirni throughout the week and to.I,v
closed higher with n good demand for
options. The prevailing chilly weather
which il much longer protracted. viii
terlously effect the crop, has been one nj +
the causes for the advance, though il is
conceded the supply in the country il
small. The flour market was slow Jnr;r,
the entire week, but prices hardened and
Today the market closed firm at the ruling
prices OF the week. Provisions are a,,a;n
higher and the market closed in sympl,Lv
with the western market, and further nd.
vance is expected.
CINCINNATI,
CISc'SSArI July 7.-The yery decided
lowering OF temperature, which began july
Sd, has caused much apprehension Of ,
seriously adverse effect upon the growing
corn, but.as there has been n cessation OF
rain the chances OF injury to the crop are
essened. Meantime the cool dry weather
is utilized to the fullest extent to gather the
Mheat crop. Everywhere the report comes
ll'at t'lls crop IS abundant and good. A
week :, or ten days OF continued good wealth
y VIII ehnpie lhe farmers TO have il all
cared lor. Business continues dull, though
perhaps n3t more so than is usual ut this
season OF the year when so many are alb
sent u. summer resorts. Provisions are de.
ciheuly stronger and higher, pork having
advanced 10 ~, and lard to 81, 75, white
cie'ir bacon has reached SIS There is n
urn ieellnS as to wheat and barley, while
selling today rs high as Sc. IT,
rITTsDURcH.
iirrsBrRGH, July THE volume nj
business has not increased within the mas,
week. Everything is dull and without
much II any change. Fig iron is in very
hight demand, and there is not likely to b.
any Improvement until after the loclou,
mas terE,lnated, and the mills, the ercat
consllners, are started up aca,n. Mann.
iactured iron is genen.!iy,reported ouie,
Ofders are small ant! prices are steady
some manufacturers with light stocks tav.
advanced bars to three cents, but tb.
regular buyers as II rule are still able IN
supply Their immediate wants q, card rates.
y lass Is quiet and unchanged. II"
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
LOUISVILLE, July Leaf tobacco sales
for the weak, iG1 h!lds. The totals com.
pared with the previous periods are. To.
tails for lSS2: Week, l,OsO; month -.o. ,oa.
+0,79s. Totals for 1851: Want " Sea' S1s''
tnohIh' m i'Mf year, i0, 15e. Totals for 1850
.rs' mees' l'Gls; month, e,3522;; year, 1886,
io.a's .n ior nr !s"'; Week, ,e63; month, 2.oSG:
year, "N,95l. Receipts this week, Gt0 Lbds
EKeceipts snme week last year 900 hhds.
crop OF ISL, sold to date, 1886 hhds; cron
oi OF ioao, so!d to date last year. 3O,96S: cron
oil lSS9, sold to date in 1850, sai,Oos
CLEVELAND. .I
CLEVELAND, July The iron markets
remain about the same us last week. There
is little more inquiry for pig iron and
the feeling is ilriner, yet the prices Of two
weeks ago can be duplicated to day. sal,.
ers have no inclination to make conccsa-
ions and consumers are not an,icipn,in,
their wants to any extent. The Nocks n
manufactured iron continne 1;ab, 49,, VI