Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-19
BUSINESS.
Inprovsnsst shswl Ii Sens Ls.
ealttles.
Spring Trade Not satisfacssy to These
whe Looked fst livsk Tlmss-sHght
Animation Ia tie PhiladslpMa PIG
Iron Market.
Wool. CRAM. PETROLEUM. eIc.

NEw YoRK, March l6-Ths reports BY
telegraph to Brsdstrssts' last week fNu ~
trade centres Of tie country show in
provemsnt in localities, but % oanaot -
said the spring trade 10 generally satisfhses.
~ 10 those who expected IN active saa
profitable movsmsnt The cotton naEhst
remains without special feature under Coz
tinued large receipts. The forsiSn bree4
stufts markets are nov Eoysrnsd oy sSs
correspondent of beoassreee1 - I'm Fran
cisco telegraphs that the whsse,Grovsss 81
California are spprehensivs, owing 10 tbg
continued dry weather.
The slight animstiou II The p1gtro0
market st Philadelphia and Q few Dotaha0
contracts Tor steel rails st the sams city
constitute the only features IN The Iron
market during the Wssk. Ths toPt0ve-
ment throughout THE industry ocnunuse,
bu, essine.s dos not peoCS With ihse
for Biz iron and steel .ils are u1cAasssd.
Fttroleum b stesdy but lower undsf The
influence OF tbe high rasee Tor noneyoa'
call. Transactions In certificates Are light
The anthracite coal trads 10 quiet, but fsir
fsir for this season Of the year. The fan
time at the mines arrangement Tor next
week IL to be carried oat solely beoauss of
On agreement at the frst OF the month TO-
days during the wsrktng days in March.
and not to any intention - inorsass the
supply. Beginning with the last week In
March half.time will he resumed, and con-
tinaed, probably, until May.
There has been an advance In rates for
ocean tonnage, and further advance u
looked for. The demand for tonnage for
petroleum has increased. Trade In wool
has been quieter In all the markets, but,
owing to the moderate stocks, holders ~.
tain ceaadence in values.
wool.
At Philadelphia Wool has been very
quiet during the past week but prices we're
without material change. Manufacturers
purchased largely during February, but
Tor two weeks past have been buying In
small lot, only to supply imnsdi..s Si .
lots, % Including Ohio, Psnasyiysn,s
and Vest Virginia XN. and shove,
"a to 4Gc; \ at IS 70 &5c; medium, "
70 tsc; cosrse, 80 to +0c. New York, Michi.
gan, Indiana and Westem-Fine, or X and
XX, at 80 10 iic; medium at Is 20 tlc:
coarse. 80 to &c. Washed oombing and DO.
laine-Fins washed delsins, \ and Xxx, Of
IS to &c; medium washed oomblng and
delsine, at 80 TO 62H; coarse DO DO ~ 70
45c; Canada washed oomblos ct Is 70
BIC. Tub. washed-Choics at Is 70 <lc;
fair at 80 10 40c; coarss st 70 10 SO;
unwashed comblng and dslsine-Msdi.
nm unwashed com6ing and dslains at 10
TO 3sc; coarse do do st - 70 SOC. Bright
unwashed clothing-Fine, or Y and Xxx,
at q to 2sc; medium at 30 10 Ssc: oosrss at
Is to SOC. Dark, earthly unwashed cloth.
ipg-Fine at - 70 25c; medium Of Is "
2sc; coarse al - 10 25c. Oregon-Flns at
% to 2sc; medium ut 80 10 SIC; coarse at
20 10 2sc. New Mexican and Colorado
Fine at 20 10 PC; medium at - 20 ~:
coarse carpet WOOL at Is 70 200 Pulled -
Extra merins IS TO Sc; superans IS W 10:
lambs super. IS 10 3sc.
At Bostea the dem1nd for wool w0
steady, but moderate; and prices continue
we'll sustained. Sales Of the week we're
100000 pounds, and included 10000
pounds Mediterranean carpet Sales 0f
Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces have been
al q to SIC for Y aud IS 10 tGc for Xxx.