Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-13
TRADE SITUATION.
Money Beginning to Move Toward
the Western Centres.
The WOOL MARKET CONTINUES BRISK
The Average Condition Of Snring Wheat
Satisfactoy-huch lmoroYement
ia the Appearance of Corn
The Coal Trade.

New YORK, August 12.-Western centres
report to Bradstreets that the demand for
money from the country is beginning to be
felt, and that rates for the use Of the same
are showing considerable animation. This
is regarded as the first sign of the awaken.
ing of the fall trade. 1t must soon te re-
fected by more animation in the money
market in New York. This will depend, of
course, largely upon the disposition Of
farmers to let their new wheat come for.
ward.
Thus far they have been 10th to do so,
and that which has come into Western
centres has been readily taken up by local
millers. The recent
Squirt In Prices
of wheat, if maintained, promises libeIa,
receipts of wheat. This cereal advanced
31sc per bushel on the week, and corn
about 2Ac. This was due to higher mar.
ket abroad, where there has been untayor.
able weather and renewed buying by ex-
porters.
Provisions have been stimulated a little
sympathy, but there is little sppreciable
demand for the latter and the fluctuations
in the same are mainly the result OF ma
nipHlation.
has been in better request, both for crude
and refined, and has advanced accordingly.
Ocean ireights have been lirmer aud exports
OF grain have visibly increased, notably
froE: baltimore.
Trade in wool has continued good, but
has not been so active as in preceding
weeks, as some OF the larger buyers have
tn.lN
the market.
There were l6S failures in the United
States reported to Brsdstreets' during the
past week; thirteen more than last week,
seventy-lhree more than in the correspond
ing week in lSS2 and slXty-tTO more than
in the like week in lsSl.
Spring wheat.
The average of condition OF spring wheat
for August is -, the same as IN loH2, but
higher thsn for any previous August since
1917. In Wisconsin recer: rains have IN
jured the crop in the southern and south
western counties. Average, 80. Inc pros
pect u Minnesota fayOrs a crop OF thirteen
bushels and a half per acre. Notwith-
standing bad weather IN early aprng and
subs, uuent drought in northern COuuties,
condition ~. The fears excited by excessive
heat early in July in Northern Dakota
have been happily dispelled. Cass and
Richard Counties promise better yield
than last year. Other counties will scarcely
equal their last record. In South Dakota
the Harvest is progressing, the straw IS
bright. the heads large and the yield better
than last year.
There has been improvement in appear.
ance of corntieds during the month OF
July in New England, the Middle States,
nd nj ~
ri. In Illinois, Missouri and Kansas it is
Slight, measured by single point. There
has been a retrograde in, the South in con.
sequence of drought, and some decline in
Michigan from too much moisture. Taxing
the whole area together, condition has ad.
vanced from - to ~ per cent OF pefect
crop. The condition OF the census crops
/ 500. in August. was -, and the yield
was - bushels per acre. The present re-
turns indicate yield Of not much over
g5 bushels per acre, or ], 700, ,O1, 600 bushels
which is as much rs was produced in lS'L
Tyesf III iaPu iiS.stX hGdptS higher than last
August, from 100 to 1880 inclusive.
Coal Trade.
PITTsEURrH, August l2.--The OHIO river
has not been Eayigable during the past
week, conseq uently no coal has been ship
ped from this city to Southern ports
large number of empty barges ana noats
have been returned. however and WORK at
the mines goes on steadily, save in the
fourth pool where p number of mines are
idle & n account OF a demand OF tne miners
for the same rate Of wages as is PAID IN
other pits. For several months pas these
miners have heen working for onei"urtn
of a cen, per bushel less than the'r oreth
rcn. During the past week, however sew
sral mass n eetings lave been held and the
result has been partial shut down in that
portion OF & diSrrict.
In the railroad district no change has
hetn reported. Some work is being done
a, all mines. and IN the majority full time
Is being made. rrIces for both rIver ani
raiIrc#d coal continue UNCHANGED.