Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-24
VERY QUIET,
xuassR or FAILURES DECREASING.
The Shut Down by the Western Nail A'''
eisSon Strengthens the Atlantic
Association, Which Will Con-
TIME at Work.

N,~ icsx, December 23.-Bfsdstrests
,.poy,. a ": With few exoepnons tae
.ho,...,s markets have ruled very quiet
Sr,,r, N. mat week. The situation In
this respect 10 about the same Is IN iormsl
va.,s Al tbi , time. The nearnsss Of tns
bo,,d.v, .,d the period for stock invsn-
80. "a avn ual settlements cause gen.
-, a,.;ncIir., ion 10 contract new obliga'
IT,. .na ,h. movement in oil lines OF
I'D. nromi.s.t 0 be on . very small scale
pn,,l IN. new Va " gets fairly under way.
Som. rn...ins.., . felt in merehantile cir.
c,., =, ,o the .ff.c, apon the spring trade
., ,h. Increasing idleuess and reduced
.,,nins, Of IN. l.bo, ing classes. conseqnsnt
80, a.. ;ndu.,,,,l depression and the
s.,.,.I tendency TO curtsil or cheaper
s,odpction. but in cnsral the drift Of
feeling is hopeful, and hsraaun i"pfv'"
ment in the condition OF tsae l" snao
pated after the holidays The weeks iai'
u,s. IN IN. United State , and Canada mum.
he, sos a, against SoS last week. Sixty
nsr rent of ibe,e occurrs ! in the Western
and Southern States
There has been further
sl,sht Decline In cotton
conaeu uent upon the accui ualating STOCKS
in SIGH, and slow consun iptlve demand.
The export movement Is ]. uge, but ~ u
still running far below that ot the CORE.
spond ng period OF the year. Receipts ~
the cotton ports are beginniD q TO iail on
The market for cotton goods 10 weak and
unsettled. bat notwithstandip x we genefh
reductions In price there isA tendency 10
specu alton on the part Of bu! ere, and tue
supply continues in excess OF NE reqn
ments. Nails are curtsiling production.
and notices Of reduction OF S&e, have
been given to employees by q numper oil
man uiscturers in the Middle and Ncs
England States Wool 10 firm, owing 10
The exceptionally light stock NJ al poinu:
tut the genersE consumptive d Nnsnd 10
u oderate. A good many mills ,ViIi stop
- ok during the holidays 10 take account
~ stock and make repairs. The .rool.n
goods trnde -
ba.i asA U.satisfsctsry.
Trade in dome tic sizes OF anthraci tscoAl
has b,cr ia,provcd by the cold weather.
ind the market " frmer owing TO the sus.
ppntion Of work al the mines. Eastern
msrkets are well supplied with coal, and
shipments thither are small. Furnace
sizes continue dull. Work at the colleries
was stopped on Thursday and will not bs
resumed until after Christmas. The les
sening OF the output Of iron by furnaces
and mills has ia auanoed better feeling In
some branches OF the trade, but thsre 10 no
general improvement In demand. The de-
Cision OF the Western Nail Association To
stop production for six weeks from Deem
her - has strengthened the position Of the
Eastern trade, snd the Atlantic Nail Asso.
Cia, ion, at n recent meeting In New York.
resolved to continue at work.
The only important change In the grain
markets has been
The Stcosty AdyRurr tn t0Pa
in the West, while the Eastern markets
have remained nbout stationary. Pficss
at Chicago are now actually higher than Ia
Philndslphia. THIS anomalous condition
Of affairs Is the reeult OF speculation aud
the greater con Sdence OF operators In ths
West thsn on the srabohrd. For the Hrst
time in msny weeks the visible supply Of
corn shows an increase OF nearly jJJWv
bushels. Exporters are unable 10 do bus.
ne,s TO any extent, M Danubian corn In
offered 20 foreign buyers much cheaper
than American. The clearnnccs from
leading Atlantic ports for the week
have been less Than hall
million bushels. The wheat mar
kets have iuctuatea but slightly, and closed
about the same m week ago. The stock
IN sight continues TO increase, this weeks
statement showing % gain OF UJ2.ODD bush.
els in the United states supply, and Of
1000 bufbe III the amount anont Tor
Europe. II is estimated that the stock Of
wb,at and wheat -four In
The Bitt~~H YStn nsirsi Importing PeTts
Of the United Kingdom on the 3ist instant
will be 'qpal TO 27,Goo,oo0 or 2s.oDOyODo
bushels Of wheat, which IN about double the
usual stocks n, that date In previous years.
Tho export demand has not improved. The
cl.sTances from New York, Philadelphia,
Eutiini,f- ~ Il Boston for ths week hggre
,sI. about I,2DOo0 bushels. including
hOur