The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-20
STATE OF TRADE.
FINANCIAL reousles LAST WEI x
Cause No Particular D.turSlus" la G,s.ui
BusIn," CIrel,s-A Good Fall Trade Antiei.
pAtsd-IrOu Less BuOyaAt Than . nOath
ASs-HOOl Hark.t Firm And STEADY.

su'las" Cirelss-A Good Fall Trade Antiei.
pAtsd-Irou Less RuOyant Than q sonth
Ars-Yo0, A,,t., F,,u ,,a s,.,s,
NV YoRE, August lS.-The financial
disturbance in Wall sireet early In the
,.ool, Nd ,aoo o,,oa. -, Al, - -, - :.
80 I'. 10 eAsSt VH '.te een''a' ttaue VI
tue country tnan uIgut nave been expect.
ed, though the banks very generally have
guarded their reserves and redscad their
Ioors snoc;., od,;cos ~ P.,s,,.,.,,, g.,
~ "'s' s. ~ w. " "N''''' ''0'n
Tue west snow thM at the more prominent
cities lines Of discount have been curtailed
and reduced Al most noints In ,he vraSt
a.. ,,,i.ot. !. a.. ~, t.i,.-,.
tue ou''ooA :, ''f soou ia.i s'aue' IN the
northwest and west oil the Mississippi river,
particularly where the crop prospects are
bright nothing stands in the wav ~ an
active autumn's business but the somnl,.
tion Of harvesting, Ney whsat has hssrr
n move. and C6icaoo and o.Sar ~ ,vssts,,,
banks report demands upon them for cur.
rency l9r tue interior. In dry goods and
tsmho. "1, ~ ns esn.eis zen aars .ns ass 81 yep
which there is any likelihood Of q revival
Of fall business. Wheat has advanced
about IO &c per onshel during the week, but
;n ' s ss,ocls A =, vi " oo;n,a 1ae neaVy gam
dearth OF buying orders. Indian
corn has followed like course, but was
more particularly Influenced for decline
at the close, owing to excellent weather at
the west and needed ralns throughout the
drcuth affected regions. Provisions have
been much lower, with partial recovery,
due 10 an improved foreign demand for
lard and o gaining cons1mp i've erequese at
home. Tie statistical position OF these
products with the heavy arrivals OF hogs at
the west ia against any material improve
neut in prices based ou demand and sup
.ly. There were Ia failures in the United
States reported TO BrddstreefS during the
past weeks more than the preceding
week, 20 more than the corresponding week
ol 1882, and 100 more than the same week
Of 1881.
IRON.
There ia less buoyancy in the ;ron trad.
,o,doy ,hon ,hara r,.s ,h;.., a., 49,
e ~,. 'H"A 'neie was 'nii'y uAss ago.
Whiie there Is no cause ior encouragement
in the outlook, dealers have come to the
conclusion that August Sep,ember and
o..oho- .o.a..,,,, .,aa :. - e
oe'ooef, senetaity tlie portion Oh Tue year
IN which the best business is done, will
furnish only moderate trade AZ no special
advance in nr;ces Ruvers snno,r n have
sat down mon The markoi Tbsv viii nv,
ant;cjnate their wants and nars;s, @ ia hnvs nv
inc in small lo,s "a thew rs6nire he ron
Tfis gives n iair nassin" rad. hn. notbins
anon which to base anv adv,nca tron, .be
manpfactnrers' or dealers' noint If T v;su @
Prices for No. i American fonndrv IRONS
continue as last reported, S22aS23, with
f2S6o paid for special brands. Bar iron is
repo,teu 10 oe sone%nst a,.; Dstter tnan tor
having acouired strenEtb The de demand
has improved little, but prices are
unchanged. Steel rails continue firm, at
Setsr mts ta us.aeriss ao.ng SvS
1uest for angles and plates seotch nip
iron receipts during the week aggregate
about l,9oo tons. Prices remain firm and
had Sesn so5 nraSorsln sssa atriea arrsa
were small. Stocks OF Scotch here are not
large. The strike Of the Scotch colliers for
81. per ton more wsgss, consequent Oh the
advance Of Is. per ton for coal abroad,
may exert some influence on Scotch pig,
but none is yet reported. The New York
Metal Exchange reports about one.fourth
Of the pig iron furnaces in the United
States have made returns to that body,
showing a decline Of stocks OF pig at the
furnaces during the month. The value OF
such statistics is conceded, but some OF the
largest furnaces are known to have de-
clined TO furnish for information requested,
hich suggests incompletenese.
WOOL.