The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-06
STATE OF TRADE I \.
TIE MOVEMENT or MEncIIANp1sE
ossfe"sed-A Decided Advance In ths Price
o' Wheat-lron Unchanged : FniluroA
!" the weok-Tho Wool Market
in tho l,uycra' Favor. R

NEW ioRK, October 4.--Brad.ittfs
Journal, in Its commercial summary for
the week, says: Special kilograms
TO Dnadstreas indicate d noticca.
Die. decrease In tho movement q mcr-
ehandise during the past week. The
somewhat unreasonable warm weather in
.ne east has restricted purchases, and at
inc west the wet weather has similarly
aueeled trade. The country roads have
oeen rendered difficult to travel In Miss
ouri and elsewhere west and collections
nave consequently been delayed IN those
localities. Almost Nil the larger citics-St.
Louis again tho notable exception-r,c,plort
q smaller volume Of transactions, dry
goods md clothing being the princ;pHl
sufferers. The Lowell and Full River
cotton mills arc likely TO again restrict
production for two weeks tho latter part Of
the month, as tho price Of print cloths at
the latter place (3 a.l6c for 0-ls) is tho
lowest price on record, and stocks are in.
crcasing. ma ~ : ty5ir.ii.,'is'!s
The industrial situation is practically
unchanged, restricted production and
strikes continuing nearly us for a,montl,
. THE MOVEMENT OF WHEAT I, !
IRON farmers hands IN the northwest ID
much better than elsewhere, Prices there
are 2asc higher per busl,rl, and viii 90 /
still higher il receipts next week don't
grade better. But 10 percent Of The Min
neapolis receipts last week graded No. II
hard, and it is feared the late rains did
more harm than hus been expected. The 4
advance in price ut the far West is shown
oy the increase of from 57c TO Gle pcr +
b,'shel ut Fargo, D. T., aud OF from 55c to
osc per bushel i'll South Dakota. In Kan.
sas, however, where The crop, has been
plentiful, the movement ilas been smaller
than ever and trade Is less active tl,un n
week ago. 'I1 ~ : -;
There is no change in iron. Steel rail
men estimate that the late ern: of low
prices IN rails has cost them S, 100000 -
TIE WEEKS FAILURE ,;S
There were ISIS failures reported to-
Bradstrds during the week, against 9Oi iii
the preceding week, and lG0, 1ot and Sc in
the corresponding weeks Of 1888, 1885,, and
1881, respectively. About SO percent were ! {
those Of small traders, whose capital was :
less than 5000. Among the firms report-
cd embarrassed were Il. II. Allen, acricul- /.
tural implements, Now York city; Brad
ley. Garretson & Co., book publishers.
Philadelphia; Henry McCallum, carpets
Pittsburgh: W. II. Gummersell & Co.
wholesale fancy goods and ! laces
St. Louis; Illinois Drying Company
fertilizers, Chicago; Jensen, Bliss q Co., I
hardware. Denver, and the Bank of Da.
kota, at Mitchell. III the principal trades /
they were as follows: General stores. 81:
erocers, 80; liquors, -; hardware and ag.$i
ricuitural implements, II; shoes, o. dry
goods, s; manufacturers, S; clothing, ~;
hotels and restaurants, Z; jewclry, 6 pa
per, books, stationery. etc., 8 drIi gs; o z
fancy goods, +; Carriages, 4; furniture, 4:
lumber and material, 4; = markets, q !:
banks and bankers, 3 3;eoal and wood, s;
hides and leather, ,:S; ;lelrnpss, 8 !; millinery {
goods, 3; tobacco and cigars. s; produce Z
and provisions, e; mems furnishing (