Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-03
BUT LITE CHANGE
In the 6sneral Situations ln easl-
Ress eli clss.
TRADE NEITHER BETTER NoH WORSE.
The Wool Market Very Qvist. While Iron
b Firm, and the Outlook coa-
stantly Growing hus
Favorable.

pOrt1 IeCelNeu ~ Dra0oteotw A8cuCy
show little change in the general situation
In commercial circles Trade 10 neither
better or worse than last week. The dis
tributing market show varying degrees Of
activity, but the volume Of buSnsssis
seldom ur to expectations for the time Of
year. The unsettled weather rssards trade
in some lines, and . freer movement u
looked for a. the conditions for spring
business become moro favorable. A very
conservative fselinS prevails, however, and
there 10 not much promise Of any decided
quickenine OF business, except as the
natural result of an advancing season and
the general development Of the consump-
tive requirements OF ths country. There
h very little tendency to speculation In
any department. Export business In most
lines Is very quiet, and the weeks clear
anees Of leading commodities 10 below the
aggregate OF the corresponding period Of
last year. The weeks failures In the
United States and CaaadA number 235, -
against si6 last week.
The Markets - Detail
show little change. The price OF cotton
has advanced y cent IS the result Of . con.
inued light movement from the plsnta-
tons and speculative manipulation In the
New York market for futures" but the
consump.ivs demand has continued mod.
crate and 10 freely met at current quota.
tiona Wool has been very quiet In sil
markets, and occasional concessions havs
L. a.. ~, .l.. r,.L III.
as rule, have been we'll sustained consid-
ering the allow demand. Domestic stocks
a combing wool are n, arly exhausted, and
orders are going abroad, especially for
grades adapted 10 the want OF manufactur-
ers Of Jerseys, In which prepar ltions are
being made for another active season.
Clothing woolsns for the fall trade are sell.
ing slowly, and the mills, as Q general
thing, are not running full capacity, pend.
irg II more active demand for their pro-
ducts. The cotton goods trade 10 not active,
but the supply in tiIst hands has otseoumu-
lated to any extent on account Of the restrict.
ed production. Printers are curtaiIing
the output OF fancy calicoes, and the dull
n,,s In this trade has caused Q slight de-
cline In print cloths, stocks OF watch are
asCumulatipg In spite OF the partial sus.
pension OF work In the mills at Pal River.
Local textile mills are running % usunl,
tome OF them overtime on worsteds and
. few other popular fabrics, while In others
only a part o. the machinery 10 In motion.
There is . good deal OF complaint, par
ticularly among cotton goods manufictur-
ers, about the c,ose trimming rtcessary %
prevent loss on their output at present
market prices. The anthracite coal trads
10 less satisfactory than Q week ago, and
prices are not so firm. There 10 little
movement OF coal TO the eastward, and the
domsStic sizes are In very liPht request.
There would be Q surplus at teewatsr
shipping points but for the rnfo 'ced stop.
page OF work In q number Of Galleries
caused by an excess Of water The iron
trade Is quiet, but stocks are slowly de-
crtating; offerings are moderate and the
market 10 firm. Consumers are orosrins
on ~ for near req uirements.
There have been a good
Many Smnu RIuctnAtaps
In the markets for grain aid provisions.
and the advantage, on the whole, has been
with buyers; but the change 10 no, impor.
tsnt. The dc cline In bog p odueis amounts
to about 20 cent, per barrsl on pork aud
Is cents per 100 pounds on lard. fhe clos-
ing prise for March wheat In Chicago yet-
terdsy was exactly the sans as week sgo.
and corn was only - cent lowsE while In
the seaboayd mnke1 wheat Wn e cent
lower and corn unchanged. The wssknsss
in prices for provisions 10 due 70 lssssnsd
speculative activity and the Indifs-snce of
eIportsrs; but tks reducti0u In values on
produsis Is fully Offset by the decline In
hors, and the position. 20 lar % the pack
ing interest IA concerned, ts practically un.
chsf e d. In the grain trade there h not Q
new feature worth noting. Prices on thi.
\ side contisus above IN export basts aud
/ foreign buyers Are drawing supplies oil both
vi eat aud corn from othsr coun<iss. Ship
m, "a Of W a; frt M Australia have largely
increased, and, with large reserves OF stock
| IN their principal markets and continued
/ free arrivals frr m India and other points.
| ErgliSh buyers maj gtain very !ndif.fens
| attitude with regard to American markets.
| The light receipts OF winter whsst from the
| interior snd q small outward movsmsut
eIrlnip a further crrrsase Of 353 900 bush
| ella 10 the visible supply In this county,.
An increase Of $50 90 bushels 10 notsd In
the amount silosi for Great Britain and
| The Continent, 20 that the stock IN sight "
| reslly larger than a week ego. Corn is also
ACCOMPLISHING. the visible supply ststrm'ns
this week showing sn increase ~
Sn.ss': Su.ss': =" nn TIE '' -. state. and % is5SS
.De ocean. The domestic oou.
SUMPTION Of corn Is rery large, the farm.
as tre rnr'dly marketing their suYpIos
| stool. ,-''sulsriy OF inferior grades; bat
VERY little 10 going abroad, owing 70 the
IslsIve caespbs,s s..d supsrior quality Of
the Dsnubisn corn now offered 10 Engiish
markets.