The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-20
STATE OF TRADE,
'uAlnoss Decidedly Dull on Account of Elec.
~. X tIon Ell element. Ilsn3 ..-55

NEW DIRK, Oct. 1S.-Brudstreet's ,J0,tr,,,
IN It's commercial summary for the weel
says: Tho distribution Of mecrchan
disc throughout the United States i,lurint
the past week has been somewhat inter
ierrcd with at the Nort, by tho interest i,
aud the excitement attendant upon III,
Ohio election. This is not thought to hay,
a marked effect, and the special dispatchc.
70 ! Bfddstreets from leading business cen
ters confirm previous reports that general
trade throughout the United States is de.
cldedly dull. Atno point is much II any
chanse looked for prior To- the general
election, and from New England a nun.
Der OF dealers arc OF the opinion tllat M
revival need be looked for until February
or March next. i5PS5, 5''.i'''' = ~ ~ '
Receipts OF wheat continue heavy both
East and West, tho former being the ro.
suit q contracts made by tho trunl, limo
roads prior to the last =ffl..f, -"
.!!. 5 ATTEMPTED ''HEsronlr;oN'
ofthe rates. The number OF them com,
lngto the surface indicates ancnormo mously
heavy carrying business contracted ahead
or continued in disregard Of The last order
OF the pool line commissioners. st..s
Inc dry goods market, under the intlu.
eilce OF mild weather and Il strictly con.
seryatlvc demand, are very quiet md un.
The weather in the cotton States during
INC week has greatly favored cotton PICK.
ing. srl.s4St... o%4 8 -. = - =,
There is no change In iron. Steel rails
lre not so firm since the failure to perfect
the combination to work half time in the
iirsthalf Of 1885 One mill sold 10000 tons
o. rails TO the Canadian Pacific Railway
zoe per ton under competitive offers from
EnG!isii mills, but at 1 Very low price.
There is no gain in tho Goa, situntion
and production will be decreased three
weeks prior 10 Janunry1. ~ ss5S -TG%'
ocean frciehts arc tirner under light Of
icritss ior grain, but easier in other lines,
Exports OF cereals are rcstric cd. s.33|i :
TIE WEEKS FAILURE
There were 200 failures iu the United
States. reported to Bradstrcet's during the
week, against 2l3 in tho preceding week
and $50, al and 100 in the correspondinp
weeks OF 1851, 1882 and 1851 respectively,
About S. percent were those OF small
traders whose capital was less than s.. 600
Among thong those reported embarrassed
were Back 4 Fishel, manufacturers Of rnf.
hhgs; Schreier Bros, wholesale flowers
aud ieathers, and G. II. Crags e. Co,
wholesale jewelry, New York City; New
ork State Clothing Company Platts.
burg; James Legg 4 Co, woolen manu-.
iactnrers, Worcester, Mass, and Maple.
vile, r. l.; Heidmeyer & streieltz, whole.
sale cloths, Chicago; S. S. Davis 4 Co.,
bankers, Cincinnati, and the Carbondalc
Coal and Coke Company, St. Louis.
2s.p WOOL, 52-ssa y ID. z
BosToS, Oct. ls.-Tho Adrertiser in il,
weekly review Of the wool market saws
The market has been less active, and at
the close Of tho week, owing to the failure
OF one woollcn manufacturer and the en-.
barrassment of another firm, the tone Is
somewhat expressed and weak. The fail
ure OF James Legg 4 Co., manufacturers
OF: cassimeres at Mapleyille, K. l., and
worcester, was notaltogcther unexpected,
and more than one house has declined to
sell him except for cash. 2a' 2S5. q : ..:s5
It's not surprising that the market is in
buyers favor, and dealers are very cau.
tious rs to whom they sell. The manu-.
iact,rer who buys for cash has the call, SO
to speak, and has an advantage. AS nm
Illustration, we note sale OF Michigan X
at 3lc this week, but it was to a four
months customer. Plenty OF Michigan
can be bought at 3Oc. Combing and Dc
laine wools arc in good demand and are
the most steady, maintaining their value
the best. Wereport salc OF Ohio dclaiiic
at 3sc, but that is extreme, and 3Cc will
buy considerable. 1t is more difficult to
get SIC than week ago. There is good
demand for NN and above, and also X
fleece, and sales have been large. The
transactions in territory woods have been
liberal, and sales would havc been larger,
had offers within IL Of asking prices been
accepted. Some Canadian buyers have
been in the market looking for medium
! wools: Pulled woods are dull and in
buyers favor. There have been. fur her
sales Of Georgia woods at o2lao3c.
i!7$. fsl 4 COKE TRADE.
CoNSELLsvlLLE, Oct. The Keystone
Courier says. The coke trade remains
about rs usual. Though there has been
some slight changes in production as well
as in consumption, the output and the de-
mand have remained stationary. The
average daily shipments are still 5o5 cars,
andthc idle ovens today aggregate 4,4l3
against 4,4l7 two weeks ago. Tho idle
ovens are classified as follows: The As ner-
cent Shut down Of the pool; 3,O9G; other
pool ovens idle, 472; furnace ovens ,so7
Independent ovens 70; old ovens idle, 800.
Two weeks ago, this classification
was: Shut down percentage 3,O9G;
pool y ovens, 374; furnace ovens,
397 independent ovens, 1871; n old
idle overs, 800. Thus it will be seen that
some Of the independent ovens have fired
up while some moro OF the pool ovens
have ceased burning. This latter circum-
stance has been due to n temporary fall
ing Oft in orders and n consequent. accu-
mutation of coke which for the time it was
impossible to get Off. As noted 9 IN our
last report this was the cause OF vigorous
kick on the part Of some members Of the
coke association. Secretary Achcson, of
the coke syndicate, was here several days
recently, in conference with the aggrieved
shippers and succeeded in explaining mat
tcrs to the satisfaction OF tho latter. i 1t is
expected that the idle works, which in
clude. Percy, Ferguson, Colvin, Anchor