Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-08
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THE FALL TRADE.

A Moderate ImproVement-Unfayor
Eject OF the Hot Weather In the East
Bradstreet's Weekly Trade ReView-Fine
Outlook In Wheat-rhs Decline In Petro-
leum Due to New welis-An Increase in
the Weekly List of Failures.
Few York, September Especial tele,
grams TO Bradstreet's from leading trade
centres point to moderate improvement
in the movement of general merchandise at
a few cities other than those previously
mentioned. New York city, however, is not
one of them. nor is Philadelphia nor Balti
more. At Boston a moderate gain in orders
in some lines is reported. Cotton goods at
that market are reported stifening some
what as a result of the restriction III pro
duction In the East, however, the severe
hot weather has unfavoFably affected trade
At St Louis, on the other hand, the volume
of fall trade is said to be quite satisfactory,
and the presence Of numerous country bay
ers promises a continuance. At Kansas
City trade is said to be active and in some
lines brisk Leading Kansas cities report a
fair to moderate amount Of new business,
due mainly to local causes.
FAN Trade Beginning.
Leading southeastern cities, such as
Charleston, Wilmington aud Savannah
state that the fall trade is beginning, and
that is is fairly satisfactory. From Chicago
comes word that trade is dull, and that such
increases as have been noted have been
smaller than expected. The leading West
ern money mskets show greater DISPOSE.
ton to loan funds but smaller demand
therefor. At Chicago demands for loans
are light. and country grain holders decline
TO ship. More money is going West from
St Louis, some farmers preferring to Dor
row rather than sell their wheat at present
prices. In the Northwest iar&ers are
equally unwilling to ship their grain, but
are lesS liable TO hold it, being in debt and
having limited storage facilities
The Outlook i'm Wheat.
Bradstreet's special Minnesota and Da-
kota telegrsphic adviees are that $4,000.
600 bushels Of wheat is none too large an
estimate, and that the quality is excellent.
California crops are described as superb.
Indian corn promises if free from frost for
10 DAYS. the largest Weld on record. Re
ports of rains in the United Kingdom, a
drouth in India and the unexpectedly small
increase in the visible supply of wheat
served 10 advance prices during the week,
so that after the decline of the past few
DAYS the gain since August ~ is &c. In
dian corn is higher on small receipts, and
there is 5, arcity Of good grades, A deal
in September and October is rumoyed in
Chicago, and option prices give color to it
il. The advance for the week Is sc. Pro-
visions have lain flat since the collapse Of
the Chicago corner in pork Saturday,
The Decline In Petroleum.
Petroleum has declined within two DAYS
on the bringing in of a heavy flowing we'll in
the Baldridge field, and sharp short selling.
he loss on certificates OF crude is Age,
The August cotton report TO Bradstreets
makes the prospects of the crop not above
fair. The cotton markets have been quiet
and comparatively steady. Spot quotations
are unchanged, and futures declined S9l7
points from the best figures on Liverpool
adyices, increasing recei0ts and lack of sup
port Dry goods prices have been steady.
The movement is increasing, although still
Of comparatively moderate dimensions.
LeaftobaccO options have declined StG l-l6c,
but spots are reported firm.
The Weeks Failures.
Ocean freights continue dull and lower,
as an excess Of tonnage is offering. The
wool trade has not been so active as in sew
eral preceding weeks, but the demand has
been very fair and values have been stftiy
maintained at all points. There were l78
failures in the United States reported to
BradSreet , during the past week as COM
pared with IG9 in the preceding week, and
with ll2. i2l and s. respectively in the
corresponding weeks of lSN3, lss2 and
1851. About - per cent were those of
small traders, whose capital was less than
-, 900. Canada had Is, an increase of
four. The San Francisco correspondent of
Bradstreet's reports that general trade is
stagnated. This, in the midst Of plenty, is
explained as due to the transition state of
commerce, caused by changes in transpor-