Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-12
AuTTIE IMPROVEMENT.
me Business Bulletin for the Past Weel
Shows More Failures

me Business Bulletin for the Past Week
Shows More Failures.
NV YoRK, October 1.-THE general
distribution Of merchandise continues on
the strictly conservative basis heretofore
noted. Special telegrams to Brsdstreets
tel Of somewhat better trade at Kansas
City, at Topeka and at leading Southern
distributing centres, but no gain has been
recorded at the leading commercial cen
tres Mercantile collections are reported
better In some localities and less satisfsc-
tory In others. The money markets West
are still close, and loans are made only on
exceptionally good paper. Most of the
funds loaned BY the Chicago banks have
gone into the Northwest wheat regions
Such Improvement as has been noted in
trade at the centres has, in large part,
been found In the heavier lines of dry goods
and clothing, which have been brought into
requisition by the cooler weather. At the
East dry goods buyers continue to
Operate Cautiously,
and, owing to the backward season with re-
tailers, the demand for reassortments is very
light. At the Western centres the advent
of cooler weather has Drought about rela-
tive improvement only, the volume still be-
ing smaller than that disposed of last year.
Prices are low and cut close. Clothing
jobbers East say trade is dull and that col
lections are unsatisfactory. The weeks
weather at the South was warm and drT
and cotton picking is making continued
rapid progress The cotton market at New
York is dull and &c. lower, with middling
upland al l0c. but Southern markets are
fairly active and steady. Speculation in
wheat and corn has been very dull and the
prices of the former have declined in the
absence OF foreign demand and the notice
a6le increase in shipments by farmers, and
the beginning of
Heavier Movement
from interior markets to tide-water Indian
corn. too. has declined in price, frosts nav
ing suggested earlier deliveries than were
expected. and the cornering of the current
delivery driving the outside interest away.
Relatively no demand has depressed cash
com, which has declined cents in week.
Cash wheat has gone of , cents per bushel.
Hog products have been frmer. Lard has
had the greatest advance, the price of the
week having gained lc per pound. Smaller
receipts of hogs, lighter stocks and colder
weather have helped this advance.
There is no change in the iron market
Tin is cheaper and weak. Steel rails are
6rmer at s29G 80. The reported compact
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Restrict Production
Of rails for six months Of 1885 IS still under
discussion. Petroleum continues depressed
while awaiting the tests of the Butler field;
Ocean freight rates are dull and nominal
for want of cargoes. and this at period
when exports should be heavy. Leaf TO-
bacco tor export is scarce and firm. Con
sumers Of wool have been buying cautious
" but values on desirable woods hsve been
very steadily maintained.
There were 2l3 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
past week, as compared with lS3 in the
preceding week and with l66 Us aud III
respectively in the corresponding weeks OF
1853. lss2 and 1851. About s5 per cent
we're those OF small traders whose capital
was less than IS 900. Canada had 20-a
decrease OF IL.