Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-29
STATE OF TRADE.
Staple Goods Slow and Prices In.
certain.
Woo! Declining, Cotton Dull and
Wheat Sinking.
A Decrease of Nine Failures from
Last Week.

Nkv YoRK, November 2s.--Specia tel.
egrams to Bradstree,'s record smaller
volume Of transactions in staple lines dur.
ing the past week than in The vsek hafns.,
This e particularly noticed IN the dixtri.
button Of dry goods. The prevalence Of
uufavorsble weather and the suspension Of
business one day during the week were re.
sponsible for decline in the aggregate Of
transactions ss compared with previous
weeks, but the falling Of in the dry goods
trade was in addition to the loss attribute.
BILE to these influences. In this line I, has
been the most inactive week Of the sea.
son.
Commission houses at Eastern ceutsrs
have not been doing much, and jobbers
less. Both are still waiting tor q revival
Of activity among retailers, which they ex.
pect to result in renewed orders. Some
lines CT goods are accumula,ine, and there
is talk Of the New Erglapd mills shutting
down again. Prices are however. fairly
veil sustained.
The movement il raw material is only
fair. There is some speculative activity
medium Territory woods. There is. de-.
cline Of from 10 to lc psr pound in Mich,
gan p, with which exception fns aeeces
are steady. The popularity Of roagh
dress goods has resulted In coed de-
mand for low medium sorts. II is sdded
that importations will prevent any advance
in prices Of fine woods. The Providence
manufacturers Of wooden goods repor; the
general demand declining.
In the absence Of any special influences
the cotton market is doll. Futures have
been hanging within three points above
and below Wednesdays close. The cover.
ing on that day, prior TO . holiday, lefi the
market without special inquiry Yesterday.
which resulted in the hesviness noted.
The movement ot grocery staples has
been disappointing. with weak sugar and
coffee markets.
Dairy products are still depressed, with
small export demand.
The wheat market has dechued almost
steadily during the week. Causes for this
are comprised in toe stubborn refusal Cf
foreigners to purchase more freely Ia this
market. the increased receipts at Western
primary markets, and steady increases 10
The visible supply. Added to this are heavy
,ales by holders and The stoppsee Of Min
neapolis -four mills, which virtually throws
On the market l26, 900 bushels OF wheat
per day additionally.
Indian corn, In view Of pniavcrabie
weather a better speculative aud conspnp.
i've demand and relatively light stocks.
has been firmly held
Flour has been weak and lower, 10 sym
,athy with wheat.
Hog products have been quite irregular,
,utss compared with last week are higher
There is no new feature In iron, steel OF
,oal.
Petroleum certificates, owing 10 active
md powerful manipulation, have broken
I7c per barrel within few days. Refined
ost 10 per gallon, but subsequently re
covered portion Of the loss.
The total number oi iailufes Ia tbs
] Jnited States reported to Brsdstreet's this
week were 225, as compared With 234 last
week, with 237 in the like week in 1854,
,22 in 1883, l66 in 1892 and llj in 1881
The total number Of failures In the
: -nited States from January 10 Novem.
Der ~, Is l0,0s6. against l0,l7l IN like
,or,ion Of 1884, o loss Of 86, as compared
With s,sl6 In 1883, With 7,0i9 in 1882. and
With 5.447 in like portion Of 1881.
Canada had 20 failures this week, ~
,on pared with l9 last.