Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-08
The Northwestern Scheme to De-
press the Price Of Wheat.
The Plan In a Measure Proves Sue.
cessfuI.
General Improvement Continues
Slowly
And Without Changs.--lron and
Coal as Usual.

NEw YoRH, November There is 70
special feature in the general trade si,ua.
tion as reported to Bradstreet's, aside from
the evident attempts made in the North.
west to depress the price Of wheat. The
heavy rush of sheat 10 Minneapolis within
10 days past has not been the result Of ex.
cessive deliveries from farmers hands, al.
though efforts have been made to produce
tha, impression. The wheat which wss al.
ready largely owned BY Northwestern mill.
ers had been stored q, interifr points, and
was rushed to market merely to produce
the impression that the grain was being
unloaded by farmers. I. is now evident
that the scheme VA, in q measure
successful, for farmers throughout the
Northwest are shipping more freely on the
decline started, owing no doubt to q fear
that prices will be further depressed. This
feature Of the grain msrke. constitutes
about about all the difference from tho sit
uation one week ago The result is ten.
dency toward lower prices, particularly in
the absence of an improvement in the for.
eign demand, and backed by q heavy in.
crease in the visible supply.
Indian cora and oats are relatively high
er than wheat. Supplies are not so large,
irrespective OF the question Of new crop
supplies. Cash purchases, too, are heav-
ier. Hog products are higher on a better
home and export demand, as well as in
syinT Tathy with the price Of corn.
The general movement Of dry goods has
been light. and on the whole, disappoint.
ing. At Boston there has been smaller
business during the week than for q long
time past Recorders are not expected
until settled cold weather appears. An
encouraging feature 10 found in the fact
that while the mills Hre producing in ex.
cess OF one year ago, no complaints are
heard while early in November. 1884,.
there were pronounced demands for iur-
ther restriction Of production. Wool Is re-
ported to be steady and Of moderate aetiv.
ity. Manufacturers are we'll stocked, but
more liberal purchases are expected to
be made within six weeks. Ii is reported
that rs per cent moro wool and worsted
machinery is running than one year ngo.
The general trade situation is not chan.
ged within week. At Boston it is good
in spots only; at Philadelphia it 10 con-
Quoted on moderate scale and with 90
features. At Baltimore it is quiet, the
regular distribution for the season being
completed. AT Cincinnati -four. grain and
provisions are dull, and iron and coal are
Cleveland exhibits no renewed
activity, and ct Indianapolis business is
qliet, with the outlook for q moderate
trade. At Chicago it is reported that u
better movement ol goods is expected next
week. ST. Louis, Memphis and Louisville
announce q fair and satisfactory volume Of
in staple goods. AZ such
cities ns Peoris, DesMoines. Davenport
and Milwaukee there has been fairly sat
butiness. At Minneapolis and
st. Paul there has boen smaller volume
OF trade, and at Kansas City considerable
activity.
Cotton has been dull ard lower, fu.drss
some II points and spot about lc IN tho
week. This was caused by heavier visible
supplies and light demand from spinn.rs
and from Liverpool. The demand for gro
Gerry staple has been only moderate, with
sugar and Brazil coffee lower. FsSey
grades Of butter srs higher. Cheese Is
dull, with light export demand. Iron and
steel and coal pr,sent no new features %
com pared with last week.
There were 1856 failures in the United
States reported to Brsdstreet's drhug tho
week, against ITO the preceding week, and
l6G. 2l9 and lag in the corresponding
weeks OF 1894. 1893 and 1882 respectively.
About sc per cent were those Of small
traders whose capital WAS less than 81. 900.