Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-30
The Commercial Sun Brishtsns More
and More.
Reports az to the General State Of
Trade Continue Favo. able.
Wool Sales Large and Prices Tend
ing Upward.
Not So Many Failures Reported
Last Week.

NEw YORK, August 2s.-Wbile the gen
ersl trade situation, IS reported this week in
special kilograms TO Bradstrsets, continues
to be favorable, there is less 10 be said Of
the indications ~ to permanence n the in.
creased activity shown. In addition towhat
has been said Of the improvement in textile
lines, the demand for pig iron o. Philsdsl.
phia, and generally west Of the Allegheny
except at Cleveland, has shown some gain.
In the East this 10 not the case, and while
there may have been some improvement in
the inquiry, there is noae in price. OF de-
mAnd. Dealers in the Eastern markets are
inclined to the opinion that unless the CON-
peting Southern furnaces are cut Oh BY 6nd.
ing ample markets nearer home, or BY high
er freight rates, Eastern pig irons are not
likely TO advance much in the near future.
Steel rails are stronger, but not 20 much
higher, rs irresponsible reports have men.
toned. The mill owners have svowed the
intention Of putting rails up to $50 per
ton.
Wool sales continue large as compared
with last year Dealers are sti9 in their
views, which tends to check operations.
Some manufacturers are inclined tolook for
reaction, but there are no special reasons
apparent .or it, Notwithstanding the con.
tinued strength in the Eastern dry goods
market and the upward tendency Of prices,
some manufacturers continue 10 curtAil pro-
ductop. There are Others making prepAra-
tons to enlarge their output The strength
OF prices in lcadisg lines continues. A
special to Bradstreets from Providence yes.
terday says that the Improvement noted
three weeks ago in the demand for WOOL and
wooden cloths is not fully sustained, Some
OF the manufacturers Of medium grades end
falling on in orders this week, bat hope il
is only temporary, and consequent on the
season and change Of goods Of different
weight.
In grocery staples sugar has shown an
improvement, but tea and coffee are still
behind last year. Dairy products are i'm
proved and higher Wheat has been some
what stronger ut times since the severe dc I.
preston Of the two preceding weeks. The
small advance made has served 10 check
tNpOTts huu btOp Dublbccc buihStVuhy w "-
dicste that however short the crop may be.
foreign consumers are not ready TO assist In
q material advance In North Minnesota
and Dakota il 10 believed that tvothirds
crop will be harvested. Spring wheat farm
ers are better able to hold their grain this
year than last, and in view Of the short crop
il is expected that they will market no more
than compelled to. The demand for money
at Chicago. st. Louis and San Francisco is
light, considerably less than . radical IN.
crease in the demand for merchandise voold
warrant.
There were l46 failures in the United
States during the past week, as compared
with l80 the preceding week, and With l69.
l26 and 10, respectively in the correspond.
ing weeks OF 1884, 1888 and 1882. About
80 per cent were those Of small traders
whose capital was less than 5000. Canada
had 3, decrease Of II.