Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-04
STATE OF TRADE.

| The Volume of Business Is Fair, but No
Suggestive of n Revival.
NV IORK, May 2.-The general tenol
Of the special kilograms received by Brad
streets yesterday eorroboratet the view
taken By this journal early in the year, thai
while the spring season woald be likely to
result in a moderate degree of commercial
activity, which by comparison with the
winters dullness might suggest q trade
revival, that the volume of merchan
disc distributed would fall behind the
total during the like period in 1884, and
that the end of the season would bring no
prospects of q revival in the near future
This forecast holds true at the present time
the close of the spring season. The past
week revealed no gain in the distribution OF
merchandise in suy line with possible ex-
ception in favor of boots and shoes from
Boston. Dry goods are as slow of move
ment and as unsatisfactory as to the margin
OF profit as heretofore. The sales of grocer
les and provisions have not increased
AT the West unfaYorable weather has pre-
vented good trade in most lines, and the
resulting dullness has been emphasized by
farmers being busy with spring farm work.
In the Northwest the weather has been
excellent, and farmers have been crowding
every effort to increase their spring wheat
acreage. Seeding is well advanced,
and the plant, where up, is thriy'
ing we'll Chicagos general trade report,
while admitting no favorable outlook, takes
refuge in the claim that there are no signs
OF lower depths. The damage to the winter
sown wheat reported by the government to
amount to shortage of ninesy-three million
bushels as compared with the crop of 1884,
points to harvest of nine hundred and
twenty.tour bushels, quantity equal to
the harvest Of 1885. Prices
of wheat and -four have been IN
steady under the varying runners as to the
prospects of war abroad. In accordance
with the tenor of late reports, the move
ment has been upward. No. red closed
last night at 81 49,, against 81 004 last
week, and No. mixed corn at soc, as
compared with SEC. Flour has advanced
25@35e per barrel. Hog products have
been dull and inactive. Speculation has
been light and purchases for export limited
as for grain.
The general industrial situation is pcsc-
tically unchanged, interest centering on the
approaching contest between the Western
iron and steel manufacturers and the ANAL
gamated Association of workingmen.
Raw wool is in little better demand if
any, Notwithstanding the improvement in
the request for certain lines of WSolen goods
The prospective pressure Of the new clip
prevents gain in prices. The war news
exercised 8 depressing influence on prices
Of cotton, and midding uplsnds closed at
10 ll-l6, as compared with la5c on ApSl
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There are no new features rs to iron or
coal. Petroleum is slightly higher, but the
reports OF production during April are de-
pressing The movement Of grocery sta
pies is still disappointing. Coffee snd tea
are lower Sugar advanced on speculative
buying. Canned goods ere weak, Dairy
products are lower and quiet.
There were LOT failures in the United
States during the past week, as compared
with l9s in the proceeding week and with
Isl, 1872 and 90 respectively in the cor
responding weeks OF 1884, 1888 and 1882
About - per cent were those of small
traders, whose capital was less than s, 900
Canada had 80, an increase of 9.