The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-17
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Reports ffpm Trade Centres on the Commei
T. eiai outlook.
NEw YoKx; Aug. 15.-gradsseet's, in 1t
commercial Summary to-day, will says
Special telegrams to Bradaree.,s from
leading business centesreport o eontinu
ancs ofthe improvement recently notet
inthe movement Of staple dry. goods, o
wool and Of boots and shoes. This Is spec
Tally noted at the East OF all the large cities
Almost Western centers this Is reflected
In reports OF a somewhat heavier move
ment OF merchandise and o more hopefn
feeling among merchants.
Chicago states that Northwestern farm
ers are in o fairly satisfactory position e
make fall purchases, but the expected cal
for funds TO move the crops has not beer
felt there. The situationis rather better
at the South, where the bright cotton
crop prospects are encouraging interior
merchants 10 purchase In excess OF earlier
expectations. At the East, bleached. cot
tons and fannels are strongest. Flannela
are selling at an advance Of 8 per cent.
Wool maintains Its late frmness. Pur.
chases are fairly liberal, and while many
buyers are very conservative in taking sup
plies, itremains true that scales are heay.
Ter than at the like period last year. Prices,
however, while firm, are unchanged.
In grocery staples the deliveries OF cof-
fee and sugar are behind those OF last
year. Dairy products are still depressed,
with o falling off in the exports OF cheese.
Wheat is dull and weak and lower. Heavy
stocks and the light export demand are
the chief depressing influences. Indian
corn Is moderately firm, with light stocks
and small receipts. The statement from
the West that no official reports on the
grain crops Of Minnesota have been made
by the Washington Bureau Of late, owing,
as stated, to the lack OF funds, opens TO in
quiry the value OF the August report on
the extent of the damage done to wheat
in that region in July. Our own advices,
including those received by wire yester-
day, report o greater amount OF damage
than had been previously reported.
There Is no improvement in actual busi.
ness in iron or steel. The few new in.
quirfes thus far have resulted in no new
business in pig iron, The late orders from
rail mills were from Southwestern and
Southern roads, but the decision Of rail
TO curtail production next
year points TO the extent OF the depression
In that line.s There were 1G0 failures in
the United States during the past week as
with 1902 the preceding week. 2
. Wool.
BosToS, August 15.-The Adratisef says:
The total receipts Of wool at this port dur
ing tho past week comprise 1886 bales
and COZ bales foreign, against
II, 700 bales domestic and j ,02s bales for.
sign for the same time last year. The
total receipts since January i, 1885, COM
prise 3i5, ,632 bales domestic and So CSC
bales foreign, against 295. .G72 bales domes-
ic and 45, ,70l bales foreign for the cores
ponding year in 1884.
The sales for the week comprise s, ,S75, ri
200 pounds OF domestic fleece and pulled,
and 10000 pounds Of foreign, making the
weeks transactions foot up 1856, 200
pounds, against 4, ,4s3, 400 pounds for the
;wo previous weeks transactions.
The market has been exceedingly active,
considering that the business OF the week
but five working days. The
one ia, il anything, stronger, and we al- |
vance prices in Ohio MN and above,
Michigan x and No. 1. Sales wonld have
been larger of fleeces, but dealers are
IT'LL very largely sold ahead, some to the
sxtent Of COO, 900 to 900, 900 pounds. Hence
hey baye mol ileecss 10 offer, Much choice
WOOL Is now Held above the market, com-
mission merchants being instructed 10 OBJ
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