The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-16
BUSINESS WORLD
BUoKINe AeAINsrBAD wEATnRR.

BUcKTNG AGAINST BAD wEATHRH
Dioekades In tho West Retarding Trad
Moysmeats-The Iron Industry Dull.
: Wool Trade Reported Bs.sk-An
Opinion on the Labor outlook.
NEw YoRk, Feb. 14.-Bradstreet's Jour
nal, in its commercial summary says
General traffic has been again great!
interrupted at the West by the severe cols
weather and snow which have prevailed
Adyices from Chicago to BradSireets init
mate that the interruption to the distti
button of merchandise and the movement
OF produce to the seaboard together with
the damage done to the railways by deten'
tions or otherwise are greater than have
generally been made public. On yesterday
afternoon roads running out Of Chicago
were still refusing freight, atany rate, ew-
| ing to the blockade. General trade at
Chicago, OF course, has been reduced to
quite Gmall proportions. The delay to
transportation has been seriously felt also
at st. Louis, Cincinnati and Throughout
the Northwest. The usual winter dull
ness characterizes commercial operations
at st. Louis, which has been intensified by
causes already outlined. The only excep-
ton Is found in slightly increased de-
mand for dry goods. There is no gain in
the volume Of trade at Cincinnati, and ad-
vices from cities west of the Mississippi
River report no animation in business cir
cles, and no signs Of improvement.
THE .wEEg's BUSINESS
in Philadelphia in general lines has been
on the basis for immediate require
ments only, though there is said to be
firmer feeling there as to values in most
lines. At Boston the only encouraging
fatures are better demand for leather,
with an advance OF &c on some grades, and
q steady demand for dry goods.
It is added that the tendency OF brown
cottons is upwards, and in Souie an ad-
vance OF l to lc il asked. On the other
hand some OF the larger Lowell and Law
renee mills are threatening to shut down
II raw cotton does not become cheaper, or
the finished article dearer. Nothwith-
standing the seasons stoppages and re-
duced wages, New England cotton mill
treasurers are said 10 be coming to the
conclusion that they are makingno money
at all.
In New York general business lacks
,tttaEks+ frhara Ia nn1nnfatrt itI nil ttnaG
that sales are behind those ofone year ago.
In dry goods the movement is fair, but
new sales were somewhat checked by the
weather and the gradual complexion OF
jobbers' preparations. Prices Of textiles
are generally firm, notwithstanding the
competition Of selling agents.
Cotton contracts have been dull and neg
lected. They manifested some tirmness
and activity yesterday bccauseof the small
receipts.
There is no improvement in the iron
trade East or West, except what can be
gathered from an advance in the price Of
nails by the combination controlling their
manufacture. Nominally tho pr ces OF
raw and merchants iron can be shaded.
The severe weather has rendered the iron
trade at the East il possible more than
usually dull.
wool.
4BosroN, Feb. 14.-The Aipetiser in its
weekly review OF the wool market says:
Tie business OF the week despite the cold
weather has been again quite brisk, and II
general trade were good the volume Of
transactions in this market during the
past eleven weeks would have resulted in
o sharp advance for most descriptions.
The largest transactions have again been
Territory, California, East Oregon and
pulled wools. The main desire Of manu-
facturers seems to be to obtain woods
which can be used to cheaper stock, but
at the game time they enter the market
for supplies with an intlexible limit per
secured pound, ranging from 40a50c. The
market is secured for job lots, but these
during the past ten weeks have been
about cleaned up. Combing woods have
been much sought for this week, and Ken
lucky, and Z blood Is about cent high
er, with some liberal sales at full prices
Combing pulled has been sold at the
highest prices Of the season, or 35c, which
is an advance OF 2 cents. A few sales OF
ielaine are reported, but as a rule holders
are not inclined to sell their X& delaine
at SIC, and are holding for higher figures.
This has led to an improved inquiry for
choice old Australian, and some few sales
have, we think, been made, other than
those reported. For these choice Aus
tralian wools there is demand, but the
poorer grades continue dull. The London
market kept firm also for these woods, and
It seems to be settled that no amount Of
any wool can be bought there for this mar
ket, both price and quality standing in
the way.
THEDABoH OUTLOOK.
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