Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-04
A RETRoeRADE WEEK IN TRADE.
The Peoples Moderate Wants Supplied Tor
the Present, Evidently.


the Present, Evidently.
NEw YORK, October 3.-The check to the
activity in business circles at the East,
noted in Bradstreet's last week, has become
more pronounced in New England. The
distribution Of boots and shoes is as heavy
as ever, but the demand for wooden and cot
ton goods has fallen of. Beth staples are
quieter. Raw wool is fairly active, aud
tie advance in prices previously noted Is
sustained, but the tendency to an advance
in quotations is less marked. Late
sales are less than during weeks
in the latter part of August and IN
the early portion of September. There Is
a diminished activity in dry goods. Prices
are no more than sustained. Commission
and jobbing houses find check in the de-
mand, and state that it will not be neces-
ssry tor the retail demand to step IN and
take the wholesale purchases of the last
month or two, if the late activity is to be
upheld.
Within month it will be made plain
whether the general public has the ability as
well as the desire to buy more largely than
within year past, The movement OF tex
tile staples from second hands has Visibly
declined. Providence, R. l., advices are
that the cotton and wooden manufacturers
row think that the foundation OF the I'M
provement in business within the past
month or go is not as solid as had been
hoped Machinery generally is running
but the effort TO obtain better prices has re
suited disspPointingly.
At Boston, Philadelphia, New York and
other Eastern business centers there IS no
material change in the situation, beyond the
fact that buyers appear to have reached
limit 10 their purchases in anticipation OF
wants. At Savannah Galveston and Mem
phis there has been disappointing trade
during the week, largely on account OF IN
favorable weather. At Cincinnati, too bus
.ressis more quiet, and prices in some lines
are weaker. At Pittsourg and Cleveland,
he distribution Of goods is fairly active
only. At St. Paal, there is moderate &C
,ivity, with no signs Of q boom. At Chi
cego, trade is still fairly satisfactory, and
the demand for fInGs from the country has
advanced rates from TO 6 per cent. A.
St. Louis, too. in spite Of vet weather staples
are in fair demand.
The request for iron East aud West is OF
fsir proportions, with 10 indication OF an
advance in prices. Less is heard of South
ern iron at the East than formerly. Anthra
cite coal is frner aud in moderately better
demand. Grsi3 is dull and low. The ex
port demand is not especisllr improved, and
stocks in sight in this O., untry are heavier
than ever. Floar stoc4 throughout the
country are about 38 per cent. lsss than on
July l as reported BY Bradstreets. but the
staple has been in relatively light export de-
mand at current quotations. Cotton has
advanced, owing to reports of damage to the
growing plant, and mercantile failures are,
unexpectedly, but E,tle in excess Of the
total ior nine months of 1884. Grocery
staples are without improvement. In
dairy products, buffer 3 dull and cheese
higher.
There wers l72 failures in the United
Ststes during the past week, as compared
with 40 the preceding week, and with lo9,
100 and l22 respectively il the correspond
ING weeks of 1884, 1888 and 1882. About
81 per cent were those OF small traders,
whose capital was less than $1,000. Canada
had % an increase of 3.