Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-03
IN STATE OF A
For Dry Goods, Wool and Boots and Shoe
HINT No Other BusinessB Room,

For Dry Goods, Wool and Boots and Shoes
But No Other Business Boom.
New YORK, August Especial kilograms
to Bradstreet's, while indicating no material
change in the general movement of mer'
chandise, continue to report greater stead.
ness in Eastern and other leading drygoods,
wool and boot and shoe markets. There
are no changes in prices ofithose commode
ties, but sales are q little more frequent
and dealers inclined to be c~orrespondingly
cheerful. The cotton goods market
has been slightly stitfeued, par.
ticularly that. Of the mourning
goods due to the special demand at this
time. A number of special makes of the
latter are reported to have been exhausted.
The supply Of raw woods at eastern markets
is ample and varied, and while there are no
advances in quotations, it is doubtful wheth-
er holders would accept figures offered SIX
weeks ago.
When these points have been noted, there
are DO Others on which to base expectations
of an improvement. Iron and steel are as
dull as ever. The decreased production
and increased stocks during the past halt
year are specially significant.
Coal is in no better demand, and the ar
raDgement to take out q large quantity per
month during the next few months encour-
ages buyers to hold of. Petroleum specu
lation has lost its snap, so far as the bulls
are concerned, though the statistical posi-
ton of the product has remained quite as
strongly in favor Of higher figures as here
tofore.
Owing to the increase in the visible sup
ply OF wheat, the continued absence of in
terest on the psrto of exporters and the heavy
stocks in sight, the price OF wheat has con-
tinued depressed and downward. Iester-
day there was q reaction, based on the re-
ported damage to inc spring wheat crop in
Minnesota ard Dakota. A special to Brad
streets from St. Paul states that the wealth
er in the region indicated has greatly favor
ed the bull side of the market, as there has
been great heat, followed By rain and serious
damage to the crop. The measure of the
injury has not been determined. This has
been particularly true in the north. Ia the
southern portion Of the region indicated
some damage has been done by chinch bugs,
but there has been little or no rain.
The hog products market has been weak,
n sympathy with wheat, its only basis Of
strength being the decline in receipts of
hogs, and relative high prices thereof, as
compared with products. The demand for
grocery staples has been moderate and with
out any special improvement. Dairy pro-
ducts are lower, with restricted demand
both for the home trade and for export
Cotton has been higher owing to the cur
rent manipulations of the bulls with August
options. In sympathy Herewith, Spotsh have
been stronger.
The reports from financial centers East
and West bring no signs of improvement.
These from Chicago point to a decline
in the demand for money during the week.
There were 1874 failures in the United
States during the past week, as compared
With 2l5 the preceding week, and with l99,
l55 and los respectively in the correspond
ing weeks Of 1884, 1882 and 1882, About
&c per cent. were less than $1,000. Canada
had Is, q decrease Of II.