Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-26
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Business Looking Up on Account OF the
Coming Spring.


Coming Spring.
New YoRK, April 25.-The warm veath-
er ofthe past few days has encouraged re-
tailers at the East to make renewed par
chsses. This they have been doing to .
moderate extent, the buying being in small
orders. At the West, farmers generally be-
ing busy with spring work, country deal as
have had less incentive to 60 into the mar
ket. kilograms to BradstreefS present
this view of the situation, although, as is
also noted, there has been better feeling
in trade circles, based on the improvement
of the weather, and it must be confessed on
a widespread notion that war abroad Is inev-
liable, and that it will stimulate business In
the United States.
There is no better outlook in industrial
lines. The Amalgsmsted Association OF
Iron and Steel Workers are preparing to
oppose the proposed reduction OF Is per
cent in wages on June /. The secession OF
several lodges, owing to minor revolutions
in industrial processes, and a resulting divi-
sion Of interests among metal workers, may
break the aggregate strength OF the associs-
ton, but will not weaken the front of or
ganized labor, as new bodies (the United
Nailers and others) have made their ap-
pearance. While the Philadelphia carpet
weavers' strike has ended in compromise,
the employers have succeed in barring out
the influence OF the Knights Of Labor from
the mills, significant fact.
Coal Mining Interests.
With the return TO work Of the carptt
weayers comes the snnouncem ent OF de-
mand for an advance in wages of l0c per
ton by the Georges Creek (Md.) coal min
ers. The number of smaller strikes in lead
ing industrial lines continue to form large
aggregate. The Western Pennsylvania
railroad pit miners have given in, returning
to work at 2! cents per bushei, The volume
of merchandise moving as per current re
ports, continues about as last week. Lead
ing freight line officials announce that the
total weight of freight moved since January
|, both east and west. is not as heavy as IN
a ike portion OF 1884.
Our special advices from the Northwest
state that had the war news come fortnight
earlier the spring wheat acreage would have
exceeded that of 1884. Under the circum-
stances it is notably larger than it would
have been had there been prospect OF war
abroad. The present outlook is for slight
ly decreased area. A special from Cali
fornia reports some damage to the wheat
crop. In the central western and western
States, where the winter wheat crop is re-
ported so heavily short, the continued warm
weather has shown vitality in the plant in
fields where the loss had been supposed to
be almost total. 1t is possible, therefore,
that the damage to winter wheat great as 1t
is, may be overstated. The speculative
market for breadstufs has been stronger
and prices stronger Wheat closed mo. ?
red) at ST0l3 last night, against g6!c a
week ago. Exports have been checked By
the demand. Indian corn has been in bet
ter export demand and has been quite
strong, closing at 5js &c against 32lc week
ago. Hog products have been dull and ne
elected. Mess pork is Sl3 against Sl3,
and refined lard 81 IS as compared with
81 IS last week Friday night, Receipts Of
hogs West have been heavy but of live
weight.
Petroleum, Cotton aud Wool.
Petroleum continues in the old rut. Pro
fessionals possess the market, and scalping
is their only recreation. Exports are light
The war news depressed cotton, options
touching their lowest point on Friday. Md
ding Uplands closed az l05c last night
against lie week sgo. Spring weather has
stimulated buying by Eastern retail dry
goods merchants, which causes iobberS to
report a somewhat better business. Com
mission houses have not felt the gain. TAX
ings are said 10 be for immediate wants
only. The demand for prints South
and West is most conspicuous. Dealers
in wool anticipating the effect Of the new
clip, are Inclined to dispose Of their stocks
freely. Prices are therefore rather in buy
ers favor. Sales have been free to manu-
facturers. There has been little of interest
to report The distribution of coffee and
tea hes been Disappointing, and prices are
lower. Sugar is firm und'r the influence
of the export demand. Dairy products are
dull.
There were I1S failures in the United
States during the past week, as compared
with l96 in tie preceding week, and with
l64, lS6 and los respectively in the CORE.
spending weeks of 1884, 1888 and 1882.
About 85 per cent. were those Of small trad
ers whose capital was less than s., 900.
Canada had q, an increase Of 2.