Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
BUSINESS REVIVAL.

No Inflated Boom Spreads Its Wings Over
the Great Business Communities, But
Substantial Trade Makes Its Way.
NEW YORK, September l2.-The condi-
ton Of general trade, as reported TO Brad
streets BY special kilograms, is quite IS
favorable as that mentioned at any pre-
vious date within several weeks past, The
steadiress and strength manifested BY tfe
demand for dry goods and for woolen Ia
brics have encouraged many dealers at
Eastern distributing ceptsrS to look fr
steadiness in the movement, 1t may be
added that the gain in the demand for pig
iron ten2s in some degree to inspire the
'corsdence manifested in various quarters
that the turn in the tide has at last taken
place, and that the increase in the consumP-
tion of staple commodities may preserve .
steady growth. 1t is welcome sign that
no boom is discernible in any direction.
The increased distribution Of goods is form
ed of q larger number of moderate sized
orders, and in many instances of unexpeet
ed duplicate demands. The American y
Pig Iron Market
is firm. Sales at New York average about
5000 tons daily. With a continuation of
this business moderate advance is likely.
ALI the steel rail mills are at work, and
$1,000 are freely quoted. Bar iron Is in
much better request, and the iron trade as
q whole feels that influence.
Eastern agents and jobbers Of dry goods
continue to do fair business, but as re-
tailers are fairly well stocked up, sales are
not so large as they have been. Additional
brands of brown and bleached cottons have
been advanced in price. There has been no
special change in tie wool market. Manu-
facturers buy with reserve, as holders are
s.iff in their views, and goods have not sp-
preciated in price to correspond with the
gain in raw material The demand for
wooden goods is rather better than other
wise.
Boots and shoes are in much better re-
quest, but prices are low. The features of
the general situation are, however, not uni.
form. Anthracite coal aud wheat, and In
disn corn ard flour are al suffering from
extremely depressed prices and slack de.
mand. These must be supplemented BY
reference to quite severe railway compsti-
ton and wars Of rates south, northwest and
east from Chicago. With wheat coming to
he seaboardsat 9 cents per 100 pounds to
New York, and cents 10 Baltimore, there
can be
Little That Is Favorable
Inferred ss to prospective railway earnings.
The prices OF the leading cereals continue
low from causes now wen known. Pfovis-
ions and hog products are dull aud steady.
The farmers at the Northwest are refusing
10 market their grain at existing rates, and
in many instances are preparing to hold it
until quotations offered are much higher.
Petroleum is only moderately active, aud
is depressed to some extent by reports ofre-
new, d activity in The oil regions,
Grocery stables continue te remove slow
ly, sugar alone being active and higher.
Dairy products are in slow demand.
There were lSS tailares in the United
States during the past week, as compared
with l69 the preceding week, and with
lS0 l36 and l39 respectively in the CORE
spending weeks of 1884, 1883 and 1882.
About SO per cent. were those OF small trad
ers whose capital was less than $4,000.
Canada had q, an increast ofl.