The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-19
TRADE AND LABOR.
COMMERCIAL SITUATION
Nothing to Brag of-The Industrial Centors
,rReport no Imptovement-Activity In
Wool, but NO Change In Priccs-Iron7-
4Iarket-Depression in Canada.

Mnrket-Depres.ion in Canada.
New YoRK, Jan. 17.-Bradslreet's Jour
nal, in its commercial summary, says
1.-THE general commercial situation
throughout the country, as reported by
special kilograms from leading trade cen
tiers, corroborates the view expressed.last
week, that while there is a feeling abroad
OF greater confidence respecting the out
look for business th0re is little apparent
basis therefor, beyond tue advanced price
Of wheat, which in turn is OF course the
approximate cause Of the gain in Indian
corn, oats, flour, and particularly 80 for
the movement in hog products. AS pre-
yiously indicated, an improvement due to
the spFlng demand was not unlikely 70
take place in the staples, and mainly in
food products and dry goods.
The gain in prices ut Boston is the same
as that noted oyer Q month ago, Manu-
facturers still claim that they are produc-
ing at a loss. The revived purchases OF
dry goods at this season were 10 bc ex-
pected, yet the volume is smaller than one
year ago now.
ISpusTRIAL SITUATION.
The industrial situation, US a whole, is
rather worse than it has been. Continued
reductions Of wages at the East and West,
strikes Of violence in Indiana and Ohio
do not mark an improvement.
At Heading cities the situation is as fol-
lows: Boston says the advance in dry
goods prices has been maintained, but ut
loss Of sales. Philadelphia reports
continued feeling oil confidence, but
smaller volume OF transactions. Pitts.
burgh announces an increase in manuiaC.
tured iron production, but no encouraged
outlook, especially since the failure Of
Oliver Brothers 4 Phillips. Cincinnati
reports stronger tone in trade, but sales
are not increasing. Chicago tClcgraphs:
"No marked signs Of revival, hut working
that way" At vt. Louis the dry goods
movement is smaller than last year.
In grocery staples the market opened
dull, but developed some activity and
tlrmness toward the middle Of the week,
closing weak.
Dry goods in New York are receiving
more attention from jobbing buyers, and
tho trade in specialties has developed q
moderate degree Of activity.
IRON,
Telegraphic -advipea from prominent
members Of the iron trade at the large
Eastern cities do not tell Of any serious re-
verses in tho spirit Of renewed confidence
in the general situation, and the outlook
which had been previously expressed and
which are given below. The intelligence
OF renewed inquiry for pig Iron noted
from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Cleveland and st. Louis is received by
members OF the trade at the East with
mildly expressed pleasure. To add that
there is little il any such demand at the
East is to make known what is quite ap.
parent from the dullness characterizing
the market here. Priceseare unchanged
at SIS, SIT and SIG respectively for No. /,
2, and gray forge irons. The. bar and
structural, plate and tank-iron market is
quiet. The steel rail trade is also dull,
with S27aS2S quoted as the nominal fig
ure. Scotch pig.iron imports during the
week lat New York; amounted to but
25O tons. The market is very dull and
prices unchanged.
WOOL.
BosroE, Jan. 1.-THE Adrerti;sr in its
weekly review OF the wool market says:
The market shows increased activity, re-
sulting from large inquiry from man
ufacturers. The list Of those who have
been in the market is much
larger than usual. Several man
ufacturers and agents have been here
from Philadelphia looking for las blood
wool adapted for combing purposes. The
stock OF such wools is very light, and man
ufacturers have small stock. AS yet no
perCeptible advance he's taken place, and
should any considerable one be made it is
claimed Douskoi wool will be imported
and used in place Of domestic wools.
There is none OF this wool here, and it is
not known what there is in New York,
which has always been the market for it.
Fine woods are also very strong and in
light supply. Three large local mills have
been in the market for these, and we un-
derstand they have not entirely filed their
orders.
The strikes in tho different carpet mills
Of the country are reducing the consump-
ton OF wool.
Some Canada wool has been bought by
manufacturers at 20a2lc there, which
would be equivalent to 30aSlc here.
We make no changes in the prices this
week. Dealers are not asking any higher,
but report they can more leadily obtain
their pLices for desirable goods. Manu-
facturers also buy as though they wanted
the woods, and, us they are making goods
up more largely on orders than ever be-
fore, the inference is that they have Oh
ders on hand. ss
Bay Wow Mills Start Up.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE puddle