Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-03
THE TRADE SITUATION.
Strikes Still Contlnus to Dsprsss
Business.
BAD ROADS A GREAT DRAWBACK.
Thity-two thousand Now on Strike and
the Industrial Situation
Better.

Nav YoRr. April 2-special tslestAna
to Brsdstree,s report less satisfac,ory
condition Of general trade than las, week.
due in large part to the continuation Of
strikes at various industrial centres, - we'll
- to interruption to railway traffic in the
Southwest. Floods in Central, Southssa
and Western Sta.ea have helped
depeess trade through destruction Of
bridges and overlooking country roads.
At large eastern cities the volume Of mer.
chandise moving Is Of only moderate pro-
portions. At western centres demands
are quite ss much Tor nearby wants -
they we're Q week ago. In general Il may
be stated that the
PROGRESS hlpI
thus far during 1886 has been dissppoint.
ing, though at Chicago and some other
cities the total sales Of staple goods Tor the
first quarter Of 1856 are .ald to fully equal
those Of the FIRST quarter in 1885. Bad
roads are very generally reported through.
out the country and collections from Interior
traders are slow. ln Kansas and Missouri
collections are not expected TO improve
until rew crops are gathered and cold.
Money is only in fair demand At most
points. improvement in general trade 10
mentioned at St. Louis and Kansas City,
due to resumption Of traffic there.
rur ,pov ,ynrsrpv
continues depressed BY the check to indus.
trial enterprise caused By strikes q we'll a
through the enhanced cost Of fuel Tor far
naces. Anthracite coal is 6rm at The Cd.
vance and in better demand. The coal
pool has not arrarSed percentage for
1886 yet.
TaE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION IS RyrrrR
in spite oi the prolonga,isn OF The 6aht by
railways against the Knights Of Ia.
Dor at the West TIE knitting
mill strikes At Cohoss and
New Britain. Connecticut, the boot and
shoe strike at Beverly, Mass, and that
among the shirt makers Of New York, ,hsyo
largely disappeared putting 10000 opera
tives at work and cutting down tho total
striking from $4,000 TO $4,000 within
week. There is. however. q possibility Of
another outbreak at Cohoes.
Light consumptive demand con.inues TO
dspress sugar; prices bot mild.
COfees are higher. Only iAls sales Of dry
goods are reported, tSs povemsnt being
smaller, stocks 10 iirst hands are small ssd
prices with Few exceptions are 6rm. Pinto
are Of l.l6c.
THE wAEAr MARKET
is only moderately firm despi..s the ireSs
sales ios export. Late takisgs BY Italy Of
about 100000 bushsh are sgni6.
can't as our grain shipments thith9
have herstofore been chiefly Isdias
corn. Brsdstssel's reports yislAju
supplies oi wheat east Of The Rocky mosa,
tains March ~ show decline Of but g..
257, 900 buthsls since January ! aesins,
1851, 600 bushsls decline reported By Nsv
York Produce Exchange. Visibls stocis
Of -four amount TO lls,I9O barrels or TO-.
900 barrels more than on January ].
There are no authentic reports oi damage
to wir.sr wheat Jet Not much spsiss
wheat planting has been done.
Tbs Crop Outlook.
TOLEDO. o., April 2-Dsring the pas.
three days c. A. King 4 Co. have received
seventeen hundred reports, covering svsry
importap. wheat county In Ohio. lndisns,
llliaoia, Michigan, Kansas and Missouri.
They say the present prospects oil the grow.
ing crop are very favorable in Indiana,
Missouri, illinois and Ohio, fair 10 good 10
Michigan and poor In RsusaA
All show On important iHpsovsmsut
since the recent rains. Tho prosDsct av-
ersges even bitter ihsA two years ago
The area som 10 larger than the amount
harvested on last crop. Reserves OF old
wheat are moderate. but Michigan has
over onefturth Of the last crop remaining.
Hall Of the farmers are disposed 10 sail
Country roads are bed.