Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-22
a SENSIBLE IMPROVEMENT
Has Taken Place In Trade Accord
ing to Bradstrsst's
DUE TO BETTER LABOR OUTLOOK
Favorable Crop Prospects and Brighter
Weather---The General Trade
Situation.


to Bssdstrest's indicate that q sensible i'm
provement has taken place in general
trade at a number of the smaller interior
distributing centres, as compared with last
week. This is mainly due to q material
improvement in the labor situation, to
favoring staple crop prospects Northwest
and South, and to brighter weather.
Evansville, lad -Indisnapoiis, Peoria,
Duluth, New Orleans and San Francisco
are more prominent amoDgthose snnounc'
ing more active demand. At Chicago
general trade is Of moderate proportions
At St. Louis the merchandising is report
ed steadier, but there is no special change
within the week. Cincinnati is the
most conspicuous example Of those
reporting an improved trade, in part
owing to the practical cessation Of strikes
at that point. Tue prospects for good sugar
and rice crops in Louisiana stimulate In
auiry and sales at New Orleans, but at
Kansas City, in spite OF an improved corn
and wheat outlook in the tributary regions,
the volume OF business is less than last
week.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The New York stock market early in the
week was dull. Later there was more &C.
tiyity and an advancing tendency, due TO
manipula,iop. Government bonds are
quiet, with fractional changes; investment
securities are in good demand and firm.
Foreign exchange is dull but very firm.
Money was in good supply on call at from
u 10 2 per cent. There is some improve
ment in the demand for funds at interior
money centres. Money is tight and the
rates tend upward at Kansas City.
Country demand for loans at New Orleans
has advanced the bank rate OF discount.
The request for funds at Pittsburg has in
creased, but the supply is plentiful, and at
Louisville there is noticeable demand for
New York exchange.
LABOR
There are probably not over fifty thous-
and employees on q rike now, against one
hundred and twenty-five thousand ten
days ago At twenty-three industrial
centres north of the Ohio, East
of and including St. Louis, the
loss of wages through strikes since
May lst has aggregated $3 100000, OF re-
ceipts by employers S2,50O 600, and OF tu-
tlre contracts due to probability of labor
troubles, $24, 900, OF which $40, 400, 900
alone refers to deferred or cancelled build
ing contracts.
GRAIN.
Wheat sifened temporarily after the
late depression in prices on purchases to
cover short sales, the heavy decrease in
the visible supply and large sales for ex
port. The temper of the larger northwest
ern grain markets has apparently become
more bullish. No red closes at 81 cents
against IS cents q week ago. Other grains
are dull Crop news is very fsyorable.
Flour is frmer. Pressure to sell sugar
in Europe has caused lower prices. Raw
is of cent and refined l-l6 at New Or
leans. Increased consumptive demand for
coffee has temporarily advanced quota
tions. Restricted demand depresses Other
grocery staples.
Movement OF dry goods from leading
distributing centres has improved SO far as
iobbers are concerned. Prices of some
make Of sheeting in the East have been
adyenced. Print cloth, however, are one
sixteentt lOSe:. Wool in the East
continues lower and duh. The outlook for
the growing cotton plant is less favorable,
owing to cold weather in Mississippi LOU
isisps, and lack of rain IN Texas and Ar
kansas. Fetroleq9 clases at 67}c,
against 72Io last veek on
new we'll production. Iron and
steel prices are not as strong as one month
ago. Tobacco, at sll western markets, is
in good demand fer desirable grades.
Planting usvs EssoFeb?e IS regards soil,
weather and abundance Of plants.