Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-01-21

CONDITION or TRADE.
Check In tho Distributiea OF Merchandise
Throughout the Country-whest Suffers
Another shrinkaGe In Prices DRY ooods
and wooien Goods Unehanged.

Ihroughout tn. Country-Wheats Suffers
Another shrinkase In Price. DRY ooods
and Wooien Gooas Unehanged.
NRw YoRk. January ie.--SpecIal teie-
grams 10 Bradstrccts report a check In the
distribution OF merchandise throughout the
country during the earlier portion OF tie
first week caused by the severe storm of
snow and wind which has been general.
This appears to have been universally reeog-
nlEed as TEN porary obstruction. and the
feeling among leading bankers and mer-
chants at almost all parts continues one of
confidence In tho prospects OF business for
an improvement, early In the current year
As an oujgrowth OF the conditions noted II
Ia added that country collections In many
cases are reported slow. though this Is said
TO be due TO some extent to holding back OF
produce on the part OF farmers OF TO low
prices received therefor when sold. The
demand for funds at many Of the larger in
terror cities II siualler than In recent weeks
Dry goods prices are unchanged, though
the total quantity shipped has been mate
rally lessened. Larger orders for prints
are expected. The p,icc Of 64s Ia now SIC
having had All upward tendency for ten
days past Brown aud bleachod cotton
goods are quiet but steady. AZ some points
the retail demand In reported better. The
iobblng trade at Chicago is not expected TO
Improve materially until mllder weather
sets In.
Wool Ia firm and prices are well held.
owing Ia light interior stocks aud relatively
small supplies at the seaboard markets. AZ
the latter weekly sales ara moderately large
Cotton Is trmer. Spots being &c and
futures about ten points higher. This In
based apparently on the renewed short-crop
talk, backed by decreased port and interior
town receipts and by stronger Liverpool
and Manchester cables.
Wheat has had 10 suffer another season OF
shrtnkage In prices. due In great part On n
fuller comprehension OF the enormous sup
plies In sight at leading markets ON both
sides OF the Atlantic The slight gain In
exports based on the decline did not serve to
stinen prices. as English quotations went OF
In the fear. apparently. that America was
about Ia unload its surplus wheat The do
creased deliveries at western primary mar
kets on account OF snow and storm and tho
decline OF about 700. 600 bushels In the
weekly visible supply failed Ia sustain tho
market which has been more active nj the
decline. There appears Ia be less confidence
in permanently higher prices for wheat than
before. Other grains have sympathlzed with
the depression In wheat
Hog products went OF In prices but sub
sequenty rallied on increased speculative
buying.
Iron continues quiet The advance I'm bar
agreed on at Philadelphia is warranted
owing 10 the increased cost of raw ma
terial" Pig shows no new features. and IL
is not improbable that Il will be lower In
May OF June than II Is now The advance
OF thirty cents per ton In railway frelghts
northward for Southern pig iron Il likely 10
partially check free shipments In this
direction.