Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-15
BRADSTREET's REPORT.
The Eight Hour Movement Gone
6limmsring.
BUSINESS MAKES SOME ADVANCES
Owing to the improved Industrial Situa.
tioR---The General Trade
Aspect.

New YoRE, May l4.-Special telegram
to Brsdstreet's indicate that the industria
agitation in favor of fewer hours worl
daily has largely disappeared elsewhere
than at Chicago. At New York it has
been practical failure, while at Chicago
the attitude of manufacturers in several
lines, locking cut some $4,000 employees
who demanded shorter day, promises to
arrest the progress Of the movement.
Supplementary reports to Bradstreet's show
that within two weeks there have been
strikes at leading industrial centres TO Sc,
cure fewer daily hours of labor ageregsting
100000 employees, that $4,000 have Sc,
cured concessions without striking, and
that not over AZ 900 Of the 200 900 strikers
have secured their ends. This indicates
that over 5000 employees are working
fewer hours per day than one month ago,
small proportion of the total number
claiming to be interested. With O favor
able change in the Industrial outlook gen.
eral business is reported to have made
SOME ADVANCES
notably at such cities as Detroit, Indian
spolis, Peoria, Omaha and Dubuque, and
like advices come from Savannah, Dallas
and New Orleans. There is, Of course, a
marked improvement at Chicago in part
due to receipt of delayed orders, The ,o,al
volume being equivalent to an average
weeks business at this season. At Cincin-
natl aud Milwaukee trade is qHiet, labor
troubles still having depressing effect. At
s.. Louis it is duller, and prices are not
steady being shaded notably in
dry goods. AT large eastern cities there s
no imp. .ovement visible. Philadelphia re.
ports trade slrggish and unsatisfactory,
Baltimore advises that it continues
checked and Boston that it is inactive,
though there is less fear Of interruptions
from labor disturbances.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
was t4irly strong during the greater part of
the week, and advanced irregulsrly on ma
nipulstion Of prices. The death Of the
prominent bear operator was the chief
feature of the week, and the labor situa-
ton was little discussed.
Government bonds were quiet; railroad
mortgage bonds were irregular, and invest
ments steady. Money on call ia in fair
supply from "A to q per cent CONNER.
cisl paper is scare, with rates at 4 per
cent for best names. Mercantile collec.
tions have improved at st Louis, Dubuque,
Burlington and at New Orleans but are
slow and unsatisfactory at most other
points. Interior money market generally
easy. The demand at Kansas City has
been largely for renewals. Funds are in
good request at St Paul and commercial
paper is Offering with increasing requency,
At St. Louis and Chicago the money mar
ket is quiet.
The bears have been favored in the grain
Heavy interior stocks aud spec
ula,ion backed By very favorable crop re-
ports have resulted in decline Of 2ic in
No. 2 red wheat at New York during the
week and average decrease Of l0c per bar
rel on -four.
Louisville tobacco receipts are light. The
of
DRY GOODS
has not met expectations being particular.
ly light from commission houses.
Decreased consumption aud heavy
stocks of sugar depress prices at New
York and London. The consumption of
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