Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-11
A WEEKLY SUMMARY.
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT INDICATES IN
THE STATE OF TRADE
Western Cities Report Business Brisk-Trads In
the EaSt Hating on Account Of UnSsaSOnable
Wsather-StOcks Showing Firmsr Tone
Money EaSisr-Ths Money Market

NEW YORK, September 13.-Despatches
to BradStreet'S this week from the leading
trade centres of the country indicate q
continual improvement in the state OF
| trade. The forecasts of recent weeks re-
garding fall trade are being made
good The western cities generally
report trade brisk and in large volume.
Cincinnati sends word ola general harden
ing of prices and increasing demand since
last report. A marked improvement in
the jobbing trade is noted at Detroit. At
Louisville general trade shows n distinct
gain over the preceding week and spirit
ed revival as compared with several pre-
ceding years. Kansas City telegraphs in
creasing activity, with q more liberal
movement than for several weeks At
Pittsburg and other points further east,
trade has been halting measureably, owing
to the
UNSEASONA BILE HOT WEATHER.
The temporary ill effects of the hot wealth
er on New England trade is noted at BoS-
! ton.
The bank clearings at thirty cities for
this week amounted to $T7S, 1877, ,2l4, rs
compared with S754, ,099, ,602 last week.
| The decline last week from the total of the
preceding week was 46-l00 per cent, and
this week the increase is 3-15 per cent.
The New York stock market shows
| a tirmer tone consequent upon
improvement in earnings and prospect
that the granger roads will form har-
monious pool. Speculation until the close
of the week was slack. but transactions i'll
stocks amounted to $50 600 shares against
633, 900 shares last week. Bonds were a
little more active, transactions in them
amountingtO to s., 347, 600 par value, against
| 81, 1863. 900 last week.
MONEY Is MUCH EASIER,
call loans being quoted at from TO > per
cent. and some instances of lower rates are
noted. Time loans are up from to 6 per
cent. and commercial paper is firm. For
eign exchange shows tendency to stitlcr
rates. The earnings of tOrty-tOur railroads
throughout the country for August gives
ST, ,9S4, ,G3S against SIS, ,557, 900 in Aug
uSt, 1885.
The New York cotton market has been
dull and prices slightly weaker. The re-
port of the National Cotton Exchange
! places the crops OF 1856 at 6,515, ,0OO
| bales, against crop of >, 700, 600 bales last
year. The total home consumption of cot
ton for the year was the largest ever
/ known.
Dry goods commission houses ut Boston
report a fair amount Of business doing.
Prices are firm with occasional advances.
While the mills are actively employed,
consumption keeps even pace with prOduc-
tiOn
In the East the inquiry for crude iron
has been moderate. st. Louis tclcgrLphs
! that IN increasing volume of iron is reach
ing consumption.
The domestic wheat market has been
without marked activity.
The business failures occurring during
the last seven days throughout the country,
rs reported to X. G.. Dun Il Co., number
| for the United States 1i0 and for Canada
%, or Il total of 17S as compared with Il
total of 100 for last week and POI the
week previous to the last. Casualties are
fewer in every section of the United States
but in Canada they keep fully up to the
average.