Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-25
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
URoPEAYwARRUN0RS ANDCHURCHILLs
RESIGNATION STIR THE MARKETS.
Foreign Investors Continue 10 Hold Sucks and Send
GOld-fhe Effect Upon the Trade Situation in
This COunty-Gran Shoots Up-Dy
Gods-The General SituatiOn.

New YOnK, December 24.-R. G. Dun
& Co. have issued the following trade re-
view for the past week: War rumors have
given character to a week, otherwise dull.
With Europe arming and political pros
poets in Great Britain all unsettled BY
Churchill's resignation, the chances of dis
turbance abroad are eagerly discussed in
American markets and better prices for
wheat nave been resulted. Speculation
was stagnating.
SALES FOR THREE WEEKS
-sl''- - - Past Previous rira
week. week. week.
shares Of stocks. a.2N.ooo seseo a0s2ooO
Bushels OF Wheat. 900 So So 40 SS7&sto
Bushels OF corn. 10000 S.Ss60o 4StS,0O
Bales Of cotton........ 523,9O $4,000 $500
Barrels OF ss7,c 600 2,1aooo SesSoo
Foreign investors continued to hold
stocks and send gold. Last week the
Bank of England lost 81, go, 900, and the
Bank of France s., 365, 900 gold.
Part Of these remittances may he reQuir-
ed to cover reported needs OF British COM
panies in the cattle trade, which over
production and the powerful clutch
of the Chicago ring have
been rendered embarrassing TO some
foreign investors. Freedom for the meat
traffic would keep British capitalists rs well
as American consumers. But the de-
mands resulting from the fall in specula.
tive securities haye been met by remit
tanccs rather than by sales.
The actual outbreak of war abroad
might cause realizing, but
WHEN EVERYBODY ARMS, As RULE
NOBODY FIGHTS.
But on Wednesday aud Thursday tho
war reports anu heavy freight engage
ments suddenly made wheat active, with
sales Of 5000 900 TO 5000, 900 bushels
daily, and the price rose ! !. The cotton
movement has been large, receipts now
exceeding those Of the las, crop year 10
date and exports also about rs much.
As usual at this season the dry goods
market grows dull, but standard brown
cottonS have advanced, and dealers are
generally reckoning up fair profits Wool.
ems are in transition period for dress fab:
RIGS, the mills are we'll occupied. Prices for
heavy goods are not yet adjusted TO tho
higher cost of material. and strife between
two rival makers has disorganized the car
pet trade That the volume of business
in the West is beyond precedent the bank
clearings prove. AT the East the increase
is irregular and large where speculation is
active. At the South sherc is still shrink
age in volume, with less satisfactory col
lections, except where new manufactures
give new life.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
reports decrease in the net earnings Of
Ss9, $50 for November. The attempted adj
vance in eartbound rates Ia not enforced
and the Alton and Rock Island Railroads
give notice OF withdrawal from the Pacific
Coast Association. But of the general nc
tivity there is striking proof in the weeks
movement Of l7,2l2 loaded cars at Indian
apolis.
The Treasury has put out nearly million
gold, million legal tenders aud over two
and a half millions silver certificates dur
ing the week Money is plenty but pay
ments in silver at the New York Custom
House were and are how 10 per cent Of
the total
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days num-
bcr for the United States 23l, and for Can
ada 32; total 263, as compared with total
2S- last week, and 27i week previous 10
last