Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-08
TRADES INDICATOR.

Average ofPrices Tor January lower,
ana Trade Inactive.
Special kilograms to Rradst,eees confirm
previously reported indications Of an unex
pected check 10 general trade In January AZ
compared with 1882 California reports do
crease wheat acreage and adverse weaihsr
conditions With references 10 the next crop,
General trade on the Pacific coast has beeu
restricted by eleven wssks OF rain aud six
days snow blockade OF the Central Pacific
haiiroad. Hats, caps aud iurs. boots All
shoss, clothing aud wool have all been ua.
favorably affected by a return Of mild
weather. Almost all leading trafe centres
report only fair volume Of business Al
New York stocks Of hiies are heavy and
prices are lower. IL fact, except iine buttor
and cotton goods, steel aud the better grades
Of iron, nearly all staple commodities have
declined la price, or have shown a tendency
to do 40.
Tue New York stocks. after The heavy gain
OF ", 0O0, 900 IN bank surplus reserves, prom.
ised higher prices aud bullish tetnpsr But
desire TO realize on paper profits resulted Ia
a reaction, and tbs market oiGses heavy and
hesitating with prices lower Bo ia are hrm
and In good demand.
Ayaiiabie stocks u wheat United States
aud Canada. East Of the ROckier, a. REPORTED
January IS, q decrease on the wsVk Of o..
4Oe bushels, like corn stocks were ~ 1851
bushels, gair. 81 l17 go Bushs.s At4td 10
stocks afioat for Europe, the total Of wheat
becomes ~ 1899 bushels. 49, 40s bushels
less than on January ~. and VI corr, SifiJl.
62l or as, 291 bushels more than on JaHufrY
Is. Exports Of what iand -four ns ah an
from both coasts this week, equal ,6l5 "a
busDels. against 49,, 300 bushsls las. v ek
Total exports July 70 date equal 81 ,bl1.13l
bushels against 5s -, i0l bushela VA eoyen
mouths OF the previous cereal year aud -.
9is. 525 bushels Ia a Ike portion Of 1871 ~
Wheat -four, with unusually issavy local
stock. estimated at ABOUT 030,n00 bnrrela
and iacks, and continued pressure Of supplies
and tame demand, j. on 5al5e. per barrel
Wheat has declined i3sHiJ<c. ia the week
IXazXc. at Chicako--Jr weaker hone g.
foreign markets, and indifference Of o1por-
t,rs L. di IN corn, too, has declined Sharply
MstXG. on dull cables and decreased exfost
movement. Tne decline Ia oats was lihewis8
i1<e. FIVE days export Of oats from Nav
York equal 52j,O0o bushels. Tosro has ben
sharp reaction IN hog products, led ~ tho
West, rork dropping 15a15c. per bill, and
lard SAILS points per To-
A light m0vementln sugar Is accompanied
by q slight weakening Ia prizes II raw. Fall
production with a modified demand fVr
fined At New York resulted Ia a dsclins 81
10 kehnsrs profits are nov estimated ! q.
per pound, against 5kc profit per poub.i .
var ago and 1t other periods. ON 70 10 j3.,,
bibg and distributing lines has moved isi1
freely, and prices, noiably for Brazilian, a-t
OH n.
Dry goods have been quiet. Cotton gpoi1
prices are firm, With an advancing tsudouoy
owing TO higher cost Of raw MATERIAL Print
cloths prices gained slightly. Wo3'ena an
quiet aud clothing dali Raw wool Is dan.
With prices tending lover Cotton Is less ~
i've after reaction OF l-lGal<1.