The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-01
TIE GROCERY TRADE.
a Decided Increase in tho Volume of Busi-
nnss-Spccinl Features.

Decided Increase in tho Volume OF I;usi-
nnss-Spccinl Features.
All the wholesale grocers met seemed
to be in happy mood. They all re-
ported collections fair. Some said they
might be better, but then there never
was merchant, who was perfectly salts
fed with the state ofthc money market,
and who did not think that his out
standing money ought to come in faster.
OF all the business houses visited there
was only one, and that drug
firm, which complained OF the
tightness OF the money market. One OF
the members OF this firm stated that
some OF their country customers, who
used to pay up promptly, had lately ask
ed an extension OF time, being three
and four months behind in their pay
ments, which would seem to not augur
well Tor the coming year.
THE BUSINESS GROWING.
In the wholesale grocery trade there
seemed to be but one mind as to the
business OF the year which closed yes
terday. All the jobbers were well
pleased with the results OF their efforts.
Some had employed more travelling
men, and others had transacted larger
business than last years with the same
number OF travelling men, the same ter
ritory they had worked last year having
furnished larger volume ofitradc.
1t WAS the general opinion OF the
wholesale grocery trale8:that better
quality OF goods had bssn;soH this year
than last. "Pe6plc seehi tosbe eating
better every year." saidsnle jobbcr to
the 1NTELLIGESCER reportcrs and we are
sellin. 4 finer quality than we ,lid'some
years ago. 1t may be because staples,
sugar, canned goods and dried fruits
are
so MUCH CHEAPER THIS YEAR
than last, and because the people have
more money, owing TO the bountiiul
crops. Our business has increased %
per cent over the trade OF last year, and
from the present outlook Ianticipatc n
heavy trade next year"
Other jobbers talk in the Same en-
couraging strain, their sales exceeding
by q big percentage those OF the last
twelve months. The railroad boom in
the interior OF tho state has benefited
Wheeling merchants to an encouraging
extent. The Monongahela road, from
Fairmont to Buckhannon, has opened
q big trade TO this city, which has only
partially been developed, but which
vii! be worked TO 10 the fullest extent
next year. The Grafton 4 Grccnbrier
road is opening new territory, over
which Wheeling drummcrs have been
swarming, with favorable results.
But while the needs OF this new ter
ritory are being felt by the Wheeling
trade, the old territory, which has. been
worked from this city Tor long time,
has been sending in an increased num-
Der OF orders, and merchants in bust
ness here are fighting successfully COM
pctitors from other cities, who have
hitherto almost monopolized the trade.
FANCY GROCERIES.
Mr.. George S. Feeny was pleased with
the outlook for next year. While the
candy'N aud fancy grocery trade had in
creased considerably, il would not be a
circumstance, Mr.. Fceny thought, 10
the coming years business, ana more
candy would have been consumed last
year, but for the extraordinary fruit
crop. Mr.. Fceny was OF the opinion,
that the starting OF so many little towns
alon. the new railroads would have a
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