Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-29

g1Ich
this week
regarding the
3 diversity APP
ssclosed are mark
Ia the past month.
>cess over the business
PARTICULARLY in the neces-
rut second, 10 appears that
trade 81 the present IS on the
derably less than a normal year
s0ints, and ia the more important
is apparently about 20 per cent
er than in September, 1892. Evidence
Icontinued improvement in wholesale
ide and manufacture does not appear
ais week. There is large distribution on
rocders given some time ago, out new ousi-
ness going TO the manufacturers is every
where slacGeaing. The complexion OF
orders for replenishment Of stocks leave
narrower demand and il is vet too early
for consumption 70 provide further orders.
The depression Ia prices OF farm
products viii have some lnuu-
ence. Unprecedented records have oeen
made in cotton and wheat, though as 10
wheat it contracts for future delivery 10
which the prices arc the lowest ever made.
The available stocks are about l5,OOJVO0
bushels greater than . year ago, anu west,
ern receipts Tor the week were o,-o-, 90
bushels against 6,l9l,O3f last year anu
since August 1, 81, OO0,OOJ buShe against
r. 900 OD1 last wear The Atlantic eX-
morris on ne week and since August ,
ave been about q third smaller than
last wear, out the fall ~ price during the
week has been l.55 c&hts. Cotton on the
suot is lower at o ~ cents than az any
other time since rs, and quotations then
did not mean wl6t they do now, while the
nearest OptiR6 has been quoted at Goa
cents, whicd is below all previous records.
Even az the close, the fall for the week
is one quarter. An estimate OF 51O,OJ)
bales minimum this year has lu-
duenced the market, but would
receive less attention If stocks were not
heavy, while all agree that this crop IS
likely 10 exceed the worlds requirements
OF American cotton. 10 is encouraging
that the speculation in corn is broken, aud
the price mas fallen i've cents, less gloomy
estimates than those of the department
having gained general acceptance. 10 Is
now supposed that the yield Is not Iar
from l.5JO, 1000, OOJ bushels. which Will CON-
pei much economy IN feeding, but specula-
tiou ia pork has also broken aud the price
has fallen 15 cents, while lard has declined
half a cent.
The iron industry shows a shriukage OF
demand and the prices quoted to-day are
but little above the lowest this year,
Bessemer pig is weaker al $ll at PITTS
burg with an impression that excess OF
production must cause further decline, IN
less lower prices are made for steel rails
Biuets, structural forms and nails are
shade weaker, and IN eastern markets com
petition of works 10 get business tends 10
DESTROY profits. There is more business at
the west ami Chicago reports Coca de-
mand for sheets, for bar IN snail lots ana
for coke pig, though plates aLd boiler tuCeS
are weaker.
The boot and shoe manufacture continues
20 lead others In comparative activity and
shipments from Boston for the month have
been 3SS, O9I cases. ag9}nSt 222, 623 last year
and SIS, iOj in 1892.
The failures are few and small, the
weeks liabilities amounting TO SJ,2io,ZSo
of which s., 3o2 3.3 were Of manufacturing
aud S3,575, ll3 If trading concerns. Tue
failures during the week have been -35 in
the United states, against 354 last year,
and % in Canada, against IS last year.