Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-01
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Bradstreet's.

General trade retains most of the fea-
lures of week ago. with a continued
check to the movement of staple merchan-
disc. AT larger eastern and central-wes-
tern cities sales OF seasonable goods have
not equalled expectations and at none of
those points has the volume Of business
increased, At Chicago. st. Louis, Balti-
more, New York and Providence there has
been decrease in the volume of business
in some lines due in part TO unreasonable
weather and in some Instances to the con-
tinued quarantine of yellow fever dis
tricts. Some jobbers at cities which sup
ply southern merchants have delayed
sending out travellers ana in instances
collections are sl9wer. filling-n orders are
smaller and more infrequent and business
sin staple lines for the latter half of De-
tober, aside from that in wool and metals
has been somewhat disappointing
The northwest continues TO make rela-
lively more favorable reports as to trade
although at Milwaukee and Minneapolis
mild weather has checked distribution,
Nearly all southern cities, except few in
Texas: Arkansas and Georgia. continue
to feel the Influence of the yellow fever
quarantine. the extremely low price of cot
ton and delayed collections.
Consumption of iron and steel continues
heavy, but mills refuse orders for 1898 de-
livery. in the belief that the cost of maxi
ing iron and steel will be higher Wooden
goods continue firm and in fair demand
and with an upward tendency but cot
ton fabrics are weak and the market is
heavily stocked. @heat is again above A.
dollar. on continued heavy exports our
wheat export movement. aggregating
more than 100000 bushels within thir-
teen weeks. is unprecedented and points
TO a keener appreciation of the statistical
strength of wheat by European importers
than by many American traders
The advance in wheat is followed at a
distance by higher prices for Indian corn.
oats and wheat -four. practically the only
advances in staple quotations this week
though wooden goods and shoes both tend
higher. Printcloths. hides. coal iron.
steel. copper. lead and pork are uncharged
IN price. while decreases IN quotations are
practically confined to cotton. lard beef
coffee and sugar The excessively low urfce
of cotton is based on the popular estf-
mates of cotton crop of not less than 10. :
eco 600 bales.
The check to the movement Of narchan-
disc. which Bradstreets has pointed. ont
for several weeks. now shows itself in the
bank clearings returns. the total volume
of which is ST. 193.100. eco this weeL-q re,.
cent. less than last week. but fully % nen
cent more than in the last week Of Ocfo-
Der. 1886 the week before the Presidential
election. This weeks total is only 10 r1zr
cent. larger than the corresponding aggre
gate in 1925. when there had been a reac-
and early fall of that wear. The increase
over the like total in 1894 a period of ex-
IRENE depression in trade. IS % per cent .
and there is almost as great n increase
compared with the fourth week OF Orto-
Der. lsS3 month after the panic The
increase as contrasted with 1852 is ( per
cent. and with 1851 II per cert When
compared with the corresponding total in
1890 the week aggregate shows falling
off of nearly ) per cent
The total number of business failures
reported throughout the United States this
week is 21s. compared with an5 last week
rs in the week year ago. 29s TWO years
ago. 3S three years ago. and as contrast