Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-19
DUN'S REVIEW lOF TRADE.

new lOIk, &NOfGmDSI 1c.--IS VI. LUZ
& Co. s weekly review of trade will say
to morrow:
TIE situation is clearer and the in
provement in business which was ex-
pected after the election, has begun
Payments through clearing houses are
far the largest ever known, for the
week 1913 per ceL.. larger than last
yea, and 80 per cent. larger than in
1892. The glass workers have resumed,
and much beyond the present capacity
Of arkets, the troubles in Illinois coal
mines have been settled and the new
strike of shoe workers in Marlboro,
Mass, is now the only labor hindrance
of consequence. 1t is noteworthy that
in spite OF changes, the price OF spot
wheat has but slightly changed. The
exports for the week, -four included,
have been 1,9l6,000 bushels from At
| lantic ports, against 1904, 0G0 last year,
and from Pacific ports 9SS,073 bushels
against 9,312,331 last year, making in
all for two weeks of November 9,312,-
| 351 bushels against 9,939,60 last year.
Such returns leave wide room for con-
| lecture as to the influence governing
the price, but with 1o,337,311 bushels
received at western points against 49,
| 22S, 1e7 last H@za, it can no longer be
! said that western supplies threaten to
| run short.
Corn exports also exceed last years,
amounting for the week to 1888, 720
bushels, against 2,722,457 last year, and
for two weeks of November have been
| 5,G56,O51, against 7,197,09S last year.
Such shipments after the middle OF
November go far to warrant the belief
that the foreign demand for this grain
is destined to be greater than has been
expected.
The wooden manufactures has gained
in orders for the coming season. which
iustifles the heavy buying of mater
ials recently seen, and there are also
better orders for speedy delivery, but
"a demand is not large, and much ma
chinery is still waiting idly While
sales of wool at the three chief markets
were heavy, 1924, 500 pounds in three
weeks, against POSES, 902 last year, ard
II, 1903, 100 in 1892, they include two
Loo e. n.f
million pounds Of Motevideo and Aus
tralian wool at 16c and 18c Respective
ly. which make clearer the fact that
prices asked by holders here are rela-
lively high. Some concessions at Phil
adelphia follow those at Boston,
though the market is on the whole
steady.
Iron is in bigger demand all the time
and yet production increases, and at
Pittsburg Bessemer pig is slightly
lower at SOLO, the new association
being undersold Orders for plates are
beyond all precedent, including ma
terial for cars, bridges, vessels and
work of all sorts and structural work
is seasonably quiet, though the mills
nave much ahead, while in bars the
demand is considerably better at Pitts
burg, with orders for material for 5000
cars at Chicago. Some works at the
east are short of orders ard prices are
held back The expectation is five
proposed rail associations Will meet an
extremely heavy demand next year,
especially for trolley lines, but it is
stated that prices will not lie advanced
above $40 at the East and $21 at Chi
cago. In iron products the next viii
probably be a record breaking year.
Failures for the week have been 223
in the United States against 267 last
year. and &c in Canada against 81 last
year.