Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11
THE STATE OF TRADE.
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"A sensible quieting of demand for staple
goods is perceptibie in the various de-
tailed trade reports coming to hand this
week. At the east the drift Of matters
affecting our foreign relations has been
such as to discourage new business, but
this tendency has been considerably ac-
ccntuated by unseasonably cold weather,
which, has checked the usual Easter de-
maraf to a considerable eXtent. Reports
from the West are that the heavy rush Of
spring business is about over. and that or
GERS coming in are of a filling-ln charac-
ter. Here again reports Of unseasonabie
weather arc met with a fairly good bus
n.ass is reported at the south, but slight
check to our export trade is reported,
growing out of the raising Of freight and
Insurance rates consequent in the disturb
ed foreign outlook. Frost is reported 10
have done considerable damage to the
peach and other fruit crops OF the south
anG to early planted tobacco fairly
satisfactory trade is reported at the
northwest Lake navigation is now open,
years business will be done.
Rather less activity is noted in most Of
the country's great staples. Cotton goods
have moved fairly well. ginghams tspec
tally being in excellent demand. and eX
cept for low grade cottons. notahly print
cloths, which have mace new low price
record of &c. per yard this week. the sit
uation il as favorable as could be ex-
pected. Woo v GuH. rejecting uncertain-
ty as to future business AND unsatisfac-
tory margins Of profit Buying for Amer
lean account at the London wool sale was
of very small amount. Prices abroad
show undiminshed strength, but al home
quotations are merely nominal. The iron
trade continues to report large volume
of business being done, but il is becoming
evident that ths is chiefly upon orders
previously booked. engagements for fu-
ture work have diminished alike in num-
Der and volume. particularly in the east
pending the outcome Of foreign compiled
lions. Speculation in cereals and other
food products has reflected the prevailing
uncertainty in most cases. hui Il spscula-
tive squirt has appeared in the coffee mar
ket in which prices have been marked M
on reports of possibly higher Guties on
this product. Anthracite coal shows no
Improvement. and reduction in the list
price az DO haS been already more than
anticipated In the reduction in dealers
prices OF SOC. per tom
A feature OF trade at leading cities this
week is the active business IN bicycles in
Chicago and New York. where sales are
the largest On record. St Louis reports
boot ana shoe shipments for the quarter
a heavier than ever before at this time
Providence reports orders to jewelry man
ufacturers falling off. Boston reports me-
diuns-hnc cotton yarn goods as scarce
ard the finer grads a steady but low
grace cattons are n drug on the market
with print cloth stocks excessive. Calves
tor and New Orleans report that the ex-
port trade is to some extent hainnered IN
freight and insurance rates, but exports Of
cotton, grain and cotOnseed from the for
ner city are far in excess Of last year
Alaskan trade has slackened off Vat rha
Pacific coast 9eints. but wheat exports are
large AZ San Francisco. where higher
prices and freight charges discourage
Shipments. Business failures in the Unit