The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-30
GRATIFYING
EVIDENCE OF
PROSPERITY
Is Shown IN B. G. Dun q Co.'s SUM
ming Up OF Business situ-
alton for 1899.
SPECULATION is RESPONSIBLE
For Recent Furry -1iabilitles Small,
er Than in Any Period
Since 1875.

NEW AOlE7'A' l7't' A'eo' @s''--t'' W. Ouu g
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade will say
in to-morrow's issue:
M cor,sc. rsnort q, ,ou,ro. !, ,sp9
y, 49,,
can pe hl1u' un''l tne year mus e'oasu'
a SOhLpse VI speculA'on ~ soppu. .
ssOUAs '4Gs 1"eileu sne nssFssaSe Ias ~
nOs'On 0'one oVeI Sle'vVv'vVo w,tu'n
lew uays' unu lllsn' yes 1uu 70 tnc ~,
e0Fu. AHe lHtures mus iaF iepolteN
'lre lewer S.s. IN number tnan IN any seus
SINCE lSss anu stllaller IN amount ot
eolllIness'ui rSl III nap'illies tnah " my yeuE
a.nee isol' me assrss1'e u ue,lulleu
laolll''es Is SizViSy'V00' Due menlly .wo.
tiltus 0l Ine DahAlns Hupilities fele
aaoeo Witmn a rev oays' tne assre-
gaze Feaenins aDout .'' 'Su'SVvVVV' lne
cornnerclal llaDill'ies nave peeh ABOUT
.Ss'zOv'UVV' thoush exact returns .or
rev recent lal.ures ure hOt ye' .,S, oDtun- ,.,
aDle' IN no other years e'scept isSl' 100 WIN
aeleulteo llnplllt!es I OF SSA'iOD''oz' nnp
AsSV' Win HOO''0<,vVV' nave tallures peei'
as sn'all SINCE the agency commences
quarterly returns IN lS'0. 4ne aSeraSe
ot hannlties per IalluFe IS less Enah
Ss'6OV' the smallest IN any year OF 'ne
20 a gratityins evidence thae com
mercial llaollues are turther removed
than usual from the point OF danger
The week mas Oeen e4cltins ohiy u.
Boston, where tne 1allures sroWlns out
OF speculation ana the eirorts 70 re.es-
tabllsh banks ana nrms suspehaeu'
nave not given the week honuay
character. 4et geherol business =
thoroughly eale ana PROSPEROUS anu
no important arms nave laileu' sevs
some Whlch were inuiVluua''y connesteu
With concerns involved IN specuia'Ion'
The speculative troubles come y
cause the volume OF legltiLnate pusl-
ness ana tne unpreceaen'eu olssrlpu'
ton OF pron!s' interest," ~, sne 9lsiashas'
made y no longer pOAs.Olo - T1 Tu..s
some STOCKS On Doiloweu .HY.,ey. ! .S
perity itse'r placeu I" e'iecA 'H sp'eu'A
tive ventures
"heat ana eot'oh speeul"vlo'l lias ~
ken a hoI'uay' prices ssulseiy S.s sals.%s' ''l
ana the movement ol u0'n - su.pf's, .,
insiy snan' A.ea''S eAps. % ~.
wheat Hour ineiuoea' nave !. iOut
weeks peeh oi,iy o'-'0'Ota "s.l -. !
against lS''4,ool nusmeiS lusI ys4s' s-s SN
Paclhc exports S'o+a'z'l' "sa'''st e'e'O'-
sos oushels. Ine corn exports .ont,.ue .l..
about as large as 'aSt yeal, Uus 49, .,vH
exports thls mon1h nave gee" iess ''IaH
half OF last years with some uec,eass J,
IN taKlnss Oh sp'nneFs' AassN S,.,. s'1
stocks in mills ana nlarNe.s' pOtu mere
and ABROAD are SO iarse tnat tlefe 10
no haste TO pay the prices aSAeu'
The industries are CLOSING 'ne .nOot
extraordinary year o, 'ne'r "ls'S.s'
Long established branches nave utuet
gone Veritaoie reconstruction Vass'S
increasing their capacity whle new NJ
dustries' which scarcely existed = yeu'
or two ago, have enlisted q vast ctli'l'u''
altered modes OF business ana oL ptO,
duction in almost every direction, ana
improved c0nu'''1ns ~, .'e +S,.a.e,-., rH...s -,
most beyond caleulatlon' EleelFlea'
developments In light neat ana pOwer'
in making cataract work. perlormiIs y,
wonders In production ol mateFlulu
and providing transportation all over
the land. deserve especial atteh''on'
For such reconstruction 'ne incEeuss
in demand for IRON ana steer prOaue,S 1.,,.,
Is the sFeu' iettI'e " t". o'o 20 ~ ,..s,,.
4l6'1SS tons unSo'd' ana s4SOio p.Ou
ed weekly January h'huereu Dy p
we're weather 90 that the OUTPUT, MarGn '
!, dropped 1000 tons put e%panuins N !,
every month afterwaru' me me INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Is
now proauclns aDous SVOVVV .gns Ms'@I =.
ly' ana unsolo STOCKS are leuugsS n,,s y, W
l2s,s2S TONS ana YET ORDERS unill,eu M'''
require six to nine months WORK from from
most OF the estapNsnmen~' -, .lets
have not chansed tue past "eeH, "Uusu
demand Tor some proauc's mas 'l''proy-
ed a little The average OIL prices eloSeS
1ls'5 per cent hisher 'nah ~SaHuat ~
for pig ana 4VS's per cent hlshe' lor
products.
Industries whieh uepehu on muivlp-
ual c0nsu.np'.S" .s.. l,'v ,so,,,,,a,,o @ Con
sumption Of cotton has been larger