Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-28

deliveries; and 5000 tons billets were sold
to one concern there ana $1,000 at Wheel
ing. $3.50 being quoted. with slabs at S39-50
and sheet bars at S3e Such transactions
only show the general belief that high
prices will run far into next year. For
structural work. many orders appear, in
Guiding some of consequence for the East
and for Cuba. and in bars the car and i'm
pIenent demand makes the Chicago mar
ket very strong, but at Pittsburg works
anxiety for future contracts has depressed
the price to Els, ana in plates some works
have nearly caught up with contracts and
are accepting 2.75 cents. Sheets are also
weaker, 305 being quoted at Pittsburg, as
the proposed combinations seem to have
failed.
Markets for minor metals are reacting,
tin having fallen to 39.62 cents, with reeov-
cry TO 31.25. on Dutch sales in October 400
tons larger than usual, and lake copper is
largely offered at 1871 cents Lead is a
shade lower at s4.5712, and spelter is demon
allied and offered at cents. Coke holds
strong, shortness of cars hindering deliv-
cries, though more ovens than ever before
are producing.
While shipments of boots and shoes in
four weeks or October have been $50. 500
cases, against 1881 last year, and less in
any other reluctance of buyers to pay as
much as manufacturers ask renders spring
orders much below the average. Buying of
wool has been heavy at Boston, 1901, 200
| pounds TO rthe week, and at the three
| chief markets 1858. $751; making $685.. 2Ss
/ pounds in four weeks, against sc, S94, $50 in
1887, when the great speculation was on
| foot. Many mills are now buying which
| have recently started after long ideness,
besides the American Woolen Company
| with others, which have bought largely
before. while foreign quotations and some
! British buying of Australian and South
| African woods stimulate the market,
| though prices are not Quotably higher.
The demand for goods improves, and a
grea tseason is confidently expected. The
advance in cotton goods does not stop for
the demand is heavy and standard print
operatives have demanded higher wages,
| possibly. influenced by reports made when
combination was proposed. and some
works may stop.
The cotton market closes a sixteenth
| lower, the shortage Of movement being at
| tributed largely. and perhaps too largely.
to concerted holding of stocks by growers
! OF factors. The decrease in October move
ment compared with last year has been
heavy, and exports have been small, al
though at such prices that $1,000 bales rep
resent nearly as much value as 100000 last
year.
Wheat remains practically unchanged
while Atlantic exports, flour included, have
been 1882 S4t bushels in four weeks
against 13,4S3 O56 last year, and Pacific ex-
ports 2,197.T1 against S124.306 last year
| Western receipts fall short and in four
| weeks have been only 90022, 053 bushels
against 40.150699 last year. Without con-
cert there is probably some waiting for
better prices by farmers. Corn exports
continue to show what the magnitude OF
foreign demand for breadstuffsr reaching
| 14,47S, 719 bushels, against S,54697S last year
and the demand has been large enough &c
advance the price IL cents.
Failures for the week have been 1870 in
the United States against 226 last year
and % in Canada against "a last year.