The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
ELECTION EXCITEMENT

Affects Business and Keeps Buying
Down to Only Immediate Wants.
Cotton Declines-Mod Gains
In Iron and Steel-Leather and
Hides Improving.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade to-mor-
row will gay:
A settlement OF the coal strike salts
facory TO oil interests having been ef-
fected, business breathcs more freely
in the east. and distribution Of mer-'
chandise Is Increasing slowly again,
though the electlou excitement keeps
new buying In many lines down TO
wants for immediate consumption. In
the west, there Is not the same hesita-
ton, and there, as we'll as in the south.
the marketing of the crops is response
bic for Il feeling OF much confidence in
the movement OF business II tho nation
acts conscrvatively at the polls. Prices
OF commodities are weaker, and the
caution SO gratifying In q presidential
year keeps speculation at a minimum.
Further Decline of Cotton.
Cotton further declined. making the
loss about Sc bale In two weeks. Plan
tiers are rushing work and picking Is
expected to progress rapidly enough to
save most OF the crop from early frost.
High prices make it possible to pay
good wages to pickers. and the move
mcnt at receiving points increase large
ly. Domestic spinners are not liberal
buyers. but exports are only slightly
Ing Increased with the recent sharp de-
cline. Wheat has shown more weakness,
due In part to the greater activity ut
Russian ports. and Atlantic exports for
the week were only 2.6i7,325 bushels.
against 5.27O,226 bushels year ago.
Corn also declined, but Is six cents
above last year. which may account for
the loss in exports In three weeks. 1885,
1855 bushels. against 1924 C6 in 1899.
Small Advance In Bessemer.
Few Important fluctuations occurred
In Iron and steel, but there were small
advances In BassGmcr pig at Pittsburgh
and blllets at Philadelphia. Moderate
gains are reported in the volume OF
transactions. although the tendency Is
to delay large contracts few weeks.
Implement makers take bar Iron freely.
however, and orders for pipe are urgent,
with severe weather coming on. Struc-
tural shapes are taken for foreign
polrts as far distant us Egypt, and do
nestle bridge builders buy freely. More
mills have gone into blast. and the gen.
eral tone is improving. Production OF
coke has Increased. but prices are easy
and many ovens are still idle. Tin de-
clined again. making the fall ~ cents
In two weeks. and SIX cents from the
high point In July.
Leather and Hides Firm
Leather and hides are firm and SELL
Ing freely because OF steady improve
ment In demand for boots and shoes.
Jobbers are placing large orders with
manufacturers. and demand Is no longer
liable to fall and winter goods. Con-
tract grades are increasing at an en-
couraS!ng rate, although an effort In
made to keep these sales ~ quiet as
possible, owing TO the effect on the mar
ket for raw material. White wooden
mills nre not working at full capacity,
more sea.oEable weather has Increased
buying in this line. md purchases OF
wool at the three chief eastern markets
Increased to 4.52s.OOO pouaGs, this hes,
total for long time, although still far
below the amount taken through spec
ulative activity n year ago. Prices arr
steady, and holders show no loss OF
confidence.
In other textile markets. cotton goods
are rather freely bid FOR. and are SELL
Ing well balow parity with the raw ma
terials. Sellers do not weaken In their
ideas az 10 prices. Many mills which
recently shut down or restricted produc-
ton aro running nsnin on full time
but these are making chiefly heavy
goods.
Failures for the week were 200 in the
United States. against l45 last year.
and 2s in Canada. against 20 last year.
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