The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-27 00:00:00

THE IRON TRADE.

Wow

r, Wednesday.

lie iron and coalruasters and merchants as-
sembled in force here to-day, and negotiations
were entered into for the purchase alike of the
raw material and the finished article. Prices of
the former were in favour of buyers; and so in
a slight degree were those of the latter. The
producers of finished iron of a first-class quality
will not, however, give way, and they report that
they experience no difficulty in getting their
own terms. No importance is attached to the
movement in the centre of the Black Countrk
_for an advance of wages clainieu hy the putititers,
and if the men in North Staffordshire should
carry out their threat, it is not believed that the
issue will be other than disastrous to themselves.
Forti.ol trivia is getting slack, and the war is
senousiy impeding transactions even with the
New World.

The further reduction of the Bank rate on
Thursday to 4 per cent. contributed, with the
favouroble character of the war news, to pro-
duce a better feeling on 'Change than at th.,
corresponding market last week, and ne,gotia-
tions were entered into with more confidence
than has been felt here far some time past. New
business, however, is still scarce, and is virtually
limited to the smaller sizes of merchant iron,
which are now in request chiefly for the honie
market. In heavy goods there is not much ac-
tivity, and oven the railway branch, in which
this district is but slightly concerned, has begun
to languish, as a consequence chiefly of the ap-
proaching close of the Noithern shipping sea-
eon. Pig-irou prices for the leading brands are
well maintained, but the demand is certainly
quieter, and, in many cases, makers are adding
to stock. Recent notices in the local press
caused the wages question to become the subject
of sow° conversation. The Cliairtuan and unity
Of the principal members of the trade are from
home, and it dii net transpire whether any coin
toduication 'oad been wade to the Iron:ouster,
.-t,a 'elation by nupsuo autuorised by ii. eu.
If a.,y statement ;a made to the Chairulaii, to
will, no doubt, give it the requisite attention,
but it is considered improbable that he would
consult the trade, as a whole, before the next
Prelinduary Meeting.

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Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, when proporl)
authenticated, will be inserted in the Observer, free of
charge,

BIRTH.

On the 19th insf, at Drayton If 0i19.%, Lavender HilL
Wandsworth, Rosa Emma, the wan of John Reitman,
Esq., of a lon stsll.boro.

MARRIED.

On the 25th itistant, at the Unitarian Chapel, of this
town by the Rev. D. fdaginnia), carolsno Aoo, shah
daughter of Mr. Job Short, of Wollaston, to Thomaa
Juno,. Eletn,k, of Lilasgow.
DIED.

On the 19th lust, at Norton, near Stourbrillge,
. SAW.. the wit, of William 1114Ni...eve, I:sq.
Oo toelUUi ius, at the White lieuee, orasl..y, Lear
Nkitubridge, aged 69, Elias, wife of dward Webb.