Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-14
THERON TRADE

Correspondence Of TIE Nsiv York Express.
LIVERPOOL. 18th August. 1916.
Inc Camping which arrived here on the
.%'h Instant. brought us TIA, very gratifying
INT diligence that the new Tariff had passed
your senate, aud had received the sanction OF
yodr President. This is fitting ret0rn for
the repeal of our Com and Provision laws.
and We trust that the Ito, raj commercial poll
icy NOW acted upon by your Government,
aud our own. viii be the means of binding
both countries more closely together, and lead
TO large increase ot oar trade, 10 the advsn.
iage OF both. The passing of Your Tariff has
gwen unmlNed Satisfaction TO all parties on
this site, aud has had already, "a beneficial in
luence upon various departments OF trade
As the duties upon iron are 50 much reduced
we expect u great increase to our business
with your country, more especially in the i'm
CT descriptions OF iron, snch as small rounds
and squares, and hoop and sheet iron aud we
have, IN anticipation OF this given quotations
more FULLY than usual.
There las been and there continues TO be-,
very extensive demand Ter iron OF ell kinds
Orders for railway iron, to- considerable ex-
tent, have been given out, onJiu consequence,
the price has advanced To- about Gl0-per ton.
nett cash, in Wales. A. few common bars
comparatively, are now made. aud the demand
fOg them has considerably increased, the price
ia, advanced fully los. per ton. la Wales, and
as the stocks, everywhere, are extremely light.
there j. no reason 20 doubt that this price Will
soon becom, general, in which case, the Liv-
crpool price must so up
In Stufordshirc aud Shropshire. the great.
est activity prevails, bat owing to the unusu-
ally hot season, preventing tie men from work
ing regularly, and their indisposition TO labor
when receiving high wages. production this
summer has diTninishsd, and great difficulty
u xperlenceSSsH getting orders promptly exc
cued. An order has just been given out Tor
out Tor 5000 tons ID iron plates, To be deliver
ed M short time, which, with some large
roll contracts, taken in that district, will MAKE
other descriptions ot iron scarce. aud IN oil
Likelihood lead 80 an advance OF pos per ton,
at least, This will, perhaps: no, be declared
until next quarter day; but, meanwhile. the
reading makers arc refusing 10 sell TO any eX-
tent.
The price OF Scotch pig iron has received
an Impetus from the passing OF your Tariff
aud NJ. odrlsleyrlc may now BE- quoted at
SOS. per ton, nett cash, at Glasgow. Owing
To the large speculation in this article, the
price 10 Likely TO ilJctudte considerably, but
we think that IL wall not 80 higher than the
present rate.
In consequence Of extensive orders Tor tin
plates, b. the Cambria and Great Bli,ain, the
makers are fall ot work now, Tor several
months, aud an advance OF Is. To Is per box
u readily obtained As the make is dimn.
ished, and both material and labor are 50 dear
as to render the trade unproftable, il is like /
~ that further advance OF i. 10 IS. per box, /
will take place. The copper market Is dull /
although there is no reduction III p;ice, at /
present.
The following is list of our present pri- |