The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-29
FINANCE AND TRADE.
IRON.

The Iron Age reports the English adj
vices as continuing to speak very cheer
fully; the exports for September were
unusually heavy, and the tone of BUSH
ness lively. Prices, of course, keep
st eady, and production goes on briskly.
The home demand is quiet. No change
of price is announced, but at the same
time there is no unusual activity OF bu-
siness. Still, the mills are all well en-
ployed, aud the trade is cheerful.
In New York the demand for Scotch
pig is light, and the supply moderate,
the tendency of prices being rather
downward. Very few sales have been
made. In American, stocks are light
but demand is, also small; still, no dis
position to abatement is manifested.
Bars remain quiet, and without any al
teration in price. We quote as follows:
Ingot Copper has declined, and prices
are now quotable at 24a25c. These
prices are looked upon as temporary
only, and as the average of ingot cop
per for ten years previous to 1859 was
% l-2 to PIC in gold, many are invest
ing in this metal at present figures in
currency, which are abont lie only IN
gold. We feel sure in advising our
friends to buy, that prices will be much
higher eventually.
Pig Iron shares in the general
quietude of trade, and the quotations OF
No. ex. are 43 O0a44 90; No. 2 ex. 81 w
a40 90; No. 9 grey 50 00a4O OO as per
brand, with very little demand, very
small stocks, and a disposition to sell
on the part of holders.
Scotch irons are very largely yarded
and prices quotabls from A 80 to 40 w.,
ex. ships and yards. The supply eX-
ceeds the present limited demand,
whose smailness surprises all alike;
prices rule with views of holders as to
selling or yarding.
Lead quiet at SIC, gold; store lots SIC,
currency.
Spelter, with limited supply and
fair demand, is quOtable at 6tc, gold,
and 81 20 9?c currency for store lots.
Higher prices in Europe have checked
importations here, where prices are too
low to import except at loss.
Tin-Some large sales of Straits have
been made at a concession, but prices
are now sitter. 1t is quotable: Straits,
25s to 26c, gold; English, 23t to 234c,
gold.
Anthony quiet at Zoe, gold, and l5c,
currency.
Old rails are held at $40 to $50 cur
rency, but buyers are not disposed to
buy at these rates.
Scrap iron very dull at $40 to $50.
PHILADELPHIA.
Pig iron is dull and prices are weak
and unsettled; sales of No. at S43a44;
No. 9 at S39a40, and S33a37 for forge.
Scotch pig is quoted at S42a43 per ton.
Manufactured iron is dull and rather
lower.
| IRoNToN, o.
There has been very little doing in
pig during the past week. Large stocks
are accommodating at the river for ship
ment, but the low stage of the river pre-
vents. There is no change inprice since
our last report. Receipts for the week,
375 tons; shipments, ~ tons.
Bar iron is quiet, with heavy stocks
accommodating in the warehouses; prices
unchanged at 44a4ic for rates.
Nails are brisk ut the decline, but diff
ficult to ship.
We learn that the Belfont Company
are sending lots forward via railroad
from Portsmouth to Cincinnati.
| Eleven more miles of railroad here
would prevent that necessity.
We quote the card rate s. 80 for lOd.
I-JOuTRdl.