The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-28

IRON AND NAILS. The Pittsburgh
Manufacturer oiyesterday says that while
the general position Of the pig metal
market has not changed since last week,
there is nevertheless an increase in firm
ness OF feeling among iron men. Sew
eral round lots Of 500 and 1000 tons
have been reported within the past two
weeks, and prices are sitter. There ia not
the same pressure to sell.
In regard to nails, tho Manufacturer
reports that there is continued steady
demand, and
Notwithstanding the continued marked
advance, orders are coming forward ms
freely as can be expected, and so far az
we can learn our manufacturers are all
busy. Little or no doubt is entertained
but that the advanced rates will be fully
and faithfully adhered to, and buyers
need not hold back their orders in ex'
pectation Of a break. The Western As.
sociation is differently organized from
what II was in the past, its rules and reg
ulations, particularly in regard to rates
are very stringent, and the market is IN
much more satisfactory and healthy
condition in consequence. We continue
former quotations, 50 So, 90 days, for less
than 200 kegs, and l0c per keg of on or
ders for 200 kegs and upward, with the
usual discount for cash.
In regard to the market for "manufac,
tured iron" the Manufacturer remarks as
follows:
The Western Iron Association met fol
a number Of days last week in this city
The attendance was large, and the dispo-
sition to maintain the rates as adopted
and published Ia very decided, as shown
in the bonds entered into, which are siml'
lar to the arrangements OF the nail trade
viz: SlO0 to each pudding furnace, sc
that mill running twenty furnaces puts
up $4,000, to be forfeited in case the agree
ment on prices Is violated. The question
OF equalization OF freights seems TO hang
| fire, as it involves local questions, and to
arrange matters and secure the pledges
the Secretary has left on tour through
the more Western cities. A slight change
was made in the list by placing tire iron
as extra in the list Of iron cut to lengths
The editor OF the Manufacturer is quite
literary, for an iron man, over the new
arrangement entered into by the iron and
nail men. He INDUCES his fancy as fol-
lows concerning the put up and pay NJ
feature OF the new deal:
The difficulty the iron and nail manu-
facturers have heretofore experienced IN
their attempts to bind each other to d
strict observance Of the card, and the
numerous mutual tibs that have been in
dulged in in the same connection, calls &c
mind the words OF Dclilah to Samson
"Behold thou hast Knocked me and told
me lies; now tell me, pray thee, where
with thou mightst be bound" The par
allelism OF the two cases extends still
further: Delilali finally wrung from
Samson the secret Of how to bind him
and TO bind him eflectually, and the man
ufacturcrs too have discovered method
Of binding each other. Here the paral
leIism stops; for the latter method does
not, like the former, consist in shorten
ing the hair. However, it gives those
who live up to the card the power tc
catch the unfaithful where the hair is
short. From this on the two cases widely
diverge. The binding Of Samson resulted
in the destruction OF both himself and
the Philistines, but the binding OF the
manufacturers can only tend to their
mutual preservation.