The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-01
IRON NEWS OF INrEREsT.


The Tariff oil Nails, Hinges AMI Pig
IrOn-EXpOrtS Of Nails u spikes
Importing IIesSemer Pig-ExperimcnIS
with Iron for Railroad TiCS.
The Canadian tariff on nails and spikes
is 10 per cent, OH hinges 30, and on sheet
iron ia.
The freight on Lake Superior iron ore
FROM Marquette to Cleveland is Sl'75 per
ton.
The duty OIL foreign pig iron Is 81 per
ton, cast scrap 81, and wrought s..
For determining the per cent Of iron in
an ordinary ore tho charge at Britton's
laboratory, Philadelphia, is 81.
The United States have exported during
The first eleven months Of the last fiscal
year s,750,2O7 pounds OF nails and spikes,
rs against $3.50, l52 during the same time
the year before.
West Virginia is the fifth State in the
Union us u producer Of merchant iron,
the order being Pennsylvania, Ohio Massa-
chusetts, New York and West Virginia.
We learn that the importations Of Bes-
semer pig are now fairly started, their be-
ing at least 10000 tons under contract to
come here. This is something scarcely
expected a few months ago. What will
come of II is uncertain. 1t Is evident that
the railroad companies, which have been
GConomiZing for q number OF years, arc
taking fresh courage and improving their
tracks. Hence the demand for steel rails
to m extent exceeding the available sup
ply OF Bessemer pig. But manufacturers
prefer to say little either Of the present or
future, knowing the importance Of pursn'
ing Il conservative course. -NtW York Iron
Age.
The Cutlery Guardian learns that iron
permanent way is receiving increased at
iention oil the part Of the administrations
Of German and Belgian railways. The
Bochum and Krupp works arc stated to
have made serious proposals TO various
German railways on the subject, and me.
tallic permanent way on the Series and
Battig system has been laid down between
Buysshingen and Hal, Of the Belgian
State railways. This section is rather
CrOWed with traffic, even express trains
from Brussels to Paris and Calais passing
over It. Wa may then fairly assume that
iron permanent way will now receive q
fair trial upon the Continent. But is not
merely iron permanent way which is now
talked OF. Steel has declined to such q mod.
crate price that steel sleepersa are now com.
ing into consideration. BY reducing the
thickness OF steel sleepers a little, the
John CoCEerill Company considers that il
tan supply steel permanent way upon even
cheaper terms than iron permanent way,
so that it is not impossible that in future
we shall have steel rails supported upon
steel sleepers. In this country railroad
men are discussing very earnestly the
question OF adopting some new kind Of
tic. 1t is estimated that the annual con
sumption OF ties is now 10000, 900, OF
30 years growth OF 1000 acres. The ire,
mendous destruction OF cross tie timber,
only certain kinds and sizes OF which can
Ike used for the purpose, is using up the
stock within reach SO fast, and good ties
arc in consequence bcComingso hard 10 get
in many quarters, that railway managers
are seriously turning their thoughts to-
wards some substitute. Iron ties were
used when the railroad system was in It's
infancy, but they did not give satisfaction.
1t is thought by many that the most
feasible plan is to preserve soft woods by
chemical processes.
Nails are quoted at s. IS at Philadelphia
blythe Iron AgG. 1t says that "holders
are firm Mt s. IS Will. 81 IS us n minimum
for large lots.