The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-20
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TO TAE DAILY INTRLLIaENoER
GENERAL NEWS.
The War Of the Trunk Lines at
Chicago. D 81
The Proceedings Of the Religious Con-
vsntions Yssterday--Seuats Votes
on the Legislative Bill To-day
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From Chicago East-VanderblIt and the
Pennsylvania Road Conducting the
PJEht-The Nall business, md Crops.
Special 10 the Intelllgeueer.
CHICAGO, May 10.
A big break in freights has occurred
here. The rate on nails from Pittsburgh
and Wheeling is down to twelve and half
cents per keg. Cattle are being carried to
Pittsburgh at ten dollars per car, and thir-
ty.fve dollars TO New York, in conse.
quence Of a fight between Vanderbilt and
the Pennsylvania Road. Grain is carried
at twelve cents per hundred pounds to
New York, and is expected to be carried
at ten cents in the next day or two. There
never was such decentralization in freights
in the history OF the railroads centering
at this point, tbs said that some cattle
have been carried as low as one dollar per
car to Pittsburgh. .s-..
Vast amounts Of grain and pork will 60
forward by water and rail during these cut
rates.
Some well informed parties believe
that the Generalization will continue
through the shipping season, and that il
any change occurs it will not be for the
better.
Business is active in this city and times
hnproyinp. You cantheAr this nm ovary
hand.
Nails areseling at two dollars and fifteen
cents, and are likely to advance. Browns
mill, at South Chicago, is making eight
hundred kegs per day, besides sixty tons
of bar iron, and is running full up. They
arc using old rails at cost OF twenty.one
dollars per ton.
High hopes are built on the crop pros.
poets in the vast country tributary to this
city, they say that another big. crop will
get things firmly on their feet here and
give an old time impetus to values. Il.
THE WAR OF THE TRUNK LINES.
Crop Prospects In the Western states.
CHICAGO, May 10.-The war among the
trunk lines extended to passenger rates
to-day, and first-class passenger tickets
(limited) to New York were reduced from
sl7 TO SIS. Freights are also very weak,
but no quotable change has yet occurred.
The Iater.Ocean publishes analysis OF
about three hundred letters, which 1t has
received within the past three or four days. |
They represent the condition OF the grow. |
ing crops throughout the northwestern
States. In Illinois the winter and spring
wheat have triie larger acreage than last |
year, with good promise. Oats, decreased
acreage and not in very good condition.
Corn mostly planted and larger acreage. |
III Wisconsin small grain is rather back
ward, owing to the dry weather, and in
some places wheat is rather thin, but the |
is increased over last year.
In Minnesota dry weather has injured |
the wheat prospects for white, but the re.
cent copious showers have brought It
into excellent condition, and with the
largely increased area sown, especially on
hitherto unbroken soil, there will be an
9 large crop; Oats rather inferior in quail.
ity and condition.
In Dakota largely increased amount Of
wheat and oats has been raised. No
damage from grasshoppers.
In Iowa there is an increased acreage OF
winter wheat and in fine condition; the
spring wheat in some localities is rather
thin, but generally looking well; the acre.
age is probably increased, although the re-
ports are contradictory, corn will be very
large crop. Oats like wheat
In Nebraska, increased acreage Of all
grains; will probably be equal to one.
quarter. Crops are in splendid condition.
Substantially the same may be said Of
Kansas. On the whole, the prospects are
very fiattering.