The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-16
ICE,
A short supply COrtain-High Prices the
Coming SeasOn-Lnite fee.

Coming Seas0n-LaiGe Zee.
The spring-liko weather Of the past two
days, and the remarkably open winter we
have had thus far, has caused untold anxiety
to large consumers Of the frozen liquid and
to those unfortunate ice men whose capacity
was not large enough to last two seasons but
whose stock was exhausted last summer. On
tho other band, those who had large bonsss
and who have q stock OH hand are busy fgur.
Ing whether they shall double or treble the
price. In the past very little ice has been
brought from the lakes, comparatively speak.
ing, nearly all Of that used being procured
from this vicinity. SO far this season no ice
worth the cutting has formed on the rivers
and creeks from which Wheeling gets her
supply. About four weeks ago the creek was
frozen over and some thin lee secured but Il
was Of very inferior quality.
A prominent ice man speaking yesterday
said: I'VE don't give up expectation Of
getting ice until about the 25th. II getting
late IN the season now, but sudden hard
frost might give us some. Eve have ut times
got Ice as late as March, can't recall a sea.
son that brought as little ns this, There has
been none worth speaking Of, even for pack.
Ing, this year; some Of ali inch or two was
cut on the creek for that purpose. The best
We have had for packing has been but q
couple OF inches thick. We will probably
have tot 20 outside for ice for general or even
packing purposes, and send to the lake ports.
Much OF It Of course, will be old leo carried
over from last year which Is just rs good Us
the fresh, u not better
What doyou estimate the total cOnsump.
ton Of Ice, for all purposes in Wheeling and
her suburbs at per Year,
"Sow, that Is hard question, but should
say about 10000 tons. II will not be as large
this season us II was last. You sec last sum.
mef there was plenty Of 1t, it was cheap
everybody boughtit, took no care OF II and
the result was heap was wasted This sea.
son u Will be different you can Just be-"
GLOW about prices?"
THAT Is worse question than the other
Three or four days cutting would make n vasI
difference. Last season the price was from
% 10 40 cents, but expect 70 cents per 100 II
not too high figure for tho coming season. II
Seibert has capacity for about 5000 tons
and he claims to have almost enough, II moi
entirely 50, to last him this season and
furnish the same trade he did last season
His ice is Of good fSs0,St quality, and hG ha,
ttwell secured aud also insured. Nick Kuhn
OF Bridgeport, has capacity Of about 350(
| WINS AuN LllS hJut lCt lGlb ONtF from luSl
year, but It was partly melted by the recen
rise. Looked ut In my light, lake ice vii
have TO be imported into Wheeling, and thu
prospect for cheap ice is dreary indeed.
Ice eau DO procured in Sandusky at thu
following figures: 1SSO-Sl ice, twelve Il
twenty inches thick, clear rs o crystal AM
hard as a rock, 81 so to 50 25 per ton. Thi!
years crop, which is not OF first class grade
from 81 40 to 81 90. This ice is sIushy ant
mcltS fast. These figures IRE D. o. b. L
costs In addition s. 90 per ton 10 transpor
the same TO this city.
The only Sandusky ice received thus fal
has been that gotten by the Schmulbacl
Brewing Company. Their new cellar and iC
house is completed and they arc cooling TIN
cellars of. The ice Is stored in the thir,
story OF the laTgC building. Flucs lead from
1t down through the walls to the haSemen
where the beer is stored, through which the
cold air rushes. The cellars are dry'and cold
the melted ice being carried off by scuEpers
a day or two ago tho atmosphere outside wa
67'; in the cellar 1t was 1872 The company
has in the old lee house (Which, when empty
will be used as a malt house, about GOO
tons, which will last until July. About 400
tons must be gotten from the lakes.
At Reymann's Brewery two large ice ma
chimes do nearly all the cooling work, but IL
addition the company has a large amount o
ice saved over from last year.