Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-11

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owrlve l0-wheeled locomotives Of the
u rl Plate road have been put on the
f,trn division of the New York Ceu-
a and Hudson River railroad for the
ose of drawing freight trains.
be prospect of break in freights to
M >hillings from Liverpool To New
M has raised the hopes of importers
n increased the possibilities Of inn
d =. Steel rails have weakened to
\ .tHr 24O9. Offers of bonded rails
! BE- been made at s. i'm New York.
! he directors of the Atchison, Topeka
} Il santa Fs railroad company have
kcird \. f.. TOuzalin vice president.
\ has Just resigned the office of first
e. president of the Chicago, Burltng-
b and Quincy railroad company, and
lSuw in Europe.
fuSsian navigation has been definite
closed by ice for the winter. At
3ini NOvg0rOd alone 200 steamers and
heat baTges employed in the grain
Ge are ice-lOcked. There will be no
insiderable competition in the wheat
fde from that quarter until next sum
ltr.
Syrup making would appear tOprOm-
quite a. good results i'm the South a.
the West, ifnot better. Mr. Joshua
of Griffin, Ga, planted a
barter ofan acre in ribbon cane, which
l-lded him - gallons of good syrup,
hides enough cane cut and fed during
IL season 10 have made . gallons
sGr. His neighbor made III gallons
m n quarter of an acre in the same
iud Of cane. From these practical re-
it, it is estimated that 400 gallons Of
|rup can be made to the acre, and as
j. syrup is worth - cents a gallon,
e money yield will be 500 per acre,
bd this at little greater cost than that
iCultivating an acre OfcOttOn.
Malaga makes about 1000, 600 boxes
,Caisius annually, but there is abun-
lt room in California for the culture
flNpand without coming in conflict
,Ah the foreign crop. Twenty-pOund
bNes of raisins bring atwhOlesale about
IN TO twelve cents per pound. The
Pop Of last year raised in HolO, Fresno
rd Los Angeles counties, including
me small productions in Butte, Guba
gd some Of the fOOthill counties, is fig
red up as 10000 boxes, which does
Ut include the stock in the vicinity Of
the point of production, An ap-
rOXimatiOn of the crop for this year
ives 1884, ,2OO boxes, although it is be-
sved that the early raisins not set in
y total would have reached 2OO,O0O
NS, worth from $1,000 to 500, 900.
he shipment East last year was 10000
rNCs. From these fects it Is evident
.at raiSins production is becoming a
tiled industry in California.
The Philadelphia Iron says: At
r,~eut prices Of labor, coal, ore snl
makers say that the
rices of pig iron cannot be reduced.
INQUIRY from sellers diSCloSeS the fact
nat quotations are being pretty firmly
eld considering the dullness prevalent.
or instance, No. /, foundry is selling
. so, and some ofthe finer grades are
ling away up, but these are for special
rands which are sold ahead and which
lakers are not ready to make cOnces-
\ns to find purchasers. Some sharp
NcessiOnS have been made amongst
irSSwer grades Of foundry and forge
md sales have been made under S26 for
30. !, and under 81 for No. ,, but only
D exceptional cases. 1t is easier to get
rompt deliveries in the lower grades
ma hence the activity. Several hum
red ton lots Of Gray Forge iron sold at
-. Very little goes under or above
sis, although special brands command
ESQ to 300 when they can be had.
BIZ men say that they will not buy
lead until the price Of the finished
bdUct has reached bottom. They are
2lbe dark rs TO when that will be
= lched. Furnaces generally are clear
Z stocks and there is no great effort
1or the part of producers to contract
6eN future output.