Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-16
Business.

lusineSS-
4 At a meeting Ofthe rubber manufac-
D.. n in New York yesterday, it was de-
j ud 20 close all the rubber boot and
up factories in the country December
} nj. Tor one week, after which One-half
\ c goods formerly made will be manu-
4tUTcd.
\ The business failures for the past
4 sfytn days reported to Dunn Il Co.'S
3ercuutile agency, number POS, COM
tar,i with 100 last week. OF these, the
j 5,.rrn states had "a; the Western 90;
B r southern IL; the Middle 80; the
3acnic States and Territories, II; Can
i !a. =, and New York city II. The
j lures Of the week generally are not
! large in the amount of liabilities rs
r the week previous.
Ina late number Of the Boston Jour-
b., appeared an interesting table of
Sholt-ale prices, comparing those OF
November, ISL, with those Of May,
-. and November, 1852. The prices
re- .iyen for beef, butter, beans, coal,
,Gi>h, coffee, cotton, corn, flour, iron,
oyS. potatoes, leather, sugar and wool.
fum this table it appears that prices
&c uniformly higher in May last than
y were a year ago, the difference be-
2, on the average, at least 10 per cent.
lie rise in beef, butter, corn and pota-
ot> were especially marked, being as
IU,h a. 30 per cent. on most Of these
trcssaries of life. The prices of last
lolth, however, show a decrease OF
yrr IO per cent. on the average. Beans,
t'jc, cotton, flour, iron, potatoes, su-
/ Ear and wool are all lower in price now
lEan they were year ago, and Goldfish
i about the same.
Tie New York Times says: The
lItc>t between the Northwestern rail-
ai Las come to an unexpected termi-
|a,,u. Ii was evident from the first
! hat q community of interests would
! lave o. Jr reached either by cOmbina-
Jon to maintain rates and to pool the
Usjut>s on a new basis or by a prAcl-
Fally single control of the whole North
Western system. The former method
pi COMPOSING differences was rendered
unusually difficult by the intrusion of a
fiew element in the shape of what We're
terrtd territorial rights. The result is
Fhat am end is put TO competition In this
Eul,awt stern business by a virtual
lcou,iratIon of the rival lines under
+ ,iu-Ip control instead of fanagreement
emurg them for a division OF business
E.ud % imitation of local dominion. 30
.ar a~ the public is concerned it makes
.I., whether this object is reached by
uue method or another. There is no
doubt lLat competition, if it can be
made healthy and effective and not
Fa-uudic and destructive, Is for the
Aui,,-, Of the public. 1t is equally cer-
'l0iu hat 20 long as it is subject to no
regulation il is likely to prove at any
ImomrHt hostile to the interests Of the
Ira'.rnaGS. While such is the case,
there Is no cause for wonder in the
Efforts Of railroad managers to put q
stop 'o It when they begin to feel its
disastrous effects. They are working
i'r ,l.e promotion Of their own inter-
''tN, ,ld In 50 doing will disregard all
,th'.> u> long Is they are permitted 70
C" So. huJ the questions which they
I'r.nr "a themselves OughttO be settled
o., l..' unal which would take account
". 'i' Interests invOlved. \ general
.."'~'fon which springs from these
.rgIN>Sd wars is that in any attempt
-l.a' nay hereafter De made to regulate
.t"Ig, = it viii be found of even greater
i~Igr;auce 10 fix 4 minimum than q
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