Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-22
business.

business.
7 In Philadelphia better feeling per-
AIDES the iron market, chiefly on ae-
ytnt of an improvement in the idquiry
r iron and steel for delivery during the
inter months. Consumers are gener-
lly low in stocks, and consupptive de
land does not point to any serious fall
Eg Off There are no stocks on which
tIyers can beat down prices, and max
- imagine they will obtain pretty
bod prices for everything they can de-
ver. Foundry ranged from S25 to
E-.5O for No. l. Some orders were
bOked for Janu9ry at S26f standards
,R55 for other sorts. No. appears to
n {fnegleeted. Gray forge sold all the
kay frsm so to 50, but not in
trge lots. \ few sellers have been
bunding the market for the next
IIarter and find manufacturers not
hxiOus to close for future needs until
hatters take shape. BeSsemer is under
kquiry to the extent of ten thousand
ms in two or three lots. Muck bars
lie dull at $50 to $40. Charcoal blooms
-e moving at S6566S. Merchant bar
active at stores at 500 go, but
Gll at mills for $500 80, according
quality. Skelp is quiet at $50.
tructural shapes are qOted at S2.75 for
Ggles, $3.50 fer tees and 4e for beams.
>Ssale of $500 bridge plates was closed
k-t week. Nails continue active.
hell iron Is moving quietly Mt $500,
knge at at $3.50; sheet is under better
Euuiry. Steel rails are quoted ut $40,
hd a good volume of business for
bring delivery in both large and small
rs was closed. Old rails are dull but
i'm At $3.50 for tees. Scrap Is dull
: IA weak
The east bound shipments of flour,
ain and provisions over the trunk
,Axs from Chicago last week amount
,Wto 52,6S2 tons, the largest OF any
Eek in eight months p&str and Lug
1rs larger than those Of the correspond
, week Of ISL. The weekly returns
5 fall have shown q steady increase
,r these immediately preceding them
y &c the 2lst of October. The lowest
nj of the year was in the week end
~ July S, when only 1921 tons
Ire shipped. The following week
towed an increase of 300 tons
ar that: the next IA; the next al
II that. ,4S4 tons, and then there was
lcllling Oft Of 40 tons, another OF S0>,
+ enStber of 49S tons. Then came
" week ending August 70, with an IN
- of lOSl6 tons. The following
task showed further gain OF S,O5O
IN after which there were succeS I'VE
rr, ases of .962, 245, 1855 and S,o2O
krs The next week lending OCTOBER
l there was an increaAe OF 40 TONS
Flowed by another of ,y25 tons, ana
her one more relapse Of $, Is tons ior
ln week ending October q, the series
kirrreases began. For the week emu
A., October . the shipments were 20
IL tons-an increase of 2,96I tons; tOr
% ondin0 Novemver 4, 3l,O52 tons
sb;nDed. November IL, 33, ,Ol3; No
nTI,pr is, 3S,l52; November %, 4I'O5,
tcamher . 46, ,5S3; December y, oO,So9'
lscmber is, 1852 tons. In eoilSe-
nca of the cessation of the war oe-
Aeen the Northwestern ROADS thSIe sno.iS. -
Idecrease Of flour shipments OF iV,oo'
krreIs. millers having taken auNau-
Ega OF the recent low rates 10 move
EarIv ali the flour i'm the Northwest 10
Isrtst THE movement OF grain SHOWS
-, increase of 8 3,Sl2 tons, not lndlcatlhS
~, j,,,nroyemeut in the export move
,,cnt INT being mostly due 70 oetter
,'l,IDsrd nom tRe interior Of New Eng
iarJ noinfs the export demand OeihS
light. This heavy tonnage, oeln GI
ried at the best rates, must PrSne Ia ~" SStd
~ renumerative to our trunk llnes, SG.,
ss,Su doubtless make q good showing Id
h. ANIMAL reports.