Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-04
the IRON TRADE.

ShrBnkR fn CoEsampttsss sad . DE-
rIsse in Pricc. EnestisE - usfsvsr.
able Innuenrs - PrOSaeers - Tos
Trade In Gss6Ls shaP>-Ths RslisS
Prices.
pulLApELrur,, april The shrinkaes
in consumption during the pas, three
months. accom- par ,ed by decline oi ten
per cent in prices Ot pig from has exerted
an unfavorabl,i In tuence on producers. In
addition to th.i the refusal OF ore compan.
ies to reduce he vsice OF orc to consumers
leyel has retai dea the improvement In de.
mand or prices The crude iron market 10
sluggish for all iron excepting several
brands VIII Ch during few days,
have been sid at better than or.
dinayy prices In / foundsy is selling at
$3.50 10 $24. 20; No 2 At 81 10 ~; mill
running from slaj0 TO q 10 delivered.
Sales Of ~, 60 tons have bSsp made n large
lots ~ k2O u ? -. Ths finer brands com
nisud from ~ &c S22. Scotch irons are
selling at 81: sessencr. t22 IL asked. vi
oBsItd. SIn"E.s-.sIrD, $50 muck iron, ~.
mere hsut bar 30 10 2.t0 Tor refined. and
cents for or nary. 4 larg. amount Of
Dnnnes~ has wen doEc, mainly In small
n ,nInii lo!s-
An Astiys Hprsag Trade
4 10 at hand. bu a very sctive compositions
will rut p,iCea at inside limita. bkelp
/ IIon, 2n@2,4. common plate, $50; $50 for
she'll; ~ f.s. aange. Bridge builders bold
back their orders. Negotiations sre float.
| ing around for several hundred tons.
| Prices are $50 for angle iron, SO for tees,
and $50 for beams and channels Steel
| rails have declined 10 &38. for large lots.
small Iot,, 5000 according 70 dsliAery:
rails are offered for shipmsat at e23. Nails.
t3l0a3@ Cargo scrap. -; ss!ectsd. No.
], 81 10; 10, 2, $2sg8 Bhsst Iron, plsin
| and galyaniIe1. Wa ordeesd in large lots:
| The consumption OF paus 10 hesvy:s fnll
production will be continued. Intsrior
mills Ars accommodating erdsra Pittsburgh
advices indicate an improving demand 10
fi ishins, iron. Gruds iron has weakened
been placed At - st Cleveland. Tie trade
in general 10 In go0d shape, and In
H''"' isy. ''s l''0''''' Z" improving
| TAa Psins Factor
in Industrial prosperity, namely, railroad
| building is backward, although there are
nuaber of enterprises liksly y - inAuss.
% e !. ss.s in :ss s: s: L., &. ~: sssy
A large snsunt Of coAtSset vosk - In
band, and inqniDes hAvs hssa submittsd
isr prices. Locomotive works have rso~iy.
Cd inquiries for locomotives, and car wosks
are engaged on orders fos cars which Will
keep them busy through the summer. Lat.
sst reposts from agricultural implsmsat
sstsblishAsntA, machine shops and stab.
lisbmsnts engaged In the man1fsotufe Of
enginss and mAchinery Of ell kinds shov
that there Il m increase In bosinsse.
coupled viii - improving inquiry. which
with . sontiAustiou Of favorable cifcuo-
stanseS viii develop into IN sct,vs sprisg
trade. Hardware manufacturers hsve dcee
heavy weeks bustnsss, and sse lookies
fos N inpr0vemsnt In dsmao1 and -
prices for . fsS
sssssssAss 0ssAs,
Thew b scsrdty oi rolling itoA On .
| good nasy of ths Western and 60uthou
Josds, and Iron for this purpose 10 10 %
/ tive request The chief cause Tor the Dc.
/ lay in che placing Of orders In he Iron
markets Of the oountsy 10 thst bsysn ers
not assured thst present prices can b
maintained. and msnufsctursfs sfs not
prices until the altitude 0i The labor factor
have been reduced In several quarter, snd
reductions are either In Droeress % sfO
contemplated in othsrs: hsocs large CO..
tracts pfe delayed, and the present demas1
l IL Of o retail character. Beet fDfoT0D1
| opinion In the iron Gads leans 70 Ne beltef
that the requirements for the ysas WI b
unusually large. bot With tbs extsaoedi-
nary prices will b io9. lmportsn bsvS
been unable 70 secure American osden 70
| spy extent, and America manulActufefs
express themselves With conhdsoos - 70
their ability 70 take care Of the koms tSsds
through the reduction Of HEs and ths
GREATER oompeti,ion ~ into play eJ tsf's
reductions