Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-16
THE MILLS.
Tae Price OF Nails and outlook for
Spring Trade


The nail industries of this city are all
running full time, aud are turning out
large guar titles Of nails. Judging from
the information gained from the man
ufacmrsrs, the mills will continue run
ming until warm weather, or, more
properly sItakng, until July or Au-
gut.
Some people 90 not seem 70 under
stand how il i that the card rate is not
advanced" said an iron man yester-
day. Now there Is nothing simpler.
We a., Just holding The card rate now
atWlat Lails sell for in the market.
WIZ, SIR, wien the card rate Of nails
was J; 10 nails were selling In num-
Ter Of uslau Ces rs low rs $3.50, S2.30
and = ~ yet the majority Of the read,
ing public supposed We were selling
nails fer s. ~ per keg. | expect, how
ever, that the card rate will be adj
Vancpd 1T the next meeting OF the Nail
Association, for this reason; The spring
trade will have opened up by that time
and also the modes Of transportation
will be opened thoroughly, making =
great competition for carrying freight,
hence buyers will be eager to buy up 3
stock while freights are low, and this
will cause great demand on Us for
nails. We will then advance the card
rate in proportion TO the demand aud
our stock on hand. cannot but think
that there will be a big demand, or in
other words, brisk nail trade this
spring and summer. know one thing
,f,,1y ,,Aal n hNiaH frans. AZ
hvirg prices, this spring and summer,
and hope they will get it."
The Creek mill has experienced some
little trouble by the breaksge in her
II ach merry last week.
The Belmont blast furnace is on TO its
full capacity. TnIS allowed the forge
department Of the Belmont mil u re-
sumo work again last Tuesday, aud
row everything at this industry Is
fiOurishiug.
The work of putting up the additional
nail machines a. the Riverside mill i.
progressing slowly. Last week tive q
the new machines were working nicely
under the management of Mr.. DOau
one Of the abless nailers in the city.
The manufacture Of light T rails by
the Houston, Texas, mill Is proving
successful venture.
The new buildings OF the Norton
rolling mill, at Ashland, KY, will bt
entirely of iron.
Andrews, Bros & Co. are operating
their mills at HsseltOu, o., To neArl!
their full capacity.
Z The Trumbull Iron Co. is running it:
mill in Girard, o, steady in all depart
ments.
Summers Bros. 4 Co. have their mil
ut Suuthers, o, on full time. Las
week they received large orders for iroI
foI wtstern shipment.
The Port Clinton rolling mill, be
loDging TO the MOnOcacy Furnace Co.
has been sold to William Hacker, o
Philadelphia, for s. 600.
w. L. Scott, of Erie, is said to be ne
YDtialiny for the Killing mill OF p. l.
Kimberly y Co, but as yet the sale ha
not been effected.
They are sgitsting for rolling mil
nj Ionia, Mich.
The Mcdonald rolling mills, of ST.
Louis, Mo, are practically shut down
Htpresent.
The strike Of the puddlers at the ESk
Z Ink iron works, New South Wales
Skiii continues. They have been oui
over three months.
The Joliet. ILL.,, rolling mill will start
= again on Monday, all repairs hsy.
ing been completed.
The Jnniata Iron Works, this city,
Afe Getting new nail mill heating
ftrnace, in which natural gas is to be
need Labor Tribune.
Eleven more skilled iron workers
lave packed their valises and left
POttstOwn, Pa. The aggregate number
hat have LETT since January lst will
6Ot up to about 100, all former en-
HfoyCs Of the Pottstown Iron Com
ANY.
The wire nail factory Of the Hartman
Steel Go. Is completed and viii go into
operation next week. The factory is
.ffttd up with the most improved and
ecstly machinery for the manufacture
4 every description Of steel wire nails,