Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-27
WHAT THE MERCHANTS SAY.

WHAT THE MERCHANTS SAY.
AHeraId Reporter Obtains Their Views on
the Nail situAtion-Rotes About Glass.
Bag Tisw lWiS Herald
During the week a representative of The
Herald, in company with some of the mem
bers of the locsl branch of .. n. 81. 4 r
visited number of the Wholesale and re-
tail hardware dealers of the city. Follow
ing is q report of conversations With sew.
eral of the leading merchants:
MEYER ACEERNASN.
Reporter: How are nails sellipg2
"$S.0S for l0d and 20d, and 1925 for
3d."
How is the msrketT
Nails are scarce and getting scsrcer"
When told that the other gentlemen be-
longing to the party were nsilers, he said:
why don't you 60 to work. should
think Western manufacturers would like
to take advantage OF the advance prices
and not let the Eastern men have all the
profit. / hope yoq will hold out for your
price, which you are sure to get sooner or
later, if you stick together"
How do you feel IN regard to paying
% so or $275 q keg for nails, would you
as soon pay 81 IS as 81 l5r'
Just as soon. We make Just as much
when nails are 81 IS. as we do when nails
are $40.
sTANN,
said in answer 70 the question:
How are you off for nsils2
"Well, have sll / want at present, hav-
ing lust got in lot from Michigan. They
are Eastern nails; they are not as good as
Western nails, but they will drive. and We
have got to take what we can get to supply
the trade.
"Can you always get what nails you
wantT
"Oh. no! not BY good deal We send
for perhaps ten kegs, and we are lucky If
We get one or two.
"Yes, Just as leave, and little rather
pay 81 IS as $40. We make just az
much if not little more. am selling
union nails"
J. Zimprich and Hickman 4 Miller
made substantially the same statement.
J. T. TRESTLAGE.
81 am glad to see you. ] am with you
every time. ike to see man get good
days pay. If wages are up trade Is lively
in comparison. l have handled great
many nails. Get them from the East now.
All union nails. Nails are scarce and get
ting scsrcer. Rather pay % rs than 81 10.
Stick together and you will win the day
you cant help it. The Western msnufsc
turers will not let the Eastern men make
al the profits"
Mr.. Trentlsge il the largest dealer on
the South side, and one of the Oldest houses
10 the city. =,
W. Kroeger gave the same views as Mr..
and said if he had man work.
ing for him he wanted to pay him good
wages, and II the maa could do his work,
be would keep him at his own price; but
if he could not DO the work he would tell
him be could not use him any longer and
let him 20. He would rather pay 1915
than 81. 10 or 81 Is, he would make Just as
much and sell more nails.
SIMON FINK.
1--WE don't do q very large trade in nails
We had large stock when the prices
went ND and have now about 200 keys, 30
We are getting the benefit Of the rise IN
prices.
E.J. MUELLER.
IL have all the nails / want and can get
all I need. No, / would not rather pay
81 so or 81 rs than 81 90 or $2.l0. Nails
are too high; they can't stay there. 1t all
of the mills were TO 60 to WORK mails would
De down in less than three weeks, because
ths markets would be oyerstocked. l
don't know what prices the manufacturers
ought to pay for making nails but accord
ipg 70 ths pries Of bar iron. nails are too
hiSh. Am now selling Eastern nails;
can't get Western nails; would rather have
then # could get them. They are better
nailA
JoHS G. KOCH,
Vice. President of John Pritzhff Hardware
Co, said:
HYep, nails are scarce in certain sizes,
lOd and god are $500, Sd 50 Is and going
up. We get most of our nails from the
East. They come in on one train and We
shio them on the Eext. Just get enough
TO supsly our customers. Got in . lot
from Lsughlin's mill, Martins Ferry, on
Wednesday. We don't get many from
Western mills. At the solicitation OF the
party, Mr.. Koch had Q key of Sd from
Martins Ferry opened and examined, as
be said he hsa heard so much about the
nails being Of so poor grade. Out Of
about 6se pounds, that were looked over,
fully half pound Of bad nails were found.
Mr.. Koch said they we're about as good as
the average nail, lately. That they had
to take what they could get and not ex.
anime too closely. "No," said he, u
think the Western men must come down
to Eastern prices, unless the West can
hold out long enough to get the Eastern
men up to their standard. But / believe
the Western men viii have to come down
because the Eastern men can make nails
cheaper, and it used TO be from 5 to 20 pei
cent higher. We can't ssy what va van
10 paw for nails We would Just as leave
| pay 81 so as $500, but We have nothing t.
say about il. The manufacturers make thu
prices, and If we want the nails Il Is nol
what we want to pay but what they wan
~ TO pay. / hope you'n get your prices
and think yoa win II Jon can hold out Ions
enough"
Nh. BoYp,
Of ShAdbOls B Boyd, West Water street
sYss nail sars scarce sa2s isrsd, sn1