The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-08
atleast one factory have shown a dispose
flor. to compromise.
THE SOUTH WHEELING WORKS.

AT the glass works Of Hobbs. Brcckunier
& Co., the reporter found Mr.. Bfoekunier.
When asked as 10 the feeling Of the con-
cern for the near future, he replied that
they felt very hopeful and looked forward
to as fair business being done this spring
as had been done for some time. "rhere
is almost every reason why this should be
So continued Mr.. Brockunier, There is
money in the banks and there Is pletho-
"a OF cereals. The crops Of the past fall
were splendid ones and really the only
drawback to an immediate revival OF
trade is the low figure at which wheat
and.corn are sold. These quotations will,
however, | believe, improve. Inotfce by
the financial reports that on the
first there was $4,000, 900 more on de-
post in the New York banks
than year ago. Our banks here are we'll
stocked with money. You hear people
talk OF falling banks as an indication Of
tight times, and yet in every case the bank
failure Of late has been owing to some de.
ialcation Of one Of its officers or some
kindred cause. The prospect this year is,
l think, as favorable or perhaps more SO
than 1t was u year ago. It is very seldom
the case hers that we start up before the
third week in January and in Pittsburgh
they usually wait until the LIST Of February,
and yet here we are this year nearly all
running. Wea are receiving a fair line Of
orders and the inquiries received denote
that many more are coming.
Hobbs, Brockunisr & Co. took the usual
holiday rest, but work will recomHlence
in all departments next Monday.
THE CENTRAL GLASS WORKS.
President n. B. Scott, OF the Central
Glass Company, said the mail was never
before so Light this time OF year as this
week. The factory has been running two
OF its three furnaces steadily all along ex-
cept the week from Christmas to New
Years. About the usual stock Is in the
ware houses. Usually at the first OF the
year there is great influx OF buyers. So
far this year only one glass dealer from
abroad has visited the Central. No change
is noted IN prices.
Mr.. Scott referred to his books, and dis.
covered that the sales now only averaged
about one-half what they did one year ago.
The stoppage over the river does not
affect the trade Of the factories here for
two reasons. The first is that the Ohio
factories now idle nearly all had pretty
large stocks on hand when they shut
down, and the other that their lines Of
ware are different from the product OF the
Wheeling factories.
The Central has lately got out a set in
imitation Of cut glass which takes well. 1t
Is also making an attractive new orna-
mental glass inkstand. 1t will shortly
put on the market beer and ale glass that
Is the neatest ever offered the bar trade.
1t is entirely new in design.
BUSINESS AT THE POTTERY.
The Wheeling pottery gives the most
encouraging report OF its business in the
past year OF all the Wheeling industrial
establishments. New orders are not ex-
pected ut the pottery Just at this season OF
the year, as oil their customers are now
engaged In taking stock, and tits tooearly
to hear from them. However, they are
receiving some orders, and report the out
lookintheirfine assomewhatmoreh hopeful.
The past year there was amarked increase
in the trade Of this important establish
ment. The capacity OF the pottery was
increased two-thirds, and more goods were
made and sold than in any former year OF
its existence.
Beyond doubt the stocks in this line OF
business are low and will have to be re-
plcnished. Yet till there is general re-
vival OF business purchases will naturally
be cautiously made and business conduc-
ted by both large and small dealers in q
somewhat hand to.mouth way.