Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
Nails In Pittsburg'

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| PrrTsBURGH, Pa, MAY 2l-lt is nearl,
q year since the last nails were made II
Pittsburg, on he 3lst Of May last year
when the fsctories we're all closed, the stoCE
OF nails on hand then reached about Is,
600 kegs which were one-hslf held by
Shoenberger 5 Co. who have the second
largest nail factory in Pittsburgh, the rest
were held by Chess, Cook Il Co. who have
the largest, By lug 4 Co, and Jones Il
Laughhn. The first aud last named firms
run out their stock of nails about Septem-
Der LIST, three months after the shut down
took place At that TINA the manUtactu
rers were quite hopeful that the strike
would not last much longer, which was ey'
iGeat from their actions. They common
ced to buy nails East and West to FL their
orders in order, to hold their trade, this
however dip not last very long, for the rea
son that they could not buy and sell nal's
at that time without running the risk OF
losing money on them, prices were very
uncertain and cutting rates was the OBJECT
10 point nearly the same ss when the market
gas stocked, and all the factories were IN
full operation. About the middle of las
September Plttsburg nail manufacturers
commenced to stop buying nails, about the
last lot were three car loads OF about 200
kegs, which were shipped from the west to
Shoenberrer K Co. the nails did not give
very good satisfaction, 50 they concluded 10
stop buying. Another nail tirm experien
cgd the same thing, but they in turn ship
ped their own ii plates, but that thiDl 8
did not pan out as they shosLd have, short
Iy afterRsrd il was decided not to handle
any more nails until the trouble with the
nailers should be Late last tall there
we're probably 200 kegs of nails all told
IN Plttsourg. they were Of such odd sizes
that they we're disposed of very low, there
are even still about 800 kegs of these nails
10 stock. Outside OF thess tOur nail
firms there is still another which IS
Hoorhesd Brothers & 20. OF the
Vesuyius Iron and Nail Works at Sharps
burg, they have factory Of ~ machines,
which was closed just tSo years ago, with
. stock Of about 10000 kegs which they
refused to sell at prices then higher than
the present figure. Since then their factory
has not been IN operation, while sil the
others were making and selling nails This
rirn held their stock for higher prices, but
ia this they were sadly disappointed, and
not until the latter part OF last summer did
rFey commence to sell, nearly halt OF what
they had we're in a hort time disposed Oh
20 Pittsburg nsil manufacturers. About
the time when all commenced TO cancel
heir orders for nails, Moorehead, Bro u
Co. had about 5000 legs yet on hand oil
which some were sold during lest winter.
4 report was circulated a few days sgo that
tbey had sold the last lot TO /. Z. Jenkins
rbs leading wholesale merchant IN Pits
ourv. A reporter of the REGISTER called
AZ the Office OF this firm ca Liberty street.
where the business manager was seen VINO
corroborated the rumor by saying, ne had
lust purchased 5000 kegs OF nails, the last
tom Moorehesd, Bro. IL Co, he further
added I'VE handle about : 900 kegs 81 naiiS
a month, these we bug slI in the east and
west which are made IN union factories he
vas unable to say how many nails we're
hS16led in the Pittsburgh market Tor tue
supply of tao home trade which RUS 10
about 10000 kegs = Roqlh, halt OF these
are handled by nearly q half e doI;sn Oh
smaller wholesale dealers. A call WAS
made on some Of the leading nail mana
iscturers but none seemed TO kaoT Or even
intimate when the trouble will ternins'e
and the factories be started Up, oH' QUE
hing may be relied upon if the Pitlsou5g
oau fSctories were in operation with tGt
present ruling prices, the run IN some WouLS QUIZ,
40 about halt time s. It vas the latter par
of 81, when nails reached toe ,? hne some
Of our nail m snufscturers found that tsefe
was more money in the business BY Sioslps
their factories and run their mills ana mas
different grades of iron. Chess, C9oS, y
Co are The only iron and nail msnQisctur
srs in PittsburE whose business Is alto
rether confined 10 nsils, thelT tsc& Is coy
| "a all the time in operation, but siac9 uu q.
of last year they have averaged In thei
puddRlT department of q furnaces aooI,
3 600 tons OF muck bars or about week
work, single tuSp which thsy ere dong nos
selling sll that they mSks tbs proEt
much less than any other grade Of iro
made. All the other nail manufactures
! hers are making all kinds Of iron, they ar
constantly running, with plenty OF oraer
ahead.