The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-22
Here is Something worthy tie
Attention OF EvervOue.
Wheeling Register 18th.

cal business men, published in the
Register, caused quite a connection
in Republican circles, and reporters
for the high tax organ were sent
scurrying around town with instruc-
tons to bring in some denial of the
facts and figures presented by the
Register at whatever cost. 1t was
about the toughest assignment Civ
en- out in Wheeling for many day
and the results were corresponding
" unsatisfactory. Thetruth is that
the general and sharp advance in
the price of many things entering
into every day consumption is some
thing the purchasing public has
been well aware of for some time
past, and the enterprise of the Reg
lister in gathering up the details of
what is going on all about us, but
accentuated the increased demands
made of late upon the pocket books
of buyers. In fact, readers of the
Intetligencer had only to turn from
the hodge-podge of misstatements
and theories published on the first
page of that paper, to the second
page to see, in bold, black letters,
the advertisements of merchants
calling attention to the very condi-
ton the editors were trying to make
/ flNf. 10
the information of our readers, we
will quote from one very prominent
dry goods advertisement in yester-
day mornings IntetLigencer:
ANTICIPATED THE ADVANCE.
"An accumulation of at least S75,-
900 worth of the new imported goods
before the Mckinley bill took effect,
and no change in prices until we
have to replenish.
This looks as though the people
were confronted with a condition
and not theory.
Another advertiser in the same
paper says;
'Just what effect the Mckinley
tariff bill will have on the price of
the various articles necessary to our
comfort and convenience remains to
be seen. Some manufacturers say
that the price of stoves will advance.
Winter is now on us, and those who
need stoves will do we'll to buy
now"
The Register here reprints, to sat
isfy the demands of our obtuse neigh
Dor, some of the circulars received
by business men, in the last week
or two, announcing advances in the
prices of goods dealt in here.
I'll. B. Clsfiin & Co., New York
importers and dealers in carpets,
write:
Glowing to the rapid increase in
the price of carpet woods, carpets
are going to be from q to 10 cents
yard higher. Manufacturers have
notified us that all orders will be
received only at value at time of de-
livery of goods
"Another large house, that of
Groetzinger, of Pittsburg, write:
"'From date until further notice
an advance of p on est Ia supers
and 8 cents per yard on body brus-
sells will be asked over prices ruling
ut commencement of this season.
We anticipate further advance
"Ivins, Dietz & Magee, of Phila-
delphia, write:
"'All orders for three ply, extra
supers, medium supers and extra
supers o. c., will only be taken sub
ject to value at time of delivery
(which means that prices are
advancing, and that the firm is un-
certain whore it will end
Henry NJ. Peyser & Co., importers
and manufacturers of gloves, write:
"Thc new tariff on leather gloves
having gone into effect this day, we
are reluctantly compelled to adj
vance prices on various lines of kid
gloves. AS the tendency of the
tariff is to increase the-cost of the
cheaper grades of gloves, the prIn-
cipal advances have been made in
these lines. On the finer qualities
we will not advance prices, except
in few lines.
ave regret that we are so sud-
denly called upon to change prices
during the season, but the fact that
the tariff bill goes into effect within
so short a period after its passage,
leaves no other course open to us. u
A Philadelphia firm, manufactur-
ing musical instruments, sends this
notice:
lowing to the tariff bill, all in
struments are advancing. There
has been raise in all materials, and
we can't tell how far it may raise
yet"
The Cleveland Window Glass
Company says:
"The passage of the Mckinley
tariff bill in the United States SEN
ate, and increase of duties caused
thereby, necessitates revision of
our prices on plain and beveled mir
rors. We enclose our now list,
which goes into effect to-day"
The list enclosed showed an adj