Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-16

TO short crop of fruit, they expect the
rise TO be partly or wholly sustained
next year, as the rise in tin plate will
then compel Gamers to pay more for
their cans.
A representative of THURBER, Why
LAND X Co. tells the New York Erci,-
h,g Post that increases ranging from
10 tolls per cent. have been made in
the price Of French prunes, raisins,
maccaroni, and hundreds of other ar
ticles, and that in all possibility the iu-
crease Is final
JOIN Nrl * CO., Of New York, who
last year imported sO,Oe5 packages Of
Bermuda onions, potatoes, and tomatoes
al time OF year when these articles do
not compete riaR Ameriean produce, say
that hereafter consumers will have TO
pay an advance of from 30 TO 60 cents per
box on such goods.
FRANcIs T. WGrTE x Co., dealers in
hardware, told Post reporter that as
soon as their present stock is exhausted
they will advance prices without send
ing ont amy circulars 10 customers. The
average advance on all imported goods
would be about 80 per cent, but low
priced pocket knives had duty upon
them OF about 90 per cent, while that
on knives costing $50 dozen was only
90 per cent.
The expected advance on cod-iiyer oil
will Dee 81 a barrel. Sugar of milk,
which is used In homeopathic remedies,
must 60 up at least eight cents pound,
the amount Of the duty just placed on
it, The dealers in mixed paints expect
an Increase in price before long.
A representative of the dry goods
business told the Posts reporter Satur-
day that he looked for an advance in
nannels next year of 10 per cent, and
that wooden goods generally, both for
eign and domestic, would be marked up
from Is to 30 per cent. "He added:
"Gloyes Of ne cheaper grades are ex-
pected 20 advance from 10 to - per
cent. Jersey cloth, ribbons, yelvetS,
French underwear, silk and wool hos
icry, wool caShmeres, low-priced silks
and linens will advance next year from
10 TO 30 per cent. in all probability.
HENRY NJ PEYsEE Il Co., manufac-
turcrS aud importers, have put up the
price on the cheaper grades Of gloves.
In their circular TO the trade they say:
'.is ihe tendency of the nc,r tariff is 10 in
ere use the cost OF he cheaper grades of DloreS,
the principHl ddrdnccs hare been made hi these
lines. On ne flisr qualities lrc lrU not ddrdncc
price, crcspt ul % fclr instances.
The reporter was shown a circular
from AENoLp, CONSTABLE n Co., adj
dressed To one Of their customers, worded
as follows:
ION and after October @, 1880, the prices
of our 26-31-inch French serge twill flannel
will Doe 52ts cents per yard present price
- cents; 2,i25-inch French plain printed,
striped. and dotted flannel 81 cents, pres
eut price - cents; 2ti25-nch French
fancy printed striped flannel will be Cd
cents per ward, present price ~ cents
The advance iu prices even reaches
good, not directly affected by the Tariff
law. A Broadway shoe retailer said:
IA large Chicago manufacturer told me
vr1ferllv thar his end oi the trade had
reasoned that. as everything was going up.
OWING fo the tariff. they thought that the
time Was ripe Tor an advance in their line,
and acted accordingly The house De rep
resent. h.i. rrislf Ore price 0f cheaper grftr,
.r 't.o. ,1 Coats per- irir. while Frcnrh crif-
..,a. fr. alr.rng,i
Column. could bc filled with similar
statements 90 facts telling Of the iu-
CREASED pr.cc-aimost invariably Of
cheap rooI--uudrr the Mckinley
tar'f. ana several other circulars motif
Dying tlc trade OF ara advance in prices
under the new tariff. received by Wheel
ing m,r, hant.. ui'i bc found ln another
eoiumu.
The ln'clgcucrr should stop skulking
behind iilschood and come out like an
honest American journal and acknowl-
cdgc "a TACT which everybody realizes,
that 't~ party managers. in their attempt
to pay thcir debt 90 the tariff monopo-
lies whose EAT creased their way 10
power, have. in passing the Infamous
Mckinley Din, made the fatal mistake