Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30

EONfNUB TO Bs FAVORABLE
7 ABOUT WHEELING.
News From City and Suburban Plants and
Information Interesting 70 Wage
Workers in General.

The industrial situation in ard about
wheeling continues to be satisfactory.
The various mills and other large plants
have had good runs during the past
week, and the outlook continues to be
all that could reasonably be desired.
The railroads are still doing business at
Al old time rate, the river carrying
trade has been active daring the short
time navigation has been possible, and
the building trades have been fairly act
i've for the season OF the year. As a re-
suit OF all this, general retail trade has
been good, and business men nave no
real reason to complain.
The raw iron and steel market OF
Pittsburg shows cut l!tt.e change In
the dominant factors as compared
with the preceding week. During the
week there has been q small amount OF
iron sold at a price about twenty-five
cents a o below current quotations,
but while there is a slightly weaker
feeling concerning prices the decline
has not been that large. The pro
ducing capacity Of his district is
running full, and inasmuch as the iron
is going into direct consumption aud
further inquiries are reported, there
is but little reason 10 be-
lisVe the repOrts of spectators that tho
bottom Is about 20 drop out OF the mar
kst. Buyers are doing their utmost 20
secure material at concessions, Out as
yet makers have not found IL necessary
TO cut prices TO dispose Of their iron.
Durlng RhR-naSt week theTe has been an
heavy movement m steel az a
shade lower prize. Further nego-
tiatiOns are hanging fire and will
be closed 0Y next week. The steel Is
mostly for regular delivery, I'D IL is
said the price will average about SIT a
ton. In finished material about the
average ruu Of business is reported at
unchanged prices. PlttsburE mills are
still running to the fullest capacity.
The Couuollsville Courier says: Coke
production and output made good gains
last week and the prospects are favor
able for a further increase bis week.
The active list Of ovens mas reached
and passed the Is, 900 oven mark. Early
I'm August the most sanguine operators
were OF the opinion that $4,000 ovens
would be in blast by the middle Of Sep
TENDER. The continued rapid increase
In demand for coke now warrants the
belief that is, 600 ovens will be- produc-
ing 0y the 18th Of October, the largest
active list the region has ever had.
Barring the low rate OF wages and the
price Of coke the conditions Of the
region were never 50 favorable.
Though shipments show an in
crease OF 200 cars compared with the
previous week, the car supply was
short aud some coke was stocked for
the first time since last spring. Ia
creasing freight traffic on all lines and
the movement Of grain ia the West Is
causing the famine.
Considerable coke is going to Chicago.
Much Of 10 for foundry use. The de-
mand for the West Virginia and South
ern coke 10 general is limited. At some
plants the yards are filled wish stock,
and the closing OF a number Of works In
the southern Geld may be looked for be-
fore many days. The cause Of this is
the low price Of the Connellsville
product,
Though orders are plenty here the
operators claim 10 is impossible TO es-
tablish q higher basis for coke sc pres
ent. They are trying hard, however,
and will likely succeed in putting the
price up a notch or TWO before long,