The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-08
THE VOLUME {.
!. OF BUSINESS L! s,
DOES not GROW
In the East and There is Only Mod
crate Improvement in the Il
South and West. t
THE TIN PLATE WAGE SCALE.
The Most Important Industrial Event
Of the Week-Nothing Serious
From Anthracite Strike, y

NEW YORK. Sept. 7,-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade to.rhorroY
will say:
The volume OF business does not MAJ
terially enlarge at the east, and there Is
only moderate Improvement a. the west,
and south, but If expectations Of greater
activity in politics, are realized, current
operations will be found to have killed
a substantial foundation.
The most Important exent of the week
in the Industrial world was the agree
:ment on the tin plate wage scale with
the Amalgamated Association, granting
about per cent advance to $4,000 hands
long Idle. Other metal workers dis
putes are not nearing settlement, whlla
the bond purchases OF 100000 pieces
print cloths at 27s cents clearing up the
Fall River market IS believed to pre-
clude serious wage differences there
The final decision OF the dissatisfied un--
thracite miners as to stock Will be
reached to-day. II a strike Is declded
upon, 1t Is likely to involve only a por-
stion of,the anthracite interests. and the
producers are well prepared, as produc-
ton in August was $4,000 tons over last
year, and coal has been moving to mar
ket for two weeks very rapidly.
Prices Little Altered.
Prices of grain are little altered and
good crop reports are coming in freely,
but the effect is being neutralized by a
foreign estimate OF u worlds crop below
requirements, Wheat stocks carried
over were ample to meet the discre-
pancy, and traders do not seem able to
advance prices more than per cent
over last year for wheat, and six cents
for corn. This difference is apparently
satisfactory to growers. as 7,4SO,s;9
bushels of wheat were received at inter
Tor cities In the flrst.week Of September.
against 5.945697 last year, Exports
from Atlanta ports amounted to only
tl,0o2.5 $40 bushels! !sof, wheat, flour IN
sclpded 30 egainst 900 i9ao:a "a year ago. !The
Atlantic shipments OF corn Monday
was u better comparison than in the re-
cent weeks, 1t being 2,923,oI9 bushels
against 3.O5l ,5G9 last year. Cotton is
strong In the face OF u larger yield than
was expected. Z,
business In Iron anu steel products
steadily increases and mills are more
actively employed.
% 1t is significant that ship yards on TIL.
lakes and the Pacific coast are full Of
orders for eight months or more. As to
pig Iron. the outlook Is no better. In
spite of.a decreascin production to 2s1,-
us. tons weekly, according 10 the Iron
Age, furnace stocks have increased TO
59i. i.21S tons, 4 gain OF S9.s77 during Au-
gust; but the increase in demand was
not noteworthy until August 18th. Rail-
roads have refused to make reduction
In freight rates which Is wns hoped
would increase exports.
Bessemer Pig Declines.
I Bessemer pig anu gray forge further
declined one dollar ner ton with Pitts
Durgh. although no change is reported
at other points. Copper continues firm,
with electrolytlc higher at l6% cents
bid, and tin advanced moderately,
Last Weeks shipments OF boots and
shoes from Boston were only 70,3l5
cases, against 7l,e77 in the previous
weak. and for the year thus far the de-
crease compared with 1889 has amount
ed to 25i,sl5 cases. Sales Of wool ut the
three chief eastern markets declined TO
,2,s33,5pD pounds against 4,234,700 In the
previous week. and 9.o25,2Oo last year.
The dullness was not accompanied by
any pronounced weakness. although
Coates Brothers, circular for Septem-
Der ], makes the average price 20ss
cents for 100 grades, against 2Oh cents
n month earlier. In the wooien goods
market there Is rather deceptive ap-
Ipcarance OF greater activity. The bulk
OF the business Is In new lines recently
put out as substitute for standard
goods and at lower prices. NJ
Failures for the week were 1ib In the
United States, against 1872 last year,
and "a In Canada against 80 last year.
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