The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-09-03 00:00:00

TRADE SUMMARY.
THE FOREIGN_ IRON AND COAL

TRADES.

The iron trade of the Continent has lost none
of the briskness which has characterised it for
some time. On the contrary, with consump-
tion still increasing, values yet rising, and fer-
ward orders still accumulating, confidence in the
future is gaining further strength. In the
Austrian iron market the position is favourable
especially for forges and rolling mills, as well as
the engineering and bridge construction works,
which encouraging tendency naturally is re-
flected in the pig-iron market. In Belgium the
former briskness continues ; in consequence of
he active demand for ems iroll and -old
pig-iron is now taking thelead, and has risen
3d per ton during the week. Manufactured
I iron is also increasingly active, plate mills having
especially a superabundance of orders, while
bars are somewhat quieter, without, however,
any change in quotations. In the French iron
market the demand continues very active, but,
notwithstanding this fact, iron merchants in
Paris are 4raogely unwilling to accept the rise
alaeset, forced upon them by forgemasters, and
merchant bars are now still selling at 195 fr.
and plating iron at 200 fr. How long this war
of rates will last, it is impossinle to say, but
merchants are almost sure to go to the wall in
the long run, for their stocks are rapidly de-
creasing, while consumption does not appear to
slacken. On the other hand, merchants say
that the quiet season of the year is approaching
In the Nord, consumers have accepted the rise.
The German iron trade continues to prosper,
and its members are growing daily more confi-
dent. Spiegeleisen is in very great request,
large orders having been received from Belgium
and has ri e furth.ir in price, to 74-76 marks
per 1,000 klos. Bzr iron can no longer be ob-
Weed ander 120 marks , and qaotationa for
plates have advaneed 5 marks. Rolled steel
wire is worth from 15 to 20 marks more per ton
this week, and drawn wire, for which en iniry is
very good, lice likewise inert ased its value. The
coal markets of the Coniinent preserve the
tendency of previous weeks. In Belgium tran-
sactions are becoming Lager, an increase in
price being expected. Though the Paris coal
market is still inactive, qnt.t ttio..s remain firm.
In Germany the demand fer coat is active, and
prices are firmly maintained. The coal trade of
the Continent is getting brisker. In the
American iron marlevt the enquiry for American
pig is decidedly active, heavy transactions being
reported from New York. Scotch pig-iron has
been firm. Gartshorrie again making from
23d015. to 23tdols. per ton. English steel rails
have been sad for delivery at New Orleans or
Galveston at 611dols. to 65d015. per ton. A
quiet, steady trade is being done in anthracite.
Iron.

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