The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-16 00:00:00

THE IRON TRADE.

The pesition of this trade remains unchanged. The
demand is scarcely so brisk, and though sufficient to
prevent any accumulation of stocks under the present
limited amount of employment, it is inadequate to
warrant any extension of make or any expectation of
early improvement in prices ; these are still without
upward tendsncy, unremunerative. It is stated that
the most expensive descriptions of iron, for Birming-
ham orders, are being delivered here at Si. per ton,
and the lowest at about five guineas net. A report
has been very general that an advance of 2s. 6d. per
ton on pig iron has been established, but we are
assured both by buyers and sellers that it is without
foundation. Whether any improvement will be ob-
tained at the commencement of the ensuing quarter
will depend upon the prospects of the general winter
trade, which at present are considered favourable,
particularly as far as the quantities of manufac-
tured iron exported are concerned, although the latest
reports from the United States are not at all encou-
raging. No disposition is yet shown by the manu-
facturers to go out of their usual course in obtaining
supplies of pig iron. During the last quarterly meet-
ings an attempt was made to force a reduction upon
the pig-makers, and with that object some purchasers
withheld their orders. From the supplying of these,
at the rates then required, to which the bulk of the
business at this period of the quarter is confined, the
supposition of an advance in the price of pigs seems to
have originated. Rumours are afloat that some fur-
naces in the South Staffordshire district will shortly
be put out of blast, and the make of iron reduced
since, instead of affording any return for the capital
employed, at the present rates they are entailing seri-
ous loss upon the proprietors. Matters do not appear,
much better among the Welsh ironmasters.
mines,
numerous advertisements for sales of both
furnaces, and works afford a lamentable evidence that
in that district there is little encouragement for the
employment of industry or capital in the iron trade.
—Birmingham Gazette.

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