The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24
BOOM in THE TIN
PLATE INDUSTRY
The Manufacturers Expect Big Sales Ia
That Line.
NOW READY TO PUT on MORE MEN
Higher Tariff Would Insure BIG
Demand for tho PrOduct..Littie
Protection Now Giyen..Oniy ~
Cents Difference Between the stan.
dard American Grades and the
Foreign.

New York, Nov. 23.-Manufacturers
of tin plate throughout the country
and their agents in this city are look
ing forward to a season or greater
prosperity than has yet been known IN
the industry, and are making RAPID
preparations to supply the constantly
increasing demand for their product.
The impression. held in some quar-
tiers. that the price is to be advanced
Is to % cents a box, as the outcome
of the Pittsburg meeting last Friday,
is stated to be somewhat wide of the
mark.
one of the members of a well known
firm said today.
IN view of the various statements
made l think it better to make the
statement exact. The Pittsburg agree
ment is not to go into effect Dec. l.,
as has been announced. 1t is In effect
already, and has been since last spring.
1t was simply renewed at the meeting
Friday. The basis of price agreed up
on Is $685. per box of 14X20 l. c. cokes.
which is our standard weight and quail
ity, weighing 107 pounds to the box.
There are also propOrtionate ditferen-
tials from lighter and heavier weights.
This charge covers delivery at New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore. and all
intermediate points as far West as
tariff is added to the cost.
This agreement embraces practically
every manufacturer, with possibly one
exception, in the gas belt, and there is
little doubt but that he, too. will enter.
As to the outlook for the industry, COM
pared with the foreign products, we
are fully satisfied. The foreign plate
today could not possibly be imported
under 20 cents ton over our prices. and
. i, ictn 20. ca
only fraction below them. With a
somewhat increased tariff, we can es-
tablish great demand for the home
product.
There are few. If any, mills In the
west which have sold their products as
far ahead as June or July, although
there may be some instances. Most,
however, have orders sufficient to run
their mills on full II not over time to
the end of the year.
HIGH TARIFF NECESSARY.
ut has been stated that orders have
been placed with manufactures aggre-
eating 100000 tons. l wish this We're
so, but it is not, for that amount would
mean a demand more than double the
capacity of the mills. There Is no pos
sible way for any one to discover what
orders have been placed, as it Is not
HkeIy tnat manufacturers VIII open
their books to their competitors. 1t
can, however, be said that there is a
largely increased demand, and that is
as far as we can go. An increase will
be made In the forces OF men employed
If the tariff warrants it,"
A manufacturer of tin plate who has
just reached this city, coming from
the meeting at Pttsburg, said that he
believed there would be great boom
in the industry during the coming ad
ministration.
"We had the most harmonious meet
ing" said he, that has been held in
our history, and the agreement was
reached without discord. believe that
this was due largely to the result of
the election and the certainty Of pros
perity in the trade. 1t was hoped be-
fore the meeting that most manufactur-
ers would enter the agreement, but it
was thought probable that there would
be a few opposed to it. We were, there
fore, more than surprised at the prac-
tical unanimity Of choice"