The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-12-14
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SUPERIOR ORE BUSINESS.
The Total Shipments for the Year Shows
13.4Si,711 gross Tons.

The Total Shipments for the Year Shows
13,4SI,711 gross Tons.
Ore shipmente are still being made
from Escanaba and Two Harbors, and
two or three cargoes are TO be loaded
1T Marquette and Ashland. Oflicia
figures show that the total shipment
from all ports to Dec. were 10, 4SI,7l1
gross tons. as compared with I2.IS7,-
sos tons to Dec. l, 1897 1t is probable
that 100, 600 tons and upward are to be
added for December water shipments
and that when all-rail shipments are
added, the years total will be some
thing over l3,700,000 tons. There
are indications that purchase Of mines
by consumers of ore are rot at an end.
Negotiations bring out substantially
higher valuations on desirable min
ing property than in the past five
years That mining labor is getting
its share in the betterment is evidenc-
ed by the fact that companies recent
ly granting 10 per cent advance in
wages gave similar increase one year
ago.
There has been considerable activ-
ity in most lines of iron and steel, the
demand appearing to increase for
some shapes, while for Others it re-
mains steady. The largest sales OF
the week were of rails. Orders were
placed aggregating over 250, 900 tons, a
large proportion OF which were taken
by the Chicago mills. There are still
number of orders in the market,
which are expected to be placed with
| in short time. 1t Is believed that
with the large business closed up in
rails, an advance in prices is quite
certain. The railroads have been
large buyers of other material in the
| week, also. Orders for cars were Of
good size, and local bridge works have
taken contracts for bridges from West
ern roads which call for over 10000
tons of material. In other lines bus
mess has been excellent, and includes
some good orders.
To the strong features Of the iron
market noted last week In connection
| with the heavy sales of rails has been
added another Of great significance.
Sales of Bessemer iron aggregating
more than $50, 900 tons have been
made in the week, in Pittsburg and
the valleys, the bulk of it at $40 in the
valley, the price OF the associated
merchant furnaces. It need not be
said that these transactions, which
establish the basis of much of the
business for the first half OF 1899, have
begotten a buoyant feeling. and, TAX
en- in connection with other phases
Of the situation, justify very san
guine view of the future. The valley
furnacemen have made long and a
hard fight for price giving profit
small. to be sure, for some of them
and they have established it against
an equally stubborn fight by steel
makers. The result is an index of
the prodigious consumption Of Bes-
semer steel and is sign-board for 1899
that can scarcely be misunderstood.
Before the SO price of the furnace
men was established on Saturday
something like $4,000 tons of outside
Bessemer iron was picked up from all
available sources at price slightly
below SO, furnace. Rail business has
not slackened in the week. Sales east
and west have brought the total book
ed beyond 900, 600 tons.-Iron Trade
! Review.
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