The age-herald., 1901-10-13
Strong and Healthy Conditions Reported Throughout
 the Country
FURNACES 60 IN BLAST
Rogers, Brown G Co.'s Buoyant Cir. cuars and Enthusiastic Talk of Their Resident Manaeer-An-
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President Nat Baxter of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company who has been very buoyant over the pig iron market was in Nashville attending the Horse Show yesterday and President E. o. Hopkins of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, equally buoyant, was at Sheffield comforting with Vice Presi- dent W. w Finley of the Southern Rail- road, the Alabama Great Southern and the Mobile and Ohio; but the talk of strong tone went on just the same.
 Every furnace man agrees that the ac- tivity in the Iron market continues with out the least sign of flagging.
 When sales agents were asked if prices would be advanced next week, the answer was invariably to the effect that while no agreement had been made for an ad- vance no one would be surprised to see No ? foundry move Up to s11.50 It can not be a great while before a 50 cent ad- vance will be in order.
 An official of the Sloss-Sheffield said that this month of October promised to be the record-breaker in the volume of business of his company.
 Furnaces To Go In Blast.
 The Sloss- Sheffield No. 1 city furnace will go in blast his week.
 The Trussville furnace which has been rebuilt will go in blast within the next few days.
 Charles A. Stilman, resident manager of Rogers, Brown & Co., returned yester- day from a trip to the markets of the East and central West At Pittsburg, Chicago and Cincinnati he found pro- nounced activity in the iron market. He said the Weimer company of Pennsyl- vania, manufacturers of blowing engines, would not take orders to be filled inside of twelve months. The structural manu- lecturers were also overworked, he said, and could not book new orders on time limits.
 Rogers, Brown & Co.'S Birmingham cir cular letter Issued yesterday reads:
 Advance Does Not Deter Buying.
 ''There is little of interest to chronicle this week. The advance in prices made some ten days ago has not seemed to de- ter buying a particle up to date and if anything 1t has had the appearance of whetting the appetite of the majority of purchasers.
 shipments continue heavy, with rush instructions for the most part, which are difficult to take care of on account of lack of cars. This same Is true of almost all business In the district.
 'The furnaces that have been out for two months on account of repairs i'd other minor reasons are one by one go- t,,c. tx fa acute shortage of foundry grades which exists and will materially increase the output of the district"
 Healthy Conditions Everywhere.
 The letters of Rogers Brown & Co. of New York. Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadel phia, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis dates are all on the lines of healthful, active conditions. From New York they write: Demand exceeds supply and ca- pacity Is booked far ahead" From Buff falo: "The pig iron market continues strong under a good volume of business and an increasing scarcity of iron for immediate shipment" From Cincinnati: Reports from all branches of foundry and rolling mill trade are encouraging. No element of speculation seems to exist, and there is not the tendency to more than cover requirements that has som e. times obtained when higher prices were in prospect"
 New Incorporation. The Birmingham and Montevallo Coal Company has been incorporated in Shell by County with capital of $25.00O. The incorporators are John K. Smith, Arthur II. Smith, A. E. Wilson, all of Blocton, and Escar Floyd of Birmingham. Mines will be operated at Lacy, near Gurney the coal being from the famous Cahaba seam. Work will begin at once. Mine Workers Meet. | At the meeting of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, l Alabama District held yesterday, it was decided to hold the annual convention for the election of officers and the trans action of other business In Bessemer on December g. The convention will be held in Odd Fellows Hall.
 Mir. Hopkins to Return.
 President Hopkins of the Sloss- Sheffield will return to Birmingham today
 Chairman Don M. Bacon of the T. c. I. is due in Birmingham next week. | -s'---------
 HAD PICTURES IN TRUNK.