The age-herald., 1902-05-05

ging, increases. There seems to be a clamor all along the lne.
 There never was time in the history of this district when there was less iron on the yards than now. Every days out- put Is used up or shipped immediately. Last week the demand for spot delivery was so active that buyers were willing to pay any price. The majority of the large companies that quote iron at SIP for No. foundry have sold nearly all they will make this year. The smaller concerns have not sold ahead so freely, and with in the past three weeks they have been getting as high as s15 and Sf6 for rush orders. Last week 1G0-ten lots brought as high as $16.50 and $175o the latter for No. l foundry.
 T have not believed in the SIP policy" said iron maker of this county. If foundry men who use our iron had been disposed to complain of prices, then 1t would have been wise to keep prices down. But instead of complaining they have shown every disposition to accept a higher schedule.
 ''Tbe big concerns in the southern com bination could have got $14 for future de- livery just as easily as S12 Now that they have none to spare they keep their quo tatlons at SIP, but we outsiders pay no attention to quotations. We take the prices and buyers are grateful if we can fill theif ordcrs"
 Extracts from Rogers Brown & Co., s crcuar of Saturday follow:
 Cincinnati--There has been a fair de- i mand for all classes of iron during the l past week. but the transactions closed have been principally for deliveries dur ing the latter part of the year. The point has been reached where 1t is almost inn possible to find any kind of iron for early delivery. Evidence Is coming for
 ward daily that the urgent demand for i spot bon is largely from concerns who i supposed they had insured a supply, but who have found that the companies sell i ins them over-estimate ed their ability and cannot make the deliveries agreed upon. A striking instance of this Is reported from a prominent Indiana town, where it is stated that three of the four stove foundries located there are shut down | for lack of iron. All of them have eon- tracts at prices ranging from $1O.5O to SIP, with three of the largest producers in the southern combination, but the iron due them cannot be obtained and the foundries prefer to shut down rather than to pay present prices. If this plan were to be followed out by all consumers who cannot get iron on their low-priced or- ders, the situation would be somewhat relieved by the falling off of consump- tton. Parties having their order books well filled for castings at profitable prices naturally do not care to regu- late the market by this method, and most of them are trying to keep in operation by new purchases. This Is largely the cause of present prices, for If the fur naces were able to supply what they have sold. the market would be in much easier condition.
 During the past week some of those who have been induced to withhold buv ing on account of the assurance that there would be plenty of SIP iron later in the year, have come into the market and covered their wants, not daring to walt <-~-s-<<<<<<<<N<<
 TROOPER" AND THE "FAN."
 From the New Orleans Times Democrat In the rapid growth of the language there are many people who are unable to keep up with the meaning of words Even those who have sporting blood in their veins frequently confound the ''rooter' and the fan" But between these two noisy clements of the commun- ity there is wide and marked distinc- tion to be made. The "rooter" Is neces- sarily a partisan, the fan" is ofttmes a patriot. The one Is what is known in politics as a least Iron man." the other Is non-partisan, and his voice Is gen. orally for that which he considers the right. The fan" may be and Is very often mistaken, but his mistakes are honest mistakes. The ''rooter' always plays for the stakes, and if he can stack the cards to suit his purposes he does so without hesitation. It Is the "rooter" who desires to lynch the umpire, not because his decision is yellow" but because the decision Is against the particular club for which the "rooter" is ''rooting" If a player makes a foul hit that if decided to be fair, would surely take him to his base. the 'rooter'' insists that the umpire declare 1t to be a fair ball, and if that much abused individual de- clines to do so, he is assailed with great deal of unnecessary and often saw age persif1age. The fan, on the contrary desires that the umpire decide all mat ters impartially What he desires is to see a good game and may the best man win" The fan" Is ready to lynch the umpire only when he Is convinced that that criminal has made a yellow de- cision, and he is as ready to hang him for deciding against one club as against the other. It hurts the fans heart to see a good play spoiled by a rotten" de- cision, whoever may be the loser. It Is one of the remarkable features of the game of baseball that any one who | attends five consecutive games becomes