The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-07-01
IRON, STEEL AND COAL
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MRAL DEsTRxCyT.


fssSsainnhaun. Junc SOD Especial --
BNuFka being given to increase the sup
nly al raw material for pig iron max.
irisE hi Alabama, such as ore. coke ans
ffrxfnu auani1ities, are showing re-.
arIta ana the statement 10 made thai
ii inc near future the output A. ths
ore mines win be most satisfactory
even win an Increased iron output.
a large number Of foreign labcrers
wrere recently placed I'll the ore mines
II me BffminahAm district, repIacina
the negro labor and while the men ars
etitl ercst in the work they bid fair ~
short while to give better satisEac-
ton than the old labor thaE has been
Ia the work for years.
The railroads are going to give the
iron manufacturers all the assisEance
in their power 20 increase the Ton
production. There is need Tor every
ton Of iron that can be made and the
ahaprnenta are equal to the make. which
means that there Is absolutely no ac-
eurnnlation os iron in this section. The
home consumption is most healthy, the
ehipnaents steady on orders which will
cover the probable make for several
months yet to come and future in-
ds1iry, which ID bound to result IN some
trade most happy This IS the favor
able word picture that is TO be given
out in Aiabama,s industrial center this
week.
Rlrmingham iron is being watched
closely and the statement BY more
than one Of the iron manufacturers
that there Is nothing In sight to war
rant any change in quotations or any
fears as to the market not holding up
gives strength to tn market
While the sales already made for de-
livery during the first half Of the COM
ing year dn not aggregate very extern
sive, the fact that the orders have
been placed il sntresting and gives en-
cotiragement. Some few sales are be-
fng made for delivery during the fourth
quarter In this year, These sales in
she main are for small lots and In many
instances the companies making the
purchase are buying 70 MI In on con-
tracts they are carrying. A few con-
pumers who buy from hand to mouth
sometimes are In the mart for little
from. Alabama manufacturers. as lar
AZ can be learned, are not handling
the spot business. One or two Of the
companies are still q little behind on
their orders. having figured on
larger make than is now in enect.
The blowing IN Of furnaces in Ala
hama is now in order. The Sloss-
Shefaieid Steel and Ircn Company has
one OF their furnaces in Shefheid CAla-9
II blast again after being out for more
than. q year undergoing repairing and
improvements. practically being re-
built The furnace Of \ Southern
Steel Company at Gadsden lost q little
fine this month for necessary repairs.
but 1t Is now in full blast again. The
Tennessee and Republic Companies will
have furnaces ready for the torch
shortly. while the Sloss-Shefaeld COM
pany has two furnaces still under re-
pairs. Every effoEt is being made to
Increase the output OF pig iron. There
Il q demand for the product right now
while future prospects. as stated, are
very bright.
Spot iron would bring $3.50 per ton,
No. 2 foundry, II the furnace companies
were in a position to handle the bust
mess. Iron for delivery during the
fourth quarter Of this year sells read