The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-04
PIG IRON MARKET
MAKING GREAT EFFORT TO MOVE
 OUT PRODUCT.
Ready Sale For Output of Furnaces in Birmingham District Causes q Gen- eral Feeling of COnh-
 dAnRa

Birmingham, Feb. 3-(Special. )--Pig l Iron manufacturers in Alabama, assist ed by the railroads, will make desper- ate effort to move out the better DOT | tion of the accumulated iron in addi- ton to the production at the furnaces 1 for the month.
 | The postponement of the advance in freight rates on pig iron and Kindred products causes little better feeling 1 and there is hope that no small amount | of the accumulated Iron can be moved out and the consumers be put In possess sion of the greater portion or the Iron which they ordered several weeks ago and which has accumulated on furnace yards in this district because of the in- ability of the transportation companles to handle all the business that was or fered them.
 The prospects are very bright that large amount of Iron will be moved away from this state during the present month; There IS sttohs inquiry being received in this district for iron, delivery during the last haIf of the year and the utmost confidence Is expressed by the manufacturers that every ton of iron that can De manuIact- ured will find a ready demand this year.
 As an evidence of this confidence 1t IS noted that there are no concessions be- ing made as to prices on Iron to De de- livered even during the last month i 9I the year. The sales of pig iron made during the first month of the year were most satisfactory. Inquiries are In hand, and they bid fair to result in bus mess. which show that there Is need for a large quantity of iron throughout the country, especially In the West. and every furnace that can manufacture iron will be warranted In getting busy.
 No iron is being sold in Alabama, a@ far as can be learned under SIS per ton, No. foundry. A number of orders are heinz booked for delivery during tue last half of the year. Positively no ln- dications are visible9 fin this section to hof Ia n "A dull spell in the iron mart. Hints or calamity will be realized only when there is a general countermandins ot orders, and consumers begin revoKlhk contracts. Nothing or the klhu mas y't been intimated.
 In one or two places 1t was stated that the present year might nor De hs successful as many were looking Tor " to be. but the fact that the probable make for the next four months have heen sold already, and the better por- ton of the next two months win many smart contracts closed Tor three quar- ters of the year, warrants a most san gulne view being taken or the pros poets. -,,, the iron manufacturers should be able to move out large quantity or iron this month, notwithstanding the month la two days short. The transportation companies are receiving more cars in the Industrial section of the state, ana 1t is promised that every consideration viii be given the traffic. With more than forty five thousand tons of iron on furnace wards the significance of avoid ing from twenty-five to forty-hVe cents ner ion thereon can well be seen. Then again consumers are crying loudly for delivery of their product.
 Tnuuiries in hand show that many of the consumers have taken in contracts that will last them for some time. The local consumption. too. is improving right along and statements given ont show that these concerns have been booking business right along. Mention tracts made by foundrles and machine shops in this district Cast iron plpo makers have plenty of business In hand or in sight and their prospects are