The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-12
IRON ORE SHIPMENTS
AMOUNT TO 25,345,l6S
CRYSTAL FAILS OUTPUT IS ABOUT
$50, 900 TONS
RAIL BUyING TO BEGIN SOON
Positive Announcement is Made that Bic
Orders win be Placed In a Few
Days.

Iron ore shipments for the season OF
1905 have exceeded the estimates some.
what according TO the statement OF the
Iron Trade Review. The earliest esti
mates was an output OF 20. 900, 600 tons
but THAT estimate was revised later in
the summer to 25. 600. 900.
The decrease compared with last
years output is IS. $40. 77I tons. Last
years shipments were the largest in
the history of the trade.
The output of the Crystal Falls dis
trict mines total about $50, 600 tons
against nearly three times that amount
last year.
In reference 10 the general iron bust
ness the Review says that positive an
nouncement that the Pennsylvania
railroad will place an order for 100. 600
tons of steel rails within a few days
is believed To indicate that general
buying move ment on the part of the
railroads will soon be started At
present. however, the market is rather
quiet in both pig iron and finished
products Rumors OF advances in
prices of steel products are without
foundation.
The principal ACTIVITY in the pig iron
market has been confined to buying by
cast iron pipe interests, about 25. 900
tons having been taken by the leading
interests while other concerns are un-
derstood 10 have placed orders for good
tonnages. While the pig iron market
Is dull. prices are firm and there IL no
indication OF weakness.
Blast furnace production during
November was at the rate OF SO, 744
tons daily. compared with so. 7s4 tons
in October AS November had only
30 days, the actual gain in production
was only 3, 400 tons
Heavy buying OF track fastenirgs
by the railroads continues. orders for
about l50 900 kegs OF spikes ana bolts
having been placed during the week.
The American Car * Foundry Co has
received an order from the Hartman
lines for 1871 freight cars, which IL
in addition TO orders for 5. 200 cars
placed with various interests some
time ago The Canadian Northern mas
ordered /. $50 box cars. and number
of small orders for bridges are being
placed by the railroads. The Rock
Island has indicated that its order for
rails will be about 50, 600 tons
The general contract for building
the Chicago city hall has been awarded
% the Noel Construction Co. of Balti-
more, aud about III 900 tons OF steel
will be required Important building
projects In New York City include an
addition 10 the Whitehall building,
which will call for -, 900 10 IS. 600
tons Of steel the municipal building
%, 600 tons, and the post Office binding
at Thirty-fourth street MANY small
structural contracts have teen award
ed.
With the exception Of November.
1906, the past month was the heaviest
ia orders ever recorded by tho Amer
cian. Steel a. Wire Co December also
promises 10 make good record, espec
tally in wire and nails and fence mat.
erial. Specifications ON tin plate are
commencing TO come In from the can
manufacturers. About 400. 900 case
OF salmon are packed on the Pacific
coast each year. requiring 20 900 tons
OF tin plate for the cans. Next year
is expected to be above the average
insuring very active tan palie de-
mand on the Pacific coast during the
coming season.