The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-14
ALABAMA PIG IRON
MANY ORDERS BOOKED FOR DE- LIVERY IN SECOND QUARTER.
There Has Been No Chanse in ouota- tions, the Price of Thirteen
 Dollars per Tom still
 Prevailing.

Birmingham. Dec. l3--tspeos Alabama pig iron manufacturers nave already booked orders Tor a consius able amount of Iron for delivery m the second quarter of the coming year.
 There has been no change in quota tlona for practically all of this ousi- ness. SIS per ton, No foundry. oelns the prlce Some of the smaller com panies are quoting $lS.bO per ton, put inquiry elicits the information thAt but little iron has been disposed or ~ the new price Some Of the laFses companies still claim to De ont oI 'ne market for iron as far as delivery lS concerned after the first quarter ana their order books. so 1t Is stated, are wen supplied with business for the first three months of 1909. However there is an acknowledgement thar some of the business that was booked Tor the first quarter laps over into the second quarter and that some or the regular customers were allowed lroh tor use after March.
 The. consensus of opinion IS that those companies desiring to sell iron for delivery during the second quarter at the old price, S13 per ton, can do so without trouble. Every indication points to a steady demand for some time to come, There has been healthy outward movement in Iron since the national election, one of the larger companies In the district announcing that the shipments for the montn oI November being larger than Tor any month in the history of the company. There is no accumulation of Iron go- ing on in this section right now. The consumers are asking that their orders he filled promptly, giving an Idea that there Is strong melting on now and will be for some time to come. A num- bef of healthy inquiries are still being received by the Alabama Iron makers and with what Is to be seen right at home there can be no doubt but that all the iron that can be manufactured will find a ready demand. Tn the way of home consumption att tentIon is called to the fact that the cast iron pipe makers have orders on hand or In sight that will require full operation at all plants for many months to come. The surplus stock of cast iron pipe is being shipped out as rap. Idly as the same can be tested and loaded on to cars The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company will lose no time in filling the Cuban l order recently received, the total amount of pipe to be sent to that coun- | try being 15,o00 tons. Other conpa- l nies have received orders which call | for large amount of the product and men are busy putting the compressed air to the same to test the product l while another gang of mon is busy loading the railroad cars. The raIl- roads are furnishing ears right along, no shortage in any line being reported as yet. Not only are the cast iron pipe foundries busy but the foundries and machine shops are beginning to take | on renewed life More-men are being | given employment in the railroad I .k.L .t.f. similar institutions in this district than for more than a year.
 The pig Iron make in Alabama will | not be increased much, If any at all, before the new year starts in. While the twenty-three furnaces in operation 1 are doing exceptionally we'll It Is not be- l lteved to be a good policy to start other iron makers until after the holi. day season. No less than five fur naces will be ready sor operation In l January or shortly thereafter. The l raw material supplies are now more 1 plentiful than they have been. Presi.
 dent J. c. Maben, of the Sloss.Shef-
 field Steel and Iron Company announces that the mines at RussellvilIe (brown ore) are furnishing a larger supply | rains having given an impetus to the | washing machines, while other compa. nles report their ore supplies fmprov-
 
 Company will be in the opens narkei
 with ore shortly from the properties
 of the Tecumseh Iron Company, re. | gently purchased. The Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company is meeting
 with some success in it's production on Red Mountain, preparations being un. der way for some time looking to a larger force of men at work so that the output could be Increased.
 l The nlanf af Ene1av Coal. Iron and Railroad Company is taking on further speed Another of | the open hearth furnaces has been | lighted up and before the middle of this week will be producing to the full | capacity This adds considerably to the big industry. It Is announced that by the first week in the coming year the plant willsbe in full operation in ! every department and the production | of steel, In all shapes will be larger than ever before. It Is understood that ! the demand for steel rail is most healthy and that the Alabama product
 will be going out in all directions shortly. The tonnage at the works here will be brought up to the largest | possible output. There is a little doubt as to the labor proposition but labor agents in the field will shortly bring in many hands for the labor that will be here. There Is no accumulation at the steel plant to amount to anything. The Bessemer rolling mills (Tennes- see Company. Is rolling steel praet- cally altogether.
 The Central Iron Company has plans In hand and the work on a new pipe plant will be started in a few days now. The new plant will consume the better portion of the make at the fur | mace.
 The rolling mills (weller pIant) at | Gadsden, will be in operation his week 1 This plant gives employment to a few | hands.
 Other iron and steel using industries in the Birmingham district are getting | ready for operation.
 The pig iron make for December promises to be as large as 1t was in November when authoritative figures | announce an output of 141,2i9 tons. There is a strong demand for both 1 coal and coke In Alabama. All the coal and coke being produced right now | Is finding a demand with ease. There Is larger output of coal than ever be- | fore this year. There is no further &C., emulation of coke, the product being ! cnuaunAd raRtdIV 9t fa