New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
RECORD FOR PIG IRON.
Production for September Greatest
an COuntry'S History.

Pig iron production In the month Of septem-
Der was heavier than In any preceding month in
the history OF the country amounting to 23s5, 2S
tons Compared with August there an in
crease OF l3s,00o tons. and with September a year
ago an increase of 96 600 tons equal 6s per cent
The greatest production in any month prior to
September Of this year recorded in October
S0. the new record exceeding that OF 1907 by about
per cent.
The september output compares with 1.7o7,34o
tons in February. the for the current year. and
l.56s,lss tons. the low for 1895 From present IN
cications the production in October will run ahead
OF that OF the month just closed as at the open
ing OF the month the output was at the weekly
rate OF 5Sa SIS tons against 52057 at the opening OF
the preceding month. Discussing the position OF
the trade The Iron Age" in its issue OF to-day
viii say:
into new records in the last few months. il is
ftuTe b@b i fairIv staggertng Steel companies
made IN September L660,S59 tons. which includes
whose total September output of all grades Of pig
iron lncuding foundry reached the ne record es %
ton attained record also in steel production In
September the total being 3O2,074 tons Of lngots
The whole Industry is under tremendous pressure,
which would be almost alarming were 1t not for
year when a good deal OF outdoor work is sus-
to shrink in fact in some branches which reflect
this most closely notably in the wire trade and IN
ground that there may be moderate set
back after the fall rush is over and before the
be a record breaker.
The Iron Trade Review" will say
The leading transaction of the week was the
purchase of fifty thousand tons OF Bessemer pig
iron by the Cambria Steel Company from interests
ia the Central West for delivery during the Iirst
half Of the year. the price being SIS 90 at the tu-
naces. This purchase came a surprise, ana IS
IN striking with the absence Of large pur-
chases OF foundry grades Of pig iron:
The iron movement from the Lake superior
the history OF the lakes the 200 COO
ton mark has been passed by two successive
months. The shipments 10 October were aU,oSYs,-
e06 tons. Owing TO advances in prices OF foreigh
ores and or transatlantic freight rates the puylHs
Of foreign is AT a standstiu
From different parts OF the country and dltereIt
branches OF the iron industry complaints or car
shortage. especially IN the handling ot COKE are
heard with Increasing frequency. Railroads, evl-
IDENTIFY fOreseeing the congestion which seems IN
evitable are placing more orders FOR equipment
teraI needed FOR repairing Of cars. Large ,auan-
titles OF track fastenings have been puTchassea-
The Illinois Steel ComDany reports ran safes o.I-
ing the last week Of 5000 tons practically all TOT
next year.
Tt ia understood that four caTEoes or Enehsh
iron for domestic pipe works have been secured oF
Atlantic Coast manufacturers. This means the I'M
portation OF about twenty thousand tons The I'M
portation Of English iron is due 10 the fact that
the cast iron pipe makers have not been able TO
obtain from domestic furnaces an ample supply Of
forage and low grade foundry iron TO meet their
requirements