The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
NEW PRODUCTION
 RECORDS ARE MADE Blast Furances Average
 S7,S27 Tons Daily LAKE ORE ACTIVE
Some Subsistence in Activity in Pig Iron and to Less Extent in Steel Noted-No Signs of Un-
 favorable Change

| Cleveland. December 4.-(speciaL) The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say: A new record for daily average pro- duction of coke and anthracite pig iron was made in November, when blast fur naces made an average of S7,s27 tons daily. an increase of 1O74 tons compa ed with the previous record made in Feb ruary, 19l0 Production for November vas 2,s34so2 tons and for the Il months of 1912 it was 2e,54s,46 461 tons, which is only 3O1 1853 tons below entire production of 1910, the banner year.
 The production of 29,0oo,000 tons for the year is almost certain. The movement of Lake Superior ore by lake for the sea son was 47 426.s01 tons, or nearly s,0OOoO tons more than the movement of the pre- yious record year 1910. With the addition of all rail shipments, the total movement for the year will be about 4s,50O,00O tors. A very large per cent of Besseme- ore has been sold and the ron-Bessener mar ket is fairly active, but merchant fur naoes are placing orders rather eau tiously.
 Some of the leading steel companies rn port that tonnages fer some products booked in November were even heavier than in record breaking October. The Steel corporation adheres to it's policy of quoting present prices on leading prod- ucts for delivery throughout 1915, ard some of the independent companies a-e following a similar policy, while others are catering to demand for prompt de- livery and continue to receive handsome premiums.
 An advance in the price of wire prod Lets by leading interests is expected be- fore January l. In the Chicago dist ;t some of the leading mills are finding it increasingly difficult to take any orders for delivery prior to January 1. 1914, and promises of delivery during the second half next year are being made on large tonnaces Of first half business.
 Advance reports indicate that all rec crds were broken by November for pro duction of sheets. The outlook is that 1912 will make new record for production of tin plate. Some makers of steel bars in the Pittsburg district are practically out of the market, as they aave booked sufficient tonnage to keep their mills in operation through the first half of next year.
 Recent orders for additional tonnages of rails placed by the Pennsylvania rail road bring orders for track renewals for 1913 to 1S3,S00 tons, the greatest tonnage placed in ten years. The Norfolk and Western has purchased 25,000 tons of shapes, plates and bars for second ard third quarter delivery at it's Roanoke shops The Pittsburg and Lake Erie has ordered 1000 hoppers each from the Stand ard Steel Car company and Pressed Steel Car company, and the Burlington has or dered 300 freight cars.
 New York, December 4--(SpeciaL) 1.-The Iron Age will say tomorrow:
 Some subsistence of activity in pig iron and to less extent in steel is noticed and is treated as natural development, in view Of the long period ahead :or which buyers are covered and producers gre sold The search for signs of an early change to a less favorable condition does rot reveal any.
 As result of the strike of trainmen at the Edgar Thomson and Honest al Works of the Carnegie Steel company, there has been some curtailment. not large, of pig iron production, and the