Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-07
NEWS OF STEELTON
IRON PRODUCTION
LOWER IN AUGUST
Heat Causes Slump in Opera
tions; Zenith of War Boom
Not Yet Reached

| That pig iron output in August fell
below that of July. indicates the handi-
caps under which the industry is try
ing to meet the present unparalleled
demands upon it," says the Iron Age in
its weekly review to-day. Last months
total was 3,2o3,712 tons, or 1O3,346 tons
a day, against 3,224.513 tons in July,
or 104,017 tons a day. Heat and hu-
midity counteracted the effect of a
slight increase in active furnaces. Sep
tember should show some gain, as 800
furnaces were in blast at the opening
of the month. with a daily capacity of
1o4,5O2 tons as against S16 furnaces on
August l, representing a capacity of
103,624 tons a day.
The height of the buying movement
in pig iron so far as concerns the Cen
trail West, seems to have been passed
last week.
"On both export and domestic ac-
count buying of steel keeps up on a
scale showing that hopes of lower prices
have been put aside indefinitely. For
the Allies the taking up of large lots
of shell steel discards further accents
the scarcity of the forms of steel for
which they have been securing the
market lately.
THE July exports of iron and steel
reported in tons were 100000 tons,
against 527,00 tons in June and 540,-
900 tons at the highest rate, which was
in May 1t is not to be concluded from
these figures that the high point has
been reached in the war boom, but the
export movement will be closely watch
ed for signs of the turn. Steel works
order books do not show 1t.
I The placing with a Western maker
of 1000 small gondola-type cars is the
only tangible outcome thus far of the
long negotiations for rolling stock for
Russia. Many more cars are needed,
but the deal has taken a devious road.
| Further sales of ship steel have
been made to Japan, including 10000
tons of plates. Canada is buying stead
lily in the market, the weeks orders in
cluding 100 tons of structural steel
placed at Chicago.
! Another record in iron-ore shipments
from Lake Superior was mada in Au-
gust at 9,S50,000 tons. The total to Sep
tember l was 1925, 900 tons. Allowing
that the grain movement will reduce
ore shipments in September and Octo-
Der below the seasons average thus
for November there is still prospect
that the total will exceed $4,000, 900
tons"
Arrested For Owning Dog. - Be-
cause he owned a dog and Is an un-
naturalized foreigner, Carl Radacaj,
Chambers street, was arrested yester-
day by Detective 1. N Durnbaugh on
a warrant sworn out by Anna Tkauc,
a neighbor. Radacaj was given a
hearing before Squire Frank Stees
and furnished bail for court.
Mattress Burns. When a mat
tress in a foreign clearinghouse at
Third and Highland streets caught
fire yesterday someone turned in an
alarm. The flames were eXtinguished
before the firemen arrived.
Slides Arrive. - Seveal m a
slides for the borough Fairgrounds
ordered recently, arrived yesterday
and were stored away for next year.
Attend Convention. - The Rev. w
r. Brown, of Mt. Zion Baptist Church
and the Rev. G.. w. Goodwin, of the
First Baptist Church, are attending
the national convention of colored
I Baptist Churches at Savannah, Ga.
Has Typhoid. - Physicians in at.
tendance with Councilman NJ. A
Obercash, who has been i'll for several
days, have pronounced the case one
of mild typhoid fever. Mr. Obercash's
case is not serious.
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