The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-13
ALL DIVISIONS OF
THE METAL TRADES
SEEK HIGHER PRICES
Special dispatch I" Ths InteiliEcnc"r.

Special dispatch |" Ths IntciltGcnc"r.
NEW YORK. sept. l2.-Thc Iron AG'
will say: Preparation for til" meeting
at Washington next week I" c"nslds:
iron and steel prices for The last quar-
tcc ~ the Year are occupying producers
IN a ruub" NJ lines. 'rhIS wr''h pre-
urinary meetings ar, being nclI III E''w
York by several groups. Notably 10y PIE
IRON interests. ard the class " steel
1rak"r>---thn$c wt.' huy Al! ih'!T p'S
IRON. .Att"r ;hfir own m""ti2SS. ti''"''
groups Will confer with ;h.' s"h"rai St'"l
commission and present ;hr'r damn Tor
advances. ON Monday. September ~. =
full meeting OF iron and steel manu- az
;urerS Will De held in N"w N"CN 20
formulate tn, position which the COM
mission will take before IN" price aNinS
commission at Washington. Sepl''"ost
IS. advancing costs max" tn" case "t
these, manufacturers who are pressing
Cor advances stronger th:tn at An! "Snef
time this wear hn the other hand. the
increasing absorption at steel - 'he
government adds u tn" rriuctlnc" or
officials 10 nu; TIP prices. Smaller pro
dticrr>S ar. more rutSpuk"n III Gaining lot
:, Sepa ratjYn II their Gas" from taat nt
IN" intAgr:t;,d companies. I"t Tn: ar"
nat ready II EaV" the government ta>"
over al output ~ dift"rentEtl prices
N.Ithnr Cui":tIm"nt nor Steel tF;toS
warts [" uj',n that d""r rh"r" mas
been SOM. surprise over information
that IN" iak" Superior IRON ore pro-
'duccrS whose prices w"r" i"t UP t'c
per ton in June. are now nttk;nE an
other advance. Tn,ir claim - that ihr
:ss15r ,ncrca<.. in rail freight and the LAST
IN p.c con; added I" Wages have usca
up th. juno Increment. owners OF SOME
ut tho smaller underground m'neS III
particular :lrr urging thtif hceu "i d
higher price ON urNt years ore. I" cover
dead work which must hc undertaken IN
n" coming winter. -, !
Galvanized sheet manufacturers VIII
nsk 10 have z price advanced 1T least
enough ~ cover the higher ric"S th'E
pay for shrilrr. Some wire anu WIRE
nail producers are urging CLAIMS tW q
higher nrir. IN those products. Scntt-
nr,,t is divided between the view filat
th, VERY number OF requests for higher
prices will be- convincing ana the lfar
that the extent OF the program puts
much Of it IN Jeopardy, The TaSt stur
Of tho plans for the offensive IN france
APPEARS in weekly calls Tor more steer.
Tho distribution ~ 3i.hpo tons OF p;tro
wir.. for the government Is uSt COM
u,.trd, with 1000 tons for france IN
:th.yanc" when larger war demands Aot
tins product carl" up thah nave, p'cu
considered Il, any time thus tar. IN the
cleveland district. tn" placing or lp.pVo'-
nDN additional she'll f"rginES IL one IN
aljratian a. thu tremendous reGent IN
larGem":!t OF tho mun'tlon program. nt
ordinary consumers chance III Heltths
steel Judged solely ny the deTHi"pmHnI
- tbc past week will grow steadily
loss ~ III" final quarter "t the year.
SOM. letting down of demand may come
IN ,h,. structural tri. Probably all the
Fabricated -'ip w"rN Tor next year mas
h..,, contracted f"r. and II - expected
,n.f ~. essential work will b" let be-
fore 1919. with Il total tnlt VIII nor
k,.,, nonthir Nnl;InI.> =: awards I" inc
nr.s .nt 10 ~ per cent ~ capacity lIlil
has h.n,, M. rub. 50 far This year inc
,,,n-. tirnu..it! showing 81 the rtIir"tiS
;rry ruir 0Ii mach railroad hTldS" WORN
.hs, carrier WAS Thought certain. Il
rutnh.r Of :atrirat"rS 1t steel IN inc
south n:ddl' west rnd northwest arc
nShju. thu. pro. HING '"rinlSS"'', 1"
rcs,nrs. TN. t'h:caE" HaS!nS prize, "ht'h
prevailed f"- u!n" u"nths ana "'rc
aba:iduu.rl Iuly |. having only tne
Pittsburgh has'. I; IL mot likely that the
return ~ tn trAI- nrt'tic" "t Years
will l.. disturbed again. tSpec!attE d.
piiiShur:h mills ar furnishing -"""uV
IONS nj >tn.i :nr IN" iarlt;r coast largely
hera;S. -! tn. lil!ed-up condition OF
thi"aE0 .fL.S. 49,. .,,,
consumers "t liz: orr ar" taking much
Interest IN thr establishment ~ an III
r.r-allird ,!;i committee AZ LONDON on
winch tw" Nn!"",.'a:iS arr Sit,ins &"
pc.thcr with rr:,Srn,ativ"s q 'ir,;at
Erj,ian ::niiani llama and Japan. me
n;,rt.h:.>. and r-Ibu;!"n O! tar among
allied .n,i,.,r,.-~ l.! this committees are
rx.,.,.;cd :. rr<u,. ~ NOR" Stani" mar
X: presumably - >t'E !"%"r pro" nan
f..N. :..n r.',..'t-.! III H. u '''n; "''iti's'