The sun., 1919-10-23
EXPECT PREMIUM
OFFERS FOR STEEL
Consumers May Have to Bid
Up Prices for Protection
Against Needs.
PRODUCTION Is INCREASED
Output Is Estimated at 60 Per
Cent. Of Capacity, Say
Trade Reviews.
PRODUCTION Is INCREASED

|
| VI consumers o"o's w
iron ana steel prices rapidly to protect
themselves against their requirements,
| ov,n, to ,o,. =, ,r,a,,,.,o,. -
| nr.nt .,.-..
| $500 e"' -"eo Va eoii"'' h'efe~'e VI
steel and pig iron production, no marked
change in strike conditions and steel
outnut es,,m.,.a n, an -, o.n. =, -.
| -,.-
paeiV are reporteo py the weekly re-
views OF the iron and steel trade to be
issued to-day. Tha impendinr coal
.tr,,,. ,v,.,, g.. .s.. :.
| N,siooat,o, - sas,.s. =.
| sIstsnt d.r,.rs ta
proS,cts ana ,rcr.s... ~ ,snsn.o, 20
ducass snes operating coses raced oy pro-
The IRON Age says in part: "whatever
| morale existed In the ranks of the strix-
4, ers has been dealt heavy blow by the
| weeks disclosures of the anarchist Syn
| dicalist forces behind II and the lawleBs
| elements rallied to its support
'The scarcity of common labor Is a
| continuing drawback. even Mt plants as
in the Pittsburg district which have
been able to keep their skilled forces
nearly intact, Thus the mills arc push
ing output Of those products which can
| be got out with the least handling, so
| that with the present creditable output
OF ingots the difficulty OF obtaining ma
| terial 10 more marked in some finished
lines than others.
Consumers are not pressing for Steel
but as the strike comes to close
premium offerings are expected. On
semi-finished steel advances Of 50. -
and IS per ton have been asked, notably
in the East, and one idle mill refused q
backlog Of 1900 tons Of billets, which
was offered at 80 cents below the ruling
market. In view Of the fact that nm
ished steel is not nearly SO high above
pre-war levels as commodities in general,
the present policy OF holding prices in
check, unless for export, is noteworthy.
Bfd 2.6O Cents for Plates for Navy.
.-rh. ,..a,, p,....
kn as,,s pi.s., neo oiu
niat tee 90. ,ha na,,,s vVo .ons VI
Z snn go 49, 1fV vehs On
on.. - - siApo', oue A,oo
r,,i,,s I -. 80 ~es ~ eoI.inue 10 De tne
~ y, 80 Va .NeSo wv ior"7 vi STEEL
Ill AZ 40 uenein yar~s are
S,,. % .,h,'.oS "'Soo Sohs vi s'eei mas oeeh
49,. III, Suns 20 the 5nth-
comnarn Is sI.., w Son SnipDuiioihg
Ps seeei ior SIX new
,cnos oneaso reports an inquiry Tor
~ o,VVe .o"s ot plAt~'' Shapes and bars
p.,,ao oe oui. on tne
as . ASeee Hiii mas al
0eu o. ahoy steer
au ~ ton on aioy steei pailets.
'er business IN iaprlcated steel
as Sa eh oh Sharply ana august and
~. ~ ech VI wnich fea per
cent .'s,n OF eapacity was put under contract.
wiz Prooaniy represent me high months
tne Union station hsures In new bust
ness anu western car builders are ask
ing TOT f,oVv tons
rial available for early delivery freely ia
tcndirr aIso 70 80, n, sho s ms Is
sbinroents 1y,o - ,ot future
have re-, u ,,isr IT,, Pu .s, az
,eria, ana oa-taI, 80 -. ~ ma ma
rnishad stsSI ynar.eat =. me
bv the cont,nnad n,,,I,r s s s.eaoIeo
ducar. 20 ancar, ,", oi pro
prevai,inu hefors TIE str;s. ,sn nu teveis .hs
in0uarca ot ,hi. T.. tnousn tne
ee haaa,,ss "i ms Is onset IN some degree
IJkewiss hnvsrs A. no. a., uenVeries,
advances fo- ,s,ar,ai T., Hoe :" oner
sured abinr,ant ee"e ot vi as
,Iaced on tha CO.. s,,n,I,. No ~ iutiohs
Admin;strat,on % spa.s =, Ne i,'.,lu usu
ia a nan, "a c,or S'eeN w eo"i raiiic
.pi. iron 10. .s
mn. act,nn a. ,5rt,',r .ne mlos. impetu-
bss haan 80 al olstriets tnere
"a 70 "a rar tnr tS ar"u ihosennent OF
Yea ~ trro,,s % ~ IN a Io1 sniphent tnis
stss, yn.tir e .,S han OF Iszo.
ony aac,daa $500 1.h u isi 70 rehect
nurcbssa sas y, tna GO iusn Hou .ne recent
nIacad %, IN onn ,oo Sorporauoh, now
sarhsJ r,,,ot, 'VSs n' .S or "ore, nave aD-
cbarsctsr e. Ion,s ..., non oi this
placed Ok ono ,on. ., 80. hasets nave
Tor f,r., Sars Onsrs.,. s,o q. SnicAgo
tinue m innnrova stssd,,,, 'ou''ohS coh-
Men Returntn~ to xyorl
,.,r,
.,z.l men are returning 10 work in all
t e.s, ou, ehe movement is exceed
GneY $40" IN some cases. notably at
S,s' ehoush tnere mas been a con-
siusi aoie increase IN production there
anu TWO plast furnaces have been
T, .eo' Inc situation In the Mahoning
saney s mucn better. At the Youngs-
.omn morks OF me carnegie Steel Com
pany ~ per cent OF the american born
r,npl'yess r1i,Ia ~ are az work. Independent
nina IN .ne Youngstown territory have
several pisst furnaces and numerous