The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-28
IRON REVIEW

>r,r WORK Nov. @6.-The Iron. Age
~ w,,kiy summary Of tn" iron ana
sI,ii markets. will say tomorrow
"rhr EFFORTS Of manu'n'tTl'"S xiv
SINNERS To provide against M SC 'i,..i
U,l that is in sight for ScE'r3i
,nonths Of 1920. and the policy az i ,r,,'t,
~. nroducers 70 keep from oEtt SSil'',S
and To hold prices IN cheS S,,;,niv has be-
.hanr the market. Coal supp! H. ~,
r'tS \ more pressing problem: ana ~
Iong as railroads keep on tSn -, s,rt,h
str, companies coal ~" tho;r 'rvn
r. ,,t,,r are shipping from lhS'' Wv"
~ rh,r., II. no dvpcudcnrc OH 80.
'',t,,,, In Illinois and lnalana tou,
-, rolling mills have had 10 tio9 '.
Inwn for lack IT coal, ana otuTt ia
,nn reach that point. GHncrahE
soon ,"ci c"mpauirs have maintaincu
T,rnut and there has been S",hs '"
thrr gain from the return to ~ s+,,i
strikers. Loss ot outpHt, n9o 70 :? 600
strike - estimated at 2.2VV.vog ~ 80 tho
MN IONS or finished material anu 80
n,,tlnnk for a material increase On
ths present rate or proauci,U.''
,r,p,rr nj hand, Ia not proniSSlhS' g.,
".r,C' 80 arc buyers and sellers 70
,,nom IN. attempt TO hold the lht trr,,n
in bounds does not appeal: Failing
such quotations as so LIT and SG$
on ,yirs rods. Little business Is uo'Ic
IN any such basis. but prcu''utn iir,nd
,rtions are likely |" increase. - for
bnying now comes up To- conp IN m.
mil spa. M'' ,bc Strike. The PcnnSFl-
vonia railroad has deciuSu -, lao na.
100 400 toms or rails. the prlrr oyrr TN
.;,I I,rrr Deliveries run "NSIt,a,.
55 MSr%%h '' The Buffalo mill has a'rean nH
r.c.'iv%d -. 600 tons OF mus ,S""n,,bI.b.m.
~. r,maint!cr Will 20 20 steel
cambria: u TnTn'E Th, "H Norfolk x westerr
- ;n,tm;riug for 26nuO tons OF III
,,,,urd rails. At ChicaG" p%nu!hS AM ann
business now amounts 20 2po" n,otcS is
Il. nj
I"nS. $hips tank work and cars rs
s'r,iI I,.t in the east mean -TV,V'u
,Hns Of shapes and plates. The ! nl i,s
Tank Car COMPANY h nag which its own
ordsr |" I'm hmild $40. Structural bust
ness is expanding. Chicago r mas TX.
~ 300 ton contract in the IT orr and
cnrlSS; 1oJciohio a 5000 ton award mas
AZ inI.a Gc ~ Milwaukee an industrial
S,Iiidins calls FOR 400 TONS; ana nn ,o n
While small lots Of plates 10" "rd ";' &c.
h;nr,,nt are going at roc ana 80 80
pittshurch. the leading ihtSr'S, ',,,, -"
,,,tIinr in recent weeks 20 IN" Ky, ,rina
mSnt a, 2;5nc. has set ss mi lore Ship
on 90 Stcrl bars for the hrst au"[
tTr command e.>5c I" SC - large
nominal quotation OF zoe 80 , taTs. for
rr"nnuC gi,;nmcnt. Pig iron prices CON
.;",r tn advance. and while u fSot 81
hat the steel strike ana the T.ctors
80 miners to 10 IL work, are t -. ~; -,
Wv ,bn scarcity Of iron. and thcrctoi, -
~, inward movement or prices,
tso,c;sc clear that consumers arr IN
tremeiy busy. some f"undrles fm nv '"'
,rn~,. Trtcrs than they can care l"r.
~, vii w.. necessary To rcc!inr nE.'
h,r ~ hast furnaces and II VIII r' lux, lux,
,,o..jhln - rcrStabli$h normal Pr"G.wr
,,mr for a month ar two. several ~
, ,,"t, are, ready to blow IN but cannot
tNnsidcrablc buying Of steel n'aH,1 i
ron is expected in rlttShurEh ,hi ~ On =.
\, 81 LOUIS. nm inquiry Is cut i"r ~.
nho toms Of basic iron. and al an, ,.
ohio for lG.rO0 tons. part "' WIN -,
I'm bought. Cast iron pipe nISN,t
hnyc ben getting higher prices Win Inv
ascent of pig iron. AmunE pchuIHS 90
,,ceS j. 3IGn tons for Toledo ana sop'
~ 7uun for E,lyria. Ohio. , -.
German makers ar" trying I" SCH w"
ami wiz, nails in the BRUSH 'n2tN !.
ard ru tho seer" Of price WI, VII rpG ms T,y.
s',,,.r..d. or .Gnn tons "t light ral'S l@.
SMair. IN American quotation T.: r.
Bnr.,luna waS - francs Per l"n 49, =
and Belgian quotations ranged from ~
10 ." fr@U'N.