The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-18
IRON REVIEW

NEW YORK. April l,--WhIi" they
; wait for q final decision "f Inc question
whether tn" Government Will hclp OF
hinder tho efforts To encourage nuHIh-
, nr iron and steel. producers ar" IL e1S
ilirtlc business and showing II" great
concern about tho course OF prices. ine
widespread propaganda Of III" Depart
,nrnt Of Labor and in many INES OF
trade and industry III behalf "i Wages
and price maintainanr". has even rohhcd
! mn uImn market al some "l IT'S "'u '''"e
tcrrnrs.
Meanwhile ul:imat" consumers Of such
| products HS sir" and pip" ar" IN NJ
! marker with their small moods which
| ichbrrS arc passing M 10 III" mills bu'
rnwhrr" along III" !inr IS any s'nGh
being accumulated. on whhtr thc* ar"
selling mills ar" getting III hearty Mi
eases tn" prices named nj Washington
an March -. $780,.
! TIL" scale al wr"rn; lions is gradually
idrrlininy. Tho Steel ,'nr,ural iuil'$ ~" nj =
. ~ INC ,'hiraro dis rirt ar. w"riin nj
I Il percent Of rapa"ity against So pnrr"ht
IN tho rr"yi"G: w""k. snn' 'ail orders
/ of MI pushed aside ny war work h"i!lE
! now in pre- sS III" stool corporation &
: hotter shan IN" aN"raS" III ind"p"n""h'
! plants: Mcst nj IN" lnitcr hrc running
! ia g. or 20 percent If cIIHrI'i. higher
rrirr. in Great Britain hay" h"rn an
: n'IInr.d hy The iii: iron mnl:crS. effective
| for MAY and Juno. domestic ana r.
Ign business wiIl lr puI 'n III" sam"
level. ahout $3.50 per Ton ~ 'nhaE ;
! mt" - exchange. Termination OF i:en-
! crnI ,;ov~rnm"llt cont roi has been t!"l-
miI"lI determined on ih"S" and 'ndira-
;,on* ar" that Tsrilish hum" pres on
SI""l will l." advanced on an avrrh ~ -!
S1I IN per Ton. or To = parity Win pres
..nl "Xpur, prices.
American rails f,r export ar" now
Guntahln III so and SaI Cor E"ss"nr'
! and ,Iprn hearth !:tHcl respectively iraN-
inr SIS /" 81 rs the dif('t"n*" ~ Trans
Inrlati"n ,:,arG"> risd du'i"" which VIII
lnl Thorn III r"rHr"litiTn with llIliEh
export rails nj $50 rcr ten.
On the hngis "f lai"2i published
freight Tariffs. 20 toms ~ rlaics for lhH
far cast were sold =, mil pric" which
;app"ars to In rs" or q c"n""Ssi"n 81
81 per ton.
Thor is no Labor trnuhI" 1t; S'r"l
plants III" urnhl.m "f managers ~ p;
in rotate the periods of unrnirlu:n', al
TonnsEc rslrS have moi changed except
IN sliding scale rmnl"ymrntS. or in sh"ci
and lin plate mills and in pudding hh'
iron rolling mills. ~ l"b"nnon. t'"7n'
ayIvnnin DudtilcrS ni Iwn plants haNr
struck ngaiuri a rc,iur1ioH from Sl2.'!
:" S9.36 ton. representing a. drrtir'
from :i.4dr I" ..SHc in tho price oil hH'
ron At the New Jersey iron min".
strike ~ on against n posted rc'luC tioI
In wages.
Iron orr. firms ~ Cleveland hav" bee:
notified that til" Railroad AdminiS'ra
ton have reduced their application f"l
a reduction in rail rates on ore from
Lake Superior mines 10 thr upper Lax
docks. TIL" or" men believed they hat
prrsrntrd 4 Strung ra$" for ~ reduction
from 81 to Gic i'll Tho Minnesota rate H1tt
had they Succeeded. ore prices would
have hrrn rrducnd accordingly. There ::
~ prospect nat the v"ss"l rate from th'
head uC ,hr Lakes will hc reduced fror
Isl tn soc Boats viii h" slow in STARTING
this season. Much or" is piled up II
blast rurnnrc yards. and as NOR" FUR
nacrs are blowing out, tn" movement II
1919 may "" IL IL II million tons los
al I'm last years.
Tin rlair has born bought fnr hire
Iullari"r delivery n rrr" 10 u" hN"'
lnhnu Iulv |. III tn. market thou rr"
Willing.
COX" has received another cut. &c p"
ton on furnac" coke and Inc ON foundr!
grades.