New-York tribune., 1921-09-25
improvement In
Steel Industry
ii
Is Continued
Increased Tonnage Shown
in Some Mills i'm Pins.
nurg', District: Gorpo,..
tions Business Is Bet,cr
More Gains in BUILDING
Settlement Of Labor Dis.
putcs Helps the Situation
Prices Are on Same Raj
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Spoc nj Dlspctch TO The Ty,b.,..c
PITTSBURGH, Sept Slirbs -
proYcmcnt throughout the pittsb,rr.
district steel mills is noted this roa:
some mills having considerable :
creased operations. others having ND.
a little improvement. whiic somo Ca.
dropped behind the previous scaed,,,..
Inc general average. however. l. >.
ported to show some Improvement and
IS encouraging the manufacturers :.
look forward with a l..:lo more p.
thus'asm to thc next few months
Probably the most noteworthy Co.,
Of Improvement arc shown nv sor...
the subsidiaries Of the Unitee s,..o
Steel Corporation. Tne Ane...
Sheet and Tinplate Companv ,''.'
mills scattered throughou. II. ,;.
srict' is reported 10 be oocratin. ;.
an average Of close TO 10 per ro,.
"itn enough tonnage ahead to cnsh,a
1t TO keep up It's schedule for scye-,,
weeks; Among the large ordcrs
ported from this quarter is re-
1900 tons Of sheets for Japan A. O.
per OF employees laid off dur;n, I'm an
work paeA to
The American Bridge com,.r.
o'"tf corporation subsidiary. i
ported operating at close to 30 nor s
81 capacity some Of the mills do;,.
more TINS week and others less a'
me sne 'o'a' operating reaching this 49,
improved Tonnage
ne Homestead and Duopeeno IL
o1 lhe Carnegie Steel Compan,. a., '''.iIs
ported as showing consjdersbi,.- ,-' re-
plo.ed toNnages this week and to bau.
1870, 'ee up several mills waich bsrs
80 iule Tor two or three woe,s
;r"to"s these are the l10-inch and f9s
'acn '.., MUS at Homestead. which -
sumed Thursday with about " ooo re-
IN sight Last week IS ron 10y IONS
nave been the lowest in the b;s. bvl.su 20
tnese big mills. only a few bnnS Q,
tons having been scheduled om1lca For ie
MeeS' The increased opers,ion ."e
|eeh mas resulted in a number of .,os ,nas
tpeing called back to work VII, sa..' nUn
0Vch ld4e Tor several weeks
H,'e,Vlement OF labor disputes :, -,
Dr..-uIns trades throughout the can,
- mas resulted in a corresnoo'ls-
Improvement in business for f'rs 49,.
TT TT. PRESIDENT julius Kahn ~ -
nuscon Steel Company. whicb n.nm r''
,.a;i. res vide variety of products e..
,,a i'ioao building and construction NV
p0ses' ~ prealcts heavy fall hns;nas-
tbo 'evounC of the long delay through
90 suhlneF N construction.
r.st l.
%hlcn lasted during the sumn,er Nc ~.
the American plan basi~ '".'-ef ba on
- gives ali mon. union and non-nn;nr
an equaf opportunity to wort ,,,l. I',dna
iahois mas settled the STRIKE ~ rs.
Ga @go' Labor difficulties in C,cval.ns
10 also oeen adjusted The needs of
enese districts IN reinforcing materials
are heavy and this district IL fsal:-,,
corresponding beneficial effects 0oa,
a'loh OF our plant has been anle r-oa
70 - per cent. Inquiries are con,snr
- N Voiumc, which would indicate tas.
.nefe VIII be continuance OF prodnc-
'''H at o*is rate or greater"
Looks for Improvement
Joseph G.: Butler. OF Youngsrow,
known as Uncle Joe' tbron on tha
s'eei lncustry. close obse,.[ar ~ IN
dostrlal conditions. looks for continrsd
DeNleFment IN the steel trade thoneL
ne ne States periods Of recession are nu;ts
liheiy to be mingled with the so,ward
'Fehd. Mr.. Butler states thai rocent
enorts to stabilize the market shonId
nave an influential bearing on currenr
"uNihG and should serve IS warning
20 consumers that seel makers cannet
oone'nue to produce and sell their prod
"cts Indefinitely at a loss.
-. Oon1fafy to current reports that the
steer industry VIII get back IA normal
capacity within the next siiyfy ID 6svs
1oine manufacturers IN the Shenanro
'aiiey assert that they do not look for
any great increase in output until wei
!"'o 'he irst quarter Of the wear. Il
- 'fue. theY say. in some particular
prahch OF the industry there j. = cooG
W ucihahu- ms pertains to the sheet.
wire man and tin mills. However. the
mll!s turning out semi-fnished prod
ucts are stlll gambling for orders with
man erent success Operation o. the
Iarfell works of the Carnagie Stee
company depends to large extent or
Sne amount OF product that can be sb
sofped by the mills In the Pittsburgh
disJrict Al the present time these
~ are operating on greatly re
dGceq schedule and until there is
'''f't NNSiitiil lHcTe IS ilt[t
Akeilhood OF the Farrell plant being
ordered on 1t has been idle since
last March and about 900 men are out
OF work The Carnegie plant furnishes
the tinplate and steel and wire mills
with tn bar and rods. but the amour:
consumed IS so small that il would
require only a couple of days opera
'ion TO supply their needs Cor month.
Now on Same Basis
Virtually all Independent sheet pro-
aacers IN this district arc now on the
same nrlce basis. having advanced blue
anneaied from 225 to 25Oc for No 10
gagei black sheets from 20 70 SC for
no 2S, and galvanized from 3.75 toic
base gage. A number OF the large
producers notified their customers 9,
lae advance and gave them an oppor-
tnnity 70 cover current Requirements
~ the lower prices. This drove many
buyers into the market and resulted IN
accelcrating schedules this week
inc new business WAS especially
marked in galvanized grades and sheets
10 be used for roofing purposes. though
considerable tonnagcs of black were
placed. One recent order for common
sheets placed woth MahoninG Valley
maker involved 1900 tons a number
Of carload lots were likewise placed