Show NEW STEEL PLANT LIGHTING FIRES FOR FOR- BIG 1919 TRADE TRAE From the Birmingham ham and Youn Youngstown Youngstown Youngs- Youngs town to industrial centers of ot the east cast come reports that fires tires are ore being 8 1 steel works lighted at great new where it is anticipated that in th the course of or a little time there will be bo a I largo large call for the tho products Tho Thu leading leading lead lead- ing Interests at Birmingham for Ol In Instance Instance In- In stance tho thoe e which do not now flow have o iron to sell say that In 1910 price will vill willbe be a about bou t 31 1 a t. t ton tan n. n Another interest which has hai th thi the 1 i tnt for a sale alo announces that it will consider r ide 1919 Con commitments at that fig fig- ore ure The leading foundry interest claims to bo ho out of or tho the market with books filled tilled to capacity for tor the first half but will take tako on such uch business 1 as It may moy bo be able to handle handlo with off orf iron hon and nd other othor metal it may be able to offer the tho trade trado from time to time at whatever price it may bo he able to obtain A fourth concern is In the same samo tl fix It Inasmuch as 55 two interests have ha accepted C tl tho the cut for HIlt 1910 de delivery do- do livery Ihen It would seeni eem that this ought to I 1 te e tho tim price at this time with tho the theny way ny open for market fluctuations However a small order for export brought 34 and a lar large e Interest sold tons at 34 4 1 durl during lg the past week No Xo other business s Is reported It la is admitted b by all experts that thiat I pig hc Iron Iroll Is stronger than steel and there aro are no 10 stock Besides this Alabama produced pro pro- tons tOOS less this year rear than last Steel Interests have accepted tho the re reduced reduced re- re scale and are arc operating on It Jt The Tho Gulf Gult State Steel Is operating at atSO atSo atso So per cent capacity but expects to re reduce reduce re- re duce cluce unless 5 the demand picks up mo mcc o othan than It ha has Talladega bla blast t furnace Is still idle owing to Its lining falling lalling In several se weeks a ago o. o About bout In tn t tons of oC Iron were hero and shipped to Japan the tho furnace urn tc being operated for Japanese interest nt The Tho coal output has further Improved improved Im- Im pr proved production prod for the past week being tons compared with during the preceding week and tho the week before beCore that e coke I Is a n. commodity The Tho lead leading ing interest shut down all alt Its ita beehive ovens O In order to have havo coal coat sufficient to keep Us its byproduct works K going Old material continues lCM to lilt Jilt the tho tobo toboggan gan prices 9 Quoted this thin week e belog be- be log Ing still lower with heavy hen melting steel at 17 Ii and US and antl No 10 1 cast at 2 and 23 3 Ca Cast iron pipe trade trado Is at a crest of oC dullness All sanitary shops will shut down rot for tue aim m mj j do not expect to resume until middle of or January Water ater pipe concerns will ill also take tako a considerable holiday Very ery little new bU business s Is not noted ell Tho The merchant merchant mer mer- chant trade tJade has submitted little or no noI I inquiry n 1 U I ry Fires ires have hao been lighted In itt tho the new steel works of or tho the Tennessee Coal ConI Iron company at announcing new plants are that these theo about to come In They include a n 40 Inch blooming mill a Inch plate plato mill a l Inch G-Inch shape shapo mill foundry fon forgo forge G shop etc New ew craft crait costing has been river z It ordered tot for the tho Warrior and anti includes four tour steel self propellers throe three towboats with twenty wooden woodell coal l' l barges la es Tho Thin rivers and harbor barbor hills bills Includes to raise ralMo tIle the locks hocks from a six-foot six to an foot eight level lc River nl rates 20 O per er cent under rail rates rales havo have been announced Birmingham Dir Bir mingham and other cities are ale preParing preparing In ing to hitch on 01 with terminals Mobile Shipbuilding company announces an an- tn- tn enlargement ement of or plant at Mo- Mo Jo- Jo bile making it tho the largest st there Its auxiliary plant tho the fabricating works o of th the Birmingham Steel corporation at Birmingham ham will It I Is announced be doubled in capacity to meet the tho emergency The Birmingham ham plant will fu the steel oc I shares tes for tor that at Mobile will havo o the first Harry narn unit in operation in February Leon Brittain of ot New Nei cw York Is president of ot both con concerns concerns- |