Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-03 | Page 32 | New York Weekly Review of Metals

J I NEW EW YORK YORI WEEKlY REVIEW OF METAlS I N. N Now York rork Nov Noy 2 War Wor War requirements require require- ments meats for tor stool continued heavy hen this week wook absorbing tho entire entro available supply to th the exclusion of ot nonessential consumption Demand was chiefly for tor shell steel etcel and for tor rails locomotives os' os and cars for shipment to Franco Tho The need for tor shipbuilding steel was less leas urgent but activity of or plate plato mills notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- I withstanding was well wel sustained Peace leace discussions have ha so far tar not I Influenced d production and the output of ot I both both Iron and ancl steel steal In October Is la re regarded reI ro- ro as satisfactory Few ew sales of ot pig pIS Iron for or delivery ery el over o er the first half halt of ot 19 1919 have havo yet yet been cOnsummated i mated producers and consumers alike showing a disposition to await dovel- dovel el de i Readjustments which the tho termination I ion tion lon of or hostilities will wm necessitate are arc I receiving receivinG wide ide attention In the trade j I Views are arc dl divergent but generally maintenance maintenance of ot tho the demand Is anticipated anticiPated antici antici- I and extension of ot government o control for tor a n time after aCol the tho war seemu I to tc tf bo be generally favored fa Assurance b by I shipping board officials that no cesan- cesan then ton in shipbuilding Is contemplated land and that tho the full tul tons dead deadweight deadweight weight called caled for Cor In tho pro program ram will willbo wil be bo completed has relieved tho the uncertainty t created b by the limitation n of ot shipyard shIpyard ship shIp- yard rard extensions an and by tho the cancellation cancellation cancela- cancela cancella cancella- tion ton of or the tho contract for tor government gov gov- eminent plant at Alameda Cal and other modifications of or the tho earlier carler pol vol- Ic icy Copper production declined owing to tc tho the Influenza last month and the supply supply supply sup sup- ply Is hardly adequate to meet war needs Tho price has been boon continued I it at t 26 6 cents a a pound to January 1 1 Shortage of ot load Is Is If i anything moro more moro acute at l tho established prices Spelter tot ter Is easy casy and In small smal demand