Show STEEL INDuSTRY r MORE HOPEFUL New York May l 22 Thero Thoro 1 Is a more morer r I hopeful attitude manifested In tho rl steel Industry ft us S steps aro are being ac actively nc- nc t ken kon b by both the tho interstate commerce commission and the carriers to relieve tho the severe con- con which has hns hold up fuel and andraw andraw raw material frel freight ht bound for tor the mills and finished steel tonnage en route to consumers Optimistic reports of ot better Inc Ing conditions are now coming from p producers ro duce ra The more moro nominal market resulting from decrease demand and lessoned In- In Is b becoming slightly easier and come Bomo prices aro are quoted lower than J lost Jut WO week C. C Mills that hav havi been quoting ing 00 for tor pl plates platos tos of ot all Trades radeo arenow are aro aronow ro now to and ere are ablo able to take on a p little new business to tilt flit open oen schedules space caused b by sl tod business Improvement In th the Sro trade hn has not processed as noticeably a as M in Bt ol and curtailed production and nd operations are arc tho the ru rue e ra rather rather ra- ra ther than the exception Some Som ob- ob I estimate tho the output this mouth as 05 not nb above Yo third one o of normal Copper remains firm at nt lOc to from spot to the end of ot July uly The tin market re remains firm hero here at 63 c spot for or May Y and later months month de despite rio rio- spite a continued in London prices which havo have declined about 1140 on a ton since tho the latter part of oC M March The strength of ot tho the Now York after declining ic c a pound Monday Ja is d duo due to oX excellent demand lomand Lead dull and unchanged Zinc Zino buying 1 Is at nt low Iov ebb and traders trader an and con consumers Indifferent Tight demand and d difficulty ICI cully of r transportation ha has weakened antimony and spot 1 In h R now offered at ct 9 c I without takers Retail Rota price is lOo I |