Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-18 | Page 38 | Weekly Metal Review

I j Weekly Metal Review. j I NETW YORK. Attg. 17 Steel makers have aj;reec I ! to rfluce the price of steel bars to agricultura , ! implen.eut nakeos $5.0v a tor during the ba;arc of 're year. ' ' ' j,,!.. ccr-tt.rr c' ste"l it'rots is e.-tl-natcd I' I Lcen 5 .',71.6-. tons. rer.-'.scTHirig a derlire ir j daily rate of nearly 2.9 per eeer from June. Demand for steel is so pea1 that the g.ncrn 1 niet;t departments were forced to curtail. O 2OO.000 tore asked for thlp'.'uill Ing only 6-;, 00" ! toos were granted. Demand for copper has beer heavy and dls I tnbulion Is temporarily confined to govemmea I r-jqulrejnenua. I.e?.d is scarce and firm, though producers held the price ricvn to 7t.. Cents, rlast S-t. Louis. No ; j lead Is to be tsd on contract before October. I o..'!ter has been more active and is now steady I !th sles reported at 56 1-10 cents. East St. ! Lcutr. Arrals o' tin at Atlio'i.' and Pacific ports ' duri::g Augt;st totaled l.l.'5 tons. Consumers urc w'-n (.'jr.r-i.ed. The n:!.-fct is quiet and easy. j Spot tin '-oo'd probably be had at less than 'J'j cents. Antimony i.s in tetter dentattd. and advancing. It is now cuoied at 13'H: to 13 cents. '