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Show Weekly Motal Eeview. NEW YORK. Vot. IS. Gradual gains have been recorded during the week in operations at the eteel plants thronefcout the conntry and several mills closed since September 2C. last, reonen-d. The sirnatlon in the stel market mar-ket Is .till congested. Domestic orders placed before the Ftrlke are not being filled and new business is waiting for booking space. Prices contfnae strong, with an advance of $2 per too In billets. Pittsburg base. Advances In lighter prod net a are believed to b only a mstter of & short time, bo heavy is the ordering by consumers. Th" Steel corporntion reported a gain of 168.030 forjs in unfilled orders on the last day of October, the total attnding at 6.472,668 rooa. Decreaw in shipments fs believed to be the chief reason for the improvement, since orders are known to hare heen declined. In exports a fair amount of ordering is reported, chief among which are billet tonnages placed by Belgium for delivery next year and at advances ad-vances from 15 to JT per ton over prevailing futures. Iron prices continue to advance sharply and the Increase during the pst week has been considerable. Bessemer. Pittsburg, is bing quoted at (30.85, an advance of $1 per ton. Export tucking are reported rIow. Marked scarcity of supplies has been nnoarthed. further enslng In the price of copper has been noted, firat hands now quoting 2o', centri per pound, compared with the previous level of 21 cents per pound. Second hands are said to be offering at 20 cents, but business a practically at a standstill. Export trade Is also at a low mark. The lead market continues steady, but rather quiet. Export inquiry for line continue steady and In good volume, on account of advancing prices overeoas. The tin market continues steady. The price If said to bf around 54 V cents per pound for straits tin, available for immediate de-IIver. de-IIver. . |