Show STEEL PRODUCTION SAME I NEW YORK Aug 2 The WV-The national national na na- na average of ot steel production re remains re- re mains unchanged ed this week at 57 per percent percent percent re I cent of capacity Iron A Age e said today day Demand for or steel is showing unexpected un tin expected staying power Automobile needs are holding up unusually well and July assemblies of or cars probably totaled units while August output according to present indications indica indica- will compare favorably with June and July Iron A Age e places July pl pig iron production at tons or tons ons daily dally compared with tons Ions uns or tons per day in June The month saw a net gain of 16 active furnaces |