Show ITALY TALY BUYING IN U. U S S1 S. HIGHER W WASHINGTON Nov 30 US WI p A substantial October gain in Italian purchases of United States iron and steel was shown today in commerce department figures Continuing at high levels Italy took gross tons in that month compared with in September and tons in October 1934 1034 The Italian October purchase was was was' more than half of all the tho European purchases of tons which in turn was 40 per cent of ot the 58 2383 tons shipped from the United States States' throughout the world The administration through both President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull has made mado repeated pleas to in industry industry in- in to halt shipments to either cither Italy or Ethiopia of materials useful for war purposes The Tho shipping board has taken positive action in inthis inthis Inthis this direction where vessels in which the government has a financial finan finan- cial clat interest arc are involved Further government action dir dif ct- ct ed cd at abnormal exports to the tho belligerents has been hinted In semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- ml- ml official quarters Total October exports of It scrap Iron and steel were down slightly from Crom the previous month but continued continued con con- above the same month last year ear September shipments this year were tons while October October October Octo Octo- ber 1934 shipments were tons While White Japanese purchases of tho the metal l were at lower levels than in previous months she was still sUll the tho heaviest single purchaser buying tons in October |