Show PRICE OF MANGANESE WORRIES STEEL ME MEN N PITTSBURG Tab Fob Officials of local steel comp companies aro showing grave concern over tho the t sudden a advance ance of about oO 50 per cent in in tho price rice of manganese The sudden jump followed I Germany Gormany a s declaration of f a blockade o against t En England land which hats has caused au a cessation ot of shipping Chipping Of that alloy from the latter country to the United States A lot Jot of OO tons tone for local a 8 few days a ago o was sol sold at a ton delivered in Pittsburg Prior to this manganese could be bo purchased in Baltimore at a ton It was said hero here that up to this time many have been content to get along with what stocks the they had on hand haud and the tho contracts ts they held with dealers for their supply this year These contracts however aro IrO likely to be bo canceled because of the wars war's inter inter- t f A A. scurrying T R. R of tho consumers for or now stocks stock has already started |