Show IRON AND STEE TRADE REVIEW New Aug and strength he be the lie features of oC the Iron and steel trade through throughout out the week Sales of foundry Iron aggregated about tons lons but only about aboul tons of steel making maIling Iron have been hoen sold because consumers are not nol yet et ready to meet the he advanced l iio or of the furnaces having basic Iron to sell for the lie last quarter o othis of this year In steel stoel products the greatest ty has been in steel plates and shapes and fabricated materIal Some Seine Inde Independent pendent structural mills have cd their on shapes to hut but there are a number or of quotatIons of o sUB still out which would be e ro 10 For all new business tho CarnegIe Steel is now askIng for 01 bars and lAO for plates and shapes Tue Steel Steh Wire company a advanced prIces of nulls nails an and other wIre products 2 per ton as antiel patell Bud and the National Tube company is expected to announce an advance of 2 per pOl ton on steel pipe on Mon lon londa Monday da day Railroads have placed on only small or orders ders for or rails Including tons for the Santa Fe and tons for foi forthe the Ilie Donvel Rio Grande Grando but they have placed contracts for a ad cars and are now tinder negotiations being for the lie Pennsylvania and for Cor the tho Ohio There has been a rush to place or 01 tiers dars fabricated steel and also to furnish on old secret contracts to obtain shIpment at the earliest possible times Competition is still sUJI Contracts during the week have as ag ton IonS malting making a total for foi the month of tons DurIng the tho month northern pig iron has ha advanced 75 cents to 1 an and south southam era am Iron 1 to lo per ton |