Show I IRON AND STEEL REVIEW OF WEEK Ne New York Au Aug activity In pig Iron especially In the tho eastern terrItory where contracts were placed ast week aggregating tons tone Eastern Eastorn have havo bought less basic Iron for prompt shipment but there Is still em an active and pressing demund Ono One contract for Cor tons tona hits hus been beon placed at 18 delivered for fort shipment or tho first half of oC next year Seventeen dollars at eastern Penna furnaces R for or number 2 X Is now the minimum whereas It was the maximum a week ago Forge iron Imn has lias I been relatively stronger strong r than foundry found r I grades wIth sales at 1735 d Stove Stoc manufacturers have been oon lib b oral purchasers In the tho north 10 western works have about 0 tons number 2 Iron at 1360 0 for this years shipment t There hM hag been heen great Increase In tho output of both foundry and steel she el nuking malins Irons and It will not bo be sur su rev if Ie the tho August production e ex exceeds x coeds that or of October I 1 1907 which ch was at the rate rato of tons a n mall FInished products h have O continued ed acl ire a and strong wIth premiums o ob h for quick i and higher high er H Ice probable withIn the sixty six t el days g The most notable activity has h s been In stool sheets In the contral al west the tho demand has hns been e ox x cr CI heavy hea |