The Iron Age 1932-10-06: Vol 130 Iss 14

EIGHTH YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE METAL WORKING INDUSTRY CONTENTS INDEX PAGE 9 PROCESSES ae Soe ee i , DO ALL TO VHOM THESE PRESETS SHAu Cone ti R ‘ 4 ‘ ; é ; A o /howmae peti Sh 2a. gh ESOS PRE SOS IE FO ES MET oplshe ee - - vsndetatsemaeeaceanemeneeanie nia =" The purchase of continuous furnaces and automatic mechan cal feeding ar eet and tin mills trom The Wean Engineering ¢ npany, Ir g ves the purchaser the right to operat COMBINATION SYSTEM” pate shown ana other tents and pending app to operate uncer a f i can be furnished oniy by © 1932, T.W.E,C.I. a a FLINN & DREFFEIN CO. e@ Associated Compantes e THE McKAY MACHINE: CO. * ma Now is the Time To Buy Immediate Steel ¢ e¢ ( OSSIDIE save time, tri i€ 1d money { npara ge of every suaden changein leied tacilities tor cutting, handling and . , 7 é ( Cc! es ti ivet I nippi ¢ leveliopments orf almost a cen- hedules nd it trees pront tron tury of steel-service, assures accuracy and e di t uncertall terial deliveries lependability. No order is too large for + 4 , i* + ’ 11 smmmeaninta hinment Tr? ’ , rr l] Y ediate ste eady USE IS QUICK Immediate shipment not! oo smali Ifo! ’ ’ 17 } 1 liable 1 ( S itegically iocated personal attention. I ersol 11 IT 1! les the tull rang Buy immediate Steel trom the nearest > nd production will no lucts, mak Ryerson plant a trate purchases and_ be held up on account of slow deliveries. Forging Bars Allegheny Metal Metal Concrete Reinforcing Firmtread Plates Bars She rinished »trip Steel Boiler Tube Babbitt Refined Iro: tructuralis Rails Turned Ground and and Fitting: Billets Plat. Polished Shafti: Rivets and Bolts Tool Steel Small Tools be saan Bll & Ga Screw Stock Weldin Rod Alloy Steel Machinery, et IN¢ Chicag Milwaukee St. Louis, Cincinnati JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON lance Buffale Boston, Philadelphia, Jersey City Detroit Cleve THE IRON ACE OCTOBER 6, 1932 Page 3 * Four Square Guide Line Machine—made by Sum- ner Iron Works, Everett, Wash., for Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Boards are squared at both ends, trade-marked, and pricked at inch intervals to save carpenters’ time in meas- uring. @ Speed-Ratios No Problem with DIAMOND ROLLER CHAIN And They Are Permanent Another problem of design simplified W hat should be the speed-ratio between vith Dias Roller (hain is arrangement . ° 69 ‘ if t< ‘ rvuoun , its these shafts—or units?”’ Once you answet OF Un Every unit can be placed where i that question, any speed-ratio problem 1S lictates—not necessity. You can solved with Diamond Roller Chain. Then rive it with Diamond anywhere. it is Only a question of putting on two For a complete realization of the adapta- Diamond Sprockets of proper relative size, bility and lower cost per year of Diamond and a Diamond Roller Chain of proper Roller Chain Capacity. Drives, mail the There are no problems to installing the coupon today for drive. Diamond Chain runs over or under the booklet104-A sprockets—in either direction—over long Simplifying and centers or short. And once the correct Improving Ma- speed-ratio is Set. it stavs absolutely can- hine De 1On not change. DIAMOND CHAIN & MEG. CO 433 Kentucky Avenue Indianapolis, It Offices and Distributors in Principal Citi (n-------- ' i : i i Z } : i i i t ) ' ' i ' ' | ' t ' ' ' ' ' Quiet — Clean — More Compact : . This Diamond . ' o -very I k sh hate castiazates per H. P. Transmitted a Diamond Drive IRON AGE OCTOBER 6, 193 40000 ANS, TE aoe Page 4 OC UA eC ee Oe BECAUSE SHARON SPECIFICATIONS WERE DETERMINED ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRODUCT... L report like 10.000 parts stamped without a breal is not an unusual record, but il ! { I < ot nov correctly specified st rol roth age lit irip teel performs in roductton Phis case happen to bye i cptoale part which is subreected te i raiey Oper itiar v Such ul cessful run ire the result ot the mot engi- neerin ind manufacturing skill recognized by =I customers in the term “Sharon Specifi- SHARON aay AS SURE SUCCESS a single ENGINEER... cations” . experienced engineering service which pre-determines the proper chemical. physical, and workable characteristics of the right steel for the product; and, uniform, high quality strip steel made to conform exactly to these specifications. WV Write us about your strip steel problems, and sed how qui kis “Sharon Specifications” goes to work to help vou find the correct, economical solution. SHARON STEEL HOOP CO., SHARON, PA. Hot and Cold Rolled Strip Steels Enamelile I nameling [ron **Nevastain’”’ Stainless Steels Steel Sheets THE IRON AGE OCTOBER 6, 1932 Page 5 A LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER WHO .. changed his finish specification ..got a better product, and ..saved 31 cents a nut CHE NUTS nstr f mot minor } to iterial 1 ey | ewl ¢ [hey must have ength, accur , anda d finish. For ars R B & W EMPIRE Nuts have been andard on many locomotives. [he cost of these large nuts is second- to th ty, but even in tem 1 re- Fy IS appreClated, as e proved. We submitted a semi-hnished EMPIRE Nut, taken vith 1, without @ All R BSW proa RUSSELL, BURDSALL & WARD BOLT & NUT CO. Dt eS 4 VEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY m Spare the Cash Position and Spoll the Busimess essential KRTISING ness to maintain close contact with its customers in periods ol depression than in lush times When buying ts frequent the mere act of placing or- ders keeps the product in the buyer’s mind But when the order book ithers dust the buver tends | forget fis former supply source and unless continually remindes idvertisit either printed or word of mouth, he is likely to ike change whe he reenters the market onl way a stro! S sl iy kept str I one sp for promot f rch d pl du improvement s I ive up the bus ness Otherwise taxes. salaries maintenance el will steadily nibble iway the ish, resulting in slow husiness sul ice And, as his bev shows not re illy sO slow at that. The directors of the ( oleate Palm live-Peet Co. must have realized the truth of that when they recently de ded to reduce the common dividend 4) } red idvertisit I d t know whether C-P-P carries its 1 will n its financial statement at e dollar or one million dollars. but either event not even the needi est stockholder can deny that the d re ors icted wisely Why make a fictitious “saving” of 1 dollar now ind sacrifice ten twenty dollars of future earnings Despite what accountants say, C-P-P idvertising expenditures are more truly a capital asset than the very bricks in the Colgate plant in Jersey City Plants can be bought for a song, but the reputation of the prod uct. created largely by advertis Vone, pinched from advertising ind sellir ippropriations is not money saved. but simply the sale of ip f a firm’s d will | put if the way. it is a matter of hy { i us ous nterest ile mn tuture earnings | stors will properly beware of the panv that is making big “sav ings by failing to do that which will insure its continued existence. In mv opimnior it does not take courage to advertise now, just common sense. LG 18. 1932 THE IRON AGE OCTOBER 6, 1932 Page 7 WEIRION The name Weirton signifies Service in its broad- est sense. It means the fulfillment of every obligation to its customers in the production of a wide range of durable. uniform. semi-finished products. Twenty-five years of unrestricted service have won the confidence of thousands by continually meeting every specification and requirement. Rigid adherence to high standards is maintained from mining of iron ore to the final operation in production of Weirton products ..... meeting. at every point. the exact specifications of each customer. WEIRTON PRODUCTS Pig {ron—Open Hearth Steel— Billets Slabs Sheet Bars—Skelp— Angles. Beams and Chan- nels — Round. Square and Flat Bars — Rails Steel Plates — Tie Plates—-Selice Bars — Rein- forcing Bars— Coke Tin Plate—Kanners Special Cokes— Best Cokes Charcoals—Lacquered Tin Pilate Tin Mill Black Plate (All Finishes Lacquered Black Plate-—Coprer Bearing Terne Plate — Hot and Cold Rolled Strip Steel and Strie Steel Sheets High Finish Sheets—Long Terne Sheets ‘Common and Special Finishes Galvanized. Black and Blue Annealed Sheets Corrugated Sheets V-Crimp Sheets — Roll Roofing — Single Pickled. Full Finished and Auto Body Sheets Coke Tar—Benzol—Toluol Ammonium Sulphate. WEIRTON STEEL CO WEIRTON W.VA. SALES OFFICES IN ALL PAINCIPAL CITIES FLAT SPRINGS TORSION SPRINGS HTT) BUT) COMPRESSION SPRINGS EX PRING STEEL empered Cold Rolled S$ Annea ed or T OR quot ATION SEND SAMPLES OR BLUEPRINTS F “Gas BARNES COMPANY, BRISTOL, CONN. THE WALLACE CONTENTS Litting Industry by Its Bootstraps Developments in Internal Honing Paying Dearly for Being Governed “Better Times” Role of Nickel in Nitriding St Copper Hydrogen Electric Welding Furna Treated Nail Has High Holding Power Money Saving Ideas September Pig Iron Production New Equipment News Automotive Industt Personals and Obituaries Letters to the Editor I ditor 1ais Markets Construction and Equipment Buyin, of a. a Products Advertise (Advertising Sect Index tO Advert ers (Advert n sector a oe * THE IRON AGE PUBLISHING COMPANY 39 WEST 39th ST.. NEW YORK THE IRON AGE .. october 6, 1932 SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE METAL WORKING INDUSTRY OCTOBER 4 AGE THE STUDS ano NUTS ud — bon ee O uu! 0. = Ul jan ke S _ o © ba. a ae fi COTO RLUABULULTURBUUOWN i \ = ow = w aT = _ or) i440 a .. THE IRON AGE.. NEW YORK, OCTOBER ESTABLISHED 18 C —————— i Bootstraps and Better Business Developments in Internal Honing BY j. E. ANDRESS President, Barnes Drill C ” kford. | > te a Mm eres honing as aon of low cost iccurat finishing of cylindrical bore ne r fn most modern t L iction developments it | ived ifs greatest impetus f ’ 1ufomofiy ract being t UNIVE rsally cc pted DY uftom motor makers as standard practice. The advantage fn chanical honing, however, are now being capitalized in the finishins t ot! products in which sn +} nd accurate Dores and | surfaces re primary n rion T 3uTth | c. Andr ' } r n the ‘ ‘ y > . ning and his experienc it f nima mn thority nm this ul ‘ The lron Age. October 6, 1932 27 ’ u ‘ A IMA J let ulT 4 } VU } ; ; vide ror use hown 1 ibrasive +P fin ay eer * 1 guiding the with the n the pr member trok« t work -holding ry > bushings are Tix automatic h ning vious illustration re ( ntracted nt fo preve vert he pb CLASSES OF WORK ADAPTABLE TO ” R> 1932 m7 i t ~ nioftive 1oftive motive motiv motiv I y ' Pa» hatt | hut h u ati } u variety ind sma mpound cylinds ylinders revers cylind f yiinders {1 bushir ‘ iter pump bod mot vlind tor cylinder + cvylir 1¢ c wie k + + vlind dey { cy { yiing ? | AT ] rat n y : , , y , rea ; y ta ’ ] reciprocating ree ? ’ ] ‘ ishie n¢ Fort that rta ; — rocatior f one « per second, a y , the Ase t iu mo é 4 eeds, or peripheral hone is well as reciprocating speeds, en gradually increasing with leve yment f improved hon ’ ind stone Good prac- r¢ re ene sur- () tt Ney } ? TO?! ind bra and 200 ft. ] fo. ft ste Lineal recip? common present-da ner YY) ’ t ? ( i t y ind 40 ft. per min. for s« \ errur f a half incl 3 i i HONING Hydraulic jack cylinders Barber chair cylinders Dentist chair cylinders Hydraulic car lift cylinders Cast metal wheel hubs Cast iron brake drums Valve guide bushings 4-1nN. Dore and iaree Hob Iccurate finishing of bore—th tones bridging and passing Iring raceways 4 stacked and arbor for alinement seared ump +t 4 x tacked } + steel tubing Cast ” ) * Th A NICKE " NJ i+ ‘ } y 1 c i es tub u parts stacked accurately of clamping and with \A VV +} ‘/ i i tm mr S ‘ | DLE ” n ¥ m dint, ’ 1 we note x inder ai block han ‘ t ti ba Dy mean f an n ex Tix? The Iron Age, October 6, 1932 929 Why Business Pays So Dearly for Being Governed By A. |. FINDLEY This second art ft deals +1, — . £ with the ain ca +h enormou Sé n st t V g rnment. The income tax v 14 and the ¢ ore y ext r Dureaucracy ] ite ia hi responsit f ’ the ipid increa » £ endifur oint nding r ind Stat noney \) thor + } ‘ tab] tendens \y ‘ +4 multiply orf t Wa t ch £ : , \ r pu t ring r ' ) t ing [ u ul ; t tlagrant t wi . femand t ‘ unm ‘ { f 7 A ‘ + id y tt \ ‘ A : ‘ > > Ny 7 u TT t r ¥ Be ’ ) Officeholde \| ) - = sf —m, Q . ( i | B Pf aan , M ’ New Mex b . Dakot 4 uth Dakot Wyom & New York AK : . Ti } , = The lron Age. October 6, 1932 r3f “Better limes — ( Fourth in a series of “Performance Pages’ as l selected from actual practice by The lron Age Editors Cover and Bearing Arn Starter Housing Magnesium Casting _ Hand Wheel Cast Iron) Lot of 25 pieces 932 The lron Age. October 6. 1932 PRODUCTS: Various mechanical parts as shown OPERATIONS: Turning, boring, facing, etc PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT: Warner & Swasey N HE old Chinese proverb, “On t worth 1000 words’ certainly holds t when it comes to defining ol lescence TI clearly demonstrated by the reader to the “Better Times” series, inaugurate THE IRON AGE in its issue of Sept. § Offered as a contribution to th f Rehabilitation and Modernization, this pre tation of actual results is evidently making perceptible dent in the complacency of th who have held the belief that tt methods were improvement proof 9 Bearing Center J | Steel Loft Gear Housin Bushin < i-pol;r \ rankshaft - The Role of Nickel in Nitriding Steels By H. |. FRENCH and V. O. HOMERBERG Plan and Test Methods 934 The ] i i . October 0, 1932 Infli ence case, and in ' { by which better sup vhich n Ox Ws t. is delive rea +, they des« be neficial ¢ fle« ' 1 ind other alio' iron deve lopn ‘ Dr. Homerberg is l idin steels. According to licate that the principal bene ind toughening eftects on irdening eftects upon the « tv tor Steel carbon nitriding steels in Ww zed by suitable combinations hich the fits the ore vided. In a paper, here abstracted I reating at Buftalo of rench 1s in charge of alloy stee miVSsica metallurgy, A Mass } hie Iron Age. October 6 193: Zeppelin copper hydrogen | t weld ng turnace recently installed by the Bundy Tubing Co Copper Hydrogen Welding in Pusher cults. often unobtainable “by” an Type Furnace , as cc hs aceon Sil ao t! ” eee oh fron ratri ind tside, paitans f a fron } cal nd oxide Due te he higt | Treated Nail Has High iS Riulid a tae oa Holding Power | \ ve P. L, ns 936 lhe fron Age, October 6, 1932 MONEY SAVING Saves Expense of Drying Metal Part M A \A nd A > ¥ VU ; ( Veided foint ligs Made \ Interchangeable : i +, i A T t Design of Forging Dies s VO)RE 4 The IDEAS ¥ NS Ch > AA i she T ' A oa r r n r t “a x fron Age. October 6, 1932 937 Power Oscillating Feed Aids Cherrying Cuts In New Die Sinker r ©, 1932 idition it produces the correct on the die, and eliminates cut he draft by hand afterward. Thi rower feed makes an easy operation what used to be hard manual work ne extl ) r lien cu hlocl teel. It reduce } and al rate utting instead The entire column, head ly and knee are extra strong reason. The ma weighs approximately 6100 eay a n | ! road bearir rrow guldae I i liralé ertical r L1cé ma These fe ne oe ha WI ) ne \ } , — New Motor-Driven | ‘ = oo Surtace Grinder } \ | The Iron ige. Octoher 6, 1932 939 as Spindle Index of Notched-Plats Type a oo . Gleason Bevel Gear Generator Roughs and Finishes on the One Machine \ larg é ) eng i l Rot I Speed Variable Cutters Sharpened Conveniently ge. October 6. 1932 ‘ t ar tas ; | t ret } ocated in ) ) ting r) ons ‘ f Nias } ened eee a A } | Continental Steel Prices Rise Owing to Gain in Export Trade | J British | ct seth nited Kingdom Falk Motoreducers Made in | hree Types I Myron C. Taylor Sees Dawn of a Better Day Bureau of Customs Rescinds _ =: Anti-Dumping Bond Order ae Action Taken Only Last Week Is Revoked—Many Products ia ae Would Have Been Affected : W Drop Forging ~ S ic 2—The Iron Age, October 6, ni | Veciine 1932 Customs that the revo ae order due either to the plan of the af- fected European countries to protest United sug ge nent. the States stion fror Government n the State or in De- ] The original action of the bureau outgrowth of complaints of lumping of foreign steel filed with it American Iron and Steel In The order was preceded kne ma wn, issued on Sept. 11} ippraisers to withhold ; \ n report coverl! he nora n f inti-dump y y er au¢ { n affe { j h ha y ey h in¢ } | ; Bi ' T n r ean ) nne al Capacity Has Gained / in Torrington Build Riehle Machines as lial coals Production “ge leer yer: Hoar } lepartment Mfg. Co. To auction of a large machine Scrap Dealers To Study ite fa. wean es lron ‘ ee 4 The “dumping” of forei pig iron : U nited States and its | effort on he scrap iron industry were discussed at a meeting of the Boston chapter, M , ae ; ‘ Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, on ri ' Si 29. Benjamin Schwartz, di- 5 on rec reneral of the institute, was ! ested to make an immediate study yn specia uation, and to file a protest g nd ding i h the Treasury Department, call ne largely r an embargo on such shipments, ised in strip, shee found in violation of the ‘‘anti cable mills. It ha dumping” regulations. New Products Stressed as ee Key to Future Profits «brought out Practical Problems of Market Analysis and Product Development Reviewed at Cleveland Conference YUMEROUS pract | thata e in th oe new Y ) icts i mm market re ( ‘? | VI \ fact I P \ { Development Work a Practi Necessity \ ’ an ae l lé Dr ‘ nsult irg \ ( f An G il | ( By k i ] Ingenuity 1 Requisite o lead in his field and f Products f ne anula at n nin atner its ed ( As ar peak re rrea llar lat é ducts. The the effort « improve his The 2 4 The Iron Age, October 6, 1932—543 R.F.C. Loans for Railroads and Construction Expected Soon One of Largest Projects Is San Francisco Bridge Requiring 100,000 VV Central o44 Y The ty Iron ize, = Tons of Structural Steel | oan October ut UO 6. \pproved 1932 \ iy A \ W ( ) e t It Va I iin l re! I raluroad 1 +o 1 ¢ ) n } » ; l er ll Ist . “ \ nace na \ I : 1,1? ridg or W } a i - 000,000 or 1¢ eek l ) (}t) Y »f ruc ra é Hu T \ oO nto PON ? ‘ 1] \7 \7 ict viarsna I i a ye 50,000 > ’ \ I Br age ( ’ he ruc 1 | an I \ al Je, i I ( ou L100 y | 4 (ji tor ef ] , y 1 } ( "4 fon) A SLE laneou ellaneou 1 ‘ and } Y y T ) ) pull I I al ? } i a Carnegie Steel Co. Combines Departments the order and shipping many n charge of department for years. J.C eneral manager of Shields, who has been assist in charge of | Pa les, the structural shape and plate bureau, manager of sales in the 1 rail ind ructural division. Je Hal ey McKown will erve a manager of sales of the new Dar, Strip ind em fin hed mate! als division. lor mal vears Detroit district man Mr. transferred to ager for the Carnegie company, McKown was recently Pittsburgh a assistant general man ager of sales, in charge of the bar and hoop bureau. The specialties division, of which has control {. M. Harper been named man 1] iver, will the sale of variou piling, necialtie uch as T-Tri-Lok, (y E. O. track accessories, coke by roducts and slag. Mr. Harper was Pittsburgh district manager of sale r the Carnegie company for many and more recently has been as manager of sales, in rail 1 tant general charge of the and billet bureau management of W. C inder the ; Oberg, who has been manager of the ir, hoo and roll department, will handle all questions relating to th evelopment rf new sections and roduc and will furnish technical nvineering service in connection with Dutch Interest Explains Report of a Subsidy \ cablegram received by THE IRON \GI n its London correspondent ib] n the issue of Aug. 18 at the Netherlands Govern- l ranted a ibsidy » the i \ Dutel nterest o be used fo1 ( nstru n of rolling m and a n pipe plan idjacent to it rnace Ymu Holland kK Nedet che Hoog ns 4 ralfabriel WaVe 3 wr 1—E IRON AGE offering the fol na ? ( } ) ..-. OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. .... _ 1 . ene re SR RR ok ete J 7 he ‘ Z ‘ : =X > antl ho _ le hee collet ational: aif . A thenemmatiell at — - ea i wu Sales Exceed Production as Motor Car Makers Prepare to Make New Models a An Mr RO ™ ptember motor car output esti XCE] n ti mated at 65,000 to 70,000 units, with October continuing at ab« 4 ! ict - a ] that level. Mi Ford sold 15.857 commer if ind trucks, or 35.2 per cent of the total, in the first eight : nths Pivingg evel Di¢ a tal 2 of 1932, leading the in elr aver! T expedlitl! . i Tha € t l ; Chevrolet has started to cast l ess i¢ I : + +} der blocks for 1933 cars I Al t al Oc} \ é . vrTwvy ( a ’ | i ‘ Vv I 4 \ ( it é n \ t t ? e are nit 150,000 17 all ; t Y y ’ 1 t VV al I I ’ ey y j n é ’ Y . i I Wel i ad i nece ( ‘ itiona irga n-u ‘ I ember and Dec ye! It ‘ A though hers \ { , ’ . So far as f ! : is concerned, ! I ; ne ( to alter tl rect pred imn a en é I i t f t} emerge! ) ) } ‘ 1 Buick Now Taking Steel woeut 2109,VVUU ur \ \ ‘ ocean oe } fy ec f n tron gurl ah ne ] l¢ ( RB il Chevrolet Begins Work on New Ford Output Still Restr Models ; rote 1 I if ie Y ne manuta ( } 1 ] . I ae tne r ( ne e! r Savina H nary l re i I { : r The Iron ize. October 6. 1932—545 r\ I ( ~ ' tit} e) Detroit Notes y ? \ Mur i or \ () Ford Motor Co. Reduces Base Wage Rate $2 ~ * ‘) il) lr} high T? ¢ Mit I i \ yurir } Wi re i d in 19 > i> Dev elopments in Internal Honing ( " ided from Page 529 i of these ma 7 T 1lY sn ‘ y i would n i £ Lge of honin WOUId eve la V De 1 lized even more é it l¢ tf the automobile try il Within t It na peen i ! a onstitute the gyreat ma \ I ne element in ma nine ce 2g W ierever the smooth I ind ac of the surfaces of this predominating element are fac tor n « ration or endurance, fin- shing b machine honing hould merit careful « nsideration 546—The Iron Age, October 6, 1932 G. H. CHARLS G. H. Charls Appointed Assistant to R. P. Lamont rp ri { I Vno na peel esident nd trea ( f the Na 1 + vi if i I rva i Or nat ¢g i Cal hg na esigned ( a ul » KR P Lan ‘ aent ne \ erical [ror teel Institute T Lire iK¢ lp l ne luties at tl f hh. ‘ ite rgani M Charls |} ee prominently nea W tr eC ndustr iul ost of | f¢ é After grad iation fron Ur ty of Cincin nati he became associated with the American R ng Mill Co., Middle- vn, Or} E where ne advancs rough vario I ‘ president ir il vhicl position he eld wher e resigned ir 1918 to become vice-president and general manage? he Berger Mfg ( and the Stark Rolling Mill ¢ United Alloy Steel Corpn When this company was consol dated with the Central Steel ¢ ! 1927 Mr. Charls resigned and entered trade association work as commi sioner of the Hot Rolled Strip Steel Institute which later was merged with the Cold Rolled Strip Institute and the National Association of Sheet and Tin Plate Manufacturers as the National Association of Flat Rolled ..PERSONALS... Steel Manufacturers. Mr. Charls was chosen president and treasurer of the merged organization. The appointment of Mr. Charls as assistant to Mr. Lamont is the sec- ond important step in the reorgani- zation of the work of the American Iron and Steel Institute which was de- cided upon some months ago and which resulted in the selection of Mr. Lamont as president. *, * >, “° ° “ W.S. Guy has been appointed East ern district traffic manager and M. N. BILLINGS has been appointed Western district traffic manager of the follow ing United States Steel Corpn. subsidl aries: American Bridge Co., American Sheet & Tin Plate Co., American Steel & Wire ¢ Carnegie Steel Co., H. C. Frick Coke Co., Illinois Steel Co., Na tional Tube Co., and United State Coal & Coke Co. Mr. Guy will make his headquarters at Pittsburgh and his assistant is C. W. Trust. Mr. Bil lings’s headquarters will be in Chicago and his assistant is W. O. Davis. The e been made by a. COAKLEY, who was recently appointed appointments hav veneral traffic manager of the corpo- ration’s subsidiaris ete ke F. J. Rupp has been appointed man- izing engineer of the motor depart- ment of the General Electric Co. He ueceeds L. E. UNDERWOOD, who has been made manager of the Pittsfield Mass., works of the company. Newton Steel Co. Elects D. B. Gillies President A reorganization of the Newton Steel Co. was effected Sept. 28, fol- lowing the recent consummation of | DONALD B. GILLIES ] plans for the affiliation of that ! pany with the Corrigan, McKinney Steel Co., Cleveland Donald B. G lie president, Corrigan, McKinn« Stee UO. yas lected presider su eeding E. F. Clark, who becai chairman of the board. C. H. But ] VaS named vice-president n charg f operations; H. E. Robinson resident in charge of sales, and C, J Koelsch, secretary and treasure} ese three officers « ipving ame positions tnat ne nad in 1 d Newton organization Mr. Gillie IE. Fer : nected wit! tne Cor! val M« K nI mpany, and VD rl. Croxton and S. I] ( { Velar were elected new ‘ the board of directo1 kK. I Clark, J. A. Brander and R. T. W wl were r old ‘ e} eelected The Ne I il 1 plant Moni M and N WILLIAM J. McKE! 1 star a f the National Tu ( Pit yur's i peen name mana } I t rer? ry 1c edll C3 | W HARTO R., i etire¢ Sharpe Mfg. Co Providen t weak on “Wage Incenti ar Pr duction Control Systems” at a me¢ of the machir [ sectior Ul Providence Engineering S$ Oct. eo te ate B. F. MonrR, a tant t he p ent of the IIlir Stee] ( , tire from active service with the n pan n Oct. 8, after nearly 42 yea yf service. Mr Mohr eT red } accounting department at tne Joliet works in 1891, tw veal ifter tl formation of the ympany Fron é + he al fl was one I f ma B. F. MOHR re} f sale n New York trict N. B. WALES ( eV ting ‘ Dp a ew ] ; Aut * ee & { Qe ’ 1ies I Da ! Jt wi is ré with the I a I aq 1 nd er? Ir manage f + eT ind Ne ner He nittes Ay 4 M aLeria we te \LPH H. ANDEI ist & Re ] I e identified ne ( Ir n, Bostor o & HN H. Bi yN¢ re I neta iry Pratt & Letchw prior that +¥ a \ \ , LEW ‘ r ( » i * oe ve ve . ( \ I 1 } I ~ ( Alan W ( P I | i \ ( i \ l \ \ ) H LOMI f ( } iu ' & i mb Op er, N. Y., died of pneumonia , n Pittsfor N , ) aged 66 year le ha r ‘ ect t ' ; veal ‘ 1y r fat) ’ ‘ e! He was graduated f e! ty f Rochester r Z al yraduate Vo! it tne huset Institute | y ’ he Un rsity of Berlin, Ge TY “* ve “7 LAGI (y mar nd industria y h Germar t Cy ore ea “7 oe “* NOCH OH rTRAND i g I é ] wanda, N. Y., plant I ngton Rand, I: New Y kK nea isease a [ ! ’& wea r ept ) He wa ! nic gineer i I Art J r { Jamest I ! é i number of patents o1 I iKIng ¢ il irnitu eS I Iper ng architect f the nited state lreasur' De artmen red an rder pet fy ng the use ‘ ry? r) v4 , r ht) per cent tne win “ f the new Post Office Depart nt building in Washington, accord r to the Copper and Brass The Iron Age. October 6, 1932 wa ™N 548 Electrochemists Discuss Variety of cniformity Topics at Cleveland Meeting cal types of the chrome-sel Three c (res B The Technical Sessior Reduced DY Iron Hydrogen {ige, October 6, 1932 mbia University. The stab exceed tnat of ce ordinary selenium film. ve a sensitivity of Ll ! ility and ‘lls with pommer- 1ium cell nicroam- Electro for May ere pe umen. H.S and PH After The next meeting of the UC its physical pro} chemical Society is scheduled I CACCIIC 11. 12 and 13. 1938, to be held at the cell comprising Hotel Windsor, Montreal. Or Seneca Iron & Steel Co. I i W ne etl en Ste D : ! ised e I ire [he Senne I nakl! ap t l I l I } ‘ mt na ) e ¢ te! n au moODI11¢ ‘ her , r L¢ ' l | Da if I . e ] reed adalre¢ I inizatior nd \ rate i 1 d ? ( sene ry l H Bet lehe Ste ( ( ! I t-making capacit ’ ] ! ( 275.000 tor Bet ! | ipa I sneets at it % n Md lan be neg l i I innu y } 1f The ¥ f he C ; K. L. Griffith, presider Tt S41 HOO OO } y e-president: { pa I Pate ! { eC! ind ‘J WW P ' } [ Yr)? } Distribution Problems way to teach business men tha Call For Solution lus a profit if busin B ( innot } re ean be ) ! ad I t ind In Nar \ I ! ( ind ns i ¢ ire \ ( pro ( eC all articie, yuarantee it qualit) LOI el e it intelligently. lor ! anagers the fature possibill Ni ) I greatest inducement for ve have eve! when sa \ be an era of great oppo vesearc! to develop new present markets, to t} rv in | ’ nsumption in keeping with » produce, will call for \ activity and for men speciall iction and ac n tl mportant field. re of the Bethlehem Steel Corpn. Will Acquire 150.001 a ( ink e¢ eca n e Bet} nienem § oparrows I it 125.000 the sale ties offer ski experienced. It rtuniti us¢ maintalr the a rreatel y trained ndard of « “One of the most important prob dist n ver ems before the steel industry at th at of its market. Outpu E p I na een increased fat beyond present jue! ( There is a vast opportu promote new uses for steel and rk¢ eseal irther extend its present market. i : n et ‘Salesmans|] must be elevated to debts . ; a higher plane. Men carefully se- ng attention, lected, trained and supervised will be executive will take expected to obtain business on terms campaign now unde) and prices that include the profits. ——2>- e e EDITORIAL COMMENT « Prices and € RI ns ’ A Progress Hoy | H n \ om } \ ¢ Bre * * ° ii aeolian = | Financial Ground . HI eet in s | - ju Hogs Emerging } & * CJ @ Research and the } va 3 Small Manufacturer i t the t ondlt l Na () nt t in the (70 ernn | ware ¢ I intr\ ( Jne enterprist } laborator } mass ( 1Of The lron Age. October 6, 1932—549 September Daily Pig lron Production by Districts — oke Furnaces in Blast Output Gained 15.4 Per Cent S = 3 » it) of { ’ ’ N set V I W n 4 < I at Q WW : ’ Daily Average Production of Coke Pig Iron W ! d [ G 1 st) Production of Coke Pig Iron and Ferromanganese 251 01 ty } ; ; , R OR4 ' ' Merchant Iron Made, Daily Rate Deceml f Q e 1952 January ' { Februat l March 09 April X ( May 1,698 ’ June 4 ) 8,98 July A u ( lI je F lh R efused t ispend them. They were Illinois and points in Indiana included > a ' , 1 . } INOIS reig { ates on filed by the railroads in Illino asso in the Chicago district. ition territory. I vy Chicago ’ ; . | S R d d , he 1 = Illustrative of the new and old > Cry 1] ata 2p ner } ‘ 3 s ron, tee eauce ie SS Pea -<c. per 100 1b., a rates in carloads are the following, it of 2.5¢e. from the rate which wa tated in cents per 100 Ib.: W ASHIN det { Reduced established by the decision of the com- 41 Fro and eel product ! mission in the general iron and steel Beloit. Wis a r outs ecarload Illinois Freight A ( rate structure throughout Officia ‘] me : Ne Ok Ne Old ; ation territory went into effect on Oct Classification territory. To Rate ad eke | Senko i i the new rates ar n a parity) Illinois association territory covers Geteo. Ti 31.0 31.0 19.0 16.5 with Illin« ntrastate rates. The all of Illinois, the southern part of Pen 3 165 190 168 19.0 - ee eta a es rs Peoria, Ill 16.5 19.0 16.5 19.( rates became operative after the In Wisconsin, all border towns on both Semheataad ll 1:0 9 9 15-0 15.5 terstate Commerce Commission had sides of the Mississippi the length of Rock Island, Ill 17.0 17.5 18.0 23.5 550—The Iron Age, October 6, 1932 SUMMARY OF THE WEEK’S BUSINESS Steel Ingot Output Rises Further; Pig Iron Gains 15.4 Per Cent Business Trend Continues to Show Improvement—Large Tin Plate Orders Placed—Railroad Tonnage Expected—Scrap Weakens 71TH a further rise in steel ingot luct t e if f th veek | yrnt 1 e 18 ( int} t ] ).4 ns i th ly rate itput in Sept { Augu probabilit ! , raers oft Té State ~ é ( ) ~ \ \ I 0. ft ni ] er ext M | ‘ j 10,000 n 100,000 tons, the steel industry enters the fir jua \ ! 10,100 tor Road constr ter of the year unde ditions tl 3 rabk nued throughout for more improvement tl! month than that r sep Vint { rmitt { give work to the tember over August. Most of the acceleration in steel business continu to come from miscellaneous consumers and i1 mall Pp tO 1 naries are increasing. 4 } lots for immediate shipment. An exceptio the p il e been made in the Pittsbur ing of 50,000 tons of tin plate by a leading can make1 ty f 20,000 tor f ba ron and the other | for first quarter delivery, which has brought about n unstated ( Bi the resumption of rolling at some tin plate mills t I The ir ! n productior ist montl ave been idle ror months ind issures tnen I t 1g t n 115 ¢ ; t | . 5 — ft cas ' , sige iJ,40o re I (,iio TONS In Augu I j InUOUS Operations at about 10 per cent I ipa VOrkKIn Ly 2,089 caquring the remainder of the yea 30.57 August lh gain wa , } | + + + AILROAD buying has not assum mportal : 4 : Oct a net f ror + 2 hir+ nroar +i + nao. mir spropo} ions, but prospe Ve nnag ’ } ) ’ mt | The S te De! into the market. The Santa Fe budget provides fo1 1 th that Kee ae Februar ind, witl i lurcnase i 0.000 tons of 1s nd ther l i ) tU, ton ‘e ralis, and l ani \ D1 193] On a percentagé *xpected to release orders for winter rolling and spr ‘ iS. : Tl} ' ‘ 1 I re nan ea na leliverv. The Chicago Great Western is . 4} quire for 500 freight cars and 10 locon i - & 44 . : A ‘ 4 ) ? | 1? | { pl steel orders tor equipment building or repair ‘ ee . the Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and Rs roads are likely to come this month. The New Yor Central, having resumed work at its car sl a 1 . . a s ry rah eve nment of the wer soon release orders for steel for a repair program and | os : | | : , - o,8 . . +} ‘ ‘ temy? ray nit ! may, in addition, place a tonnage of rails, though pura — . ' : : m1 . > . ‘ ’ rar fT rr ket wit} ré nquiry has yet been issued. The Norfolk & Wester? “ i} arKe 5 = °% ~ . “7 . r)) , } nr ting ates st } Oo wh edi probably will place 5000 tons of rails this month ' g steel at Unicago whicn reduce : : Dey t for } Oo de t $7.67 rom Automobile parts makers are taking small lots z as ’ ae : ? . nf 7] ? ? ) } . ° : . i i+) Ai bile ‘ 4} steel for work in connection with new models, presag : ; . ¥ itru f ra ent ( r ing larger releases soon by the motor car compani themselves. Buick is starting some departments thi week on its new cars, and will be in ful peratio1 UI ( ‘ , , 1 = . , : . . : — L . rc ‘ y ; 1 GQ r . + } ‘ y by Oct. 17, having scheduled work for a 9-hr. da ‘ : : ied pores = nef . , 1 1 > ‘ , y + a Y ‘ ' N’ | y ’ five days a week, to the end of the year. Buick ne yea vin in aava sm AN “7 oe . . . ' "1 j ‘ 7 rod he + ‘ rr ¥ now recelving steel for its first 10,000 ears Chevrolet inneaied } (,;al VanlZ ed f I i } ‘ ; . : . ¢ a : — fe +he , finiahes neluding automob has started work at its Saginaw, Mich., found: a eet ee oe sie — pikes have been reduced cylinder blocks for its new car, while the Fisher Body LOCK, : ws mall roat Corpn. has issued inquiries for sheets for the bodies, ee eae ae ae a | on which production will be started at the Cleveland price structure 01 ler product reasonably firm, : : al sect isi das ‘ / haae how « tin ate plant before the end of the month. Meanwhile, some though n of 50c. a base box on tin plate companies report sales of present models in excess f ¢ xpecteda eX montn, whnen the LJo0 iti lal price nrohahlv will he annou J current output. probably will announced The lron Age, October 6, 1932 551 ici: ai, Comparison of Prices 2 a2 « Market Prices at Date, and One Week, One Month and One Year Previous Advances Over Past Week in Heavy Type, Declines in Italics Pig Iron Finished Steel J ! Rails, Billets, etc Old Material Coke, Connellsville Finished Steel Metals aaa Ihe lron Age Composite Prices «2-2 Finished Steel Pig Iron Steel Scrap \ ng P | I \ I 7 H Low | \ J $6.42, July 4 Tt ‘ 8 50. Dec 2 2 J I 11.25, De l , Der l July 2 08, Nov. 22 552—The Iron Age. October 6, 1932 a Pittsburgh Steel Trade Experiences cceleration of Improvement Fourth quarter opens with further py LTTSBURG! : Oct i P rourtl quarte! i peru! t . . ; gains in steel business. Turther ac era n ne D} ement in the loeal st ndust = which g inder way during Sept [Ingot output in Pittsburgh district Dp ; ] 1] - 4 . y ' ber. Practically all es of finis] up slightly, with Valley and a we showine pisdewate ines : —_ ; Semi-Finished Steel wing moderat ea Wheeling districts unchanged n de ind, and the week |} nnag eatured by a re Imption . produ tior n at a number of rolling 1 Pittsburgh consumer buys 20,000 : ' Lit hich had been inactive for period tons of basic pig iron. Large ! rte: Py from one to six mont Mar Bessemer tonnage also sold ! he ir entiment greatly imp | vhile forging VII i mporary set] } k T t e > Wit : Septembe1 Scrap market loses some of its re cent strength, though quotations : Pit W I le loc il teel fT i ] vont rn ‘ are no lower. Rails and Track Accessories t nake I ainde! he 0) vTvTyv ] t rT i> I Nel: en I \ l I lid i il B pl iuct n I U pe 1 te al represel l entag ¥ Vl * ] ry Y T T . (, r ' ~ * nN y mi ‘ \\ < ay il? l A ’ y . ; Bars, Plates and Shapes ’ ( () ¢ | y lf me? eat yr y { i ! z Pig lron s | ] ul 4 ‘ ‘ ré I . , ’ | \ i ding \ i . : ( I i ‘ ‘ é | r I | eI ‘ I} a i re ease e! $ ] barge } Y e! als I l Cavy A : roughout 1 r S ates Engi ‘ ich y 100 y ! , i resun é : raers l f { Lr y £ r r ! i é i I ra [ ng al ‘ r . wi wi The lron Age, October 6, 1932 A Cold-Finished Steel Bars Bolts, Nuts and Rivets Tubular Goods Sheets 554—The Iron Age, October 6, 1932 i ympank apparent é nated their requirements, ( ime manufacturers who ilowed nel. tocks to diminish inde normal have had to reorder ses Produ ) nea I l ! continus i n re nar eY iY now in pro ‘ on wh fo. evera 7 I ( il ipated tor Lt ( ner W li¢ } i ( I scne lit ) r l ( l i a Strip Steel + hynT f coal and coke in this district, but have thus far been less than seasonal in extent. The furnace grade is particularly dull, with the $2, Con- nellsville, price being shaded in some Domestic consumption con- light, although it is be- cannot re- ] much longe1 rains & instances. tinue very eved that low shippers l cs “ol ot the marke Ni al f No. 1 heavy melting eel have been reported in the last veek, and the market has lost som Nevertheless, Steel Buying at St. Louts Has Shown Improvement ‘ ~ oe é " ye ( , ' h i ua & { ‘ r r } no Bi ( eT tor r \ M | } ances ~ T OT oy y Y rie | ‘ é ! else ‘ \ np ement lying « i] ad i? ? if ente ng ( I aitn ip t vit l il elng placed | ¢ Sta } ngineer here } f t ? of pont ons Tf ne 1ou = l ira ste “Lo G. Ada Co. has awarded 350 ton heet fi Missouri automobile ns¢ A ne Granite City Steel ( I I icied¢ steel ©o nas pee! irded +0) ns of reitntorecing bar 1 riage it Fox River I] The | ri Highway Comn on opened is Se r highway work that “ lire 1380 tons of structura ts recent strength. 1 number of short orders are unfilled, and the immediate absorption of sur lu ip has prevented any decide ( ! ‘in the market. One larg: I may place oradel t vee ( vhich prevailed n ( I purcnas¢ \ sale draul puna al $9.75 na rel ! the market ! tha 1c B i rnace crap SO ng own, with dealer fferin ! erage ne point tha ] i in l ) nt Va ‘ pa é nt The foun é lie Ww e eY I inget 00 tor ( nforecing ly ? { { rer l I S mber wa y ¥ 1Q ») Scrap \ ( e pt Lo . . ch ise erabdile ton! ! ng steel, aid e W Ke I add na nna I ( n | also ld ) sine Ww dealers f iL¢ P ircnast n il col ilé are i 0 ( A rn Ca T ) T y { VT ne i ‘ ig’ ( ( holding ither than that here iny justi ition based on 01 det r finished gi Rails for r¢ ng are 50c. highe Railroad list Pe nl iT bed iD tons: Wal } PP1)/ Detroit Scrap Market Shows Easier Tone DeTROIT, O 1—Sentiment in the 1 rap market has sagged some what n the past week, with the re sult that prices are barely holding the le recently. It is freely ad mitted that if consumers start to buy into highe dealers are quotations will move ground, but meanwhile waiting to see which way mill ope ations will turn. Short turnings the mly item which has_ shown strength, owing to its increased us¢ in open-hearth furnaces whenever it can be obtained free from alloys. —_ ~— ess Chicago Steel and Pig Iron Trade Continues to Show Gains “M HICAGO, O f Of an he he Wire Products { ] y iT i e announcement aa ac Chicago district ingot output rises Great Wester? enti ‘ i to a range of 17 to 18 per cent. fq? 510) xX T ZU0 I i nassenve} ) ¢ The railroads will take gyardll i > *f { { Railroad will enter market tor cars and 10 locomotives. 0 I ar i I led next s} g On the One Western railroad has includes ec wa ; re II 40,000 tons of rails in its budget al She ets wate I | ! ( ne the Scrap market easter, with ‘ ' : meiting ste¢ it flat price i > rw we ()y é | eo sh structural Material ; : \ ‘ SD a Ve@lI l { SS are takino tand at the hig Rails and Track Supplies 1r¢ OT rne r¢ T ] | eal S e al al I o Cast Iron Pipe Pig Iron 7 f N } I } . | A : } , ning head , : Plates , taken { ! I fy na I ‘ f I ] } ¢ ore ne f | Bolts, Nuts and Rivets Gro ij ner rT ‘ . ere a n I ( Scrap r vier na;r { I y nding y } ( I ( Y rac ne } eeT Y - ‘ . ica I agall! ( l | ra A ¢ Bars 1 ‘ i \ Reinforcing Bars Pressure 1s { € yp brougi { i ure 4 ear against p ‘ fra of forcing bars used for roadwork. There nufact } lera ng | a scramble to get tonnages that v ement As n ew | a he used before 1 weatner. » I arpee i I al y U : ng ree i/Ca : na ’ prices, for delivery northwest of | ‘ lid De d es tne 1 pa ago, figure close to lc. a at mills I the end oi t nt vl tonnag now being ith of her Kentucl has roa ne rs f ra l Brokers are Dn? e s tha A re +f ea “ rt Llé tons of bars and Indiana w I é fg g é f ti O< her n 500 idw i ‘ ma The Iron Age, October 6, a man paratory t Pennsylvania, Baltimore G Ohio and Reading Requirements to Be ed shea Placed—Sheet Orders Gain sak Sema tne ( and Eastern Pennsylvania Trade sss» Expects Railroad Buying Soon _ ih llowing iron and steel im 1 , last week: fair-sized body com- for arge | market auto just one nas 1) rT,y *f qaistrict of dies pre new new work ufacture on automobile manu business has tter tone in the market turers have again ‘fourth qua) > HI ; 1 ] SUU Phe I the 600 ton f plat port vere received here 5 it Coat 106 tons of pig iron from British In 1 an award w be 1 1 26 tons of steel bars, 33 tons of i The Penr inia R iamond floor plates, 14 tons of steel ! is Vy i 1 for band and 74 tons of. structural I n material for the Z2do0 hape from Belgium, 20. tons f 12 t ll n ructura hapes and 2 tons of stee N has he Baltimore 4&4 inds from France. e requirements for and car and lo Scrap q ances I Che lying movemen nds po, UUU,UUYU il nills with ample supplies for the pr part f the mate Some uspensions are still in igo tor e S20 ffect The price structure firm it unchange No. 1 heavy melting ! iin it $7 to $7.50 and railroad : pecialt at oJ tt $9.50 While ch ! ner rice have been reporte d for sheet tte t known that offerings $9.50 have not been accepted. No. i \ nic pl l na heen sold also I a bove $10.50, but involved a mill t ransaction for special analysis ma t al. The market is held to be still f ! ! iotabl $10 to $10.50 for guaran : \ 0.04 low phosphorus scrap , Pig lron ea o ’ r al lan t in an San Francisco Jobbers aa | Adopt New Price Basis ewerts <salomecnt: Ser. tee ae I i! D¢ NV } ent a ips ‘ ‘ | LN ‘ fiat re Viti Lipp? mate LOOO tor ' _ ite i} and bar New inquit al & . | ? } i\ ytht?d f Y a New England Pig lron ! { er | ° , e hestain uencisi Shipments Gaining ry one JOSTON, Oct. 4 No improvement Roe : ” B ! g ror y*king s noted . : 4 f ast week having falle ; 7 ei 1000 ton The largest ind sig : li transact n Va 350 tons of . eee D X Buffalo iron to a Massachu ” ts melter. While bookings are n \ etter indri ire taking ship e? again contracts more freely pments by the Mystic Iron Works qual U nonth increased 100 per cent a ) ( r A I vith Au ist There a ival ! ; mportance in the mal y » ve | xh ¢ \ mont ’ I Plates, Shapes and Bars Ferentia se Se en "ag tel a a noted a weeK ago s e I | witn trading connnes¢ ( ! au al arge to breakable cast, No. 1 heavy I erentia eitin teel, engine blocks, textil K ! 1 ntia ncrea ! nd No. 1 machinery cast. { i i ) enue to ne { esp r} price of aomestice by prod lantities a é I mir oke W in advanced 35c. a tor ! rse | 1 Virtually the schedule which n Oct. 1, but quotations on found: ne} ed only to 1000 Ib. now coke remain unchanged. 556—The Iron Age. October 6. 1932 at Cleveland Steel Trade Expands _ «.., Slowly; Ingot Output Steady Orders in Small Lots Coming from Miscellaneous Sources Pig Iron Demand Also Is Encouraging LEVELA) | sf vaneihatiie Birmingham Pig lron Trade Improv es ; B ; N y l ee ee ee Sheets V i Pig Iron 5000 sacs K \ | ‘ A ci N ae ( 2 Maker H >TE | pn mm Strip Steel pe ill tonnage Scrap during ws 64 eee 7. : \ The Iron Age, October 6, 1932—557 1 New York Business Featured By Large Tin Plate Orders Leading Can Maker Places 50,000 Tons in Anticipation of First Quarter Needs—Trade Generally Better é eq rements, 1S exp ed en , y ) ] re tions sno! Lor 1 tall y 11a l I ive as V rt eng ! n everal t id pall r ‘ Db submittec to ne N¢ ? ! Cel il Were generally Il! I ailir | ned quotatior ] i U! mill whicl na n lial gure n this irrier isi? ibmitted figure I Vna De \ ne pen mal announced Io! ne fourt i N o] & We rT i ‘ yeieie y ( I ind ire now el ! +¥ g ecia r ! eak Pig lron I I AG ¢ al ne I ¢ mont! I ( ade gm the 4 . T } d requirements of I Bookir in the past et otaied Z5UU to ( m I I na ared with 3000 tons the week before 1 n pi n the in ind 6000 tons two weeks ago. Though aa average ite of foundry operations ‘ I I is not yet reflected a significant in- ! I n - crease, scattered signs of betterment I r nne! I elting activities are sustaining I a ! mprovement. Sev- I radiator and boiler manufactur- \ ¢ Tt : ° . ire charging more iron, while job- nned Lc weve! nd yin foundries have experienced a : nl gr} k-up in general castings de a mand. Moreover, the decidedly heavier ust released deliveries in September, as compared th August shipments, are expected an attendant increase in mel ext month of tv Witl a nee \ ( ng the current fl ee! r? a price re ng , Scrap , De ! i et N ‘ ‘ t gr $5, while bid ‘ cle e! mca I A i 4 No ; ef n tl T ynit t iT if I Y wars Wi it Se > nnou Reinforcing Bars ! Fresh pecifications include 425 tons yr a tuberculosis hospital at Oneonta, Asid m tin plate l N. Y., and 300 tons for the Rockland ni n the New York st market County hospital at Orangeburg, N. ¥ nas in ved dauring’ tne iSt WeeK, Important lettings are scarce, Bid ut mostly in the lighter lin Gains are in, however, on a number of fair- 558—The Iron Age, October 6. 1932 sized projects for which contracts are expected to be awarded soon. While occasional concessions from the mill price of 1.75c., Pittsburgh, or 2.10c., delivered New York, are encountered on attractive quantities, quotations on normal lots generally adhere to the irrent published base. Cincinnati Pig lron Trade ls Broadening Pegg ghee, Oct. 4.—Total sales of pig iron the past week were KB than 1000 tons, mostly in small The melt, except in stove foun ( emains unchanged, although prospects continue to be reasonably good Interest, a shown by in- quiries for small lots, is broader, but osing of contracts is slow. Ship- ments during Septemb«e r were slightly better than in August, but consumers are till behind on their contracts An Indiana consumer who inquired for 1000 tons of Northern foundry iron veek is still in the market. Coke \ oderate ris n foundry coke hipments occurred during Septem- per, Quotations of about $9.05 for y-product foundry coke, delivered in Cincinnati, will prevail during Octo- ber. New business continues to be Broadening of sheet ste | demand past week brought announcement an increase in rolling schedules by ightly above 30 per one company to Sllg cent of capacity. Orders for galvan ized sheets, particularly for export, combined with a small rise in automo- tive specifications, were largely re- sponsible for the better demand. Cur- rent business is chiefly for immediate needs, although a small amount of future business has been closed. Mill resistance to price advances and scarcity of materials are keeping crap business on a small-order basis. Dealers’ bids are unchanged, but nom- Birdsboro Foundry Buys Machinery Company The Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Ma Birdsboro, Pa., has pur I hased the C. G. Buchanan Co., 90 West Street, New York, designer and lilder of crushing machinery. All nanufacturing will be transferred m New York to Birdsboro. The purchase, it is stated, makes the Birdsboro company the only builder us type of machinery having its ywn steel foundry. A New York of fice will be maintained at 90 West Street under the management of George H. Keppel. —E Fabricated Structural Steel Som _ i liana Lettings Decline—New Projects Slightly Lower ' : kK tucks OOKINGS the past week dropped to 10 ns fi r 1 . \ ‘ s County Ca previous week. The largest award inv r or} : and approaches in northern New Jersey. Ot tting tonnages. New projects call for 17,400 ton . Park, Mor for approaches to tne Golden Gate t i 67,615 tor d w 68,301 Ar County, Ca Awards follow NORTH ATLANTIC STATES State Missour \ W Wellesley, Mass., t tate i . B n Br Wor I vnica - Chelmsford, Mass., ; a Car WESTERN STATES New York, , alterations to satis ial Pipe Lines W Sa rr cise tiun ‘ ( New York t t ¢ Patchogue and Norwich, N. Y ‘ \ ( . Ca Glen Cove, N. Y., t ‘ t 3 ( | wester Natural Gas Corpn State of New Jersey t FABRICATED PLATE r r ! W Y Su \ W AWARDS Hacke R é Ame RB é ( R r & H MV Ala SOUTH AND SOUTHWES1 —— ee Peoria ill sSirmingham, r n, t W Sheboygan, Wis State of Florida, Me( nt Ma ( QS I } Memphis, Tenn., =a: lm Kansas City, Mi Harper Count Okla., I " t - , | srper County, Okla ; Buffalo Steel Production NEW PROJECTS Caddo County, Okla., 110 t Klein I & Foundry Co. Harding, Mass ls Higher This Week state of lexas, tor r Sunnyvale { CENTRAL STATES | Hamilton, Ohio, 750 | v Reinforcing Steel they did up to a month ago. 1 Fostoria, Ohio, 1 t t fT W Structural Steel | oa Awards 3700 Tons—New Projects the I There s¢ to be a State of Iowa, 6300 Tons vi0! get awa ' ‘ . r hipme! B e { AWARDS Montevideo, Minn., : r RB e { jer State of Illinois nton B ige W . ( and Vermillion County, Ind., ‘ Vincen j ( +} Indianapolis, Ind WESTERN STATES ‘ t ‘ e last week, and W Sy ; erating on r} Paradise, Mont., t t _ Miss ' ' med NEW STRUCTURAL STEEL PROJECTS NORTH ATLANTIC STATES State of Illinois ig) Springfield, Mass., Milwaukee ! N i ma ner i Orangeburg, N. Y., Hospita ; . Philadelphia yr « La La SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Jacksonville, Fla., NEW REINFORCING BAR PROJECTS pia \ State of Oklahoma 8 tor A Be ; Houston, Tex., ‘ ; ¢ 6 mat R ‘ Orangebur XN. ¥ ’ 4 ‘ I ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ je — CENTRAL STATES Ozone Park, N. Y f 6, agalil » ' J a Shelby, Ohio, The Iron Age, October 6, 1932—559 Non-Ferrous Metal Markets Hesitant With the Exception of Lead y I I ] t