The Iron Age 1937-07-29: Vol 140 Iss 5

FRITZ J. FRANK President J. H. VAN DEVENTER Editor c. E. WRIGHT 4. I. FINDLEY Managing Editor Editor Emeritus Machinery Editor Art Bditor Vetallurgical Editor Associate Editors JURASCHEK Consulting Editor Washington Editor Resident District Editors Pittsburgh Chicago Cleveland Detroit Editorial Correspondents London, England Cineoinnati FRAZAR FIDRMUC Boston Hamburg, Germany MEYER LOREN IRWIN Milwaukee San Francisco SANDERSON Toronto, Ontario Birmingham LeRoy ALLISON Roy EDMONDS Newark, N. J St. Louis TURNER Buffalo Owned and Published by CHILTON COMPANY (Incorporated) Editorial and Executive Offices 239 West 39th St., New York, Publication Offices Chestnut and 56th Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUSSELMAN, President FRITZ FRANK, Executive Vice-President STEVENS, Vice-President JOSEPH HILDRETH, GEORGE GRIFFITHS, EVERIT TERHUNE, ERNEST HASTINGS, WILLIAM A. 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JULY 29, 1937 Metal Finishing Economics The Function Tuyeres Power Rates Application Vertical Gas Fired Tubes Axe Making Retains Craftsmanship New Equipment Rate Activity Capital Goods Automotive Industry Statistics Metal-Working Activity Washington News NEWS CONTENTS ant Expansion and Equipment Buying New Industrial Literature Products Advertise: Index Advertisers Copyright 1937 Chilton Company (Ine.) — 134 a j > a > q ‘ | . i { Rivet manufacture Bethlehem has background three types ex- perience. Experience manufacture— Bethlehem developed the steel rivet. Experience use—Bethlehem, the largest steel construction com- pany, large user rivets. Experi- ence supplying the special plates and other structural materials, con- nection with which special rivets are often used meet unusual conditions. STEEL BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY 22—THE IRON AGE, July 29, 1937 ESTABLISHED JULY 29, 1937 Vol. 140, No. the Making Books private enterprise and private authorship, might well today inscribed above the portals the Government Printing Office Washington. The latest product entitled Trends and National Policy, cluding the Social Implications New This 388-page volume the report the Subcommittee Technology the President's National Resources Committee. Advocates more Government business and particularly those who advo- cate more Government jobs for the regimentation business political bureauc- racy will find this book interesting reading. also will the opponents this philosophy. The former will dream dreams and see visions new opportunity the possibility transfer the political and the professorial mind, the re- sponsibility for managing the progress mechanization, invention and progress America's multiplex producing activities. The latter may wonder how ministration which cannot control its own Congress party may hope achieve control American agriculture, our mineral industries, transportation, cation, power, the chemical industries, the electrical goods industries, metallurgy and the construction industries. Most the concerning the necessity Government plan- ning business and technical affairs appears the introductory chapters this book which largely written men who have been priviledged view the details production from academic mountain tops. The authors the more technical chapters describing the trend mechanization and invention the various fields effort are men who are least one step nearer the ground level and they not seem share, least they not express, any substantial enthusiasm regarding the practicality regimentation. Not daunted this, however, the committee recommends the creation planning ostensibly harness the social implications involved air conditioning, television and house trailers, mention few the mechanistic Frankensteins which are apparently keeping some our New Deal sociologists awake nights. The technical chapters are interesting but not particularly informative the technical specialist. the metallurgical section, for example, are told that Mr. Ford has instituted system continuous pouring castings conveyor lines and that the steel industry, becoming modernized, actually reads and records temperatures heats molten Also that electric welding has made considerable progress! are also told, this chapter, the great superiority Germany over the United States steel metallurgical research; what are not told that one steel company alone, this country has pro- duced far this year, more steel than has the whole Germany. the making books, there This adage, originated apply eG“ Metal Finishing Economics Electroplating HERBERT SIMONDS Vice-President, Metal Products Ex- hibits, Inc., Rockefeller Center, New EARLY the century manufacturer sil- verware built reputa- tion advertising widely “twenty-year plate.” Since then, however, the selling value long-lasting plated finish seems have diminished. Buying habits have changed and emphasis has switched from “permanence” “initial appearance.” The automo- bile industry with its yearly mod- els has fostered this change. Even the basis strict economy, the buyer assured must discard his old car least every third year. Why then should worry about ten-year even five-year plate the automobile lamps and trimmings? Other factors also mitigate the argument durability selling. One widespread incredulity the part the public. sales- man says, “This watch has ten- year gold the prospective buyer may ask, “How old al- may wonder where he’d where the merchant would in, say, eight years, case complaint. 24—THE IRON AGE, July 29, 1937 York Yet spite all this, there are, course, conservative buyers who seek out established house and buy quality goods. someone has said, “They buy beneath-the-sur- For them estimate the appearance life years may interest, but when the retail store highly competitive basis from the manufacturer, something more defi- nite than estimate the life finish needed. Services for plated parts differ, and the person- element setting time period introduces uncertainty. Ohio maker headlights tells Mich- igan automobile manufacturer that certain chromium plate will stand three years, must have defi- nite conditions mind, otherwise his statement meaningless. makes vast difference, for in- stance, the rate corrosion the finish exposed the weather one part the country another. better gage quality the thickness the plate, but even that does not tell the whole story. Im- portant variables plating prac- tice include the condition base metal, nature undersurface plates, current density, control bath, and quality anodes. The economics plating extensive and involves the purchaser, the manufacturer, and the shop, which last interest may may not independent the fabricating plant. The actual practice plating divided between production work and jobbing work, but the line demarcation between the two seldom clear. Many manufacturing platers take outside plating job basis and many job plating shops gradually work into some fairly large production enterprises. There are about 1300 regular job plating shops the United States and probably one will ever know how many plating departments are existence production plants, but undoubtedly large figure. Standards Job Plating The job plating industry hav- ing difficulty establishing standards for estimating and quoting, and the situation somewhat similar — ° ° ° q that found among jobbing foun- dries. Every item submitted job plater for quotation could finished any one several dif- ferent ways, each having different cost for the plater, and each having practically the same appearance leaves the plating shop. This in- dicates the tremendous latitude left the plater. Usually the customer has little knowledge his own re- quirements, and thus often places his first job price alone, and, the work not satisfactory, tries another shop for his second job. Reputable plating concerns, when quoting sizable jobs, will inquire the service conditions for the item being figured. Thus, cus- tomer brings 100 door butts chromium plated, the plater’s first question will be—are these for in- side outside use? The next thing figure the material itself. Brass butts, for instance, are more easily chromium plated than die castings, and die castings are more easily plated than steel. Most shops have three grades for chromium plating. One heavy coat for machine parts, dies, tools, and jigs, where the requirement resistance wear rather than decoration. The thickness here may average 0.003 in. Another grade thin coat for items such found and cent stores where flash chro- mium put over nickel. course, this does not mean that all and cent store items have poor finish. Actually excellent highly resistant finishes are found this class. wire soap THE plating indus- try calls for the use many tanks, some lead-lined and some rubber lined. This shows typical tank the finishing department large manufacturing plant. HIS the first new series articles Mr. Simonds who the author several previous series metal finishing which have appeared THE AGE during the past two three years. The present series will cover nearly all phases finishing with emphasis the com- mercial angle. The author will attempt bring date those particular branches which have shown important, recent changes. This first article considers various ing the job plating shop. Plating from the point view the manufacturer will dealt with later the series. dish, for instance, which com- mon item, frequently has bright cadmium finish which tumbled. The dish itself made welded steel wire and the finish jobbing shop, fairly large order, would run low each, Until finishes and finishing prac- tices are better standardized, the casual customer job plating shop must rely largely the repu- tation the shop for quality and fair price. seeks strictly competitive figure rival plater, has fairly large order place, the best course lay his prob- lem quite frankly before the owner manager good shop and ask for advice and cooperation, be- cause under most favorable condi- tions plating shop and its manu- facturing customer form close cooperating unit. The shop helps the manufacturer establish the right plating technique for the item question, knowing that when once this established, the custom- not apt change shops. re- lationship this sort often exclusive basis—the shop turning away competing business and the manufacturer giving all his work the one shop. course, the shop always faces the possibility hav- ing the manufacturer put his own plating department business grows, but that one the risks all job platers must face when any single order grows large proportions. Protection Job Trade From the point view the job plater, two courses are open protection against such loss business. One discourage large production orders from the start. This may done not making quantity price concessions, di- recting publicity toward small or- dering groups, quite frankly refusing accommodate ized production with equipment. The second and more constructive course protection for the shop, when the plating single unit assumes quantity proportions, — ° ° IRON STEEL SCRAP No. steel advances $1.50 Chicago; 50c. Pittsburgh. Composite price $19.17, 67c. whether artificial real, has tended boost prices for the third consecutive week. spite price rise $1.50 Chicago, still difficult obtain mate- rial there. Dealers are also finding material scarce Pittsburgh offers $20 ton. Although Philadelphia prices remain un- changed all but few special- ties, prices are high enough the East prevent much material flowing toward Pittsburgh. Big- gest advances the week, from $2, took place Cleveland, where the market had been lag- ging. Rises $1.59 were also recorded Buffalo, while Detroit bundles went the strength recent sales auto- mobile plants. Whether mill oper- ations warrant not, dealers seem holding out for higher prices, such prevailed April. Brokers appear more con- servative, although some are equal- THE IRON AGE com- posite price advanced 67c. $19.17. Pittsburgh Scrap stronger. No. heavy melt- ing steel now quotable $19.75 $20.25, advance 50c. Dealers are cautious against forcing sales cur- rent levels, finding material scarce despite offers high $20 ton and believing orders the current levels would difficult fill. small amount was purchased recenty down-river consumer around $20 ton. Ordinarily, this would have little bearing the market, but the ab- sence other sales indicative the current condition. High prices the East and elsewhere have combined turn scrap away from this district. scarce. Chicago Continued dealer resistance high broker offering prices and two sales $18.50 have combined boost the price No. steel $1.50 ton $18 $18.50. Other classifications have been increased proportion. spite this sharp price rise, still difficult 112—THE IRON AGE, July 22, 1937 obtain material, and offerings $19 and even $19.50 have been Dealers are not anxious sell since the market seems strength, and their stocks are reported fairly large. The Rock Island steel sold last week for about $18.50 track. Philadelphia Market sentiment here still the strong side, although nothing has de- veloped justify higher quotations. Phoenix bought moderate quantity No. and another district mill was the market few days ago for some No. both transactions being line with published price levels. All district mills are releasing shipments freely, the operating rate has shown slight advance, and all brokers here are look- ing forward strong and active market over the next few months. The high price prevailing here discour- aging any new buying for export, brokers find more advantageous work out their contracts from Southern ports the New England area, where prices average lower than they are here. Cleveland Cleveland scrap prices, which did not start upward soon some other districts, advanced from ton during the week. the Youngstown district steel making grades made further advance from $1.50 ton. Sales fair sized lots were made consumers both Cleveland and Youngstown. Mills are reported have paid $20.50 for No. heavy melt- ing steel, $19 for No. and $20 for bundles for Youngstown delivery, and $19.50 for No. and $18.50 for No. for Cleveland. With higher prices, the supply scrap less plentiful than recently. Brokers are paying $19 $19.50 for No. steel Cleveland and report that not much coming out. Buffalo understood that new order No. heavy melting steel was placed between $17.50 and $18. The dif- ferential between No. and No. exercised the purchasing mill, usually $1. order stove plate has been booked $16. The market strong and many dealers believe due for another long ascent. Boston Prices have strengthened all along the line, both for domestic and export deliveries. The most pronounced ad- vance has been heavy melting steel for Pittsburgh delivery, yet the higher prices have resulted little actual business because advance 50c. ton export prices more attractive sellers. General business bundled but scattering cars sold the past week $11.75 ton for shipment point outside the Pittsburgh area. moderate turnover cleaned engine blocks reported $12.50 ton cars, and No. cast the same figure. New England foundries con- tinue take machinery cast sparingly. New York the absence any substantial mill buying export orders, prices remain practically unchanged. One broker paying $16 for No. steel cover old order that grade only, but the regular buying price remains $15.50 top, with $14.50 for No. Heavy breakable cast has been marked 25c. the basis recent sales Harrisburg. Some feel that the pres- ent restriction supply largely artificial and that plenty scrap will come into the yards, should prices take another rise. Others believe real exists. Hot weather having its usual adverse effect upon yard ac- tivity. While the general tone strong, brokers are adopting cautious attitude and seem inclined hold back the present climb prices. Cincinnati The old materials market tighten- ing. Dealer activity replenish yard stocks brought bids 50c. 75c. higher than last week and more material being attracted. Sales are negligible since mills have not yet become strongly interested filling inventory depletions. St. Louis The scrap iron market St. Louis continues gain strength, and prices were higher during the week, melting grades advancing from 50c. ton. There were sales conse- quence the mills, and the strength was said sympathy with out- side markets. Very little scrap being offered dealers. Detroit Showing the greatest activity any item recent months, hydraulic bun- dles moved last week, bringing ported prices higher than $18 ton several sales. generally under- stood that the material going out- of-town mills. Bushelings and turnings also advanced. Sentiment more bull- ish than prices indicate, and brokers predict that prices will reach the pre- vious peak. Part the present boosts are attributable the closing auto- motive shops prepare for new models, thereby reducing the output scrap. | PITTSBURGH Per gross ton delivered consumer: No. hvy. steel.$19.75 $20.25 No. hvy. steel. 17.50 18.00 No. RR. wrought.... 20.25 Scrap rails 22.00 Rails ft. and under.. 24.50 25.00 Hand bundled sheets.. 18.00 Hvy. steel axle turn... 18.25 Machine shop turn.... 14.50 Short shov. turn....... 15.00 Mixed bor. turn.... 15.00 Cast iron borings ..... 15.00 Cast iron carwheels.... 20.00 Hvy. breakable cast... 15.00 Rail coil leaf springs 25.00 Rolled steel wheels.... 25.00 Low phos. billet crops. 25.00 Low phos. sh. bar .... 24.50 Low phos. punchings.. 22.50 Low phos, plate, hvy... 23.50 Low phos. plate clips.. 21.50 Steel car axles ........ 25.00 CLEVELAND Per gross ton delivered consumer: No. hvy. steel. 17.50 18.00 Comp. sheet steel 19.00 Light bund. stampings. 14.00 14.50 Drop forge flashings... 18.00 Machine shop 12.50to 13.00 Short shov. turn.. 13.50 No. busheling .... 17.50 18.00 Steel axle turnings.... 15.00 15.50 Low phos. billet and bloom crops ......... 26.00 Cast iron borings ...... 14.00 Mixed bor. turn..... 14.00 No. busheling ...... 14.00 No. 19.00to 19.50 Railroad grate bars... 12.00 Stove plate ............ 11.50 Rails under ft. ...... 24.50 Rails for rollings ..... 21.00to 21.50 Railroad malleable .... 22.50 Cast iron carwheels.... .... 21.50 PHILADELPHIA Per gross ton delivered consumer: No. hvy. steel.$19.00 $19.50 No. hvy. steel. 17.00 Hydraulic bund., new. 18.00 18.50 Hydraulic bund., old.. 15.00 Steel rails for rolling.. 21.50 Cast iron carwheels 20.00 Hvy. breakable cast... 19.00 Stove plate (steel wks.) 15.50 Railroad malleable .... 19.00 19.50 Machine shop turn.... 14.00 No. blast furnace .... 12.50 13.00 Cast borings .......... 13.00 Heavy axle turnings.. 15.00to 15.50 No. low phos. hvy.... 24.00 Couplers knuckles.. 24.50 Rolled steel wheels ... 24.50 Steel axles ............ 26.00 No. RR. wrought .... 19.50 20.00 Spec. steel pipe 17.00 No. forge fire ........ 16.50 Cast borings (chem.). 14.50 CHICAGO Delivered Chicago district consumers: Per Ton Auto. hvy. steel, alloy free ........... 17.00 No. auto. steel ...... 14.50 15.00 Shoveling steel ........ 18.00 18.50 Hydraul. comp. sheets. 17.25 17.75 No. busheling ........ 17.25 17.75 Rolled carwheels ...... 22.00 22.50 Railroad tires, cut ..... 23.00 Railroad leaf 22.00 Steel coup. knuckles 20.50 21.00 Axle turnings ......... 17.50 Coil springs ...... 23.50 Axle turn. (elec.)..... 18.50 Low phos. punchings.. 21.50 Low phos. plates, in. 21.00 21.50 Cast iron borings ..... 11.50 12.00 Short shov. 12.50 Machine shop turn. ... 10.50 Rerolling rails ..... 22.00 Steel rails under ft... 21.50 Steel rails under ft... 22.00 Angle bars, steel ...... 22.00 Cast iron carwheels 19.50 Railroad malleable .... 21.00 Agric. malleable ...... 17.50 Per Net Ton Iron car axles ........$25.50 Steel car axles ........ 23. No. RR. wrought 16. No. RR. wrought ... 16.75 No. busheling, old.. 9.50to 10.00 Locomotive tires ..... 19.00 Pipes and flues ...... 14.50 No. machinery cast.. 15.50to 16.00 Clean auto. cast. ...... 15.00 No. railroad cast..... 15.00 No. agric. cast....... 14.00 Stove plate ........ 11.50 12.00 Brake shoes .......... 13.00 BUFFALO Per gross ton, f.o.b. consumers’ plants: No. hvy. steel. 18.00 New hvy. b’ndled sheet 17.50 18.00 Old hydraul. bundles 17.00 Drop forge flashings 18.00 No. busheling ........ 17.50 18.00 axle turnings ... 14.50 Machine shop turn. ... 13.50 Knuckles Couplers.. 23.00 Coil leaf springs.... 23.00 Rolled steel wheels.... 23.00 Low phos. billet crops. 23.00 Shov. turnings ........ 14.00 14.50 Mixed bor. turn...... 14.50 Cast iron borings .... 14.00to 14.50 Steel car axles ........ 21.00 22.00 No. machinery 18.00 18.50 No. cupola cast..... 17.50 Steel rails ft... 24.00 Cast iron carwheels... 18.50 Railroad malleable .... 20.50 Chemical borings ..... 14.00 BIRMINGHAM Per gross ton delivered consumer: Hvy. melting steel ....$16.00 $16.50 Scrap steel rails .... 17.00 Short shov. 9.00 10.00 Stove ........ Steel ..... Tron axleS No. RR. wrought.... 13.00 15.00 Rails for rolling ...... 20.00 Tramcar ...... 18.00 ST. LOUIS Dealer’s buying prices per gross ton de- livered consumer: Selected hvy. steel....$16.50 $17.00 No. hvy. melting 15.00 No. locomotive tires. 19.00 Mise. stand.-sec. rails. 17.00 17.50 Railroad springs ...... 20.50 Bundled sheets ........ 10.50 No. RR. wrought ... 15.50to 16.00 No. busheling ...... 12.50 Cast bor. 7.50to 8.00 Rails for rolling ...... 19.00 Machine shop turn.... 9.00to Heavy turnings ... 12.5¢ Steel car axles 22.00 Iron car axles ... 22.00 22.25 No. RR. wrought .... 13.50 Steel rails under ft... 19.00 19.50 Steel angle bars ...... 19.00 19.50 Cast iron carwheels... 18.50 No. machinery cast... 14.00 14.50 Railroad malleable .... 18.50 No. railroad cast...... 14.50 Stove Plate 11.00 11.50 Agricul. malleable .... 12.50to 13.00 Grate bars ...... 12.00 Brake shoes 12.00 CINCINNATI Dealers’ buying prices per gross ton: No. hvy. steel. 13.5 Scrap rails for mltng. 18.75 Loose sheet clippings.. 11.50 12.00 Hydrau. b’ndled sheets. 15.25 Cast iron borings 9.50 Machine shop 9.50to 10.00 No. busheling 13.50 14.00 No. busheling ....... 7.50 Rails for rolling ...... 20.50 21.00 No. locomotive tires. 17.00 No. machinery cast.. 15.00 15.50 No. railroad cast..... 15.00 15.50 Burnt cast. 10.50 11.00 Agricult. malleable ... 16.50 malleable .... 17.25 17.75 Mixed hvy. cast. ...... 13.00 13.50 lron and Steel Scrap Prices DETROIT Dealers’ buying prices per gross ton: No. hvy. steel.$15.50 $16.00 No. hvy. steel. 15.00 Borings and 11.75 Long turnings ........ 11.25 Short shov. turnings... 12.50 No. machinery cast.. 16.00 Automotive cast. ...... 16.75 Hydraul. comp. sheets. 17.50 18.00 Stove plate 10.50 New factory bushel... 15.50 Old No. busheling.... 10.00 10.50 No. busheling (black fender stock) ........ 13.00 Sheet clippings ........ 12.25 Low phos. plate 16.50 17.00 YOUNGSTOWN Per gross ton delivered consumer: Hydraulic bundles .... 20.00 Machine shop turn. .... 14.00to 14.50 NEW YORK Dealers’ buying prices per gross ton: No. hvy. steel. 14. No. machinery cast... 16.00 No. cast. 15.00 Stove plate ............ 12.00 Steel car axles 26.00 No. RR. wrought.... 18.00 No. wrought long... 17.00 Spec. iron steel pipe. Rails for rolling ....... 19.50 Clean steel turnings 10.00 Cast borings .......... 9.00to 9.50 No. blast 9.00to 9.50 Cast borings (chem.).. 13.00 Unprepar. yard scrap.. 10.00 Per gross ton, delivered local foundries: No. machn. cast.....$17.50 $18.00 No. hvy. cast cupola. 15.00 15.50 BOSTON Dealers’ buying prices per gross ton: No. hvy. steel.$14.00 $14.25 Breakable cast. ...... 14.25to 14.50 Machine shop turn..... Mixed bor. turn.. Bund. skeleton long... 11.95 Cast bor. chemical.... 9.00 10.00 Per gross ton delivered consumers’ yards: Textile $18.00 No. machine 18.00 CANADA Dealers’ buying prices their yards, per gross ton Toronto Montreal No. hvy. $12.00 No. hvy. stl... 11.50 11.00 Mixed dealers steel.... 11.00 10.50 Steel turnings ..... Cast borings ......... Machinery cast. Dealers cast. ........ 14.00 14.00 Stove plate .......... 12.00 EXPORT Dealers’ buying prices per gross ton: New York, truck lots, delivered, barges. No. hvy. steel. .... 14.50 Boston on cars at Army Base Mystic Wharf No. hvy. steel. 15.50 Philadelphia, delivered alongside boats, Port Richmond market present. New Orleans, f.a.s., Stuyvesant Dock No. hvy. steel. .... $17.50 No. hvy. steel. .... 16.50 Los Angeles, cars trucks at local piers No. hvy. steel. $10.50 $11.00 Compressed bundles 9.00 THE IRON AGE, July 22, 1937—113 PRICES FINISHED AND SEMI-FINISHED IRON AND STEEL SEMI-FINISHED STEEL Billets, Blooms and Slabs F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Gary, Cleveland, Youngstown, Buffalo, Bir- mingham. Prices Duluth are ton higher, and delivered Detroit higher. Per Gross Ton Forging quality 43.00 Sheet Bars F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleve- land, Youngstown, Sparrows Point, Per Gross Ton Open-hearth Besse- Skelp F.o.b. Chicago, Youngs- Coatesville, Spar- rows Point, Md. Lb. Grooved, and heared Wire Rods (No. 9/82 in.) Per Gross Ton F.o.b. Pittsburgh Cleveland.$47.00 F.o.b. Worcester, Mass. ........ 49.00 F.o.b. Birmingham 50.00 F.o.b. San 56.00 Rods over 9/32 in. 47/64 in., in- clusive, ton over base. BARS, PLATES, SHAPES Iron and Steel Bars Soft Steel Base per Lb. F.o.b. Chicago Gary.. F.o.b. Buffalo ...... Del’d Philadelphia ............. F.o.b. Birmingham ............ F.o.b. cars dock Gulf ports.... 2.85c. F.o.b. cars Pacific Ports....... 3.00c. Rail Steel (For merchant trade) F.o.b. Pittsburgh ....... F.o.b. Chicago, Gary Moline, Ill. ....... Buffalo .... Birmingham o.b. cars dock Gulf cars dock Pacific ports.. Billet Steel Reinforcing (Straight lengths quoted distributers) F.o.b. Buffalo, Cleveland, Youngstown, Chicago, Gary 2.60c. F.o.b. cars dock Gulf ports.... F.o.b. cars dock Pacific ports.. Rail Steel Reinforcing (Straight lengths quoted distributers) Buffalo, Cleveland, Youngstown, Chicago, Gary F.o.b. cars dock Gulf ports..... 2.80c. F.o.b. cars dock Pacific ports.. Iron F.o.b. Pittsburgh (refined) .... Celd Finished Bars and Shafting* Base per Lb. F.o.b. Cleveland, Chicago and F.o.b. Buffalo ...... * In quantities of 10,000 to 19,999 Ib. F.o.b. Pittsburgh ...... Chicago Gary ........ Del’d Cleveland F.o.b. Coatesville Spar. Pt.. 2.35c. Philadelphia F.o.b. Birmingham ............ 2.40c. IRON AGE, July 22, 1937 F.o.b. cars dock Gulf ports.... cars dock Pacific ports.. Floor Plates F.o.b. Coatesville ....... F.o.b. cars dock Gulf F.o.b. cars dock Pacific ports.. Structural Shapes Base per Lb. Pittsburgh Cleveland ....... Del’d Philadelphia ............ F.o.b. Birmingham (standard) 2.40c. cars dock Gulf ports... 2.65c. F.o.b. cars dock Pacific ports. 2.80c. Steel Sheet Piling Base per Pittsburgh ...... F.o.b. cars dock Gulf Pacific RAILS AND. TRACK SUPPLIES Mill Standard rails, heavier than per gross ton ..........$42.50 Angle bars, per 100 2.80 F.o.b. Basing Points Light rails (from billets) per Light rails (from steel) per Base per Lb. Tie plates, Pacific 2.40c. Track bolts, steam railroads. 4.35c. Track bolts, jobbers, all sizes (per 100 counts) 65-5 per cent off list Basing points on light rails are Pittsburgh, Chicago and Birmingham; on spikes and tie plates, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Portsmouth, Ohio, Weirton, W. Va., St. Louis, Kansas City, Minnequa, Colo., Birmingham and Pacific Coast ports; on tie plates alone, Steelton, Pa., Buffalo; on spikes alone, Youngstown, Lebanon, Pa., Richmond, Va. SHEETS, STRIP, TIN PLATE TERNE PLATE Sheets Hot Rolled Base per Lb. No. 10, Pittsburgh ...... 2.40c. No. 10, del’d Philadelphia ..... 2.69c. No. 10, f.o.b. Granite City ..... 2.60c. No. 10, f.o.b. No. 10, f.o.b. cars dock Pacific ports No. wrought iron, Pgh. Hot-Rolled Annealed No. 24, Pittsburgh ...... 3.15c. No. 24, del’d Detroit .......... No. 24, Philadelphia ..... No. 24, Granite City ..... No. 24, Birmingham ..... 3.30c. No. 24, cars dock Pacific No. 24, wrought Pitts- burgh Heavy Cold-Rolled No. gage, f.o.b. Pittsburgh. 3.10c. No. gage, f.o.b. Gary ...... No. gage, Detroit ..... No. gage, del’d Philadelphia. 3.39c. No. 10, Granite City...... No. gage, f.o.b. Birmingham. 3.25c. No. gage, cars dock Light Cold-Rolled No. gage, f.o.b. Pittsburgh.. 3.55c. No. gage, f.o.b. Gary ....... No. gage, del’d Detroit ..... No. gage, del’d Philadelphia. No. 20, Granite City...... No. gage, f.o.b. Birmingham 3.70c. No. gage, cars, dock, Galvanized Sheets No. gage, f.o.b. Pittsburgh. 3.80c. No. 24, del’d Philadelphia...... No. 24, f.o.b. Granite City ..... 4.00c. No. 24, f.o.b. Birmingham .....3.95c. No. f.o.b. cars, dock, Pacific No. 24, wrought iron, Pitts- Electrical Sheets Pittsburgh) Base per Lb. Special Motor Special Dynamo Transformer Special Transformer Extra Special Base gage changed from 28 to 24 gage. Gage extras are the same as those applying on hot- rolled, annealed sheets with few exceptions. Silicon Strip in coile—Sheet price plus sili- con sheet extra width extras plus 25c. per 100 1b. for coils. Long Ternes No. 24, unassorted coating Pittsburgh F.o.b. cars, dock, Pacific ports 80c. Vitreous Enameling Stock No. 20, Pittsburgh No. 20, f.0.b. Gary No. 20, f.o.b. Granite City No. 20; f.o.b. cars dock Pacific Tin Mill Black Plate 28, Pittsburgh, per No. 28, f.o.b. Granite No. dock Pacific ports, Tin Plate Base per Standard cokes, f.o.b. Pitts- burgh district mill Standard cokes, Gary..... 5.45 coke, Granite quotations practically the equivalent previous quotations owing new method quoting, effective Jan. 1937. Special Coated Manufacturing Ternes Base per F.o.b. Granite City * Customary 7% per cent discount in effect through 1936 discontinued as of Jan. 1, 1937. Terne Plate Pittsburgh) (Per Package, 112 sheets, in.) coating coating 18.00 20-lb. coating I.C.. 25-lb, coating coating Hot-Holled Hoops, Bands, Strip and Flats under In. Base per Lb. All widths in., Chicago 2.50c. All widths in., Granite Cooperage stock, Pittsburgh... 2.50c. Cooperage stock, Chicago .... 2.60c. Cold-Rolled Strip* Base per Lb. Worcester * Carbon 0.25 and less. Cold Rolled Spring Pittsburgh and Cleveland Worcester Carbon 6.30c. 6.50c. Carbon Over 1.00 Fender Stock No. 14, Pittsb’gh Cleveland 3.45c. No. 20; Pittsb’gh Cleveland. | | WIRE PRODUCTS (Carload lots, f.o.b. Pittsburgh and Cleveland) Manufacturing Trade Per Lb. Chicago prices on products sold to the manu- facturing trade are $1 a ton above Pittsburgh or Cleveland. Worcester and Duluth prices are $2 a ton above, Birmingham $3 above, and Pacific Coast prices $9 a ton above Pittsburgh or Cleve- land. the Trade Base per Keg Standard wire nails ..... Smooth coated nails Cut nails, carloads Base per 100 Annealed fence wire ..... Galvanized fence wire ...... Galvanized staples ..... Barbed wire, galvanized ..... Twisted barbless wire ........... 3.40 Woven wire fence, base column. Single loop bale ties, base col.... Chicago and Anderson, Ind., mill prices are $1 a ton over Pittsburgh base (on all products except woven wire fence, for which the Chicago price is $2 above Pittsburgh); Duluth, Minn., mill prices are $2 a ton over Pittsburgh, except for woven wire fence, which is $3 over Pittsburgh and Birmingham mill prices are $3 a ton over Pittsburgh. On wire nails, barbed wire and staples, prices at Houston, Galveston and Corpus Christi, Tex., New Orleans, Lake Charles, La., and Mobile, Ala., are $6 a ton over Pittsburgh. On nails, staples and barbed wire, prices of $6 a ton above Pittsburgh are also quoted at Beaumont and Orange, Tex. STEEL AND WROUGHT IRON PIPE AND TUBING Welded Pipe Base Discounts, f.o.b. Pittsburgh District and Lorain, Ohio, Mills F.o.b. Pittsburgh only wrought fron pipe. Butt Weld Steel Wrought Iron In. Black Galv. In. Black Galv. Lap 12..59% Butt Weld, extra plain ends 1to3....63 Lap Weld, extra strong, plain ends 12..59% On butt-weld and lap-weld steel pipe jobbers are granted a discount of 5%. On less-than- carload pm prices are determined by add- ing 25 and 30% and the carload freight rate to the base card. Note—Chicago district mills have a base two points less than the above discounts. Chicago delivered base is 2% points less. Freight is fig- ured from Pittsburgh, Lorain, Ohio, and Chicago district mills, the billing being from the point producing the lowest price to destination. Boiler Tubes Seamless Steel Commercial Boiler Tubes and Locomotive Tubes (Net base prices per 100 ft. f.0.b. Pittsburgh in carload lots) Cold Hot rawn Rolled 1 in. od. 13 B.W.G. $ 9.46 $ 8.41 1 in. od... 183B.W.G. 11.21 9.96 1 in. o.d. 13B.W.G. 12.38 11.00 1% in. - 183B.W.G. 14.09 12.51 2 in. od. .. 13 B.W.G. 15.78 14.02 2% in. o.d.. - 183B.W.G. 17.60 15.68 2% in. o.d.. 12B.W.G. 19.37 17.21 2% in. o.d.. 12 B.W.G. -22 18.85 2% in. o.d.. 12B.W.G. 22.49 19.98 8 in. od. .. 12B.W.G. 23.60 20.97 4 in. 0.4....... 1OB.W.G. 45.19 40.15 8 in. o.d....... LL B.W.G. 29.79 26.47 4 in. od. ....... 1OB.W.G. 36.96 33.83 5 in. od. ....... 9B.W.G. 56.71 50.38 6 in. od. ....... 7B.W.G. 87.07 77. Extra for less-carload quantities: 25,000 Ib. or ft. to 39,999 Ib. or ft. 5 2 12,000 Ib. ft. 24.999 Ib. ft. 12% 6,000 g or ft. to 11,999 Ib. or ft. 25 4 CAST IRON WATER PIPE Per Net Ton and larger, del’d 6-in. and larger, New York 53.00 *6-in. and larger, Birmingham. 47.00 larger, f.o.b. dock, San Francisco Los Angeles.... 56.00 F.o.b. dock, Seattle.......... 56.00 4-in., f.o.b. dock, San Francisco F.o.b. dock, Seattle .......... 59.00 Class and gas pipe, extra. 4-in. pipe ton above 6-in. Prices for lots of less than 200 tons. For 200 tons and over, 6-in. and larger is $46, Birmingham, and $54 delivered Chicago; and 4-in. pipe, $49, Birmingham, and $58 delivered Chi- cago. BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS, SET SCREWS Bolts and Nuts (F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Birmingham Chicago) Per Cent Off List Machine and carriage bolts: in. and and Plow bolts, Nos. Hot pressed nuts, and and nuts, square hex. blank tapped: in. and Jobbers discount on above items, 5 per cent. * Less carload lots and less than full container quality. Less carload lots in full container quantity, an additional 10 per cent discount; car- load lots and full container quantity, still an- other 5 per cent discount. Semi-finished hexagon nuts, U.S.S. and S.A.E.: in. and smaller ....... and 9/16 in. in. inclusive..60and bolts packages, nuts at- Stove bolts packages, with nuts Stove bolts bulk....... On stove bolts freight is allowed to destina- tion on 200 Ib. and over. Large Rivets and larger) Base per 100 Lbs. Chicago Birmingham.. 3.70 Small Rivets (7/16-in. and smaller) Per Cent List F.o.b. Chicago and Birming- Cap and Set Screws (Freight allowed but not ex- ceeding 65c. per 100 Ib. lots 200 Ib. more) Per Cent Off List Milled cap screws, in. dia. and Milled standard set screws, case hardened, in. dia. and smaller Milled headless set screws, cut thread in. and smaller........ Upset hex. head cap screws U.S.S. S.A.E. thread, in. and screws, cup and oval Alloy and Stainless Steel Alloy Steel Blooms, Billets and Slabs F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Canton, Massillon, Buffalo, Bethlehem. Base price, $60 gross ton. Alloy Steel Bars F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Buffalo, Bethlehem, Canton. Open-hearth grade, base .......3.00c. Delivered, Detroit Alloy Series Differential Numbe per 100 Ib. 2100 Nickel) ..... 2300 Nickel) ..... — 2500 (5% Nickel) $2.25 3100 Nickel-chromium 3200 Nickel-chromium 3300 Nickel-chromium 3400 Nickel-chromium ......... 3.20 4100 Chromium-molybdenum 4100 molybdenum (0.25 0.40 Molybdenum). 0.75 4600 Nickel-molybdenum (0.20 0.30 Mo, 1.50 2.00 Ni.) 1.16 5100 Chrome steel (0.60-0.90 Cr.) 5100 Chrome steel (0.80-1.10 Cr.) 0.45 5100 Chromium spring steel.... 0.15 6100 Chromium-vanadium bar... 1.20 6100 Chromium-vanadium Carbon-vanadium ..... These prices are for hot-rolled steel bars. The differential for most grades in electric furnace steel is 50c. higher. Slabs with a section ares ¢ 16 in. and 2% in. thick or over take the billet ase. Alloy Cold-Finished Bars F.o.b. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Gary, Cleveland Buffalo, 3.60c. base per Delivered Detroit, 3.75c., carlots. CORROSION HEAT RESISTANT ALLOYS (Base prices, cents per f.o.b. Pittsburgh) 304 No. 362 Forging billets .... 21.25c. 29c. 36c. Hot-rolled strip 23.50c. 21.50c. Cold-rolled strip 30c. Drawn wire ....... 24c. Straight Chrome No. 410 430 442 446 ..18.50c. 22.50c. 27.50c. Plates .21.50c. 25.50c. 30.50c. Sheets. 26.50c. 32.50c. Hot strip 17c. 17.50c. 23c. 28c. stp. 22c. 22.50c. 28.50c. 36.50c. TOOL STEEL High-carbon-chrome .......... Oil-hardening ......... Prices for warehouse distribution to all points on or East of Mississippi River are 2c. a Ib. higher. West of Mississippi quotations are 3c a lb. higher. British and Continental BRITISH Per Gross Ton f.o.b. United Kingdom Ports Ferromanganese, ex- Tin plate, per base box 25s. 25s. 6d. Steel bars, open-hearth. £11 Beams, open-hearth.....£10 12s. 6d. Channels, open-hearth...£10 12s. 6d. Angles, open-hearth ....£10 12s. 6d. No. Galvanized sheets, No. CONTINENTAL Per Ton, Gold f.o.b. Continental Ports Current dollar equivalent ascer- tained multiplying gold pound prices 124.14 obtain franc equivalent and then converting rate dollar-france ex- change. Wire rods, No. B.W. G.. 10s. Steel bars, merchant ....£6 Plate in. and up....... Ts. Plate 3/16 in. and mm.. 13s. Beams, Thomas ... (Basic) Hoops and strip, base .... THE IRON AGE, July 22, IRON AND STEEL WAREHOUSE PRICES PITTSBURGH* Per Net Ton Structural shapes Soft steel bars and small shapes 3.80c. Reinforcing steel bars ........ 3.80c. Cold-finished and screw stock: Rounds and hexagons .... Squares and flats ......... Hot rolled strip incl. 3/16 in. thick, under in. wide...... 4.00c. Hot-rolled annealed sheets (No. 24), more bundles .... Galv. sheets (No. 24), Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10).... Galv. corrug. sheets (No. 28), square (more than 3750 $4.48 Per Cent Off List Track bolts, all sizes, per 100 Machine bolts, 100 count Carriage bolts, 100 count ..... Nuts, all styles, 100 count ..... Large rivets, base 100 Ib.. $4.35 Wire, black, soft ann’l’d, base galv. soft, base per 100 wire nails, per keg ..3.00c. Cement coated nails, per keg.. plates, structurals, bars, rein- forcing bars, bands, hoops and blue annealed sheets, base orders 400 9999 Ib. *Delivered Pittsburgh switching district. **Prices application. CHICAGO Base per Lb. Plates and structural shapes.. Soft steel bars, rounds ........ 3.85c. Soft steel bars, squares and Cold-fin. steel bars: Rounds and hexagons .... 4.30c. Flats and squares ........ Hot-rolled annealed sheets Spikes (keg lots) ..... Track bolts (keg lots) ......... Rivets, structural (keg lots)... Rivets, boiler (keg lots) ...... 4.70c. Per Cent Off List Machine bolts ....... ‘and Hot-pressed nuts, sq. tap Hot- pressed nuts, hex. tap Hex. head cap screws Cut point set screws Flat head bright wood screws and Stove bolts full Rd. hd. tank rivets, 7/16 in. Wrought washers ...... list Black ann’l’d wire per 100 Ib. mfg. trade (No. and Com. wire nails, kegs Cement c’t’d kegs plates, shapes, bars, hot-rolled strip and heavy hot- rolled sheets, the base applies orders 400 3999 All prices are f.o.b. consumers’ plants within the Chicago switching district. *These are quotations delivered city trade for quantities 100 more. For lots less than 100 the quotation per cent off. Dis- counts applying country trade are per cent off, f.o.b. Chicago, with full partial freight allowed per 100 Ib. NEW YORK Base per Lb. Plates, in. and heavier.... 4.00c. Structural shapes Soft steel bars, round ........ Iron bars, Swed, char- 7.00 7.25c. Cold-fin. shafting and screw stock: Rounds and hexagons .... Flats and squares ........ Cold-rolled; strip, soft and quarter hard ..... IRON AGE, July 22, 1937 Hot-rolled sheets (No. sheets (No. Long terne sheets (No. Armco iron, galv. (No. Toncan iron, galv. (No. 6.25c. Galvanneal (No. Armco Toncan hot-rolled annealed (No, .... Toncan iron, hot-rolled (No. Cold-rolled sheets (No. 20) for quantities 400 1499 Ib. Standard quality .......... Deep drawing Stretcher leveled .......... SAE, 2300, hot-rolled ......... SAE, 3100, hot-rolled ......... SAE, 6100, hot-rolled, SAE, 2300, cold-rolled ......... SAE, 3100, cold-rolled, an- Floor plate, in. and heavier 5.90c. Standard tool steel Wire, black, (No. 9).. Open- hearth spring Common wire nails, base per Per Cent Off List Machine bolts, square head and nut: All diameters. Prices application Carriage bolts, cut thread: All diameters. Prices application *No. and lighter, in. wide, 20c. higher per 100 125 and more. ST. LOUIS Base per Plates and struc. shapes...... Bars, soft steel (rounds and Bars, soft steel( squares, hex- agons, ovals, half ovals and Hot-rolled sheets (No. 24) .... Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10) ..... 4.09c. Black corrug. sheets (No. 24*) galv. corrug. sheets .......... Structural rivets ...... Per Cent Off List Tank rivets, 7/16 in. and smaller. Machine and carriage bolts, lag screws, fitting bolts, bolt ends, plow bolts, hot-pressed nuts, square and hexagon, tapped blank, semi-finished nuts; all quantities ............ No. and lighter take special prices. PHILADELPHIA Base Per Lb. *Plates, and heavier.... *Structural shapes *Soft steel bars, small shapes, iron bars (except bands).... 3.90c. tReinforc. steel bars, sq. twisted and deformed ....... Cold-finished steel bars ...... *Steel bands, No. and -rolled sheets (No. *Hot-rolled annealed sheets Diam. pat. floor plates, in... These prices are subject quanti- differential except reinforcing and Swedish iron bars. *Base prices subject deduction orders aggregating 4000 lb. over. +For bundles over. tFor less than 2000 Ib. CLEVELAND Base per Lb. Plates and struc. shapes ..... 3.86c. Soft steel bars tCold-finished steel bars ...... Hot-rolled strip, in. wide and Cold-finished strip Hot-rolled annealed sheets Galvanized sheets (No. 24). Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10).... 3.91c. Hot-rolled 3/16 in. in. plates, 3/16 in. and heav- ier eeee *No. galv. wire, per 100 *Com. wire nails, base per keg... 2.95 Per Cent Off List Machine and carriage small and Nuts, 100 eount 9/16 in. ........60 and delivery 10c. less. *For 5000 Ib. charges and quantity differentials 50c. CINCINNATI Base per Lb. Plates and struc. shapes...... Bars, rounds, flats and angles. 4.05c. Rail steel bars ...... 3.75c. Hoops and bands, 3/16 in. and Cold-finished bars ............ Hot-rolled annealed sheets (No. 24) 3500 more.... Galv. sheets (No. 24) 3500 Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10) Small rivets .......55 per cent off list No. wire, per 100 Ib. Com. wire nails, base per keg: Any quantity less than 3.04 Chain. per Net per 100 Ft. steel BUFFALO Base per Lb. Reinforcing bars flats and sq. .......... Rounds and hex. Cold-rolled strip steel ........ Hot-rolled annealed sheets Heavy hot-rolled sheets (3/16 Galv. sheet (No. 24) Heavy hot-rolled sheets ....... Com. wire nails, base per keg..$3. Black wire, base per 100 (Over 2500 Ib.) BOSTON Base per Lb. Channels, ....... Tees and zees. under beams and shapes .......... Plates Sheared, tank and univ. mill, thick and Floor plates, diamona pattern Bands in. thick ‘and No. ga. incl. ..........4.40 5.40 Half rounds, half ovals, ovals Cold-rolled strip steel 3.845c. Cold-finished rounds, squares and Cold-finished flats ....... Blue annealed sheets, No. One sheets steel sheets, No. Lead coated sheets, No. ga. Price delivered truck metro- politan Boston, subject quantity differentials. = DETROIT Base per Lb. Structural shapes ............. Hot-rolled annealed sheets Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10).... Galvanized sheets (No. 24)*.... Bands and hoops Cold-finished bars ..... Cold-rolled strip ....... Hot-rolled alley steel 3100 Series) ..... Quantity differential bars, plates, structural hoops, floor plates and rolled: Under 100 over base; 100 399 base plus .50c.; 400 3999 lb. base; 4000 9999 Ib., -10c.; 10,000 Ib. and over, less Under 400 .50c. over base; 400 1499 base; 1500 3499 base less .10c.; 3500 Ib. and over, base less .15c. Prices delivered truck metro- politan Detroit, subject quantity differentials covering shipment one time. Galvanized and hot-rolled annealed may not combined obtain quan- tity deductions. MILWAUKEE Base per Lb. Plates and structural shapes.. 3.86c. Soft steel bars, rounds in., flats and fillet angles... 3.96c. Soft steel bars, squares and Galvanized sheets (No. Cold-finished steel bars ....... Structural rivets (keg lots).... Boiler rivets, cone head (keg Track spikes (keg lots) ...... Track bolts (keg lots)......... Black annealed wire Com. wire nails cement coated nails Per Cent Off List Machine bolts and carriage bolts, and smaller shorter.... Coach and lag screws 60-5 Hot-pressed nuts, sq. and hex. tapped blank, 1-199 Ib....... 200 Ib. and over: in. and over 50-10-5 Prices given above are delivered Milwaukee. plates, shapes, bars, hot-rolled strip and heavy hot-rolled sheets, the base applies orders 400 3999 galvanized and No. hot-rolled annealed sheets the prices given apply orders 400 1500 cold-finished bars the prices for orders 1000 lb. more size. ST. PAUL Base per Mild steel bars, rounds ........ Structural shapes Hot-rolled annealed sheets, Galvanized sheets, No. 24...... mild steel bars, shapes and plates the base applies 400 14,999 hot-rolled sheets, gal- vanized sheets and cold-rolled sheets base applies 15,000 and over. Base cold-finished bars 1000 Ib. and over size. BALTIMORE Base per Lb. Mild steel bars and 4.00c. Structural shapes Reinforcing bars, tons. 3.16c. Hot-rolled sheets, No. ...... Special threading steel ........ Checkered floor plates in. Galvanized sheets, No. 24, 100 Cold-rolled rounds, hexagons, squares and flats, 1000 and plates, bars, hot-rolled strip and heavy hot-rolled sheets the base applies orders 400 3999 are f.o.b. consumers’ plants. For second zone add 10c. per 100 Ib. for trucking. CHATTANOOGA Base per Lb. Mild steel bars ..... Reinforcing bars ......... Structural shapes ...... Hot-rolled sheets No. 10....... Hot-rolled sheets, Cold-finished bars ............. Plus mill item extra. MEMPHIS Base per Lb. Mild steel bars ........ Structural shapes Hot-rolled annealed sheets, Galvanized sheets, No. 24.... 5.66c. Steel bands ....... Cold-drawn rounds Cold-drawn flats, squares, Structural Bolts and nuts, per cent off list Small rivets, per cent off list NEW ORLEANS Base per Lb. Mild steel bars 4.20c. Reinforcing bars Structural Hot-rolled sheets, No. 10...... Cold-finished steel bars ....... Structural rivets ...... Common wire base per Bolts and nuts, per off list PACIFIC COAST Base per Lb. Les ciseo Angeles Seattle Plates, tank and Shapes, standard 4.05c. Soft steel bars.. 4.20c. 4.30c. Reinforcing bars, f.o.b. cars dock Pacific 2.975c. Hot-rolled an- nealed Hot-rolled sheets (No. 10) ...... Galv. sheets (No. Galv. sheets (No. and heavier) 6.10c. 5.90c. Cold-finished steel Squares and Flats ........ 3.60c. 8.10c. Common wire nails—base per keg less carload $3.65 $3.60 $3.70 All items subject differentials for quantity. REFRACTORIES PRICES Fire Clay Brick Per 1000 Works First quality, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, First quality, New Jersey...... 56.00 Second quality, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri Second quality, New Jersey.... 51.00 Ground fire clay, per ton...... 8.00 per cent trade discount fire clay brick, except for New Jersey, quoted net price. Silica Brick Per 1000 Works Pennsylvania ....... Chicago District ........ Silica cement per net ton (East- per cent trade discount silica brick. Chrome Brick Per Net Ton Standard f.o.b. Baltimore, Plym- outh Meeting and Chemically bonded f.o.b. Balti- more, Plymouth Meeting and Magnesite Brick Per Net Ton Standard f.o.b. Baltimore and $69.00 Chemically bonded, f.o.b. Balti- 59.00 Grain Magnesite Per Net Ton Imported, f.o.b. Baltimore and Chester, Pa. (in sacks)...... $45.00 Domestic, f.o.b. Baltimore and Domestic, Chewelah, Wash. 25.00 THE IRON AGE, July 22, PIG IRON No. Foundry F.o.b. Everett, Mass. ........... $25.75 F.o.b. Birdsboro and Swedeland, Pa., and Spar- Delivered Brooklyn ............ 27.27 Delivered Newark Jersey 26.39 25.76 F.o.b. Neville Island, Sharps- ville and Erie, Buffalo, Youngstown, Cleveland, To- ledo and Hamilton, Ohio; De- troit; Chicago and Granite F.o.b. Jackson, Ohio ... Delivered Cincinnati 24.07 Delivered San Francisco, Los Angeles Seattle .......... 25.00 F.o.b. ............ * Delivered prices on southern iron for ship- ment to northern points are 38c. a ton below delivered prices from nearest northern basing point on fron with phosphorus content of 70 and over. Malleable Base prices malleable iron are 50c. ton above No. foundry quo- tations Everett, Eastern Pennsyl- vania furnaces, Erie and Buffalo. Elsewhere they are the same. Basic Fo.b. Everett, ...........$25.75 Swedeland and Steelton, Pa., and Sparrows Point, Md. ..... 24.50 F.o.b. Neville Island, ville and Erie, Pa.; Youngs- town, Cleveland, Toledo and Hamilton, Ohio; Detroit; Chi- cago and Granite City, 23.50 Delivered Cincinnati ........... 24.51 Delivered Canton, Ohio ........ 24.76 Delivered Mansfield, Ohio ..... 25.26 Jackson, Ohio ........... 25.50 F.o.b. Birmingham 19.00 Bessemer F.o.b. Everett, Mass. ..... F.o.b. Bethlehem, Birdsboro and Delivered Boston Switching Delivered Newark Jersey Delivered Philadelphia ........ 26.76