German Commercial Correspondence for the Use of Schools and Classes and for Self-Tuition (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...off as long as possible. Importers ask #40.75 to #41 here. Bar Iron.--We continue to quote: Common, 1.65c. to 1.7c.; medium, 1.7c. to 1.8c.; and refined, 1.8c. to 1.9c., in cartload lots on docks. Plates.--We quote: Iron tank, 2c. to 2.10c.; shell, 2.25c. to 2.4c.; steel plates, 2.20c. to 2.40c. for tank; 2.45c. to 3c. for shell and flange, and 2.75c. to 3.25c. for fire-box. Steel Rails.--In a quiet way there is very sharp competition for what orders come into this market. Among the latter is a large block from a Southern road. Sales during the past week have not aggregated more than 5,000 to 7,000 tons by Eastern mills, while from the West come reports of sales aggregating from 15,000 to 20,000 tons. The market both there and here shows a tendency to irregularity and weakness, with quotations remaining nominally #31 to #31.50 for standard sections at Eastern mill. We hear of a sale to the Pacific Coast of 8,000 tons, and there are rumours that the Mexican National have bought 120,000 tons of English rails for Mexico. Old Bails.--Negotiations are pending for about 1,800 tons, in two lots. The demand is better, and the tone improved. Scrap is dull and weak, with selected domestic oifering at #19, f.o.b. 190. LIVERPOOL IVORY SALES. DAS ELFENBEINGESCHAFT IN LIVERPOOL, Liverpool: May 9. In consequence of the s.s. Kisanga with 8 tons of ivory being unavoidably prevented from arriving in time, the second series of the sales of ivory for this year were postponed from 17th ultimo to 2nd instant, when about 33 tons of African were offered, of the following descriptions: Gaboon, 10 tons; Angola, 11J tons; Cameroon, 6 tons; Niger, Lagos, and West Coast African, 3 tons; Zanzibar, 1 ton. There was a good attendance at the sales, the bidding was animated, and occasionall...