BRITISH STEEL INDUSTRY
SUPPLY MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT INCREASeTf FIVE TO SIX PER CENT. (NX Press Association—Copyright)
(Rec. 11.45 pm.) LONDON, Oct. 1. The Ministry of Supply has announced an increase of 5 to 6 per cent, in steel prices. Increased prices for coal and coke caused the rise. More than 100 alterations in the schedule of tr-ices for iron and steel become effective to-day. Steel billets increase by I.W a ton, heavy steel products by 15s Bd, recoiled steel products by 21s, and steel sheets by 23s (id.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25304, 2 October 1947, Page 7
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