PRICE OF STEEL
EFFECT DH SHIPBUILDING INCREASE IN CBSTS Frees Association—By Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, February 12. , (Received February 13, at 10 a.m.) Mr Hector By water, in the ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ says the mounting cost of steel is sending up the price of merchant tonnage. Standard types of cargo ships are 30 per cent, higher than last year, and liners 33 to 40 per cent. There is every indication that the rise has not reached the peak. The large volume of Admiralty work is contributing to the increased costs. Skilled labour is short, and most yards are fully occupied..
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Evening Star, Issue 22572, 13 February 1937, Page 17
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98PRICE OF STEEL Evening Star, Issue 22572, 13 February 1937, Page 17
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