on Downgrade New York, Sept. 6.
Steel mill activity in the United States for the week commencing September 5 was placed at 39.9 per cent. of capacity, according to the weekly report of the American Iron and Steel Institute, which was published today.
This compares with 440 per cent. of capacity last week and 716 per cent. of capacity for the corresponging period of last year, showing/fncreases of 4.1 per cent. of capacity and 31.7 per cent, of capacity respectively, compared with the figure for the week under review.—Reuter.
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