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Prime pricing not sustainable in October

By Bill Beck - September 20, 2021

An unusually wide delta between US pig iron and prime grades of ferrous scrap has many in the North American ferrous scrap market expecting another downwards adjustment in busheling in October.

Pittsburgh
Delivered to Consumer	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Chicago
Delivered to Consumer	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
Machine shop turnings	-
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Philadelphia
Delivered to Consumer	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 1 busheling (mill)	-
No. 1 foundry busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
Machine shop turnings	-
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St. Louis
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 busheling	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Detroit
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
Plate and structurals, 5ft. and under	-
Machine shop turnings	-
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Cleveland
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Cincinnati
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Youngstown
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
Shredded scrap	-
Machine shop turnings	-
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Buffalo
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 busheling	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Birmingham
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
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South Carolina
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
Plate and structurals, 5ft. and under	-
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New York
Prices delivered to export yards	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy. melting	-
No. 2 bundles	-
Shredded scrap	-
No. 1 machinery cast	-
Mixed yard cast	-
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Boston
Delivered to export yards	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 2 bundles	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
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Los Angeles
Delivered to export yards	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
Shredded scrap	-
Delivered to consumer	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
Shredded scrap	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
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San Francisco
Delivered to export yards	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
Shredded scrap	-




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Seattle-Portland
Delivered to export yards	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
Shredded scrap	-
Delivered to Consumer	-
No. 1 heavy melting	-
Shredded Scrap	-
No. 2 bundles	-
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Hamilton, Ontario
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 1 dealer bundles	-
No. 1 busheling
Busheling, unprepared	-
Shredded scrap	-
Machine shop turnings	-
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Houston
Brokers' buying prices	Price
No. 1 heavy melting	-
No. 2 heavy melting	-
No. 1 busheling	-
Shredded scrap	-
Machine shop turnings	-
Plate and structurals, 5ft. and under	-
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