[AT] possibly OT scrap prices

[charlie hill]

Lew,  I read somewhere last week that scrap prices were going down and would 
remain low through the end of the year.  I don't know the reasons or if it 
is fact.  It's just something I read online somewhere.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Best" <bee_keeper at clearwire.net>
To: "At at Lists. Antique-Tractor. Com" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "SEL" 
<sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: [AT] possibly OT scrap prices


> Hey guys
>
> Anyone checked scrap prices lately?  I hauled some aluminum, copper,
> etc. today & they were down sharply.  I got a price list & the last tin
> I hauled a coupla months ago brought 8.50 (had been as high as 11 but
> dropped & pretty well stabilized round 8-9 per hundred weight); today 4
> bux!  Copper had been over 3 bux a pound; today 2.50.  I asked the lady
> when they started dropping & she said today.  Guess it's due to the
> bailout mess hanging in the fire right now?  Hope I'm not making a
> mistake but not gonna haul any more for a while & see if it goes up or
> down.
>
> Lew near Waco, TX
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at