This section is from the book "Notes On Building Construction", by Henry Fidler. Also available from Amazon: Notes on building construction.
Bars - Flat, Round, and Square. Rods - Flat and Round.
Weight, cwts.. .To 3 1/2, 3 1/2 to 5, 5 and upwards. Sizc.1 1/4 x 3/8" Under 3/8 to 1/4" Price per cwt.... 18s. 19s. 20s. Price, cwt. 18s. 19s. 20s. 23s.
For each 1/8" less than 1 1/4" 10s. extra per ton.
Rods - Square. Rods - Round.
Size.....1/2" and upwards. 7/16"3/8" and 5/16" 1/4" Size. 5/8" upws. 9/16 and 1/2" 7/16" " 1/4"
Price per cwt. 18s. 20s. 22s. 24s. Price, cwt. 18s. 20s. 22s. 24s. 26s.
Rivet Iron - Same as above. Chain Iron - Stamped Lowmoor Chain, Is. per cwt. extra.
LMB. - Best bars and rods, 3s. per cwt. extra. Boiler Plate - Weight in cwts. To 3 3 to 3 1/2 3 1/2 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 7 7 to 10 above 10.
Price per cwt.....21s. 23s. 25s. 27s. 30s. 33s. 36s.
All plates exceeding 6 feet wide, 2s..per cwt. extra. All plates cut to a curve of 6 inches rise and upwards, or whose waste in shearing from a square form exceeds 20 per cent, extra per cwt. 25s. Thick-edged plates, 8s. per cwt. extra.
L and T Iron - Not exceeding 10 united inches, 20s. per cwt.; extra per additional inch, 2s. per cwt. Sheets, 11 to 17 WG, 23s. per cwt.
 
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