1.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today he looks at scrap steel prices and steel production figures daily.

2.   Greenspan said he looks at scrap steel prices and steel production figures daily.

3.   Heavy metal steel scrap prices are posted daily.

4.   In the weeks ahead, though, scrap metal prices will probably rise, boosting the cost of steel, he said.

5.   Once-fashionable inner-city neighborhoods were going to slums and were selling at scrap prices.

6.   Steel scrap prices are losing their status as a reliable bellwether for the U.S. economy because of changes in the economy and the steel industry.

7.   These days, scrap steel prices are low.

8.   They generally cost less to operate than large mills, particularly as scrap metal prices have declined in recent months.