New-York tribune., 1907-08-26
RrILDING STEEL ASKED.
Demand for Structural Material is
Unusually Heary.

,rbre the present stringency in the money mar
90, ras 10 doubt caused depression IN some
s.,cbas of the steel trade, there is apparently no
.s.-up 10 the demand for structural material The
o,,,rne of business in sight IS as heavy as # not
,eavle- than at any time since the beginning Of
exc wear Among the contracts which Will come
shortly into the local market is the bridge over
-saI Gate fo- 1he New Haven and Pennsylvania
os6s requiring about saeeo tons of steel. and the
,,-nsvlranla terminal. Gt 32d street an6 Seventh
creme calling for l2.eo tors
- ott,e- cities tie work in sight includes the
,,,s-n-,ent bridge AZ Fort Smelling over the Mis-
rss,vpI River steel bridge for the Pennsylvania
railroad az P!ttsburG aud a new market house
% e erected II Cleveland which will require about
SO
Ore 90 TIE largest orders for bridge work That
have beer let in this market for some months was
i.t on Saturday by the Pennsylvania Railroad and
xas for 2ea0 tons Of material. The contract went
- the American Bridge Company. which took or
ders for about 6e0o tons Of material Last week the
balance OF the work being for turntables small
epsns little buildings and kindred work. The COM
ranr viii have about 500o tons its books for
August. exceptionally good amount for this time
Of the year
The 3So-tcn contract for the Downtown Build
ing at Exchange Place and Broadway, has been
eirided between the Carnegie Steel Company and
,he American Bridge Company. The Maryland
Steel Company was found be the lowest bidder
fer TIE remainder Of the piers in the Chelsea dis
t-fct It amounts Il coo tons and is for the con-
etructioa piers Nos So 81 and 81. The bids re-
reved were as follows: Post & McCord, S,5s3.eo;
Jones. Stewart & Co. S.5eSco; Maryland Steel
Company. s,54ssso- This virtually completes the
work on the Chelsea improvements. the only thing
left being the construction Of part of one other
-ser which viii require about 100 tons and will
he opened later in the month.
Among the contracts that ars also coming TO
fis city shortly is for about 500 tons for the
construction Of power house for the Brook
yvn Edison Company at the end Of Gold street
r-oo.lyn. The contract for the steel work on the
,.voe-Eavnol6s building Is also Yet to be placed
ADDED 10 the enormous domestic business In sight
,ta-e have come in the last few days several
,nnri-5es from private concerns IN Japan for sew
e-al small lots of building and bridge material
amounting 70 about 200 tons This material is TO
Re shipped possible Several local con-
Germs are bidding the work.
The rail business continues Of moderate proper
slons Sales last week amounted 10 1900 tons in
ending 600 tons 10 the New Orleans Terminal
COMPANY. 1.eo0 tons for the Tacoma & Eastern
ssa tons in small lots for various companies ard
canal zone, which has been awarded by the 18TH
rlisn Csnsl Commission 70 r. c. Hoffman & Co,
~ Baltimore agents for the Maryland Steel Com
psny-
Included & the out-of-tewn contracts which have
s1st been placed are 1.rno tons for a viaduct
the Chicago, Milwaukee, e ST. Paul taken by the
NcCglntic-B Marshall Construction Company. and cor
tons for the plant of the Sandusky Portland Cement
COMPANY. which went tn the Beliefortaine Bridge
tnd Steel Company.