The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
MORE STEEL PLANTS
PLAN EXTENSIONS
Contracts for Material Being
Closed Quietly-No Gen.
ersl Inquiries.

efel inquired.
The Alan-wood iron and Steel Com.
pany is understood to have placed q
for plant extension with the
McClintic-Marshall Construction Com.
pany calling for $500 tons OF fabricated
structural steel. Several other contracts
for extending and improving plants of
steel companies are still under considera-
tion. These Will q for probably 10000
10 thst some Of these contracts are being
closed quietly. no general inquiries be,ns
Issued to ~fabricating companies. The
Boston and Albany Railroad has put out
an inquiry for two ANAL bridges. calling
for $50 tons Of structural shapes, and
about 5000 tons Of other railroad bridge
work are pending In the East and Gen.
trail West.
The city Of Philadelphia will recsivs
on Decsmber . on another section
Of the FrAnkford avenue elevated, call
ing for $500 ons of steel shapes. AMI
New York city will receive tenders
within the next week on the construo.
ton Of . court house and jail at Thir.
tisth street and Seventh avenue. calling
for 1850 o Of structural shapes.
George A. Just has taken . contract
for . theatre to DO constructed nj
Brockton. Mass, calling for 700 tons Of
fabricated shapes. and the Hay Foundry
and Iron Company will fabricate 700 tons
of steel for an apartment hous to be
constructed At Fifth avenue n Sixty
seventh street. A. noted last week. the
Hinkel Iron Company will fabricate 200
tons Of shapes for . building as Maspcth.
L. l., for Mann Bros. The Passaic Steel
Company has been awarded q contract
for $50 o n Of structural steel for the
Goldberger q Kramer apartment HOUSE
TO b constructed on Fo%rty-ninth street.
and the Industrial Iron Company has
taken q contract for 200 toni Of fab
ricated shapes for the Raritan Building
to be constructed At Perth Amboy. N. ,.
Some Of tho large fabricattne chops
In the Eastern section arc running At
only little moro than 90 per cent. Of
total capacity. and most Of the large
a. we'll a. many Of the smaller shops,
are In Q position to lake on q much
heavier tonnage. but the difhculty 10 In
obtaining proupt deliveries on contracts
for plain material. Among the contracts
pending are 500 tons for \ gAraSe At
1Slst street, 100 tons for q hospital
for the detention Of women. at Seventh
avenue and West Thirtieth street. and
500 ton for an extension to an once
building at the southeast corner Of
Broadway n John street. Several
other apartment houses and loft build
ings in the metropolitan district. which
have been pending for some time, are
still In the market. calling for about
1900 to $500 tons OF steal shapes.
The United States Steel Corporation
10 underwood TO . made additional
heavy appropriations for plant extern
sions. among the latest being . substan-
tial sum for the building Of . by
product coke oven at Cleveland. which
will facilitate operations At tho plant
Of the American Steel n Wire Com.
pany.
The Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
Company 10 reported to Q " taken sev-
eral contracts for trench excavation tools
for the Russian Government, n the
Bull Tractor Company Of Minneapolis
has taken several substantial orders for
tractor engines for the French and Rus
sian Governments.
There continues to be a good demand
for steel making pig iron. with sales OF
about $4,000 to0o OF basic made IN
ssO uutitk Nte
last few days. Among h contracts
closed was one for 10000 ton for the
American Steel n Manufacturing Com
pany for shipment over the first quarter
of next year.. The other sales arc made
up Of several thousand tons each,
amounting to about 5000 tons. also
for shipment over the nrst quarter OF
next year. At approximately SIS de-
hvered. All of this business was taken
by a Lehish Valley furnace 1t is
understood that some OF this iron will
be shipped from stock. The Republic
Iron and Steel Company has bought
$4,000 tons Of bessemer for first quarter.
1915. shipment.
Great Britain, italy and Japan con-
tinue In the market for steel making Dig
iron. and some additional contracts have
been closed. including one lot Of 500 tons
Of standard bessemer for shipment to
italy. 1t 10 understood that the price
paid was between $3.50 and $50 at
ships side Now York harbor. Another
inquiry was put out yesterday for some
low grade foundry iron for export 70
Great Britain. Japan 10 underwood 70
have closed for some additional lots Of
low phosphorus and high Grade foundry
iron. and 10 reported to be still nesotiat-
Ing for q large tonnage OF low phos-
phoru0.
Several additional sales Of foundry
iron were made by Iehigh Valley and
Buffalo furnaces Yesterday. amounting
to about $500 o In lots OF 800 to 500
tons each. for shipment over tho frst
quarter Of 1915. The prices realised
range from Sl7 to SIS at furnace. 1t Is
dihhcult to buy No. tx foundry in eastern
Pennsylvania under SIT. although there
were rumors that 1850 could still be
done. At Buffalo 81 IL the minimum,
and some furnaces refuse TO sell under
$3.50 furnace.
Congestion on the railroads converR-
ing at New York Ia most severe and
all sorts OF man9uvfes are being re,
sorted to to release, cars on sidincs. Ac-
cording to n report yesterday $4,000
cars are held on the tracks of the La
high Valley Railroad between New York
and Buffalo. The urgency for empty
cars IL extreme. and on a New Jersey
railroad. II b reported. some material
awaiting export to Russia has 0een I'M
loaded on the ground. possibly to reieass
Steam coal continues scarce and strong
1t full prices for prompt shipment. while
gaa bituminOus coal sold yesterday at
$40 to Sl.45 at the mines. including one
lot Of 5000 tons for export and one LOT
of ia. 900 TIM for lalivArv Nvap thn NAT