The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-31
LARGE ORDERS
FOR RAILS ARE
NOW AWARDED
ROADS NEGOTIATING ron 4syooo
RREIGHr CARS.
Another Zig Jump In the Price Of Tin
Plate, which Goes Up 10
S3-55 Fer Box.

NEW YORK. Dee 3O.-The Texas
Pacific Railroad Company has placed a
contract for 1000 tons OF standard sec
ton rails with the Tennessee Coal. Iron
a Railroad Company. The Western Ma
ryland hasordered 1000 tons OF rails
from the Carnegie Steel Company. and
the southern Railway. in addition to the
$4,000 tons purchased from the Mary
land and Cambria steel companies. pre-
viously noted. has ordered 5000 tons
from the Ensley mill. Miscellaneous
orders for about 5000 tons have also
teen placed in the Central Nest. and
about 5000 tons are still lending In the
Eastern territory. The Lackawanna
steel Company has booked orders FOR
nurllngton. 5000 tons FOR the Interna-
lional and Great Northern 1000 toms
LOT the International Railway OF Buff
way.
me railroad companies are now ac-
uNcly negotiating FOR 5000 freight
cars. Among the number IS "A lot FOR the
Pcnns lvania Railroad Company. which
had previously been withdrawn hui
most OF the inquiries come from trunk
$500, oo ieSos Is reported 10 have
ofdered 1000 freight cars. and the Bes-
semer a Lake Erie will buy 1000 ore
cars In the near future. Before thu
close OF The year distribution OF orders
for 1000 other freight cars viii he re-.
ported. Car builders are understood TO
about 10000 tons OF structural platss
anu shapes Tor shipment in about six
months.
The Canadian Car & Foundry Com
lany' according 60 report from Mon
tieal has taken another order FOR 900
lttlkht cars Tor the French govern
ment. The Dominion Government is
said 20 have an order for locomotives
Tor the National Transcontinental Rail-
way. and IN the meantime has leased
lhlrty engines from the Grand Trunk
Tor use on the National limo to expedifs
the movement OF wheat to the seabosrd.
The. American Sheet & Tin Place Com
tuilg ms advanced tho price OF tin plate
rom ~ box 70 1915 a box. with
some large domestic sales. and several
were export sales TO the Oriont on the
nasls OF $3.50 a box at mill FOR 1916
shipment.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
yesterday lifted the EMBARGO on east
pound freight consi gned to domestic
consumers IN this territory and requir-
ing hghteragc az tidewater. The em-
barge on foreign shipments continues
II is also reported that the New Haven
system has lif,ed. az least partially. The
eullrgo ON freight shipments into Con-
nccilcut shipments of coke by way OF
me me Fenhsy lvania Tor Connecticut points.
ls now said. are being taken 10y the
New faNcn. The general situation ia
regard 20 freight FOR domestic delivery
Is reported decidedly improved.
Large Inquiries for steel rounds. bill
lets and forginEs continue 20 come To
the steel mills from exporters. one in
Quiry yesterday was FOR 81 600 toms of
rounds for shipment TO France Anoth-
er contract FOR 10000 tons Of bars FOR
delivery over the second half Of 1916
Is under consideration. Another inquiry
Tor 10000 tons OF round steel bars IL
going begging. Most OF the Eastern
steel com panics that have surplus tom
naec stlll available Tor next cvar's de-
nNery decline To- quote upon bars. az
the design Is hereafter to manufacture
more highly finished shapes one do
nestle Manufacturer OF munitions BE- on
dentoring 20 4uh-iet n contract for 500
600 nigh explosive shells. Including TO-
600 OF 100 nm. diameter. SOC. 600 OF POO
nm. and 100 GOO % 2-Io-inch for the
French and British governments.