The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-15
BARBED WIRE STILL
NEEDED FOR EXPORT
Mills With Heavy Orders Able
to Take Few New
Contracts.

After a temporary ull in the placing
OF contracts for forged and rolled steel
products for export. several large con-
tracts have been closed for direct ship
mcnt to Great Britain and France, but
details are temporarily withheld. In
fact. since the first of October export
business has been done less publicly be-
cause of the tendency to excite the mar
, ket for ocean charters. II will he re-
called that last month both shipments
and sales of steel for export were the
heaviest in the history of the country.
The contracts actually placed for various
deliveries up to the first of July next
ear. II Is estimated. amounted to $780,
600 tons. Shipments were about 400, 900
tons. without including exports Of war
munitions and machinery to be installed
in European shops for the making of
projectilcs. The steel included in She
manufacture of the projectiles was esti-
mated as high as 200. 900 tons. Very
heavy contracts for 1916 delivery are
still pending.
Since September | domestic railroads
have placed contracts for over 100000
tons of standard and light section rails.
mainly for shipment after the first Of
next year. In the lass few days Chicago
mills are understood to have closed adj
ditional contracts for about 30. GOO tons,
including about $1,000 tons for the Ill
inois Central. but details are withheld
temporarily. The recent distribution Of
rails by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for 1916 delivery i,icludes $500
tons. to be rolled by the Cambria Steel
Company l6. 800 ton by the Carnegie
Steel Company 1000 tons by the
Maryland Steel Company, 10000 tons by
the Pennsylvania Steel Company. and
about 5000 tons by the Illinois Steel
Company. The Lorain Steel Company,
a subsidiary of the Carnegie company,
reports new orders and specifications
for light section rails within the last
week ~aggregating about $500 tons.
The Seaboard Air Line has closed
a contract for 900 kegs OF railroad
spikes for carly 1916 delivery with a
Virginia maker. Additional purchases
will also he made by the Charleston
and Southern. Sales have been made
at $3.50 to s1.s5 a key at the mill for
next years delivery.
Since October ! car builders have
placed contracts with Chicago. Pits
burg and eastern Pennsylvania mills
for between $1,000 and 100. 900 tcns of
steel bars. plates, shapes and axics
and contracts for about $4,000 tons
additional to be used in the construc-
ton of carl are pending.
The export demand for barbed wire
] continues active, but few contracts are
being placed. as most of the capacity
OF the mills has been sold for this
year and oven for a large proportion
of the supply available for the first
quarter of next year. Canada con-
tinues acti"o.y in the market for wife
rods. but no mill can he found TO ac-
cept such contracts Al the moment.
British inquiries for harbed wire are
still in the market for lots running
from 5000 TO 20, 900 tons each.
Fabricated structural steel contracts
have been placed for export amounting
to about 1000 tons. including 1000 toas
for an extension TO the plant of The
Broken I'M Proprietary Company at
New Castle. Australia. which will he
furnished h> the Ritter & Conley
Manufacturing Company. The same.
fahricators have taken a contract for
5000 tons of structural plates for oil
tanks to he constructed In the Okla
homa oil field. Among the recent con-
tracts for structural steel for export
are several lots running from 900 TO
500 tons each for shipment to Europe
and the Far East through merchant
interests.
Contractors arr interested IN the plac-
ing Of Il contract for 1000 tons OF is to
80 inch east iron pipe by the city Of
ottawa, Canada. The city Of Middle
town, ohio has divided an order FOR
10" tons Of 6 to IL inch pipe. The larger
siz" will he furnished by the American
cast Iron Pipe Company at S2322 de-
livered. Chicago contractors have
placed orders for about $50 tons Of cast
iron pipe with the United States CAS-,
Iron Pipe and Foundry COMPANY. in.
Guiding 531 tons of 6, s aud 10 inch
pipe for Simon Ryan at so4.ll deliy-
cred. y T. Lynch OF Chicago has also
closed for 3lo tons OF & to IL inch pipe
o. s2ill delivered Chicago. Galveston.
Tex, has placed an order for 500 tons
of 30 inch pipe ut s2to0 delivered, with
the United states cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Company. This order also in
cludcd A moderate tonnage Of flexible
Joint pipe at se.5o per ton delivered.
Manufacturers Of war munitions in
this country continue actively in the
market for steel making pig iron. The
pressure IL especially heavy for low
phosphorus iron. mall sales of stand
ard have heon made in eastern Fem
sylvania AZ s27 to s27.5o delivered in
Philadelphia district. and 1900 tons Of
Lebanon Valley low phosphorus sold at
s23.3n nj the furnace \ New Jersey
wire mapufacturer has taken 5000 tons
of basic iron at $3.50 delivered. Buff
at $3.50 delivered. Inquiries are still