The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
STEEL SCARCITY HALTS
WAR ORDER FOR WIRE
Producer Compelled to Aban.
don Project Which Would
Have Meant 500, 900.

Have Meant S64O,OOO.
An independent wire drawer Who has
been negotiating actively for an export
contract calling for 5000 tons a. I
point barbed wire for shipment into TIE
war zone valued at s640,000) las
been compelled to abandon the project
temporarily because OF inability 10 So.
cure wire rods in ample tonnage %
fill the contract. The inquiry was for
5000 tons OF wire rods for shipment
over the last Quarter of this year
and 5000 tons for shipment over
the the first quarter of next yea
Sales of wire rods for domestic pun.
poses have been made at 81 to 81 per
ton premium over the nominal askirs
price, s2S. of the large interests. t.
prospect is hat all wire products w
he again advanced to conform with tho
latest advance of 81 per ton in the
price of soft steel bars for shipment
over he fourth quarter of this year.
The Bridgeport Projectlle Company
has prepared specifications for larr"
extension to It's forge shop because -
the heavy pressure from foreign bus!.
ness booked.
The International Steam Pump Com
pany II reported to hav accepted an
order for $50 lathes for domestic i've
terests, 20 be used in turning shrarnol
shells. This Is n new departure FOR
the pump company "a follows as 70
natural result from its being forced into
making lathes for its own use. III.
pump company has put out an add
tiona inquiry for 1000 tons Of nix
iron for its Harrison works. Accord.
ing to reports current yesterday tho
pump company has closed contracts Sor
a portion of It's recent inquiry for IS.
900 tons of pig iron for It's various
plants.
The General Electric Company n s-.ll
negotiating for $4,000 tons of pig iron
for delivery at its various plants. made
up OF 25,e00 tons OF high. low and mo
dunn silicon iron, 1000 tons OF low
phosphorus and 200 tons Of male.
able bessemer. The 1000 tons Of low
phosphorus are wanted for Schencc'aI,.
and most of rhe foundry iron for to
lynn and Everett works.
Blast furnace interests east OF tie
Allegheny Mountains are receiving
quests 10 delay shipments OF pig iron o.
contract because of tn inability Of ,u..
umer 10 yard the iron resulting from
strikes among laborcrs who handle '.
metal. as well as strikes OF the ma.l 81.
lists and moulders. Delay in handling pig
iron is causing iron to be held on j,
track In New England and domurr,ua
charges are p!ling up. The trouble h..
extended from the plants masking w.r
munitions to other manufacturers Az
parently there is no trouble IN rcgurl
the Increase in wages demanded or ey'
in respect to working hours. but MAJ
facturers refuse to recognize the UNIONS
that have seized. apparently. an co.,
perfume time to force their claim :
recognition.
The Santa Fe Railroad CCmpa'r
placed a contract for storage OF
requiring 900 tons of struc'arJ' ,-
with the Kennecott company Of g.
The Pennsylvania Stel Com"lrf
supplemental contract for 5000
standard section rails for the s.
Railway, while the Colorado
Iron Company Will roI, 5.ooH
rails for the United States Co.
a IN Alaska.
The Southern Railway, AFT, - r-
s~tr1icting 1000 old cars .n..
steel underframe freight C-
shops. Is putting aupthrr g."
through the same shoiS, - H
auire about 1000 tons 81 ~'r..
steel. The Minneapolis ami :. '
Railroad is asking for bids nn go, r
cars.
James Stewart has been aw1.1s -
general contract for auothr" t.If u '
the Hotel Hollendcu At cleveland. poe
quir'ne 1900 ons of fabricated s'-.-
tural steel. The Winchester h"ie.' -
Arms Company has placed ano'n'~ .'-
tract for plant extension through Ns,'-
inghouse. Church. Kerr n Co. .o.'s
for 800 tons Of structural shares.
Tho European war has made NY
of the neutral foreign countries ID, "N.'
ent upon the United States for cast "t
pipe. Inquiries are In the mara"' :a'
water pipe to be shipped TO South a."
lea. Greece and the East and w .''
dies. Included In the recent inqa o
900 tons of three inch to elEl'
pipe for shipment TO Athens.
1000 tons OF seven inch to "''
inch pipe for Belawan, Dell, S." '"
In this inquiry is $4,000 feet u %
inch pipe. Another prospective r|''
Is for 1900 tons OF fDgr.
and twelve inch pipe for san ."
Santo Domingo. Porto Rico
time since asked for prices on
tons OF six to twenty-four iur.
This contract has been held In ah.
but II is believed that II will b"
within the next few months. \ ., %
inquiry Is for 1850 tons Of tw''..
pipe for Florinapolis. South Brya. 49,
J~aneiro. Brazil, wants prices on
tons OF nine inch pipe and 5000
OF thirteen inch pipe. The Inquiry " "'
by cable and specifications are p '
the way. Colombia. South Au'r
taking bids on l,lS5 tons Of i".'
to twelve inch pipe. and prices y
ready been submitted on loco n
tw~enty-four inch pipe of @25
pressure and 100 tons Of thirty ln'' ''N
ihle Joint pipe for delivery ~ .
Alegra. Brazil. In the aggregate -"
inquiries amount 10 100000 to
tons
Structural contracts closed H. o d HtF
call for about ., 600 tons fabriCat, Peel
Including $50 tons for the Rai'
School ut plttshurg. awarded
Pittshurg-pes Moine Bridge Co.
410 tons for seventeen highwIF
spans for Hemple county, TrNtr
went TO the Canton Bridge g.
md 500 tons for n factory hu.
st. Charles, H.. for the Mul,".
able Iron Company, The S'c''
furnished by the Vierllug Si'e ''
pany.
The Empire Steel and lion
will blow in the No. . Crane t" L