The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-03
GREAT RUSH WEARS
OUT BLAST FURNACES
Some Need Relining-Others
Forced to Wait for Sup
plies Of Ore.

~ asfi - 10 Ntat hhe
actions closed since October 1 by mer-
chant urnaces have aggregated about
100000 tons. In the last few days
heavy sales Of Southern iron have been
made for Northern and Western ship
ment. the largest purchases being made
by consumers In the Chicago and Michi-
gan territory. One consumer on Lake
Michigan has taken 5000 tons of South
ern iron Tor various plants. while large
consumers in the State OF Michigan have
taken an aggregate of $4,000 tons. In
Guiding two lots of 1000 o n each.
other consumers Ia the same district
have taken considerable Virginia iron.
including one lot OF 5000 ions. The
Virginia Coal. Iron and Coke Company
has made especially heavy sales In New
England and In the West. and II is low
expected will soon retire from the mar
ket. Blast furnace interests at Buffalo.
while making no large Individual sales.
have taken contracts a~ggregating about
10000 tons. and two large contracts are
still under negotiation. Recent sales in
the lake territory have included basic
AS we'll as malleable and gray foundry
iron.
Blast furnaces In the Buffalo territory
have been pushed hard for SO many
months that several OF them are COM
| Dtiltu 10 go OUT lot Ttllllflk. tt "a
falo Union has one stack on the idle list
Tor repairs n the same L. true OF the
Wickwire Company. Two Of the TOna-
wanda furnaces o idle will not be
introduced to the torch until ore IL avail
able. one sale of malleable bessemer.
LOCO tons. has been made at $50 at the
furnace. but this is rather exceptional.
Most OF the sales at Buffalo have been
made between SIS and $ls base. includ-
1 ing gray foundry AZ UIlf As nalaAble
iron basic also has sold within this
same range. II IL startling to recall that
pig iron in the Buffalo territory early
this year sold AT ST.. To date the adj
vance has been IS 20 - per ton.
manufacturers of munitions require
al least 100. 600 tons Of steel TO cover
contracts now In hand. and "A very much
heavier tonnage Ia IN the background.
Deliveries are wanted In the second and
third quarters Of next year. Among
the specific Inquiries not previously noted
IL one IF 5000 tons of billets TO he used
in the manufacture NJ Russian shells
and another of 5000 tons for the manu-
factur. OF a.. inch shells To French
specifications. The Hydraulic PRESSED
steel Company of Cleveland has just
, placed a contract for 1000 tons of steel
for the manufacture OF 200, 900 high a.
plosive shells, ari also recently pur-
chased 40. 900 tons OF steel TO he con-
sumed In the manufacture OF ~ TO 6
inch shells to British specifications.
Structural steel work - becoming
more prominent In the central West. a.
we'll as in III. Eastern territory. The
Morsan Engineering Company Of Al.
lance. Ohio. mas PLACED An order for
plant extension. calling for 42o tons o.
fabricated steel. with the Massillon
Brldg. and Iron Company. The ans
fa~bricators will also furnish 24o tong ot
shapes for a forging shop ~ Cleveland
for the ~Forsburyh Forging Company
The Winton EnciI- Works OF CLEVELAND
has placed an order for 400 tons OF
steel for a new foundry with the River
side Bridge Company. The extension
to IN. plant OF the Luk-ns Iron and
Steel COMPANY, as previously noted, has
been divided between the Eastern S;ee'
Company and the LackawanNa Bridge
Company. each OF which will fabricats
1900 tons OF steel shapes. The Min.
nesots Historical Society has giver
an order for $50 tons OF steel for g
new building TO the -. Paul foundry
while the American Bridge Company will
furnish $50 tons OF shapes FOR the Robe-
sun pu.lu-Ek II ' nt4illlhakHs H. =
post Office at Charlotte. y. e. reauirln-
$50 tons % st-el. viii he huilt by m.
John Eichleay. Jr. Co. BIDS have h-el
submitted on 1890 tom OF st-
for the Pennsylvania Railroad freiGh,
terminal az Indianapolis. and on $50
tons for a State University building az
Bloomington. Ind.
The Virginia Icon. coal AID Coke
Company has only two furnace active,
but il preparing to blow two additional
stacks Ia the near future on foundry
iron. The Watts furnace at Middles-
boro, Ky, Is expected - be making iron
before the middle Of the current month
for Western shipment. Tn. Gull states
Steel Company l. repairing the Ala
bsna city furnace. which will be pu'
into blast AS soon as refining IL finished.
Extremely heavy sales Of steel melting
scrap has been mad In the Chicago
Pittshurg and Youngstown districts a. a
natural sequence 10 the higher prices
prevailing for pig iron following IN.
enormous sales made in the last few
months. IL is estimated that in IN,
Youngstown district alone scrap sale,
in the last week have amounted to abou'
20d.00O tons AZ prices ranging from 81,
to $3.50 a ton. This great buying o
raw material, OF course. merely reflects
the unprecedented transactions IN Tn
ishtd steel products. Of which so mucl
has been said in recent weeks,