The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
PRICE ADVANCED FOR
STRUCTURAL SHAPES
Eastern Steel Co. Decides to
Charge 2 Cents q Pound
Orders Far Ahead.

on the railroads In November interfered
but slightly with the movement of I'm
ished rolled steel to domestic
or with the assembling Of raw material
at the manufacturing plants. In eastern
r~ennsylvania II Is somewhat different
from what II Is in the Pittsburk terri
tory. and not . few Of the Eastern manu-
facturers are complaining of the non
delivery Of steel on contracts. Appar-
entity there Is no interference with ship
ments at the mills. Only when tho con-
gested areas along the coast are reached
is material delayed.
The principal reason assigned for the
severe accumulation Of freight designed
for export in this territory is the made
quate number Of lighters available for
carrying freight from railroad terminals
to ship side. 1t IL understood that some
Of tho railroads have made strenuous
efforts to secure additional lighters. but
the placing Of contracts for new boats
at this time. Of course. will bring no
relief from the present unsatisfactory
conditions. Time and patience. spiced
with energy. seem to be The only hope
for the transportation companies.
There are rumors of additional con-
tracts for the building OF ocean boats
and barses placed with Eastern yards.
but nothing authentic since the placing
Of an order for h freight boat by the
Savannah Line with tho. Harlan 4 Hol-
lingswor,h Corporation has come to the
surface. This boat will require about
5000 tons OF steel plato and shapes.
Another Eastern yard IL urgently In the
market for 10000 tons OF plates to cover
contracts for boats previously placed.
The pressing demand on the eastern
Pennsylvania plate mills Is again ex-
pressed in prices to &c. to 2kc per pound
asked BY the mills for shipment over the
next three or four months.
The Eastern Steel Company advanced
yesterday the asking price for plain
structural shapes to &c. per pound Z. O. b.
mill. The structural capacity OF his
company has been sold for twelve 20
fourteen weeks. while It's fabricated shop
capacity has been sold until next April.
The contract recently taken by this mill
for an extension to the plant OF the
| Lukens Steel Company calls for 1,soO
tons Of structural shapes. or about 400
tons more than previously reported.
The Southern Railway put out an in
quiry yesterday for several additional
bridges. calling for about 700 tons OF
4 Slttl SIdbS II oh" "
understood to be on the point Of closing
for several hundred tons Of bridge re-
pair work, including one or two new
small spans. Taken "a a whole the
railroads are placing very few structural
orders. but scarcely a day passes with
out several new inquiries for extensions
TO Industrial plants. TIL Bridgeport
Brass Company now has AL inquiry I'm
the market for 900 tons Of structural
steel for a new rolling mill. but the Bull
lard Machine and Tool Company at
Bridgeport has decided to construct its
new foundry of reinforced concrete In
stead Of steel.
The Pressed Steel car Company Is
understood to nave placed a contract for
about 10000 tons Of rolled and forged
steel to cover the manufacture OF n
large contract for high explosive shells,
80 inches in diameter. to British
specifications. The order was placed
recently through the local representa-
tive Of the British Government.
Tho Public Service Commission will
receive tenders to-day on the construc-
ton Of section 3 OF route s. known as
the East River tunnel section OF the
subway system. The only steel work Is
1000 tons for the construction OF two
caissons. each requiring 1000 tons ot
steel plates, The principal feature is
connected with the cast iron segrnents,
contracts for which will be placed by
the general contractor.
Several large contracts for steel forg
inys and round steel bars which have
been under negotiation between Canadian
manufacturers and American mills are
held In allegiance temporarily because ol
the decision OF the Canadian Shell Com
mission 30 require the placing or suct
contracts In the Dominion II possible
The understanding is. however. that these
contracts must eventually come To lnitec
states works, az Canadian plants are
relatively more congested and of smallei
capacity than are those OF this side o
the great lakes.
I, II reported that about $50, 900 toni
OF steel scrap. mainly cast borings ant
t,rnings, are seeking an outlet in thu
eastern and western Pennsylvania dis
trIcts. Some very heavy sales have al
ready been made, but the steel plants al
ways give preference to heavy steel max
ing scrap. Much OF the material nov
offered was derived from the machining
of steel bars 10 be used In the manu-
facture of high explosive shells. II 4
estimated that from one-third to one-hal
OF the steel sold for the manufacture o
projectiles becomes scrap, In the cas-
OF forgings the waste Is only about one
third, but II Is somewhat higher witt
rolled bars. In the drawn method o
manufacturing shells there II s%carcel!
more than 8 per cent. waste. Upon thu
above basis IL IL estimated that nearl,
200, 900 tons OF borings and turnings vii
originate from the munition sales mad
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