The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-17
DEMAND In
STEEL TRADE
STILL HEAVY
BUSINESS Nv ALL COMMODITIES
CONTINUES VERY LARGE
Many Additional Contracts Tor Rails
Large Pig Iron Business IN I'm
mediate Prospect
BRINGING UP FATHER

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The demand
peciaiiy for such forms as are used in
the manufacture Of war nitions, but
only about One-tenth OF the inquiries
current market Some busy heavy new
inquiries have come out In the last few
days. including steel rounds. wire
The domestic demand for wire continues
20 increase rather than otherwise. al
though the mills are aversold-
II is announced that the Maxim NUM-
tion Corporation has purchased the
plant OF the Secor Typewriter Company
at Derby Conn. which Will be utilized
present equipment OF the Derby plant
will be moved 10 New Haven. where II
will be utilized in the manufacture Of
automatic machine guns.
Some additional orders for round bars
and torgings for shells have been placed
by domestic manufacturers. More Cana
dian business Is pending.
According TO Chicago report a
group OF banking interests Is negotiat-
Ing Ing Tor the purchase OF the Haskell 4
City. Ind. This plant has capacity to
manufacture $4,000 freight cars an
nually. The Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany has blown IN IL No. ? furnace at
Steelton. making all ave furnaces at
that point active.
continues TO attract attention, although
specific sales did not cover large ton
tracts are under negotiations for both
foundry and steel making iron. The one
interesting new phase. however. Is tho
increasing demand Tor spot iron. Pre-
miums are being paid Tor quick ship
ment and much higher prices arc 20 De
expected. IL Is the first time in eight
or nine years that the blast furnace In
terests have confronted an active spot
market The outcome Is being watched
The orders placed for fabricated
structural steel In 900
tons. as already noted-were the larg-
est reported since April. 1909. The ac-
tual sales were very much heavier and
were probably the largest monthly
sales in the history OF the Industry. but
for various reasons 10 was not eXpcdient
20 make official returns 20 the lull eX-
tent Of the transactions. Specifications.
OF course. on some OF this Work VIII
The American Bridge Company r.
now operating It's Eastern plants az
close 20 full capacity. Operations dur
Ing the month VIII probably average
about IS Ger cent Of total capacity II
. estimated that the Eastern plants
month. but under favorable conditions
81 much as 10000 tons a month could
largest I'm the Eastern division. under
ordinary conditions can turn out about
1900 tons per month. but unrer cNcep-
from 10000 20 1900 tons per month.
The American Bridge Company. az "a
whole. Is estimated 70 have a capacity
depending upon plant conditions and the
character Of specihcatiOnH furulshcd
The renusy lFaula Steel Company has
been awarded "a contract for 81. 600 tons
OF standard section rails 81 the French
Government American mills are still
uegOtlaflnE ana 90 seems probable that
tho balance OF the 100000 tons upon
which tenders were submitted will come
Co. this country. Other heavy Inquiries
ore boz The market for steel from the
French Government
Domestic railroads have placed addi-
tl1unl contracts Tor rails. cars and Ilrl-
motives. but temporarily there Dr. "a dis
position fu withhold detailed luf.rra-
fluu for various reasons. The Island
steel Company ls lu tho market Tor i've
rwltchlnr locomotive The Tomlafar1-
frr and northern ontario ls taking bids
0r four consolidated engines. The Pull.
man Railway ia about o. order one
fWlfchlrr engine and fnn FnlrrhIiI ana
N0rtnaaafern ono Pacific type l1como-
tive The Ray c0urolldatrd copper
Company lH lu The market f1r turnfy
dump cars. the New Jersey Zinc Com
TarV Tor forty hopper cars and the
tnIfed states Department of fha Inter-
Cor f0r nffy dump cars The Great
Western Railway has ordered one postal
car from The American Car and Foundry