The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-16
GETS new 100000 '.
BRITISH SHELL ORDER
American Foundry Co. will
Need About 10000 Tons OF
steel for Contract.

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The American Brake Shoe and Foun-
dry Company has secured n $4,000. 900
contract for high explosive shells from
the British Government II II estimated
that about 10000 tons of steel forginSs
will be used. the shells being a little
over . inches IN diameter. The company
II understood TO have secured q plant Mt
Erie. Pa, in which to finish the pro5ec-
tiles.
J. r. Morgan q Co, representing the
British and French Governments. were
exported yesterday to have closed con-
tracts for $4,000 tons OF pig lead for
shipment ovcr the next three months.
The business Is said 10 have been done
at 5 cents to SIS cents n pound. which
would call for the payment Of a little
more than $1,000, 900. Is a result Of
the recent heavy buying Of lead for
both doms 10 and foreign shipment the
American smelling and Refining Com
pany yesterday advanced the prices ~
a ton to GL cents a pound for chip
ments from the West in 90 ton lots.
Later In the day II was reported that
J. =. Morgan 4 Co. had paid 5ia cents
a pound for pig lead for shipment
the entire year Of 1915.
The American Bridge Company Is
operating only about so per cent. OF It's
Eastern shop capacity. as much of the
business recently taken In the East has
been transferred to Pittsburg. where the
fabricating shops are working on a lit
tie more economical basis. Probably
about so per cent. OF Plttsburg capacity
is active. The Western shops, appar-
emily, are even less well employed than
those In the Eastern division. Only one
unit at Gary Is being operated. Prob
ably about so per cent. OF the shop ca
paclty In the Chicago territory Is in COM
mission. When II Is considered that
business has been coming to all OF the
fabricating shops at approximately 80
per cent. OF total capacity for the last
four months II Is somewhat remarkable
to. find the shops OF the large interests
on such a relatively low basis. The
difficulty. however, 10 90 obtain plain
structural shapes In adequate tonnage
to supply tho needs Of the various fab
rtcators throughout tho country. Pref
erence Is naturally being given to round
bars tina are used in the manufacture
OF war munitions and from 3
TO 3t2 cents per pound. whereas the
structural tonnage will not bring more
than 10 TO LIS cents base. Even this
price is high compared with prices cur
rent in normal times.
As noted on Sunday. specifications for
section . of route 1922. New York
subway system. are 20 In the hands
Of contractors, calling for nearly $4,000
tons Of beams. shapes, riveted work.
castings and forgings. II was reported
Yesterday that the Al. 400 feet OF track,
representing about 1900 tons OF 100
pound section rails. for which Inquiries
are also issued. will not be purchased
at the present time that IL. bids VIII
not he taken on November 80 when
tenders are made for the general con-
struction OF this section. II Is under
stood that rail mills will b. asked to
bid upon the conductor rail n the
ordinary running rail at a subsequent
date.
The secretary Of the Bridge Builder:
and Structural Society reported yester'
day that contracts for fabricated struc'
tural steel taken by all fabicating shop,
in october were equivalent to abou a
per cent OF the total fabricatinE shoI
capacity Of the country, This indicates
that orders aggregated about l3S.oo'
tons. Tals means that the Brooklyn
elevated railroad work has not yet beer
officially reported. II is estimated tina
approximately 10000 tons OF fabricated
work was secured by independent shop'
not members OF the association nor .nen
Company.
The Pennsylvania iGllroad COMPANY
has placed "A contract Tor an lhoouh'
freight depot AZ f,ttsours' cail"s 10
about 300 tons OF structural steel' WIZ
the Jones q S'eei Non'pahs
The Hess spring ana Axle ,o,npa"! ia
placed a contract LOT . pu''usns y
erected al 'lhci"fN,l' 'nlo' .an',s ~
2io tons OF steer Shapes, W. :. -
size nriuee 'o"p""s. ~ >tnnaanoiis
a warehouse 10 pe '". :" s,a.,
eai''ns lor oou ,o"n ~ nnli
mas pee'. p,a
steer ana "'"n'
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shipments OF wire prouuets naue "
the American steer anu WIZ .ei"i,rm
IN october assresa'eu -i',vov ou ~
was a record preakihs moV." cno "
distribution las, month peihs tl,ooo oo.
greater tnah the prev,ous vs. a.
mace III oeple"nei, n"ns aom,a +,
mestc vonsu'"e' na"n.a xnar, h,st
large Ho,uthe, pu', ". ~ na ~,
ness 10 20 -, 49, c,i,,ns 81
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