The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
ORDERS FOR RAILS
INCREASE IN VOLUME
Southern Pacific Places a 14,-
600 Ton COntract-"Mop"
in Market.

for $4,000 tons OF heavy section rails
with the Tennessee Coal. Iron and RAIL
road Company, TO be used In the con
struction OF a new cutoff line IN Can-
fornia. Prompt shipment Is requesteu.
This order IL in addition TO the 1o,ooo
tons previously reported and the other
larger tonnages for 1915 delivery. The
contract was placed with the Ensley mil.
az the congestion of shipping and railroad
traffic on the Atlantic coast made IL I'M
possible to secure early shipments from
Eastern mills. Rail mills yesterday also
reported additional contracts for 1o,Oo0
tons, which included 50, 900 ions pre-
viously reported, being 10000 tons TOT
the receivers OF the Missouri Pacific ana
Iron Mountain. which will aleo be rolled
at t.nsley. Ala The Illinois Steel Com
pany reported orders for 10000 tons
for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois. 1b,-
600 tons for the NJ. X. 4 T.. and 5000
tons for the vandalia Railroad Company.
II a understood that merchant car
builders have been able to secure pro-
lection on n large enough tonnage or steer
bars and structural steel to encourage the
Pennsylvania Railroad to reenter the
market for freight cars: In fact, II Is
again reiterated that some Of these car
contracts have already been placed.
According TO Pittsburg reports the
Westinghouse Machine Company has Sc
cured an order for steam turbine engines
OF $1,000 horse power each. to be IN
stalled In torpedo o a destroyers. FOR
one OF the allied Governments. The con-
tract price is reported to be 100000.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road Company has placed a contract
for its bridge requirements during the
first half OF 1915 with the Chicago
Bridge and Iron Company. At least
5000 tons will be needed, or 1900 tons
more than was reported yesterday. The
same road has also placed a contract
for ore chutes at docks / and 2 at
Ashland. Wis. calling for 425 tons OF
structural steel with the Wisconsin
Bridge and Iron Company, while a
freight house to be constructed at Sioux
city. la. calling for 500 tons of steel.
has been ordered from John Eichley
Il Sons. Inc.
Domestic manufacturers who have
found great difficulty In securing snip
ments of steel products on contracts
are likely to benefit from the embargo
placed against export shipments by sew
eral OF the Eastern railroads. Standard
forms OF steel can he readily diverted
under present conditions TO home con-
sumers. 1t Is interesting to note, how
ever. that Notwithstanding the ~cnornlous
accumulation OF freight at various
points along tine Eastern seaboafd some
large merchant interests are Still able
to purchase steel FOR export and secure
freight room On outgoing steamships
covering shipments to be made within
the next sixty days. Some charters OF
moment were executed yesterday. Adj
ditional sales of coal were also made
for foreign shipment, but the freight
rate on the latter has advanced 10 60
shillings the coal to be shipped to
France and Mediterranean ports.
Canadian manufacturers, III recently
secured contracts for high explosive
shells from the Dominion Shell Coinm's-
sion, are negotiating with American
steel companies for steel hillets, forgings
and round steel bars. a~gErerutiuC he
tween 10000 and o 1000 tons. which will
cali for an expenditure of about s20.-
U0U. 900 in the aggregate. The inquiries
came from several different sources and
are for lots ranging from 100000 600 10
$1,000. 900 or 1000. 900 each 1t Is
understood that the shells range IN size
from four to twelve inches In diameter
Some of the above inquiries. It was re-
ported later in the day. came from do
. 'FN a "a . - WIN
are on the poln: ~ closing suh-contracts
for shells with the Canadian manufdr.
turers who received the rigina award,
from the commission.
The International Steam Pump Com,
pany put out inquiries yesterday for he
, tween li.OuU and $1,000 tons of foundry
: iron for shipment 20 it, various works
Including Holyoke. East Cambridge
Mass, Harrison. Y. j., Buffalo ant
Elmwood Place, Ohio. Quotations ar,
asked for delivery over tho second hal
of 1916. with alternate quotations 10
> delivery OF the same grade OF iror
; over tho first half OF next year. som,
few hundred ton lots Of low phosphor
GUS iron are Included in tho inquiries
for Now England delivery.
!. 4. Is reported that the output OF re
fned copper IN the lake district I,
. November to $500. 90,
' pounds. Some Of the companies re
ported record breaking shipments O
9 mineral. notably the Osceola, who.
! shipments were reported to have coverc,
l0l 900 tons OF rock. The Ahmecl
& Company also made heavy shipments.
The Gulf States steel Company. Il ,
! rumored, IL among the Southern prop
critics being bought by foreign capita'
THIS company was Incorporated In 1911
I under tho laws OF Delaware, tho prom
critics being acquired from the stand
ard steel Company and the Souther
Iron and Steel Company.
' The Virginia Coal, Iron and COX
Company has advanced prices OF foundr
. IRON 81 IA ton, for shipment over IN
i'rst half OF 1915. Tho company has n
. NJ. /: y iron 20 offer, but is holding y,