The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31
WIRE PRODUCTS ADD
TO MANY new RECORDS
December shipments Lead In
History Of Trade-Chiefly
Domestic Buyers.

The New York Central Railroad Com
pany has put out an inquiry for a bridge
to be constructed over the Barge Canal
at Lyons, N. Y, calling for 1,200 tons
of fabricated structural steel. The Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
has taken bids on two additional small
bridges, calling for 400 tons Of structural
shapes. The Leh .gh Valley Is on the
point Of awarding q contract for two
small bridge pans. for which bids were
made December "a. calling for 200 tons
of structural steel. The Boston and Al.
bany has placed orders for three small
bridges, including one highway bridge at
Warren, calling for 100 tons awarded to
the Boston Bridge Works. and one Let OF
bridge repairs. calling for so tons. which
VIII be furnished by the New England
Structural Steel Company. The sixty
eighth street viaduct at Topeka, Kan.
previously referred to. Is for the Santa
Fee railroad. and calls for 500 tons OF
structural steel.
The Cleveland and youngstown Rail-
road has placed a contract for 1000 tons
Of steel for bridge work with the Kin
Bridge Company. In addition to the re-
Installing Of an inquiry for 5000 fre.ght
cars by the Pennsylvania Railroad. IN
uuiries are In the market for 1000 freight
cars for the Union Pacific. and 1000 for
the Denver and Rio Grande. These In
quiries are included In the total pre-
viously reported.
The Erie Railroad has Just come into
the market for bridgework calling FOR
400 tons of structural steel.
Tho New Youk Central Railroad has
put out another Inquiry for an l beam
bridge, calling for 500 tons Of steel,
and the Boston Elevated has put out
a hurry cal! for bids on the construc-
ton OF a power station at South bos-
ton, requiring about 400 to 500 tons
Of structural shapes. Bids are wanted
before the first OF the year.
Mlliken Bros. Inc. have secured a
contract for the construction OF a stor-
age warehouse on 1slst street. New
York city, calling for 400 tons OF fab
ricated shapes. The Electric Bond and
Share Company OF Utah has also placed
a contract for a building n gates. re-
curing 400 tons Of fabricated shapes,
with the same interests. The energetic
new management. In concentrating Its
sole efforts upon fabrication. gives the
Staten Island plant a capacity OF 5000
tons per month.
The Los Angeles Auueduct Board re-
ceived bids on December 81 on 1900
tons OF fabricated steel to be used In
the construction OF transmission towers
In preparation to furnish electrical
power n light TO the city OF Los An
geles. The American Bridge COMPANY
has secured a contract for $50 tons OF
structural steel for the construction OF
the Chamber OF Commerce building at
Rochester, n. Y. TIE Westinghouse
Machine Company has given an order
FOR 500 tons OF steel for a -four story
building al East Pittsburg 10 the Nc
cIintic- Marshall Construction Company.
The Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate
Company has placed a contract for $50
tons of structural steel for plant extern
sion at weirton. w. Va. with the Penn
Bridge Company. An inquiry IL
now in the market for 1000 tons Of
fabricated shapes. to be used In the
construction of a loft building at TWEEN
ty-ninth street and Madison avenue,
New York city. The American Bridge
Company will furnish LOO tons OF steel
for coal bunkers at Newark. the order
coming throush the Public Service Com
mission.
Among the recent export contracts
placed Is one from a coal plant in Hawaii.
calling for COO tons OF steel. secured BY
the Virginia BRIDGE and Iron Works
! while the United States Steel Products
| Company has been awarded a contract
for $50 tons for an electrical station to
be constructed at Shanghai. China.
Shipments OF wire products by the
American Steel and Wire Company In
December. II Is now assured, will be
200. 900 tons. breaking all previous rec
ords of distribution. The interesting
point Is that practically all OF the ton
mage was distributed to domestic con-
sumers, only about $4,000 tons being
| for export Heavy Shipments hav been
made from warehouses In the last few
| months, and there are Indications that
| stocks are now down to bare floors. AZ
| an illustration II may be noted that one
New England consumer reports the re-
| ceipt Of several kegs Of wire nails with
| tho stamp OF December. 1912. The kegs
wore the worse for wear. but the nails
were In prime condition.
Tho New York Municipal Railways
Corporation has placed an additional
| contract for 1900 tons Of steel. to b.
used in the construction Of the Coney
Island division of tire elevated railroad
with the American Bridge Company. tn,
| additional steel was required by the
change In plans by the railroad com
pany. This makes the total contract
$4,000 tons. The city Of Philadelphia
is in the market for three highway
bridges, calling for 400 tons Of fabricated
steel.
The Limestone Transportation Com
pany has placed n contract for a freight
boat with the American Shipbuild!na
Company for delivery in 1917. The
builders In turn have placed a contract
for the $500 tons Of steel plates and
I.hanoa rannired with an Eastern mill.