The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-28
NEW SHELL ORDERS
SOON TO Be PLACED
England and France About TO
Sign Contracts for Pro-
jectiles.

Several small contracts for steel for
use in the making OF war munitions
were placed yesterday. These amounted
TO abou, $4,000 tons. including 5000
tons for shipment into New England.
The balance will go TO manufacturers in
Pennsylvania and New YORK. one con-
tract for 1000. 900 32s inch shells for
the British Government Is about 20 be
sig7ed. The stee.-aopu; $4,000 tons
viii I've furnished by an Eastern mill 10
an eastern Pennsylvania shop that will
roll bars. Another large contract; for
shells Is also on the point OF being
closed with ar Eastern mill. These
shells will be made 10 French speciaca.
tons. Deliveries OF tie steel will be
over the FIRST quarter OF next year, but
the shell contract will call for ship
ment early next year and extending over
the arst half Of 1915.
Inquiries are now n the marke; for
between 5000 and 10000 ton of pig
iron, including two lots referred to last
week. Among the inquiries IS one for
5000 tons of foundry grades for ship
ment 20 Italy. 5000 ton OF steel max
ing iron for France and 1900 tons o.
bessemer iron for Holland. There are
also some indefinite inquiries for ship
ment to the Far East.
The New York Central Railroad COM
pany in addition 20 the 1000 gondola
cars purchased for the Pittshurg and
Lake Erie. has closed with the American
Car and Foundry Company for l.ooQ
box cars. Car builders have placed sew
eral contracts recently for bars. plates
and shapes a~ggregatlng about 10000
tons, TO be furnished by Pittsourg and
Chicago mills. The indication IS that
the Car builders will require a Hiile
more than 100. 600 tons OF steel for the
orders they have taken for rolling stock
during September. The steel viii in
Guide between 10000 and $4,000 tons
FOR repair work The Havana Contra
Railroad Company has placed an order
for an electric locomotive with the Gen
eral Electric Company and the Fa!rch!'d
and Northeastern Railroad Company has
ordered one engine from the Lima Loco
motive Corporation.
An Eastern automobile manufacturer,
who several months ago disposed OF
1900 automobile trucks TO the British
Government. has increased capacity 10
such an extent that he now has 500 ad-
di,ional trucks TO offer FOR delivery h)
January !. A cancellation Of some for
eign orders has also made capacity
available for 500 additional trucks
which can be shipped at the rate OF
nfty every ten days, beginning IN JAM
uary.
some Improvement was noted yester-
DAY IN the rece!pt OF numerous small or
ders FOR fabricated structural STEEL, made
up OF ; to 10 ton lots. a~Egregaung be,
tween 400 and 400 tons, New work OF
magnitude is coming out slowly, how
ever. and the Indication is that the totaI
| orders for fabricated in the month vii
| not be for more than T5. q o The
| contract for $50 tons OF structural steeI
Tor a coal handling plant at Canton. near
baltimore. Md. for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has been awarded by
the general contractor 10 the American
/ Bridge Company. The Inspiration Consol'
idatei CoTpe- Company has placed an or
der for $50 tons OF structural steel for a
train shed. pump house and settling tank
20 be constructed at Miami, Ariz,, with
an independent f~abr1cator. The Western
Iron Works will furnish coo tons OF
structural steel FOR the Moffat Theatre
AZ Oakland. Cal. Plans have been pre-
ma red for the construction OF a union
railway station al Macon, Ga. which
viii require 1900 tons OF fabr!cated
structural steel specifications will be IN
the lands az the fabr!cators In a few
days A contract for a court house &c
he constructed at White PLANS, calline
FOR 600 tons OF fabricated structure
steel has been placed with W, Il Shafer
The Virginia Railway Company is still
taking bids on $50 tons Of bridge work
The Hay Foundry and Ironworks Com
pany reports hat its shop capacity fol
the balance of THIS year has not beer
fully taken up. The last large contract
taken was for the Degnon ONCE building
previously reported.
The Lebanon Valley Iron and Stee
Company has put It's pudding furnace
into commission after az idleness OF twc
years. The plant Is located al Dun
canon. Pa, Capacity has been sold fol
several months.
Foster Milliken. formerly president o.
Mlliken Bros. Inc, has been elected
president OF the McNab 4 Hariin Manu-
featuring Company AT Paterson. y. J
This company manufactures valves anC
fittings for steam, water and gas ap
paratus
Industrial roads continue Ia buy Ugh
section rails actively AT full prices, Goa
roads have Just closed for 1900 10 2,oo'
tons with Eastern m,lis. making to'a
sales OF 25 10 B pound rails In tn,
last fortnight about 10000 tons.