The sun., 1915-10-30
NEW STEEL ORDERS Pcs'
HOUSE BUIL,>.NG HERE
Activity in Building Of Apart.
mcnt Structures Indicated
by Contracts.

the Pennsylvania Railroad contracts for
approximately $4,000 tons OF standatd
section rails for 1916 delivery. Il q
understood that the United states stee
CORPORATION will roll about $500 tons
of the toal. OF which G7.h0o tons will bc
furnished by the Carnegie Steel COMPANY
and 10000 tons by tho Illinois Stee
Company, the latter for lines west @,
pi,tsbu..r The Cambria and Pennsy
yana steel companies will each roll a..
proximately 34,25O tons. The Lack.
wanna Steel Company will furnish about
0. 900 tons and the Bethlehem Steel Com.
pany 10000 tons.
stee, p,atc mills In eastern aud west.
crn Pennsylvania and Chicago are under.
! stool TO have booked contracts for 10000
tons Of steel plates for the constructoa =
of lake and ocean steamships. contracts
for which have been placed with IN.
shipbuilding yards on tho Atlantic coas,
and OF the great lakes. Several othe-
large contracts are pending for both
freight and passenger ships. IL Is said
that recent contracts cover some ve',
large ships, as well as number OF SINAI
boats for lake service.
The Brier Hill Steel Company -
Youngstown, Ohio. has placed contts,.
for an extension to its open hearth plan,
calling for :.i00 tons Of structural s,e.
with the I.ackawanna Bridge compars
Other extensions 10 steel plants in It
central West are under negotiation ~
uuiriix several thousand tons OF stee..
| Unusual activity in apartment house
construction in New York city is evident
through the placing OF several contracts
and tie probable closing OF addltiona
| orders in the next few days. The
American Bridge Company will furnish
| 900 tons OF structural nhapcs for tTo
Bing Il B!ng apartments. ono on Forty
| fourth street and one on EightN-slNsh
street. each calling for 500 tons OF shapes
Two other apartments for the same in
| terests are pending. one TO he cor
structed Oh Eiglty-scccri street aud ore
| OH Park avenue. TWO other apartments
which will call for 600 to 700 tons o.
| steel, are pending. known as the licrzog
| lapartfnent.. one to be constituted al
Park avenue and Fifty-cighth stree, AMI
the other on f'yhty-second street. Late
IN the day contracts for four o'he-
ana rtment houses calling tor 1000 ton'
OF steel were reported placed with IN"
American Bridge Company
Tho \. l.. A,t Construction CJmair'
! has placed = contract FOR an apdrtmeU.
, building requiring s25 tons "f s''uotura.
; steel. with the lledden lvoH tonstrrc-
/ ton Company. The brooklyn 'ialNa.il-
I ing Company has Lcen awarded a con-
tract Cor 200 tons of fabricated -'rac.
tural steel to he use1 it the cpn-t1c'
| ;ion os the Ergl wood. y j. llsh
! school. Injuries IRE IN tn" ult-Eo' fo'
four other apartment house. 'd,Hs f"'
an aggregate OF ! 500 tons Of stru'tIr,
shapes. Ur winch 800 tons VII bc re-
oulred for the I-sdorc Mio1'
apar,mc..; on Wes: I.ighty-Gf'h street.
500 tons FOR iht Brixton arel;" ""ut g.
SiXty-uin''l street and L'nJN IFti -
a.5 toss Toy building a; Eas; = "n'v'
fourth stree; ana 800 tons c'r ,ao'1e
building. seven stories IL hc.Sh'. '' '''N'
ington avc-ue ". y. l<ralzc. has Don
awarded n coitrac; for a ho;cl and tea
ire building by tho Todd How -.
pauy 1t Youngstown. calling f. -!
IONS Of structural shapes. TIC l''.".l.
I Bridge company has secured -" '".. .
tract for 500 ions ot stru iI..I '''sI
FOR u laundry and baks ~ Tor t..- l..aos
state Hospital nj Al;on. III.
Several additional inquiries '". t'In'
dry pig iron for foreign sh'pw p" ~
into the nNa ~kc, yestcria' "'''i .!
ooo tons 'or South America t'd -''e
tpr ltIIN, SOU tl'''' 10
dcsig .ated for the south Aut' .ln :. D.
nent. bu, inquiries for ~ Sh; room de
veloped the fact that ID sh'r ,'4' =
available from New orleaI- W.. 'N
March. Inpuir,cs for - ph"SHl"-s
iron for Italy have developed ..' 'tc'
that very little me al > a'tIIA'. 'N
carly shipment. and tul a''' .' =
ing higher prices TO- both -'andd.i h1a
Lebanon VALLEY metal.
Emphasis should bc lad ui'oI 't" '.'
that Within tho last week tho ''i,! '".
chases ~ pig IRON hay" hc'" e
: "f steel making grade. I"" ''"'
the market ar, still pressing e." az
, in volume. Tho most 'u'"rc''!1f Ia
hor.cv,r. il thar foundry g''f' ore
, now sharing to y greater 'Si'N' ',l
buying rruvcnlrns No N":N Ia & '.'
yldual inquiries are ~ 'hr ma 10 Z. ~.
one .n,.rcS, has closed q uuWbc' Of ma
, COM rac;s, amounting 20 F."o" ION =
tho last thrc. or four DAY. TIE Nv
Jersey Zinc Company plt "Ai "' 'I' .
, Yesterday for 600 tons "' fouiurt s'''''
, for shlpmcn, n, tho rate Of lnn ''.s
I month over the FRS a.> mont
next year. Uthcr Eastern founder
, placed contracts running f'oN -'' .'''
, 10 400 tons each with East ru '1f" ''S
for shipment over tho MT QHa-,t' o.
A
: nest year.
The uuited states cast Iron sc a''
Foundry Company did not CLOS" i"' -
; full tonnage Of iroY FOR NHcH V''
= in the market recently. bu' urgo' "'''.'
: continue on about 10000 90 u 'U. -
of low grade foundry ana forge "e'.
The Pulaski Iron Company BE- N'''I
stood to have sold freely ~ i''0'.,
4 iron rsccutly. dlspus,ng of ig"' ''''''
. all Of Is surplus stock. a.d ''N ,''
advanced pr.ccs 90. tu'. 'ot' w.,
gln!a furnaces have made ~c' I'd" 49,
ur h.sh mang2n n.se iron as hr 80
s AT the furnace for Shipmru' r'c' ~
As, quarter and fist Haf - ''N
: |ear.
Chicago bias, furnace !n'"rc-.s '"s
disposed of between 10000 a.u l"VVV
IONS of foundry and base iron '3' We
= for various shipments over ,h' last pI'l
- ;er o. THIS year and INC tt-' '"o GUN
: tors Of ncSt year, TIL" tone 90 II.
make, is now stronger and prices A.
= higher No. = y foundry Aas ''i .
= $3.50 10 SIG. while basic 'Hoa has 80.
/. from SlG.30 10 slC.,6, chicago 'ir'a .
:. for 1916 shipment. Heretofore acas
: has Jagged bohind other s'rhNn'
points, hrt apparently hHa u"" ,a"e',
3 new lease of life. thar odl 'o"'''
y iron Is also NOR. active AVID ''r'"s'
"a foliowine th. increased d"WH'H =.
4 metal from manufacturers pf ca " ''''
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