The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-04
STEEL EXPORTS BREAK
RECORD IN SEPTEMBER
Contracts Placed by Domestic
Railroads Largest in More
Than a Year.

The unified orders on the books Of
the subsidiary companies OF the United
States Steel Corporation at the md of
September. II is estimated. were ap-
proximately $1,000 900 tons. his IN
dicates that there was an Increase Of
about 100000 tons in untitled orders
during the month. II would not be
surprising. however. II the actual gain
proved to be much larger. Contracts
placed by domestic railroads were the
largest in more than a year. In sone
instances II Is necessary to 20 back 20
1919 or 1912 to And n parallel. Export
tonnage was record breaking. II is cs-
timated that war contracts were plat~ cd
with all interests ~aggregating 100000
tons for various deliveries throughout
the balance OF 1916 and the whole Of
1916. As noted yesterday. September
railroad contracts for equipment called
for $4,000 tons OF steel. There was
one less working day in September than
In August. and as operations were
slightly less because OF the Labor holi-
day. the output Of ingots and rolled
products was somewhat smaller. The
average daily bookings, II is estimated.
were slightly less than in August. but
shipments were relatively smaller. re-
sulting In an increase in unified tom
mage as above noted.
II is interesting to note that In Sep
tember last year the total orders booked
by the Corporation interests were only
1926 900 tons, while last month the sales
OF rolled products were 1000. 900 tons
greater. The untitled orders on the books
Of subsidiary companies n year ago were
3.7sO.677 tons.
The September orders booked by the
Aynnri,an Sta.l aud NNtra Cnr,nanx v,arx
the heaviest ever received in a month
This was due principally to the heavy
export contracts. which mounte &c
10000 tons. The previous record *
port sales I'm IA month were 100000 toni
In July. The average daily orders fol
wire products were 1000 tons durlnr
the twenty-five active days OF last
month. In other active periods orderi
booked we're as high as $4,000 o q
day, but they were not continued
throughout an entire month AZ they were
In September. Independent wire drawers
also had a record breaking foreign bust
ness. the export sales in September alone
being estimated at $4,000 tons. Thu.
The total September export sales OF wire
products-75 per cent. being barbed wire
were 2s5 200 tons because of thu
heavy transactions some OF the indie
pendent wire companies are disposed e
again huNdTCe pTlCcS IbT NoiIlSStit sup
nent as well az for export. hut sucf
action is opposed by ;he largest interest.
at this time.
The largest Individual contract CLOSED
in the history Of the trade for steel Il
he directly exported was reported to b
100000 tons of round steel bars PLACED
by J. =. Morgan * co. with the United
States Steel Products Company. Thu
bars are now being rolled by the Car
negie Steel Company for Great Britain
The next heaviest contract was 10
round steel bars. now being rolled Il
French specifications. but this wa
| divided mainly anon independent com
pai.ies. the Carnegie Steel Company re
ceiving only 10000 tons to 10000 ton
ia the total 200. 900 tons purchased.
The Republic Iron and Steel Compan.
expects to have another battery of sew
enty-hve by-product coke ovens read.
for operation In about thirty days. Thi
will give he company 143 by-produc
ovens. built by the II. Koppers Com
pany Of P%i,tsburg.
Marine contracts placed last wee
called for more than 10000 tons o
structural plates and shapes 10 cover IN
construction of three merchant steam
ships 1t the yards of the Harland
Hollingsworth Corporation. two tan
boats at the Fore River Steamship Com
pany yards. and two lake boats a
Toledo. 1t Is also reported that con
tracts have been placed for two 800
ton boats ut Baltimore, The Unite
States Government also took bids o
$50 tons OF plates and other product
for navy yard requirements. Award
will probably he made in about
month.