The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-29
FIVE FOUNDRIES CLOSE
IN GREAT FUEL TIEUP
Supply Of Coke Needcd-Ruil-
roads Ordering Steel for
Bridges.

The Pennsylvania Railroad lines west
OF Pittsburg have placed n contract for
1900 tons OF structural steel for bridge
work with the Pennsylvania steel Com
pany. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
has distributed M order for 1000 tons
Of bridge work among the Wisconsin
Bridge Company. tho Federal Bridge
Iron Company. The Southern Railway
has divided m order for $4,000 tons of
standard section rails equally between
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company adm the Pennsylvania Steel
Company.
Some very large Inquiries for steel
rounds and shell forgings for export
were put out yesterday late In the day.
These included one lot OF so. 600 tons OF
bars. A contract for 40 900 tons for do
nestle delivery Ia perlins. New in
quiries fer high explosive shclls-mainiy
subletting Of contracts previou sly placed
by the allied govcrnments-call for nj
least 100. 100 tons of steel. The In
qu,ries are mainly Cor France. The Ru-
manian Commission also came into the
market vest erday for 5000 tons of steel
bars for early shipment. but It is diff
cult to buy steel Of the latter character
for shipment any time before June.
There Is much agitation OF the neces-
sitv to ship iron ore from the like 1'a
tr,ct by rail before the next water
season opens Not Il few blast furnace
interests must curtali operations In the
next few months unless ore Is obtained
by extraordinary measures.
The Maxwell Motor Company has jus,
taken an order for 500 touring cars for
export to South America. Sales OF this
company during me current year have
averaged 5000 cars per month. and the
indication Is that during the next quar-
ter sales will be Mt the rate Of $1,000
. cars per year. II Is understood that the
board Of directors appropr a'ed $3.50 0o0
yesterday TO Increase plant capacity and
TO make improvements. includ ng the in
stall1tion Of new machinery When the
new buildings are finished the COMPANY
will be able to produce practically all OF
the automobile parts wish the exception
OF the car bod es. wheels and tires. To-
day GO to 50 per cent. of the steel parts
OF the cars are being made at the com
pany's own shops. About sixty days
ago a contract for 10 600 IONS of steel
hlllets and other semi-tinished steel was
placed with the Carnegie and Crucib'e
steel companies for shipment over 1916.
Some minor purchases have been made
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The trafilc situation is stll SERIOUSLY
hampering the movement Of iron, steel
and coke. Word was received ycSter-
| day. however. hat the Central Railroad
of New Jersey had succeeded In giving
slightly better service to domestic con-
sumers In the Eastern territory. The
New Haven. however. has declared an
embargo on all coke shipments In 4
zore ounde by Long Island Sound on
the sou.h. Roston n A!o'nv IA road
~ the west n a me running through
New London ava NllInantlc ON the
east FIVE dNnerent foundry interests
IN MtsshchnSet's are r"pored 10 nave
oeen ohiivrd 70 suspend OF" r't'ons be
cause %, 'nade0Na'" coNe surnIN. Two
OF these are n'rutactorers OF stove ana
oth"r heat'n" an'araths nNf INC three
n,ners ave 'onong amt genera louhn''N'
iHe eastern F"t""'N my'u""S 'nr "i'r.