The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
CANADA LEADS BUYERS
OF WAR SHELLS HERE
or Inquiries for $1,000. 600
PrOjectiles Call for 13.OOO,.
600 Is From Dominion.

wv pIlu dtlr IOT war munitions
are placed directly with American man.
ufacturers or with Canadian mauuf,c.
turers the tax upon the resource. a,
the steel mills OF this country is equally
heavy. II Is a significant fact that mos.
OF the recent inquiries for proiectiles. 10
be exported eventually. come from a..
madam interests. Negotiations las,
week called for a heavier tonnage W
steel than at any time during the month
but the contracts actually closed for rollsd
and forged steel aggregated only a,,I,
100000 tons for shipment to domestic
and foreign manufacturers over the
first quarter next year. including , r.v
thousand tons on zach contract for do.
livery In December.
1t In Interesting To tote that OF III.
$1,000. 900 high explosive shells inquired
for last week call for | 3 1000. OO0 shell,
came from Canadian interests, seeking .,
sublet contracts in this country. r..
quirtes noted during the week call sor
an aggregate o. sos, VJO tons Of si.nI
The heaviest shells are wanted s,-
France, but the British Government
also seeking Ia place orders To- . H..
TO 2 nch shells. The Russian INQUIRE.
were relatively mail and mainly 20
3 inch shells.
II is asserted that shell manufacture.
facilities in Europe and Canada have
been increased largely I'm the las few
months. 80 hat there will be loss call
upon American manufacturers. IT,
significant fact. however. is that 10
pendence for crude steel is placed ur.nr
this country To a very great exc
II - estimated that $50 shops in no
United States are now engaged In mas.
ing munitions Of war. Plans C%ont'uIa
To he executed for further eNtendr.
manufacturing Facilities in this line
throughout the country. There Seems ~
he no reason 10 revise estimates prev.
ouSly given of the tonnage of steel which
will be required to cover foreign war
contracts next year unless Of colrsA
there Is "A sudden suspension OF nos.
%tilities. which seems highly i~mprobahs
at the moment.
Railroad equipment contracts placed
last week call for about 10000 tors -
steel. OF which about $1,000 tons ara
for rails. 10000 tons for car construc.
ton and the remainder for Locomotive
building and bridge work. Car shops
are still negotiating with tho railroads
for 5000 to 5000 additional cars. Among
the largest inquiries are 1000 for 'h.
Illinois Central, l,000 for the Wheeling
ard Lake Erie. 900 for the Cincinnati.
indianapolis and Westeru. 500 rr~ the
Chicago and Northwestern. 100 frr g..
Minneapolis and ST. Louis. $1,000 AID
,ional FOR the New York Contra -.
tenn and a number of small inquiries
for passenger equipment.
While the steel companies are IN.
couraged by the improved buying =
engines and cars the railroads arc -
Conservative in awarding contracts 'nr
equipment. eve for 1916 delivery Fa
locomotive builders, while securing
larger contracts han for maay months,
still have much capacity To- sell tri
II should he noted that comparisons
now are being made with lhe yer. can
months in 1914.
Contracts for commercial buI'itH-'
manufacturing plant eNtc9srols ard
railway and highway bridge 'tS' Wee,
called for al aggregate of - oU 'uaS
of fabricated structural steel. Tie most
encouraging feature is tho ctN,n>u.
being made to steel works and ot.-
manufacturing plants. There w,S tu
absence of large individual contracts
and, taking the month of September IS
a whole, the returns were uu' especially
encouraging to the fdbrirtt.rC -r..s
The decrease in tonnage placed s. tt-
tributed to the smaller amount of So ice
tural steel available for early sl.iuu,0t
and to the higher prices nurr,,. for
plain material. II IS notable, oo"''.,
that low prices are still bong We
by some fahrIcators IN search ~ t,-
ness. as they still have old ,o''r.''
for structural shapes at low pros
which mature with the month "
fourth quarter of the year l. expected
to show some improvement b. I.".
following less active comprt,'
business.
Thu one discouraginG feature - at
the railroads are not plac,rE .rl-A
contracts generously. and the tn..a,'
is that the total for the w..'. 90.
he less than Ii. 600 tons. even w 'I.rG
railroad structural orders uu; arUN.'
classed with bridge work. T'r '.''.
fabricated contracts in Sept"un,. 3 :
indicated, Will he only about 900 p,. ,.t
of the July ana August totals
The demand for wire prol.rts 'oH-
tinues extremely heavy. Since Sr,'cm-
Der I total orders for barhed tri pan
wire and wire rods have b,ta CONSIDER
ably more than 100. OO0 tons ,'I rN-
other inquiry for 100, 600 tgs s ~ 'H'
market. Canadian mauuftr' ..'gs 1Te
competing actively for the mot &. tn
fact, it is understood that n port A..
this inquiry has already been -,'.', J
in the Dominion. Shipments nro "Nh'-i
at the rate OF 5000 tons every NO
weeks. or 10000 tons ~: monA
The city OF ProvidonC. is In IN. ma
ket for several small highway Or !eeS,
calling for about 200 IONS ot fabricated