The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-26
STEEL BAR ORDERS
OYERTAX ALL MILLS
Consumers Complain Of Delay
in Decentralization
May Get Worse.
STEADY PRICE ADVANCE

The steel market CONTINUES active,
with the heavy dcmand for material used
In the manufacture OF ammunition a fea-
ture. Ire situation in the steel bar
market IL becoming more difficult. Con-
sum.rs complain that they are unable
to get their material on contract dates.
Producers are far behind in deliveries.
and in this respect conditions will proba-
bly, grow worse, as til re have been no
signs of letting up In demand. Foreign
countries are inquiring for large ton
nages OF bars in addition to the heavy
domestic demand Billets are also
scarce and producers are demanding pre-
miums above ruling quotations.
The Mount vernon Car Company has
received an order for 500 box cars from
the Atlantic Coast Line. The Santa Fe
has ordered twenty-five ore cars from the
Pressed steel Car Company.
The Iron Age says: Prices OF pig
iron. semi-nnished steel and of "A number
OF finished products have advanced In
the past week. and with mills falling
further behind in deliveries premiums
for early shipment are appearing. Do
nestle demand, while not given as much
publicity as foreign orders. is OF more
Importance in some lines han has been
credited.
That the Steel Corporation would buy
pig iron has been persistently reported.
but II is stated on the higest authority
that II Will not. 1t has seven Northern
furnaces OF modern calibre that can yet
oe put ii' anu Tue furnaces now active,
90 per cent OF the total capacity, are
making larger outputs than ever, A
aIuourg steel mas Just bought
1o'voV IONS OF Dasic IRON Tor THIS year
Gnu tne p~rooaollty or other purchases
oS seer COMPANIES mas mad a marked
~ S.inen'hg lne pig ron market
"ins sse.I COMPANIES look TOT a
eon.'nua'Ion OF .ne present rate or oper-
s''ohS through 'he year ana are count
= ~. 30 pt"Je'''on soWe uls'anc"
~ i'l' ""Ni"s ceaseo 10 borrow trou-
Wv 'eS"'S u II suuheh ehulhs
~'.ne wal
neaNH uemahu Tor large steel
.ouuus ~ sun easiiE me leading lea-
.uIe. rrahce mas paced "A good part or
iVV'VVV Que recehtiI pehuihs, paying
S.'',, " Two important companies, ana
mas peeh negotiating Tor lo'ooo tons adj
u''lonai; rrooaolS soo'ooo ions more is
involved III estimates now before the
uaue.
mere Is u more general estaolish-
",eh' vi Ioo',, fl''sourg' on plates ana
SHAPES Inc Eastern market SHOWS spe-
cial Hrnnhess IN Plates, ana as nigh a.
i.ioc' flttsourg' mas Deen paid. snip
9aiu "orh Is accumuiatirg. Tour tank
s,eahiors having beeh let IN the week.
'hicago dlstrIct prices nave dragged. but
aIe no" h'sher' ana win the exception
-. one IMPORTANT company' bars ana
.auctura' Shapes are seIi'hg there at
A'oo.,' fitSouFs' ana plates AT l'3oc'
Inc ueliahu lot wire oducts from
EuIope' r"'ner thah Al nome mas
'Huseu an auVance Oh u a Ton on nails
anu - on p'aln WIRE WA!Ie the read1ust-
"'e"' III sdlNdillZen wire mas brought II
uo"n - a 'on. Mans are no" VIA
20 MS anu pan" ""e Fi"'o per loo
pounus'
~ 10 becoming more evident mat the
rai'roaus III 'helf later buying Tor this
year Will nave 10 compete Tor NH ca
fa,.'s WIN ~ pu!ti" ui munitions
naIs cannot no" ne hao Tor carry de-
nNc'H' III me pas, week 1o'oo" tons
Ne'e p,aeeu' ot "hlch io,o"o tohS' which
~ w A.'u"'"H' ''hlut pe uehNereu pe-
IoIe o''ope', =, ,hicaso Il western
-" mas pouSht lI'ouo IONS OF we Plates,
ssnneu ,ne pi'ce '"ere WAS advanced from
-, " 10
rig IRON prices nave advanced in all
nnuNetS - cents l" % cents a ton Al
puialo' alteI TWO weeks OF rather active
ous'"s' .""." % i ior ueiNcrE III the
re, nan VI i'i" n'aHeis haNe put UP
'"e,r price nom va 10 sit.'o Tor that
ueIi,er!' anu so"!e nave "scIiheu 10 take
- i'i' BUSINESS NOW
me IRON I'"'r herie" says: In