The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-17
RUSHED STEEL MILLS
NEED NO Statesmen
Withdrawal Of Selling staff
May BE Next Step to Re-
lieve Pressure.

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companies. apparently, will be to with
draw statesmen because of the tremendous
pressure on the mills. Mo6t Of the SUBJ
sidiary companies OF the United States
Steel Corporation, as we'll as the large
independent steel companies. have ca
pacity sold for three to four months, and
every day the new business taken In
creases the congestion at the various
plants. Even current business from do
nestle consumers Ia coming In at a
daily rate equal to weekly sales only u
month or two ago Higher prices, OF
course. are Inevitable. The temporary
withdrawal Of the largest interests on
export business Is throwing additional
pressure upon the mills that have not
formally retired from the market.
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The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton |
Railroad has bought 1000 tons OF stand
ard section rails and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has given "A supplementary
order for 500 tons Of rails for early ship.
ment TO be rolled at Pittsburg. Some
additional miscellaneous orders have
also been placed In the West to meet the
pressing needs for this years delivery. |
The Baltimore and Ohio. after placing n
contract for bridge work calling for !. 200
tons OF steel with the Mount Vernon
Bridge Company. IL taking bids on sew
eral small spans calling for about 800
AOuS ~ budpCe. lTe IeTIlSy lV1illa rail-
road has also put out another inquiry for
zoo tons Of bridge work.
J.. p. Morgan 4 Co. are understood to
have placed n contract for 5000 tons
OF fabricated structural steel for portable
bridges for the French Government. An
Eastern mill 10 said to rave secured the
contract. The American Locomotive
Company ID also reported to have taken
another contract for high explosive shells
for the allied Governments. Inquiries
are now In the market for about 10000
tons OF bilets and forgings, An indie
pendent mill at Pittsburg Is sale I have
secured q contract for 10000 tons OF
billets for shipment over the second
quarter Of next yea.
J. G.. White 4 Company have placed
a contract for 1000 tons Of 8 to ~ inch
cast iron pipe with the United States
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
for export to Caibarien. Cuba TIL city
OF Chicago has placed IA contract for L.
s2s tons Of s, 8 and IL inch pipe for
delivery early next yea The Donald
son Iron Company submitted the lowest
tender to furnish 971 tons OF q to 80
inch pipe to New Bedford. Mass. and
will doubtless be awarded the contract.
The tender was 327.10 delivered for the
small sizes and $3.50 delivered for the
30 inch pipe.
The New Jersey Zinc Company has
given an order for plant extension. CALI
ing for 200 tons OF structural steel, to
the American Bridge Company. Ths
Hasco Building Company has awarded a
contract for the construction OF a loft
and onice building at the northwest cor.
ner Of Fourth avenue and Twenty-eigath
street to Harris. Silver & Baker. About
LOO tons Of structural steel will be sold.
Tn Hay Foundry and Machine Company
has been awarded a contract for a build
ing to be constructed In Newark. n. j..
for tho Prudential Insurance Company.
calling for 500 tons OF structural steel.
Bethlehem sections will be used. As al
ready noted, Milliken Bros. Inc. will
roll the shapes and fabricate the steel.
about 1000 tons. for the Appraisers
stores At Boston.
\, The Westchester elevated extension of
the subway. known as Section ., Ronte
1922, will require about 800 tons Of iron
castings As we'll as "A little more than
$4,000 o m OF steel, as previously re-
ported. The East River tunnel section,
known AZ Section 3, Route 5. will require
5000 tons of structural steel AZ Well
as 43.500 tons of cast iron segments pre-
2 viously reported. A public school to be
r constructed at Syracuse calls for coo
. tons OF structural steel. Worth Bros
I are aking tenders on an extension "a
0 tho open hearth plant calling for 500
5 tons Of shapes. The Winchester Repeat
. Ing Arms Company has another inquiry
= out calling for about 800 tons OF steeI
and the Atlantic Refining Company Is In
$ the market for 500 tons Of shapes.
V Practically all Of the structural mills
rolling standard shapes have capacit.
sold for fhy.AA 20 fOur months and are
refusing specifications on contracts which
call for later rollings. The Bethlehem
steel Company, on the other hand. ha:
mill capacity for Bethlehem sections
available for shipment within a few
weeks. This week It is rolling ten incl
: beams. next week II will roll twenty
u inch, and IL is scheduled 10 roll twelv,
and fifteen inch beams In two weeks
! Some additional orders have been takeI
n from contractors. to be put In stock II
e the metropolitan district.
1t 10 understood thal the contract 70
$500 tons OF foundry and malleabl,
= iron for Tho Moore Bros. Company wa!
!, distributed among several furnaces yes
terday. Deliveries will be ovef the frs
half Of next year. Other Eastern con
Of small lots, running from 100 to 30
tons. for shipment over the first quartz
OF mex; year. 1t Is expected that befor
&c the turn OF the year there will he a
unusual demand for spot iron which vii
command a premium. Reports iron
Chicago indicate continued buying. wit
higher prices imminent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is on tn
- point OF closing contracts for forty-iv
<, freight and sixteen switching locomo
x tives for lines east Of Pittsburg. and 10
s2 nifty locomotives for lines west Of Pitts
10 burg. The Birmingham and Southern ha
placed an order for two switching Ell
gines and one consolidated locomotiv
: with tine Baldwin Locomotive Work.
The same shops will also build five loco
el motives for the Boston and Albany an
~ four for the Missouri, Kansas & Texa.
The Pressed Steel Car Company ha
-, purchased 5000 tons of malleable four
dry iron at SIC valley furnace for d.
livery over the first quarter OF next yea
i, Ohio silvery iron has advanced sharpl
"a and is now held at $23 at Ironton ful
mace. Rogers. Brown & Co. will blo'
one Buffalo furnace out for repairs !
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