The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19
STEEL EXPORTS GO ON
DESPITE HIGH FREIGHT
Iron in Demand Abroad Too,
and Sharp Advances Are
Generally Expected.

and not deferred by enormou carrying
charges. Ocean freight rates continue
to advance a. high a. lc. per pound. hav-
ins been paid for shipment from eastern
seaboard mills to Great Britain. France
and Italy. One contract for 2.Soo tons
Of foundry iron. recently sold by a Buff
faio furnace at S17 Buffalo for export to
Italy. has been shipped by way Of New
Orleans. carrying charges being $S2.so
per ton. Additional inquiries are in
the market for low phosphorus iron for
shipment to Italy and Japan. Probably
as much as $4,000 tons are now under ne
collation.. including high phosphorus and
other foundry iron as well as steel max.
Ing grades. Another lot Of 1000 tons Of
$3.50 Youngstown for export TO Italy,
and contracts for about 5000 o Of low
phosphorus for export are expected to
be closed within a few days.
Copper bearing low phosphorus iron
has sold as high as $3.50 delivered In
the Chicago territory, one sale amount !
Ing to 1900 tons. For this years de-
livery some of the furnaces are now
asking as high az $40 per ton. and one
furnace has the audacity to predict that
ga r,,rnac. hssors Anru iaie Some
,dd,,,onai ale. ~ standard low phos-
nhor,- ma ~. h..n made within the last
Few dav. M a little over saO IN the phil
.de,nhia serrlfnry. brinrinr this weeks
total sales to about 10000 tons. One lot
of about 800 tons Of special Mayari
chrome nickel pig iron was sold ut $3.50
per ton In eastern Pennsylvania Other
sales Of 1900 to 1900 tons OF foundry
iron were made yesterday. sold for do
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..r,.,.ra, sha,s nrS 4. lee -rsnor,cd
=. 49,. r,,.ad vr,"m.n,ar ord.rs Tor
, ono sra,~h, cars ha,, - ~hi,.h ara
20 n. MIL, Ia, ~. ua.L., A. U.rker
o. Cor,nan, ard ,h. o,h.r hate nv IN.
American car and FOUNDRY COMPANY.
1he Chiteo STATES District Nourt nus
sanctioned the expenditure OF SoVv,V"V
oy the missouri racine ana s<uV'oVV W
the iron mountain LOT s!ahuaru sec'iom
rails. rms means thst the receiver WI,
purchase ABOUT .o'ooo tohs' contrac's
The Northern racine mas diVided an or
der Tor .o.oVo IONS OF raiis among inc
Iiiihois' ana oe.hienem
steel companies Inc Eric raiiroau ~
taking pids on z0'ooo Kegs OF rallroau
SPIKES tne mahutactureIs Vi "n'ch re-
port the'r capacity sofa for 'nree 10
tour mohtns' ihous,r'ai ra,'Ioaus nave
Ia 80 ."" -" '" "'o"
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Thu Illinois Central is said to be pre-
pairing specifications for 5000 additional
freight cars the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey has ordered 1000 more cars
totai s'zoo. Inc orders Were oi~ssr,ou'eu
among the PRESSED steel otahuaIu steer
and American Car ana Fouhury COM
pdnies. The last named ompa mas a'so
taken .'ooo cars Tor the peiaware' Lack
awanna ana Western ieaiiroau
The Columbus. Hamilton ana Dayton
Railroad Is said 10 nave cioseu LOT e''
ears. INT minneapolis ~. iaui ana
Sauit 81 Marie mas oruereu ~" ore ears
from the American car ana fouhdry
company ma the Nor'herh racine mas
bought l,ooo steer 'eh''e cohs,rue.iohs
from 'ne western 'ar ana Fouhury I'm
p"hs' ~ ''" 49,"
eri is reported 10 ne TAXING pius on SVo
cars. and the calumet ana ARIZONA aim.
ing is ABOUT 10 oruer TWO s'eei
underfraihe oox cars ana -FOUR hai cars
The New York, new raven anu mart
tofu has p'aoeu vo''.ae' -. IMAM
1--WE 'o''P""9'
1t IL that the improvements
TO be made al the cary pant anu ING
South Works OF the limos steel COM
pany at Chicago Will increase the pro-
ductive capacity OF steel ingots ABOUT
20 per cent, which means several thou-
sand tons per day.
sss
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
COMPANY has placed "A contract for "A
bridge calling for 400 tons OF structural
steel with the McCNntlc-M Marshall Con-
str,ction Company. The Chicago, In
dianayolis and Western Railroad has
ordered a bridge calling for 1900 tons
of steel from the American Bridge Com
many. The highway bridge to be con-
structed over the S%henango Rive calling
for $50 tons OF steel will be constructed
bv the Canton Bridge Company Worth
BrDs. Gainesville, Pa, have placed a
contract FOR 1900 tons of structural
steel for an extension to its open hearth
plant with Low h. Shoemaker d Co.
paHy has given an order Tor another ex-
tension To its New Haven plant Gaining
for 800 tons OF steel to leNerinS a. Gar