The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-13
Big RUSSIAN ORDER
FOR BARBED WIRE
Contract Closed i'm This COun-
try for About 100000
Tons Of Material.

Tho Russian Government has closed a
contract FOR approximately 200. 900 tons
of barhed wire. The United States Steel
Corporation. according TO reports In
circulation yesterday. will furnish prac.
tlcallt the full tonnage. n possible
some deliveries will bc made his year.
but no penalty Is attached for slow ship.
tnerts. making II possible for the larger
interests to accept the orders In the face
of inadequate labor AT the wire mills.
There seems To be reason 10 believe,
however. that some of the independent
wire drawers will also furnish y rels
tivcly small tonnage of barbed wire on
about tho same terms as govern the
corporation contract.
Manufacturers Of wire products arc
making a strenuous EFFORT to Increase out
put AMI shipments on both domestic and
foreign account, hut hey arc meeting
with unusual difficulty. especially at
some Of the Eastern mills. Labor ~
fully employed and tho demand for
men Is so urgent from all kinds Of
manufacturing plants that mn,o "a
Vol ~ skilled labor is often able to
choose when and where " viii work.
Al some or the New England wire
4 IlltlN iu'n are reIuSlnE 10 NOrk nlklI
shifts. which keeps down the output Of
finished wire. As AN instance Of how
difficult II is to keen employees salts.
FED II may he noted that one company
manufacturing wire cloth that closed
down is plant on Decoration bay lost
many female wcavers when operations
were resumed IN lunc EMPLOYERS SAY
that hereafter they viii keep the plants
operating on holidays, at least during
tho present period of exceptional ac-
'iyity.
Tic japanese G~oyernn.rt has pur-
.hlscd 1000 tons OF low phosphorus
ron from an Eastern furnace and .
small lo' Of foundr, iron has been
sold ~" export 10 Switzerland An
other inquiry for about 50. Oo0 tons 81
- tudard besscmer irou 10 In tho mar
kot for Italy IN all about $4,000 tons
- various tinae of pig ron are nov
under Negotiation for foreign shipment.
Several additional inquiries have re-
Gently come out for South America, and
a 10, additional hundred ton lots have
been sold.
Tho American Locomotive Company
L. taking h'1g on about 1000 tons OF
foundry grades ~ pig iron for shipment
.' ''- ~ Nv Nv ~ WV = 80 10
wanted tor ~. second hal' OF 'h. year.
Nup'Nsr manufacturer Of railroad equip
fratit IN the Eastern territory T. taking
p'.ces on 1000 tons OF foundry iron.
and stlll another Is aking prices on
10000 tons ct hasic for shipment after
Tulv I Very few sales OF either foundry
or steel making iron are being made IN
thIs territory. A part 81 "a" recent
cou'rsct for basic iron closed by the
Maryland steel Company Was taken by
tte Empire Iron and Stccl Company.
The American steel and Wire Com
!rt0v a taking BUSINESS on nails and
other wire product. AT curren, prices
f,r shipment over tho third quarter Of
the year Considerable how
ever. are being sold TO manufacturing IN
',rests FOR shipment over the fourth
quarter ~ an advance OF 81 per ton.
This Ia taken - indicate that tho en-
p""ter advance IN prices % wire prod
u.ts VIII not he long delayed, Tho large
IL f'res'e, however. are not expected to
''ko official actor uitl after the mex,
regular meeting Of 'rc Gales agents or
no" subsidiary companies Of the United
states Steel Corporation.
The American Car and Foundry Com
Nary and tho German American Car
Company will build fft,-hve tank cars
TOT the Gasoleue Corporation. The
Government Railways have
placed an order for 'Nree gga cars
WIN the Preston Car and Contracting
: ompauy The United Railwa"- OF
Havana ar" taking prices on 1--WE motor
coaches. Tie chicago. Milwaukee and
s.. i'aul Railroad has given an order
'"r NO passenger coach inheritance 20
~. Pullman car Company. The Texas |
1ud rac'fc Railroad is preparing speci-
tegtons FOR postal cars. Tho Rock
Island ard pavtHr Railroad IL taking
hi5s ~ aon ur'erfrsmes and on 400
,crtre constructions for carr. The Car
j.. gle steel Company IA IN tho market
for l53 cars, Including sixty-e'sht seventy |
a'd twenty fifteen ton hopper cars.
seventy ton gondola cars and
ffteer fla' cars. The Boston and Albany
Railroad Ia having twelve consolidated
locomotives converted into switching
engines IN tho West Springfield shops |
The locomotives will BE- equipped with
superheatcrs.
Large shipments Of all steel products
now being made on export contracts.
all Of the embareoes against
shipments have been raised and II
- expected that July will establish a new
high record for exports. II IL understood
that the foreign shipments In May sub
stantially exceeded those Of April.
American ranufa cturer NJ cast iron
-" arc finding much diNrulty IN
securing export contracts. especially for
shipment m south America. because Of
being given by the foreign
trade TO European shops. Some
Of tho large contracts for cast iron pipe
have been under negotiation are
Tagging because OF tho inability OF
manufacturers TO obtain salts
freight rates.
Stocks Of pig iron on furnace banks In
are reported 70 exceed 10000
There II considerable Southern
metal IN second hands still seeking n
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