The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-19
STEEL BUYING FOR
RAILROAD BRIDGES
many structures Plarned-More Orders
For Cars and locomotives.

NEW YORK. Feb iS-The most in
teresting development In rle steel trade
yesterday was the placing Of contracts
Tor railroad bridges calling for IL. goo
tons OF structural shapes. Similar con-
tracts pending will require 1900 tons
OF steel The business VIII probably be
closed before the end OF the current
month. The largest contract placed was
for bridge for the Pennsylvania lines
west OF Pittsburgh. About 5000 tons OF
steel Is required Tor the bridge. II is
understood that the steel win be fur
hisned ~ the Pennsylvania Steel Com
P""H. Inc Kansas CITY southern Hail
"e} u reported 40 nave placed "A CON
tract Tor l.5uu tons OF bIIage won. WIN
nc Nineflcan budgc Company an the
,Hst.ih uiNision contracts closet include
-Vu tons tor the taaltimorc ana Onlo Tor
lour bridges. two o. which Will De buiit
hy the Ming Bridgv Company. and two
by the Fort pItt hridge CombanV The
huntington anu tsrutd Top itailr,,.d
mas placed an order tor bridge requir-
. 51y IONS on steel with the American
bridge Company.
The New York New Haven and
I, artiord Railroad has finally put out
P4'hS ana specifications 20 govern the
construction ol tnv substruciure OF the
nantes River bridge, wnicn. Il ~ csti-
f'.'" tons OF steel The caIssons alone
Nht require Loo TO I.4Nd tons sew
tlai oi these Will be SUNK Is0 teet
ana VIII RISE 100 feet into tine air I'm.
rectangular taissons will b. from 30 TO
! 30 Ices wide but the several shorter
calssons viii be circular. Hids Viii be
.sceNcd ON February %. PLANS fOr
The supefstructure arp not set complete,
put ~ is estimated that from 900 to
1900 tons Of steel Will b. required
The Erie Railroad after placing con-
Z tracts Tor ten small bridges requiring
Eris,,.. u S,,, Dt steel with the American
Tor two bridges calling Tor $50 tons OF
steel The Baltimore and Ohio has also
Int OUT new inquiry LOT TWO pridrca
HulSn ~ require $50 tons OF steel
Shapcs. The central Railroad Of New
Jersey asked for bids on thrce small
bridges O. De constructed AZ Allentown
Pa. calling tor 200 tons 81 stri,cturai
steel The Lehigh valley Railroad BE- ia
Tie market Tor pier 20 Re construct ed
work will call FOR 500 tons of fabri-
Gated structural steel
CONFIRMATION Is received from Chicago
81 tht placing % contracts Tor 3.N8s
cars Tor the southern Pacific Railroad.
tiEht hundred additional cars are still
under negotiation. Contract for these.
uay or two. or the contracts t,-.r.o.
200 box ears and 80 gondola cars viii
o. constructed by the Haskoi & Barker
Car Company, 200 stock cars. 5000 box
cars. 600 flat cars and 275 rlat car bodies
viii b. built hy the Ralstou steel Car
structcd By the Mount Vernon Car Com
pany- Five hundred automobile cars
and goo tank cars are stlu Co DO, bought
FlTTSBl RICH. Pa. Feb rN-CauIc.
steady. supply light Choice So .or
SIS. prime IS 20 u $50.
: sheep. steady. supply light Prime
weihcrs $500 SIS. cull and common
- p0fI $50. lambs s4ruFfIl go. veal
calves 81. OU no. H. go
] Hogs. steady receipts 10 double
decks Prime henv4es $3.50 $50.
mediums s. f0HN $50. heavy workers
/ $3.50 n SO. light workers. $500 $50.
pigs s'''N 200. roughs s5.5ofi ..t5.
! CHICAGO. Feb. is Hogs. receipts
$4,000 weak. Ruiz rs.1uH ~ 80. light
SI.55 ~ $50. mixed $500 $50. heavy
81 f5ff $40, rough - uS1D. pigs So 81
ffT.4u.
cattle. receipts 10000. steady. Ma
tive beef cattle Sf.rn-f3.G5. -toekers
aang FEEDER s. 81 "a r. cows and hcifers
. 50 Hff a 90. calves 8 .rH r- % 90
sheep. receipts 5000. unsettled.
W'thrrs SsTaH> .3s. .wps 80 5o4sZs:
far..Ia nurr o. UU