The sun., 1916-01-13
HEAVY ORDERS FOR
STEEL RAILS PLACED
Rumanian Government Makes
Inquiry Here for 5,OOO,OOO
HOrSeshOes.

Railroad companies have placed addi-
tional supplementary orders for stand
ard section rails amounting to abou;
12.o0O tons for shipment in the next few
months. The Chicago, St Louis and
Western Railroad, better known AZ the
Glover Leaf. has placed another con-
tract for 1000 tons Of rails with the
Carnegie steel Company. The Northern
Pacific has placed an additional contract
for 1000 tons with the Illinois Steel
Company. and the Baltimore and Ohio
has ordered 1000 tons additional, which
will probably he rolled at Chicago Sew
eral small miscellaneous lots of rails
were also placed. amounting to ZOO
to 5000 tons. There was n rumor yes
tcrdsy that the Italian State Railways
had placed contract for rails with
American mills and were still negotiat-
ing for additional tonnages, but no con-
frmation Of the report could be OBJ
tained
In addition to the large tonnages OF
steel for manufacturing war munitions
which are st'll under negotiation, nu-
merous small inquiries for miscellaneous
lots Of peaceful forms are wanted for
shipment to Australia and the Far East.
one prospective contract calls for 500
to 1000 tons Of bars for export to
Rangoon. India. Australia. which usu-
ally obtains supplies from Great Brit
ain. is now In the market here for 500
to 1000 tons OF soft steel bars and
structural shapes. Japan. In addition to
several small Inquiries for structural
shapes and plates. is asking for prices on
steel for the manufacture OF 600 shells
to British specifications.
Mlliken Bros Inc. has obtained a
contract for 1900 tons OF fabricated
structural steel for Transmission towers
for shipment to the Pacific coast through
the Blaw Structural steel Company. Tho
same fahrcator has also taken another
contract for transmission towers for
shipment to Potsdam. y. Y, for the St
Lawrence Power Company, calling for
900 tons Of structural shapes
one Of the most interesting foreign
inquiries that have come out recently is
for 5000 900 horseshoes for the Ru-
manian Government. Each horseshoe
weighs on an average about two pounds,
based on no. 4. indicating that about
10 600. 600 pounds or 5000 tons. Of steel
viii he required IN the execution OF this
order. The shoes are packed ffty TO
sixty IN keg Of 100 pounds. which
means that the purchase will cover
about 10000 kegs. II is understood
that only "A portion OF the contract has
been closed because ~ the difficulty Of
Obtaining desired shipments. This in
auiry recalls the placing OF similar
contract for 100000 kegs OF horscshoes
with American producers cary in the
war. OF which order $4,000 TO 10000 kegs
were furnished by the American steel
and Wire Company.
The Boston and Albany Railroad Com
pany. according to word received from
New England yesterday, is clearing the
Albany gateway of accumulated freight
a, the rate of l.loo cars day. Esti-
mating ,ralnoads al thirty to thirty five
cars each. this indicates that the r. & \.
is moving "A heavy freight train "A, the
rate of every forty minutes during the
twenty-four hours
The New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Is also making hesdway
against accumulation OF freight at the
New York throat and the Poughkeepsie
Bridge gateway at the rate Of 500 cars
a day. In addition. Of course, the New
is caring for a large local traffic.
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Word comes from the West that tn"
American Steel and Wire Company
shipped in excess Of 100000 tons Of
wire products in 1873, This indicates
that the output OF wire rods was close
10 .,ooo,o"o tons last year. This is a
gain OF about 10 per cent. in both ship
ment and production over l'l2. which
put and distribution
" II estimated that the American
Steel and Wire Company obtained or
ders for about 100000 tons OF wire
rods and wire products for export last
year or whlch ABOUT 'oo'oVo TONS nave
rect Il indicates that the entire increase
OF output and shipments or wire prod
ucts In 1918 was due to the heavy for
eign contracts domestic business was
extremely quiet during Inc nrst nall