The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
SHIP DEMAND KEEPS UP
WITH YARDS
New York City Calling for
Structural Steel-Ncw
Bridges Planned.

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full to overlooking. the demand for ton
is unprecedented. and ships of all
kinds m Of all ages are eagerly sought
by buyers.
A recent saie Of 200 tons Of marine
plates by the Carnegie Steel Company re-
veals an interesting shipping romance.
The plates were utilized to repair a coast.
wise boat in dry dock. This ship. now In
service. has the distinction Of having un-
successfully initiated a submarine. Of
having changed ownership three times.
and OF having appreciated In value 1900
per cent. In the last two years.
A few months prior to the declaration
Of war In Europe an accident sent this
boat to the bottom Of the bay and II was
sold under the water for $1,000. The
purchaser. at n cost Of $1,000. raised the
craft and later repairs cost $4,000. Sub
sequently 1t was offered for sale At
10000, but negotiations fell through. A
month or so after this tho European war
changed the complexion Of all shipping
and the owner was delighted to lind a
ready purchaser at s125.o0o. The new
owner put the vessel In dry dock and the
steel plates above referred to helped to
make extensive repairs. A few weeks ago
this little boat was sold for $500, 600.
Several additional large sales Of foun-
dry pig iron are reported to have been
quietly closed In the Eastern territory
calling for between 10. 900 and $4,000
tons, some of the shipments extending
into 1917. me New York Air Brake
Company Is still negotiating for 1000 to
5000 tons of foundry grades after its
recent purchase. and two other large con-
sumers are negotiating for upward Of
10000 tons of foundry grades for deliv-
cry over the last quarter OF 1915 and the
first half Of 1917.
Very few important structural con-
tracts are now pending in the interior.
and most OF the orders for building work
reported In the last few days are for
q exceptionally small amornts OF shapes.
In III New York metropolitan district.
However. there are numerous projects
largely for loft buildings and apartment
houses. but In ,luding n few hotels. which
will eventually require between 10000
and 10000 ons Of fabricated steel. In
the last few days Inquiries for three
twelve story apartments. two twelve
story loft buildings and one eleven story
loft building have come before the fabri-
Gators. Each OF the apartment houses
calls for between GOO and 1000 tons of
steel. and each Of the loft buildings
will require from 1000 to 1900 tons OF
structural steel. Included In the In
quiries that came w about a week age
are one twelve story apartment calling for
100 tons. a studio building requiring 500
tons. and another twelve story apart
ment calling for 1900 tons OF shapes.
Revised bids ave been submitted on
500 tons Of structural steel for the Dret-
Ger twelve story loft building TO he con-
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rear Fifth avenue; a fourteen story
and a building for the Geographical So
clety at 155th street and Broadway.
which will require 1000 tons OF steel
each. The Ritz Building. on Broadway.
will require LOO 20 1900 tons o. struc-
tural shapes. and an apartment building
at 400 Park avenue will take from coo
to 700 tons Of steel.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has placed n contract for a coal
pocket to be constructed at Baltimore
with the Hedd.n Iron Construction Com
pany. About 500 tons Of steel will be
used. The same fabricators have taken
an order for a filter building 10 be con-
s,ructed in Long Island City for the
National Sugar Ref ..ng Company. re-
quiring 500 tons vi fabricated shapes.
The Wayclark Wire Company has placed
a contract for a carpenter and machine
shop and rolling mill to be CONSTRUCTED
al Waycross. y. j., requiring 400 tons OF
fabricated steel. with Mllliken Eros
Inc. To the Eastern Steel Company
has been awarded a contract for 800 tons
Of fabricated structural shapes for the
Custom Houss to bc constructed al VII
m.neton, ". c., the order having been
placed by the North Eastern Construc-
~ Company. which has the general
contract.
Larkin & Sangster submitted the low
est tender to New York State for the
construction OF a highway lift bridge
over Rondcut Creek, New York. calling
for 900 tons OF structural steel. hut the
bid exceeded the engineers estimate by
$4,000. There were "a number OF other
bidders. Yesterday II was
that all bids have baen rejected.
General contractors will submit ten
ders to-day to the New York Central
railroad for the building OF n passenger
station at ~Poughkeepsie. which will re.
quire $50 tons Of fabricated shapes. The
Merchandise Hotel or exhibition building
for the Bush Terminal interests to be
constructed at l3c and 1874 West Forty.
second street VIII require only s,UoU tons
OF steel. Post 4 McCord have placed
the order fnr the steel work with the
American Bridge Company.
The Boston Elevated Railroad and Tho
city of Boston Jointly received bids fol
tho construction OF two lift bridges over
the Mystic River. which will requir,
l.750 tons of structural steel. The bridge
for the city OF Boston Ia to be finished
by February !, 1917. and that for the
railroad on April /. 1917. No award
has been announced.
tract for 800 tons OF structural steel fol
a telephone building to be constructed
ar Patenon. 1t was reported yesterda,
that the American Bridge Company go
a contract for the Bridgeha!n building L
be constructed In New York city requir
ing about 1000 toni OF steel, but THU
lacks confirmation. Bids have been sub
mitted on $50 ton of steel for a hig.
school TO be constructed AZ Portland
Me. Plans and specifications for tn,
construction OF a sugar refining plant a
Boston are In the hands OF f~abricators
II Is estimated that 5000 tons OF struc
tural steel will be required for the fv,
or six diferent buildings that will b,
constructed. Tenders are to be submitted
; on April 81. On the same day bids wi!
be put In on the construction OF a tel
story telephone building at New HaveI
which will require 1000 tons Of struc
turai shapes.