The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-09
RAILROADS STILL SEEK
STEEL FOR BRIDGES
New TnQuirics-Active De.
mand for Pipe Causes Nd
vance in Prices.

The Pennsylvania Railroad put out
additional inquiries Yesterday for bridge
work that will require $500 tons of
structural steel. This makes 900 tout
pending for l!ucs east of Pittsburg. To-
Cincinnati. hamilton and Dayton RAJ
road put ou, Inquiries for bridge work
and has tW - bids on 500 tons OF struc-
tural steel tor several small spans The
Chesapeake and Ohio Is also on the
point OF taking bids or 800 tons Of steel
for bridges. the Lehigh Valley Is III,
to award contracts for about 1000 tons
Tor various small spans and the Penn.
sylvania T. stu taking tenders on about
1000 tons OF catenary work for the cleo
tr'hcatlon Of It's lines in Pennsylvania.
Several small structural inquiries are
still In the market from the New
Haven, the New York Central and the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburs. The
Michigan Central IL yet to award cor
tracts for 1900 tons for repair shops TO
be constructed at Jackson. Mich. Sew
eral railroads In the cent : West are
preparing plans and pecifcatons for
structural work which Il 10 estimated
will call for about L. 30 tons % struc-
tural shapes.
The Public serv'rc Commission has
put out inquiries H. tho last week for
SiNf w tle NonrtTutf ttNl OF nVo OlHeTenV
sections OF subway and elevated work.
calling for an aggregate OF a littlc more
thar $1,000 tons OF structural steel.
Tenders will be submitted from May
Is to May 25 inclusive. Probably 90
per cent. Of the ste being used In
tho construction OF the subway thus far
has been furnished by the American
Br'dg Company. giving a excellent
back log" TO the Eastern shops. which
arc now operating az full capacity and
have specifications in hand that will
keep the plants busy until the irs. OF
next year. The nature OF the subway
work, however. permits II to be laid aside
temporarily. when more pressing work
comes to the surface. 1t 10 possible.
under the contracts. TO make deliveries
six months in advance Of the actual
work OF construction. The American
rid Company Is taking sonis new
contracts for shipment within . few
weeks. az tho plain steel can be taken
from stock. In filing other contracts
where II Ia necessary 20 call upon the
mill for shipments deliveries OF fabr,.
Gated work can be ado In three TO
four months.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad 10 taking
bids on the construction OF a bridge
over the Erie Barge Canal which will re-
quire over 800 tons ~ structural steel
Railroad bridge wor, now definitely In
the market In the Eastern territory alone
amounts TO about 10000 on
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany has abandoned The ironton, Ohio.
base. which for SOM months Il has been
quoting 10 consumer In the Southern
territory. THE independent wire plants
at Ironton. Ohio. have temporarily aban-
doned the manufacture Of wire nails and
barhed wire. having sold their plant ca
patty OF wire rods Tor several months
TIN suppcsition Is hat large contracts
for rods were taken for export. No raw
material is thus available for the manu-
factute OF finished wire products. As "A
conseauence OF the elimination Of Iron
ton as a basing point. the American Steel
nd Wire Company has advanced prices
1T Birmingham from IL to ?S points
over the Fittsburg base. cTecti, tone
The foreign demand for wire DIS anu
wire products IL - little more insis,ent
than In the past sixty days, bu, DIM
Guilty IL still being encountered to induce
domestic manufacturer to accept barge
orders. Bids Of S63 a ton Z o. b. New
York on wire rods for foreign shipment
were recently refused by mills In the
Interior that have been obtaining $50 a
tor : o. ,. mill. which Is a little more
sat- -factory than 80 a ton more at New
YurN.
H.. Korpers OF Pittsburg has placed a
contract for about $500 toni OF cast iron
pipe and special castings with the United
states Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
Company, The order Includes ?.+s4 tons
OF 6 TO 70 inch bell and spigot. i.0ll tons
Of nange pipe and 1000 tons o. special
, castings. including bell and spiEot and
iange and short lengths Of fanse pipe.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company has
been awarded the contract for the steel
10 he used IN the construction OF the
Fifty-six,h and Fifty-seventh street
piers. North River. As the hid exceeded
the appropriation. special action WAS
necessary.