The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-10
BETTER STEEL OFFERS
NOW SPUR BUILDERS
Plan, Laid Aside Owing to
High Prices Are to Be
Taken Up Again.

rtsre ig some evidence that contrac-
49,. aud builders Who laid aside plans
., tp. construction Of commercial build
,,e. are finding conditions a little more
f,,rsb.e than they expected. Conse-
c.,-,Iv they are recousidering their
Se,. rIun,'on MOI TO place additional
,.i,r. At this time. Fabricating shops.
49, i,,.' some Of the smaller plants. are
4, need Of business and are making
more attractive offers on important steel
%,6rnaaes. There l. also considerable
.4.l ~ stock which is available at the
t,sb prices current. Where shipments
are urgent there IL small difficulty la
occurring rev business. especially for
,,nor,. The Pasealc steel Company has
.s,urej am order for 500 to 200 tons of
, ,,hrirs,ed shares for the construction
~ the Bins n Ring apartment at Fifty
af,h street and Park avenue. The He'd
den Iron Construction Company will
,ltrl-ite 200 tors OF the John Catlin
S.ho3, M Newark. The Hay Foundry
ali, furnish the steel required la the
..rs,ruc,!on ~ the concrete factory for
Era Nathan Manufacturing Company
e. rlqtbusa probably not more thar
100 tons ~ reinforcing steel bars will
Re u.ed.
l.verlng & Garrigucs have secured the
contract for 600 tons Of steel for column
cores IN the coScrcte building to be con.
.rlrted 20 Philadelphia for the smell
'sabufg Company. IN. anne fabrica-
TOYS have been awarded a contract for
1000 .or. ~ fabricated steel for the
Southern New England Telephone build
.n. to hc constructed At New Haven.
p!s we're also submitted yesterday oil
$50 tons o. steel for the Evergreen Tele-
t.one ,alI'.r 90 he CONSTRUCTED IN the
pdgevno-i district Of BROOKLYN. Bids
were taken 10y the New York Telephone
Company
Bid. vers submitted Yesterday on 900
tons - structural steel for the Klein 4
JACKSON apartment OF Seveuty-seventh
stree, and MADISON avenue Tenders
all bt made To-day or 1900 tons ~
structutsl slice. fr the CarpenteN apart.
rent 20 be constructed at Sixty-second
street AMI Part avenue. Among the
ether building contracts pending are
those Tor the Henry Phipps residence at
Great Neck. /. l.. which viii require zoo
tons Of structural shapes. and a garage
, or Eighty-seventh street that will re-
ou're 80 tons 81 steel. Inquiries are
also n The market for the steel required
T. the construction OF a factory building
Cor The Hoboken Ribbon Company and
;or a laundry 70 ne constructed on Mott
avenue IN The Bronx.
Mllken Bros. Inc. submitted the
Fves' tender among the Bridge Builders
Society members on 5000 tons of struc.
tlra! s'ee, required IN the building Of the
Pant = the Revere Sugar Company at
Bos,oH, but late yesterday the award
was made 20 II +. Converse Of Boston.
Tho NeS York Central Railroad has
COM into tho ~ rLat ~ .a.x.,t -,
f.wers Cal ing FOR a moderate tonnage
o: steel. The Pennsylvania Railroad Is
expected u place an order for 400 tons
81 cdterary work thrOugh Gibbs & Hi.
eHs reerS. IN the near future and Is Sun
'akins bids on transmission poles which
VIII retI.r. sac 10 1000 tons OF s,ruc-
'ur'l shapes The United states Cow
eminent Ias placed an order with IN.
NtrlAWt>t S'ee' Company for 235 tons 81
.iee, for wireless towers to be constructed
at keyport. Wash.
The rail mills we're somewhat. yurn-isca
yesterday 10 receive lngulri.s from do
"Hs'H railroad. tor about 1900 tons -
Standard section rails tur delivery over
NE second half OF 1871. The prices
quoted however. were such a. to dis
courage the placing OF orders at THIS
TINE. Tie railroads now believe that
re new prices. which became effective
May J. VIII hold for several years, or at
easi mat there viii he no further ad-
'sNt- For this reason there is no in
cen'i'e To- place orders beyond The me-
cess''y 4 securing position for ship
'neH's but sentiment that the steel in
cusiry has reached the height OF It's
pressure j. rowing.
The fis,lan Government Is neso.iat-
'R WIZ American rail- ma n,f.r,prar
'r an aggreg tte Of 100. 900 tons OF steel
rals, TO weigh 40. 80 and so pounds
N ne yard. There are also small In
QUIZ from South America and the Ear
Fa't 'lt ~" French Government APP
p'.1.if has tulls covered it's rail re-
ef'aHs'fs.
4 contract FOR about 10, 900 tons o,
marine plates IL reported 10 have been
placed by Samuel l.. Moore 4 sons 70
.e utilized In shipbu,lding at the old
N'Son rarfs. The work 10 be done IN
rNdss ~l'g1t.-s. barges and ~ferryboats.
IHNFtr'es are - be made during the
eNsond half % this year.
Two ~ me Eastern Independent steel
mNs have closed contracts for about
$4,000 tons Of steel rounds and billets
.or export during the second half OF
I'i'' including the sales renorted yes
"FiaY' Another 100000 tons have also
o7 secured ny foreign Interests from
r,Nef independent mills IN the central
W. i2r similar shipments. 1t Is un-
s''' mat the bulk Of the o,ders were
-tta ~ the French Government
,.''1Ra .''a! agents, but small lots vii!
% summed to Italy. II Is also said that
''9'I 1Pg40 tons are for Russia.
,Hs Understood that from 5000 20
,'pP' toys OF crop ends from ingo;s
u'ta 2 re manufacture OF projectiles
ave oe"r ',Te''ed and rolled down into
tm'' hl."t9 and that these are being
o1efei at about s3s a ton. Some sales
u sA'1 20 have hecn made on this basis.
lac see, IS high Ia manganese and low
~ Phosphorus
some ~ the smaller fabrlcat'ng shops
Ne Oha'ls II difficult 10 operate at full
'ep'ity because II the difficulty In Sc.
:" : slee! from the mills In ample tom
.a-' s'H also because Of strikes amOng
OPERATIVES
railroads have pu, on numerous
,"oA'soes asa.nst delivery of steel al
"~ poHis IN the metropolitan dis
Nn.Hr the points under these
r",t'i'N e''pa~'nes are the Bronx Ter
nue' ~ HE Jersey Central: Pier 80,
r1' i'.'r - the Lchigh Valley the .