The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-12
RAILROADS FIND IT
HARD TO BUY RAILS

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Iacka-
wanna Steel Company. 30 IS Understood
VIII roll 1000 tons OF standard section
rails for the Toledo Railway and Light
Company and about $500 tons for the
New York Municipal Railways Another
contract for about 10000 tons contract
rails is still pending for the Ncw YORK
Municipal and 1000 tons Tor the Ng,y
y urk Railway. which ID lis .uder~I1oa
Will BE- awarded Co the Bethlehem steel
company some additional contracts
Tor sirder rails and also for uEht zec-
lions amounting To- about 5000 tons have
''cu placed Win the Loraln steel Com
lany The Texas and Pacific hallway
is inding difficulty IN placing "a con-
tract for 5000 tons of STANDARD SECTIONS
Tor next summer delivery. 10 o. UNDER
stood that the Chicago mills have re-
FUSED the business.
Car shops are stiu actively negotiating
Tor larEc tonnage OF steel bars plates
and shapes. but. with the sold up guudl-
zion of The mills. they find IL unusually
diificult 60 place orders even for third
1ua fourth quarter delivery. The Lcuuir
Car Works. LcuUir. Tenn. is asking FOR
prices on 10000 tons ot steel bars. plates
ana shapes. The Pennsylvania Railroad
is also negotiating for 5000 tons Of
plates for shipment 90 the Altoona shops.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany has given specifications Co the
burger Iron Company ON 1000 tons q
A'. .' a. fA SUI AA LANaAL steel Tor plant
tension. rms contract was reported SOW
cral weeks ago. but specifications we're
temporarily held IN allegiance. Tho
EIlu Structural steel COMPANY recently,
secured contract Tor 1900 tons OF steel
o." hc used lu the construction OF trans
mission towers AT Los Angeles. Cal This
l- Am addition to the contract for trans
mission towers recently taken by Milf
sen Bros. Inc, calling Tor l-U0 tons
of steel for delivers. at san Francisco.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed
ana order FOR zoo tons OF charcoal iron
for delivery al Altoona and Is stiIl ucro-
triatug ON about 1900 tons OF pix iron.
including LOCO tons OF 2 - To per cent
silicon. 200 tons OF high msnrane~a iron
and 100 tons OF low silicon metal The
Baldwin locomotive Company has closed
contracts for about 5000 tons OF cylinder
and floor pig iron with furnaces boa east
cru Pennsylvania and is stIl ia the mar
bet for moderate tonnage.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company.
according To a statement put out few
days ago produced lu56.1u4 tons OF pI,
iron. I.Uf3.I4N tons ot steel ingots and
i.H3a.a34 tons or finished and semi-fin-
l-hcd steel products iu 1915. The proc
GUS WaNimu output was iu 1913. when
itr company produced sga.9ff tons OF
I.s iron. '.s.3-l tons of irsuts and $751;
900 tons OF rolled products.
Tho Alabama Iron and steel Comrary
On I.ebr"ary blew IN the lronaton
II
steel Company blew IN a stack January
-'. Tho LHvmuur company BOO NIreiuit
D. ON t.o point OF blowing one stack un
foundry iron 10 ls understood That Viz
E.uIt furnaces have recently found SOM.
difficulty BOO securing am ample tonnage
of iron ore.
American steel companies engaged iu
rollins ruuud steel bars now being ufii-
ICED ln the manufacture OF high ,N-
. I..-IFe shells are much interested Iu the
report or "a french Inspector. now ina
tH'- country. that the percentage of re-
lection are much higher lu this country
than ln France but the magnitude of
tNt pres. ut plant operations and the
pressure FOR steel by the allied Eoyerr-
meuts ls largely responsible for many
ol tuc rDJgctIuus.
PITTSBURGH. Feb. l1-Cattle. steady
.lpE.y light choice SS.50aS..s. prime
-He,p. steady. supply light Prime
Z $500 300. lambs S150nII.Eu. .DI
calves $4,000 1880.
Hars. steady. receipts 30 double
I decks. Prime hca.4's and mediums
t..'H $40, heavy. Norsers $50. Urht
i'...' t'-.. 500, pigs s,-Ia.i - q
/ CHICAGO. Feb 1I-uoss r....r..
| $4,000. unsettled. Bulk $3.50 szl. rer-
I s.fs $50. mixed fsU..rs4.. r.4,,
/ 500. rough 5s..sn s.I5, pigs 81 3.
"uue. receipts 5000. weak Sa.r.
I beef steers 500. as.tg. COW. and I..r.
'. $500 5000. calves Sa5IutI....
1 sheep. r..t.lf 10000. strong Neither.
] .t,.. owes '55ga1g5. lamb.
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