The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14
RAILROADS BUY MORE
STEEL FOR BRIDGES
Still Placing Orders for Rails
LESS Building
Activity.

ditional contracts for bridge work re-
curing about 1000 tons of structural
steel. The largest single order. which
includes "A number OF small bridges
scattered over the entire line. has been
placed by the Southern Railway Com
pany with the American Bridge Com
pany. calling for 1900 tons Of structural
shapes. The Pennsylvania Railroad has
given an order for three bridges re-
qulring $50 tons of fabricated shapes, to
Lewis +. Shoemaker & Co. the New
York Central has placed a contract for
thirteen small spans requiring $50 tons
l.of steel the New Haven has given an
order for two small bridges requiring
l15 tons, M the Maine Central an or
der for one bridge requiring 240 tons
OF structural steel to independent fabri-
Gators. The Erie Railroad has placed
"A contract for a car bumper to the Nc
Myler Interstate Steel Company, n
about 400 tons Of steel shapes will be
used.
The railroad companies are still ac-
lively placing orders for rails for 1911
delivery. continued interest being stimu-
lated by the announcement made yes
terday that the subsidiary companies OF
the United States Steel Corporation man
ufacturing rails have definitely decided
| W duNdIIte tne price \ y ~ tOU OH May j,
1915. for deliveries to he made on and
after May I, 1917. This, Of course. APP
plies to standard section rails. as the
price OF light sections was advanced 81
"A ton IN April 3. This is in line with
what the trade has been expecting. In
the last few days. the mills have booked
some additional heavy contracts. but de-
tails are temporarily withheld.
The Wabash Railroad has given an
order for 1000 tons of standard Soc
lions to the Bethlehem Steel Company
in addition to the 1000 tons previously
awarded to the Lackawanna Steel Com
paiy.
Inquiries are in the market for about
$1,000 tons of rails for export. including
1000 tons of so To 81 pound sections for
shipment TO cuba and South America.
1000 tons for Italy and about 10000
tons of light sections for France. The
Russian inquiries for between $4,000
and 90. 900 tons OF heavy rails have not
Yet been satisfied. There are also in
quiries in the market for about 1000
tons OF tic plates for foreign shipment.
The Baltimore and Ohio has placed an
order FOR 10000 kegs of track bolts.
Nv H'u'l ' IitN ' tN
order for 1.5a0 freight cars for the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad to tho American
! Car and Foundry Company and has in
creased the order recently given to the
Mount Vernon car Company to l.5OO
ears, making IA total of $3.50 cars. The
Solvay Process Company has ordered
twenty tank ears from the Pressed steel
car Company. The same builders ha We
also taken AN order for 5000 steel car
1 fr. ,,,aS t~r H..
Car Works. The C'aluniet and Arizona
Copper Company is having thirty tank
cars built by the German American Car
| Company.
Railroads in the central Yves, have
issued lists Of old material for s,,c ar
gregating a2.0oo tons and probably
about half his tonnage IL being offered
ny Eastern lines. The Great Northern
Railroad j. Offering 1000 tons of heavy
scrap. including 5000 tons OF old rails.
The Michigan Central l. taking bids on
l,"5o tons. the Big -Four on 5000 tons.
the southern Railway on 1900 tons the
Nandalia on l.a0o tons. the Missouri.
Kansas and TeNtS on AGO tons. the
Union Pacific on 5000 tons. IA. Mobile
and Ohio on l,ooo tons aud the Cotton
h"lt 'u Ihu tons. Temporarily IN, steel
mills are buying scrap less actively, but
,hey VIII probably again be in the mar.
Ret in the near future.
steel building work is lcss sc,iy. I'm
'hc central West. az well as In the East
'rn territory. but manufacturing pl,nts
ar" stHl preparing To make additional
extensions and improvements which will
can TOY quito a liberal tonnage of steel
h Semet-Solvay Company has riycu
An order to tho Ferguson Steel and Iron
works for an extension to "A plant nm
'he Niagart River. requiring i.0b0 tons
~ StetL The Defiance Paper Company
mas given an order for a power house
Va be- constructed in ohio. calling for
20" tons Of steel shapes. to III, Lack.
h"dnia Fridge COMPANY. I'm tho East.
crn district new orders placed include
20" tons for the Strawbridge n ''lo,hicr
building In Philadelphia. to the Eastern
steel Company, and $50 tons for a ga
rage on West End avenue and sixty
fourth street. to the Hinkle Iron Works.
h c. A. Turner Company, New
YORK. has the general contract for the
construction of the West Ninth street
Terminal Warehouse AT Cleveland. which
Will be of steel and concrete construc-
ton. ihe 1000 tons Of structural steel
required will I've furnished by the Ameri-
can Rridg" Company. The lott building
to he constructed Oh Madison avenue
and Forty-fourth street for Ahcr-
cronlhie & Fitch requires Loo tons Of
steel. which Will he furnished by an in
dependent fabricator. The New York
Dock department will take bids on April
=. on two piers. ono to bc constructed
at the foot Of Fifiv-Sixth street and
The other at the foot of Fifty-sevonth
street. These piers will require $500
TO $500 tons Of structural shapes.
The unprecedented activity at the
blast furnaces Is responsible for the
heavy movement Of iron ore in March
from the lower lake docks. Dn April |
stocks being carried amounted to "A lit
tie more than i,N94.000 tons. the lowest
sine. March I. 1907. when stocks were
2,lS1.?62 tons Last month shipments
from the lower Lake docks aggregated
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