The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
SHELL ORDERS PLACED
PROVE DISAPPOINTING
Manufacturers Looked for
New Contracts for Millions
" Projectilcs.

point OF closing u contract for 5000 to
5000 tons OF steel forCiug>. Another
contract for 90 inch shells was placed
with "A New Jersey manufactures. under
stood To he the Ingersoll-Rand Company.
Th;s company has been taking prices
on 5000 to 5000 tons NJ steel during
th" last few days. II is understood tina;
one or two other contracts for large
szr Tells some OF them weighing l,4oO
pounds each. to be made to French spcci-
n tons are still under negotiation.
The orders just placed also are for the
French Government. These contracts
seem mcagre compensation TO the An, r.
i'tn shell manufacturers. most ~ whom
have been kecnly disappointed IN not re-
Cciviig mt acts for several %Inillioi.
shells. such orders were expected earl,
This month.
ono " The interesting phases Of the
market for steel products al the moment
j. th" demand COR small lots of high
grad" .t.ei One Eastern Interest has
just taken an order for .Ou tons Of
high carbon steel for cold drawing at
tNtc per pouud. 20 hc delivered IN
October IN ~" pit;sburg district. This
steel Is IN tho form ~ 49, hllletS. An
other contract for 20 10 100 tons Of l.
per cent. nickel steel - to g., hillets.
was taken At Sc. a rourd tor delivery I'm
November at Philadelphia. Several other
similar contracts are under negotiation.
including some unusu lily hard steel used
10y ordnance manufacturers.
The Maryland steel Coupan, has
taken e contract for lo.u00 tons Of stand
ard "t'nu rt.- tor = Southern road,
delivery to bee mai" no 1914. There T.,
scarcely .nN d.maUd at present for
sird"r tili-, hu, quite a number of light
:c1::e;s A. 80! hong hcush, Icy So
dustri'l Lines.
bltum.uous coal In tho pittsburg dis
tri't loo tine last week has advanced -,
cents So 81 cents "a ton on lump and
80 cent e ton on slack. because Of tho
continued active demand from railroads
'" fI', e Ia. local s'rik" IN the Pitt
iars territory. II VIII be recalled thai,
ODE, miners began to have their post.
obi" May -, and this was continued UP to-
May - Nu'" recently some miners
..t'r been returning and 'nur of the coli
'rr trr now b".us operated. The SUI
,. usiou Of work, however, has cut down
Sire p"oiu t,ou about l'0.Oup tons q dty.
It' d.Safr' ti"u among the lahor.r~
uu' expected Go h. Of long duration and
10 meeting of the miners VIII hc held uu
Monday :" consider returning TO work.
IN. f.ehi-h VALE, Railroad ha4
llnc"d 4 contract with the PENNSYLVANIA
S.r,. Company for small bridges re
,lu.rinE SEQ ton. If structural steel f.
J. also taking bids ON additional hr,dg.
work calling fpr 300 tons Of steel shape
The Boston and Albany = It'll taking
tenders on zoo tons o. bridge work. the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad ou $50 tons and
the New Haven on - tons. The Cen
trail Railroad ~ New JERSEY rs expect
INK t. puI oUi another inquiry Tor bridge
work following the placing 81 an order
ipr two spans calling for goa tons 81
steel with the American Bridge CONF
panv No decision has yet been given
by tho Erie Railroad on 600 on for
bridges over tho barge canal at Roches-
ter. y. !.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, through
Gibbs Il Hill. engineers. has placed a
contract for cstenary bridges for the
Nv York Connecting Railway at Hell
Gate with the Lackawanns Bridge Com
pany. From 1900 TO $500 tons OF steel
viii be required. The contract went to
the Buffalo mill, It Is understood, in an
arrangement TO adjust "a previous similar
contract.
The Jone4 & Laugh''u steel ON
pauy. it is now understood. Will fahrl-
cate as well as furnish the 5000 tons
OF plair structural steel 70 he used in
tho building OF the Revere Sugar Com
pary plant nj Boston. II Will he re-
called that the general contract was
placed with H. n. Converse,
The Public Service Commission Of
New York city IL reported to have re-
scinded It's recent action In awarding
the contract to Conners Bros. for the
i.ivuu.a avenus elevated extension of
the subway system in Brooklyn, THIS
action seems TO ha We been prompted u,
the unexpectedly low price submitted
on the steel work for this section by the
McClintic- Marshall Construction com
pany. Another contract, however. viii
bc necessary for hauling. erecting and
painting. The prices submitted by Con
ners rroa. covering this latter work
are reported to have been exceptionally
low.
The New York Central Railroad IN IN
the market for a number OF small !
beam pans, calling for $50 tons OF struc-
tural steel The southern Railway is ex-
pectcd to put out some additional inuut-
rlsS Tor structural Work, rnllOWlllR the
recent placing OF a contract with the
Marshall Construction Com
pany for an office building IN Washing
ton requiring 300 tons OF structural
steel.
Tenders received from contractors for
the Kings County Court House, rtqulr-
ing $50 tons of structural steel. over
ran the appropriation b. $1,000 con
senuently all bids were rejected. Prob
ably notifications in plans will be made
and new bid called for In tho near
future.
The Rnritun Copper Company Is In
the market for plant extension at Perth
Amboy requiring about 200 tons OF
structural shapes. Bids have been sub
mitted on 500 tons Of steel for a power
house at Springfield, Mass. for the
United Electric Light Company. The
Pennsylvania Railroad has also taken
bids on 500 tons Of shapes for subway
connection,
Il. u Wood a Co, Philadelphia, have
the lowest tender to tho CITY