The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
VIRGINIAN RY.
HAS ORDERED
ESQ BOX CARS


Railway. which runs through the
southern West Virginia coal and tim
Der belt to tidewater at Norfolk. Va,
has ordred $50 box cars from the
Standard Steel Car Company OF Pitts
burgh. The Mineral Ring has placed
an order for 100 rock cars with the
American Car * Foundry Company.
The latter company is also reported
10 have taken an order for 1000 steel
a under frames for the Delaware *
Hudson Railroad. The National Rail-
way OF Mexico is said to have ordered
30 sleeping and dining cars from the
Pullman Company. The United States
navy has ordered two tank cars from
the American Car & Foundry Compa-
ny.
The Union Pacific Railway. previous
ly reported as in the market for T.
600 freight cars, has put out specific
specifications on 1900 box cars and
500 stock cars. The Illinois Central Is
reported to have Withdrawn its inquiry
for 1900 steel center stills. The Bur
lington has ordered 81 cars for passen-
ger service from the American Car a.
Foundry Company. The latter com
pany will also build Is steel baggage
=, cars for the Missouri. Kansas x Texas.
The Boston az Albany is in the mar
ket for steel under frames for 20
coaches and Is baggage cars.
Ii is estimated that the steel compa-
MES last year booked export contracts
for rolled steel products a~ggregating
about 10000 o tons. which is about
20 per cent. of the total contracts ia
ken during the year. A little less than
5,OO0.O 600 tons call for foreign ship
ment during 1916. The actual exports
in 1915. with November and December
estimated, were approximately $780,
600 tons. This is a gain of about Is
per cent. over the exports in 1912.
which was the previous maximum e a
in foreign shipments.
Most of the Eastern railroads are in
the market for more small bridge
work. and some large inquiries are eX-
pected 10 materialiZe before the end Of
ne month. The Pennsylvania Rail
road is asking for bids on 500 o
of structural steel for several small
bridges. The New York Central has
put out a new inquiry for 100 tons of
bridge work. The Boston & Albany
has already received figures on 100
tons for a small bridge. The Boston
~ HAaAAt - NahAA1 bAan va oA'
for two small highway bridges and
tenders have been submitted on 500
tons of bridge work to the Philadel-
phia & Reading. The Boston Elevated
will take prices in a few days on 500
tons for an extension to the power
house TO be constructed at South Bos-
ton.
The New York Municipal Railways
Corporation has placed an order for
so tons of 1OO-pound section raf-s with
an Eastern steel company. and is eX-
pected to place an additional contract
in a few days. The PETERBOROUGH is
still taking tenders on 1000 tons OF
contact rails.
Stocks Of pig iron carried on fur
mace banks in the Central West-that
1t. in Western Pennsylvania and East
ern Ohio-were decreased about 100.
600 tons during the last quarter OF
1915. This indicates that surplus
stocks in The positions referred TO or
January ! amounted 10 approximately
100000 tons. This tonnage toes not
include stocks carried by the United
States Steel Corporation.
The Maryland steel Company has
just delivered three boats which were
building az the Sparrow Point yards.
one 10 the Bull Steamship Company.
one-to the Munson Line and one TO
the Observation-Disclosures Line. The
company still has orders for twelve
boats. which will occupy the ways un-
I'll December. 1917. There are nu-
merous inquiries IN the market at the
moment. but the question Of delivery
IS q serious one and delays the placing
OF contracts.
Less activity is noted in the pig
iron trade since the first Of the year.
Additional contracts. however. came
90 the rurface Yesterday. -aggregating
about 5000 tons. including one lot Of
1000 ton Of foundry grade and anO'h-
or Of $50 tons for shipment into this
district during The second quarter and
second half Of the year One New
Jersey consumer is on the point Of
closing for 1000 tons Of basic iron.
There is sti1l "a wide range in prices.
Eastern Pennsylvania furnaces quot
lng between $3.50 and S2O5O in the
philadelphia district other furnaces
are asking a. high as S21.5O delivered
for basic. Foundry grades continue
TO rance from SIS 10 $50 At furnaces
IN the Lehigh and schuylkill Valleys
u ls estimated that tho American
Bridge Company secured n little more
than 100000 tons OF the 141.OOD tons
Of fabricated structural steel sold dur.
ing 1915 The Eastern division ron
tributed 10000 tons Of the total Ca.
ken by The large interests. OF this
10000 tons. 100000 tons were for
construction ~ subways and elevated
railroads in Sew York City About
$4,000 % RI ~ structural work for SUBJ
ways and elevated extensions were
taken by independent %fabricatora. of
which half was secured Of Louis 3
Shoemaker A. Co.
s
Tho Minneapolis Gaa Light Com.
pany hae placed n contract f0r 5000
tom OF rlx and 2fInch cast iron pipe
with The United Casf Iron ripe A.
Foundry Company Malachy Murphy.
general contractor. has been awarded
- contract for f29 tons of elk. eight
and 12inch pipe for the city 81 Chi
raTD The pipe VIII probably como
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