The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-14
MANY STEEL ORDERS
FAIL TO FIND TAKERS
Active Demand Continues for Rolled
Products. Especially Bars
and Plates

u is estimated that contracts for all
H-ti,.. .l l.s iiuH. placed iu various dis
Fl"ailug districts last week. aggregated
l'u'un tons. OF which mon. than 100000
tons were placed lu THE territory east Of
ne AleEncny Mountains The largest
single order was Tor ss.uUUUOus OF basic
iron. placed by the l.uken- iron and steel
company. Al Buffalo sales almost eu-
tl-it'il foundry IRON. agsrssat,d about
-'.NNn tons. To Isl noticeable tuat melt
srs or iron are more Inclined Co be con-
sorNatiNr than are the consumers OF
steel products. Current blsiu,s~ how
over is Ui iar prupot lions. made up all
most entirely OF small lots ranging from
zoe 20 400 tons each. Consumers Iu this
immediate territory placed orders y,st,r-|
over the second and third quarters OF
inc year. The inquiries now in thl
iilfA ci are ais" almost entirely for small
i'tr- Too tnt central west more interest
is heius shown in NAL .oable iron.
Icrromaaanese for early shipment IS
DO uEht supply and strong. small lots
aeilus as hish as $500 Ia S2-5 a ton.
British makers OF manganese are offer
ing ufflc or no metal even Tor future
shI Tment. consequently there BIS an uu-
usual demand Tor substitutes such as
Jay mat one LARGE contract Tor 90 to 20
per cent 90 spIeEsl had been placed by
steel works 40 $40 a ton.
I'D. demand Tor rolled steel products
especially for steel bars. plates ana
shapes. continues most active. with heavy
tonnage gins berEluF. Both dealers
...t a.AH'A o. AlNAAa- WILL M.INANAI
Dob place contracts with the mills for bars
HUu plates. p.ctulIy Tor delivery durtu.e
tN' tuirt quarter ut the year. Although
Do le MOT "a question yf price. more sales
uf several Thousand ton lots haV, b,,n
mao. At premiums OF several dollars a
Com f.I shipment over the second quar-
munitions were less prominent in th.
market last week. but contracts for
found steel bars aggregatius 10000
tons were placed.
NEW YORK Feb. l3-Many large
consumers anxious to obtain assurances
irE contracts. made trips last week 10
pittsburgh and Chicago resulting in
I'atf Lutur. commitments hy the
mills. 4.r steel companies. although
solid Go f4I capacity Tor six 10 nine
months. ar, taking care OF the require
'ItnfH or needy consumers but large
..Uts point for bars and shapes and
$40 cents for plates.
'ir shops placed contracts FOR 60 600
toms OF steel and 10000 tons additional
ar. about Co. d. b.u-nt 90 cover the CON
r'rl.'IHu "t 1000 cars. Contracts for
..uat have other inquiries lu the market
f"F $4,000 cars which viii require lUU.-
900 ton. OF steel These inquiries IN
N.ul. 5000 for the Chicago S North
western. 1900 fUI tle Illinois Central.
-.fN. I.r tI. I..rs.wtr e. Lake Erie.
1000 Tor tn. Baltimore a. DuiH. and 1000
t.r tU. I.HIen Valley. The Sew lurI.
'.ufrH. DEL .Nuucf.l tH put ont Inquiries
Tor 5000 more cars and export specii-
cation" cal. for 10000.
lH. demand f.r motive power is ur-
rH-I contracts Tor - engines were
..t... f.is W,.. ana orders Tor $50 more
l-,.. contracts amounting 20 only
10000 Com. and made -r .r On mum Der
.. H. ..tI.. a.r'tfy i.ts.
orders f.r .. more h.Ht- were placed
HHf. chin wards on f.a Atlantic ru4ra