The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
STEEL PLANTS STRIVE
TO ADD TO PIG iron
Resort 10 All Sorts Of Ex-
pcdients to Keep Plants Run
ming at Full Capacity.

increase the production Of pig iron as
us,, nj. -, ,,.o, ,,yo,. All SORTS n, ex.
-
plants running at full capacity. There
IL shifting OF mig metal from one point TO
- g. =. - ...s..|
N'o'"e'' III" '"S nay '"''o '"'
heavy purchases of steel making grades
i'm the omen market i'm the near future.
r,,. ~. ,..t,a, S,,,.. c,.., for.
=
poration mas bousht no p'g metal from
merchant furnaces and II has shipped no
mis-, iron fr,,, Ens,ev Ala Tn ei,her
'ht,.,n ,r I,i,,sh,,,y a,ho,,vb tho foa-
.iuJii,, ~, Ca. .,j,,,,,,, h,. hoor ,n,,er
,,sn,on Co. sn,,a ,t,,a rho enor.
-, .s ,".aaa .at ,, ,ho
n,s o 49, "aa. ,,ati.aa nn,
-. -, M.
-. - ".,. a., a. r,i.
pus", vi pig n'e'ai rro"uu wv
"'"e""", "',,irl 80
pt'".o' NV" ''"''s ,'r'.
''H"" n"w nas ~ ps nv" 1'"o"" '"
o,as'' 'he Ni'hso ,urha'e naN""s zee"
oio"h III IL ~ uhuerstoou 'nat t"e wv"
mon stacks IN the chicago district VIII
ne scrahped as soon as u IL posslpie 10
obtain laborers Tor THIS purpose. IN the
near future some or the obsolete stacks
In the South. including three at south
Pittsburg. will probably be razed to the
JUST pun III announcer open heartn iurnace
AZ oou'n ,"i'.so' WHY" i"c""S $500
h"nureu ''ousanu 'ons ''oie e'ec' '"e
present record Dreaming output
The seriousness of tho situation of the
independent steel companies because Of
the Inadequate suppy Of ferro allows.
especially rromanganes has not been
fully appreciated by consumers OF steel
products. In fact, some of the steel
| companies themselves have continued To
bone for a satisfactory ISOLATION of their
| dir,cul,ies in this respect. hut recently
have taken alarm and arc s,renuously
| striving 10 secure larger %supplies ey,
| AT the hiph prices pow nr.yailins There
was one renort ye.terd,v tina, ,s biph
as a ooo has b.en mid for spo, man
y.,a.a hu, a, day.,nn. INA, ih.,.. .re
s,ii, so,ro m. rinvs M enc, far resale a,
eco . 90, s.y.r., ,h,ns,,d ,nrs ,d-
,,t,,a,., -, I,,,,,.h ,a,,n,n.ny.,,sa ~,
first quarter OF 1917 AT SITS a ton ex
shin baltimore. because of the scarcity
of the independent raj,
! mills are refusing TO entertain any in
uuiries al all for manganese rails. Even
$500 a ton for manganese rails would not
, tempt the manufacturers TO take on ad-
ditlonal business. 1t is fair to say. how
ever, that this reluctance is partly due
to oyersold conditions Of soine Of the
stee. plants.
ohH VI 81, 49,, P""teS "" snape'
~ sV'eu ~ u .e ".' 49,
!" 80 re- W
Iara ",n in,n ,ha ,narts, CO., 800
,e oo, - u,m Ill
IT, Ella nnns,r,n, -, aaai,ton. nn'
,in.s ,-,n,ra.,s ,or o-ich,v-ono NOV.
iororo,;,,s hay. ha,n niareJ ;rc,,,din,,
,b,r,v ,nr tho Missouri pacinc ton fn,
The Nsw York chicago and :, Iouis
six for the chicago. India nanolis and =,
Louis and ten for the Big Four, which
Locomotive NorkS, The Delaware. Lack
awatia ana Western isailroad VIII huiih
ten s"llchlls engines Az It's own SHOPS.
Inc BALDWIN company mas takcl orders
i"r '""I\" engines Tor the N'!th'lt coast
lln"' nlulnnins zen "f me iaoinc W.
aln TWO SMl.',nhH enR'nrS; ine ntr''
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