The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-02
FRANCE BUYS STEEL.
FAR AHEAD AS 1917
Contracts Reported Closed Tor 10000
To 100000 Tons of Bars.

NEW YORK. Feb. THE American
I.pr.N' natives or the Crcusot Works
ihE last week for heavy tonnareS Of
round steel bars. arr reported TO have
.I.sea contracts for 100000 10 200 .OOn
~. TOT ftIpnsnt over 1916 and the
t'rst quarter Of 1917 The Briar Hiii
steel company IS credited with having
secured a portion 81 this business Last
lustd hids or $50 "a ton from the Creu-
s9t Works. This price is equivalent to
can mills that have steel 20 offer FOR
war purposes are asking from three 10
Inur cents pound ono steel interest
was WILING 10 shade three cents "A
pound. n seems probable that portion
~ the French prospective contract has
been closed. Negotiations continue on
several hundred th0usand TONS T-I ~
r.usot Morks are also sim In the mar
k't lot 4'e.t.eoo 20 100000 inch forg-
lngs Tor 1916 and 1917 delivery.
View Inquiries Tor round steel bar.
amounting fn sd. 600 tons 20 hs manu-
featured TO British and French specIri-
were also inquiries FOR aO 600 tons az
finished material ana for 10000 tons OF
Iisin wire Il Is understood that tho
c'rfcd by the United states Steel Prod
uct company. but that some details are
rcf Co Poe arranged. This will throw the
wlrC business into tho February instead
'f mo January record Sales 81 barhed
wiz" were made for export In January
1000 tons Of wire rods were also sold
Tor Foreign shipment during the last
two weeks.
American steel manufacturers who
have boon negotiating with representa-
llN's OF foreign consumers recently have
learned that the allied Governments are
ne t'rmin'd not 20 nay the high prices
bs,s 20 be- used in The SS n%Hs S1q fS OF
hIrn explosive shells. The foreign in
forests say that they know the costs OF
'l' American manufacturers and that
'fsN consider Tho profits. being made ex-
American manufacturers who favor Fu-
Korean consumers in tho present crisis
WI p" The ones favored ~ Tho end or
me war, whom large steel contracts will
Poo placed. They also assert that n the
American manufacture insist upon OK
Crbitant prices thoy will no responsible
mt conflict.
II is encoura aging to tho steel cornpan-
Contracts placed IN January called FOR
$4,000 tons OF steel in various forms.
rne rail mills booked orders FOR goo
ririer rails. including about g 600 tons
Tor export About $4,000 tons addition
stirr, M r.. ,.rrI7,,,e ana ioT.i ,s5
builders reported orders Tor oniv sixty
rive locomotives but with the 1905 90 he
huNl ~ railroad shops The fun January
ing Tor about 1000 tons o. steel
Car contracts placed In January az
E-'rItad -a.io6. including 1000 for the
French Government. which however,
were virtually included In tho Decom-
H"r record. Two thousand OF these cars
s.r, to ho built in canada Several oth-
or EMAIL contracts. including the Janu-
'rN total ar" Orb D." luilf iu the pomin-
Trans 'fIailnn com r1nles the January
record is more than satisfactory Tho
urF'n' r.HIir.m.nts - tho. railroads
-..'n IE'IE % ro7ut IN further Iib-
.rs. orders. Notwithstanding that sever
1I inquiries have recently been with
drawn.
Tho American Bridge Company has
h.'1 awarded contract FOR D 600 tons
elevated railroad extension FOR the In
torhorough.
The. renasylvania Railroad COMPANY
l1. placed contracts for ten small
hr.il.e and Tor fte Chestnut HuI line
aeI. nlDrf ffn~ir0ffrF shops. calling Tor
Hr Hrrr.sHfs ~ 300 toms or structural
E.W .lgrs Central Railroad
4f '.I taking bids on $50 tons
' .'... f.r 7 beam bridges and fH- GOO
'nrt .f structural steel FOR fourteen
small tr.Irre. a contract f1r 1900 tons
'f."'l"n ~ N'egr'r"rl.a Hospital on
rrIeds'rtia hes boon awarded tp Nor
which H.l require $50 toms ~ efrrIrfur-
". stool. VIII DO cons. rl.fs1 hr Wander.
r'ueErn E. Ewing 90 philadelphia The
Fu.rn.r Engineering Company Ire been
awarded H contract Tor $50 toms OF
'ruc'ur1I stool for o. high school 90 d.
constructed 90 re'h.'her... Pa.
Consumers ~ pig iron in Connecticut
"rH understood % have closed several
email contracts frr foundry Iron
Hn. Iurfirr fl about q. 600 tons f1~ shin
mont during fhn second quarter ~ me
..-r.rf HaHr Tho difficulty ~ securing
coke. however. i~ a. most serious harII.
.Hn f. fHuu1rir7 Tho volume ~ enrf-
ing .rH.ra fo He executed le heavy huf
If 'r FL. obtain on ample supply ~ fu.f
.n H..p 'h" rl.nfa operating regularly