The sun., 1916-01-05
EXPORTS OF STEEL IN
YEAR 100000 TONS
Gain Of About 18 Per Cent.
Over 1912, Previous Record
Twelve Months.


rating about 100000 tons which il
about ?5 per cent. OF the total contracts
taken during the year A little le9s
than 100000 tons call for foreign ship
men,s during 1916. The actual exports
In 1915. with November and December
estimated. were approximately $500, 900
tons This Is a gain Of about is per cent
over the exports in 1912. which was the
previous maximum year In foreign ship
nents.
Most Of tho Eastern railroads are in
the market for more small bridge work,
and some large inquiries are expected
to msterialise before the end OF the
month. The Pennsylvania Railroad 10
sskng for bids on 500 tons 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 and Albany has already re-
, ceived figures Oh 100 tons for small
bridge. The Boston and Maine Is taking
bids on $50 tons for two small high
way bridges and tenders have been sub
Philadelphia and Reading The Boston
L4evated will take prices In "a few days
on 500 tons for an extension to the
power house to be constructed at South
Boston.
The New York Municipal Railways
Corporation has placed an order for
500 tons of 100 pound section rails with
an Eastern steel company and IL ex-
pccted 20 place an additional contract
, IN few DAYS. The Interborough is still
= taking tenders on 1000 tons OF contact
rails.
Stocks OF pig iron carried on furnace
banks in the central west-that is. in
pAn 10 lan az n
were decreased about 100000 tons
during the last quarter OF 1915. This
ifdicates that surplus stocks in the
positions referred to on January l
amounted 10 approximately 100000
tens This tonnage does not include
stocks carried by the United States
Steel Corporation.
The Maryland steel Company has
just delivered three boats which were
building at the sparrow Point yards, one
d, 90 the Bull steamship Company. one TO
',he Munson Line and one to the Amer
ican-Ha waiian Line The company still
has orders FOR twelve boats, which will
occupy the ways until December. 1917.
There are numerous inquiries in the
market a; the moment. but the question
, % delivery is a serious one and delays
the placing Of contracts.
Charles L. Moore, Inc. has awarded
tie general contract for building ma
chine shop to lowering Garrigues.
The same firm also will fabricate tho
1900 tons Of steel required. 1t is un-
derstood that 500 tons Bethlehem Sec
tons will come from the South Beth
,ehem mill. but the award OF the sta nd
ard sections has not been made. The
same interests have alsO secured the
contract for the fabrication OF about
1000 tons OF structural steel for the
Zobel loft building to be constructed
a. the northwest corner of Madison ave-
nue. and Twenty ninth street. The con-
tract for 500 tons of fabricated shapes
for nurses home connected with the
German Hospital at Lexington avenue
and Seventisth street has been awarded
10 the same interests.
Tie stcel contract for the Bethlehem
OrphHn and Half Orphan Asylum to be
constructed on Staten Island has been
awarded TO the Purcell n knoblarh Hard
ware company of Brooklyn. About l2j
;ons of fabricated steel will be used.
A hV dug for ;he New York Telephone
Company. to bs constructed on Lexing
ton avenue. New York city. calls for
200 tous Of structural steel. The fabri
Gators are much Interested in the bids
TO he submitted to the 1nterborough
l.hDl1 ra'lSlt ' VfnpdnN ntNl MolutN.
About l2,s0o tons OF steel will be re-
CURED. including i.s0o tons for glrder
remoielling Of the West Farms division.
Less activity IN noted In the pig iron
trade since the first OF the year. Ad-
d.tonal contracts. however, came to the
surface yesterday, asgregating about
5000 tons. including one lot OF 1000
tons Of foundry grade and another of
(<r .i,t int. a tri.
during the second quarter and second
half Of the year. One New Jersey con-
sumer is on the point OF closing for
1000 tons OF basic iron. There is stiIl
wide range in prices. eastern Penn
sylvania furnaces quoting between 1850
and 2050 in the Philadelphia district.
Other furnaces are asking as high AZ
.l.5o delivered for basic. Foundry
grades continue 10 range from SIS 10 $50
~ furnaces in the Lehigh and Schuyl-
A.ll valleys.
II is estimated that tho American
Bridge Company secured a little more
than 100000 tons OF the l,4+l,0o0 tons
Of fabricated structural steel sold during
1915. The Eastern division contributed
100000 tons Of the total taken by the
large interests. OF this 100000 tons
100000 tons were for construction Of
fIoways and elevated railroads in New
ork city. About $4,000 tons OF struc-
tural work for subways and elevated ex-
tensions were taken by independent fab
ricdtors, OF which half was secured Of
Louis +. Shoemaker 4 Co.
The Minneapolis Gas Light Company
has placed "A contract for 1000 tons Of
sx to twenty-four invh cast iron pipe
with the United Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Company. Malachy Murphy,
general contractor. has been awarded a
contract for 629 tons OF six, eight and
Twelve inch pipe for the city OF Chicago.
I1e ppe will probably come from the
io4udr!es u the large interests.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works has
taken contracts for about thirteen loco
motives, four OF which are FOR the Le-
b sh and New England four for the
H"1nond. Fredericksburg and Potomac.
t"p more for the Norfolk Southern
making six in all for the Norfolk
N"I'asrnJ, one for the East Tennessee
a. Western North Carolina and two
- ''rg engines for the Cambria Steel
{ apan"
r." Nirglnan Railway has ordered $50
~ .rrs from the Standard Steel Car
CN'itny. The Mineral Ring has placed
. uri"r for 100 rock cars with the
t''" AN Car and Foundry Company.
To after company In also reported to
i"'e taken an order for 1000 steel car
W. N~r r. mes for the Delaware and
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