The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-03
Railroads Order 100000 Tons More Of Rails:
Tremendous Demand for Steel Still Unabated

NEW YORK. March THE volume OF
business IN iron and steel Is enormously
htsNy- Never before. even In .iIuss 81
greatest stress and activity, mas there
oten such long sustained buying ia such
~h%inens large t~onnage a. in the
history has steel mill capacity been 50
Iuny sold for such extended deliveries
q To-day The same Is true OF pix iron.
aIthough 20 "A less extent. Heavy con-
tracts for both iron and steel have Just
o.sn closed for delivery over the second
quarter of 1917.
The rail mills hav. closed contracts
TOT 10000 tons OF stAnda.l and light
section rails. The Southern Raiiway
1omhany has ordered $4,000 tons from
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company and 1000 tons from an inds-
PENDENT mill. The Baltimore q Onio
mas ordered 5.00o. the Wheeling q Lake
ton a Dayton l.2OO tons additional. The
tarnegi and Illinois Steel Company
aegorts miscellaneous orders for STANG
ara sections a-ggregating 1900 tons.
while the Lorain Steel Company has
tthen orders and specifications tor
about 1000 tons OF light sections for IN
uustflal roads I'm the central west. The
principal point of interest. however. lies
IN the purchase OF 10. VUG tons OF stand
ara sections BY three sailroad systems In
me west for delivery IN 1917. At an
average OF $50 "A ton these orders will
prlng S5.65O,O0O TO the rail manufactut-
srs: o ~ 7 contrasts a-ggrcgating he
"NN ~ ait t'sNNN f0nA are RnUlnE
Tor delivery in this country.
The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
company has divided CONTRACTS for 2.s0O
dolas among four different sbons. 20
VIII be built by the Pressed Steel car
company. $50 by the STANDARD steel Car
company, 500 by the che RalSton Steel
Car Company and 500 by the American
ar and FOUNDRY Company. a total OF
e;9VV ears calling for about 10000 tens
steel OF course will be furnished by the
United States Steel CorDoratill. The
Chlcago and Northwestern Railroad
Sonpany Is understood 20 have distri-
1000 automobile and 5Od stock
cars. calling for 1900 tons Of steel. and
~ negotiating for $500 additional cars.
estimated contract price for these
1000 cars Is $4,000. 600. The Illinois
steel company. IL is understOoi. will
furnish the steel for the Chicago and
The efforts being made To-
increase output OF steel is Indicated by
tne purchase of 100000 tons Of heavy
steel melting scrap by the United states
steel corporation. including 81. 900 toLs
secured at Pittsburgh and $4,000 tons at
Chlcago. Other large steel interests are
also actively In the market for steel
scrap. one Eastern steel mpa on
the other hand, has Just sold 1000 tons
OF crop ends for export. In his con-
- akalu GAllt % the
iact that the corporation is making un-
usual efforts to increase output OF pig
IRON. IL Is unlikely that any purchases
OF pig metal Will be made in the open
market, but ~ Is notable that the cor
pOration IL now outstanding its SUNNY
OF basic iron at birmingham, as the
metal may be required for shipment TO
llttsburgh or Chicago to exc on. che in
adequate supply at those points. al
though blast furnaces are being pushed
to the limit II safety.
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company has prices Of black
and g~alvanized sheets from SO TO 81 "A
ton. following heavy transactions and "A
continued active demand from domestic
manutacturers There Is also a fair in
JURY for export. but the largest inter
'sts are making few sales now for for
etgn shipments.
The American Bridge Company has
me contract for $4,000 tons OF steel for
me Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
bridge over the Allegheny river. The
la Belle Iron Works will build a bridge
at Steubenviile. Ohio. requiring 5O0O
tons OF structural steel. The Eitsr Il.
'onley Manufacturing Company has Sc
cured the contract FOR 1900 tons of fab
ricated structural steel shapes TO be
used in the construction OF plant extern
sion OF the Baltimore Steel and Tin
rate Company. previously noted. Rids
nave been submitted on 5000 To ; 200
tons Of steel required In the building Of
the Eaton store ct Winnipeg. IL is ex-
pected that the fabrication will b. done
IN Canada. but the plain steel probabiv
VIII come from the United States.