The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
RAIL ORDERS PLACED
FOR 1917 DELIVERY
Big Steel Companies Unable to
Take More Contracts for
This Year.

mere LIZ strong evidence that the en-
tire capacity OF the large steel COM
panies for 1916 has been sold. including
reservations for mill roliings as we'll as
firm contracts. or course there will he
some filling in orders placed. az IL al
ways the case under such conditions.
and the extension Of specifications against
contracts placed some time since also
may be expected. A most Significant
feature developed yesterday was the
placing OF contracts for abou 10000
tons o. standard section rails for de-
livery during the FIRST half Of 1917. In
addition to the 10000 tons for the Chi
ca1o Great Western. previously re-
ported, several pad In the central West
have placed contracts with the Illinois
Steel Company. Several miscellaneous
orders also have been taken by the
Southern and Eastern mills. including
$4,000 tons for the Louisville and Nash
Vile and 5000 o for the Kansas city
Southern. In the aggregate about IL, 900
tons have been sold since the first Of
March.
IL Is estimated that the United States
Steel Corporation subsidiary companies
at the close of February had untitled
tonnages on their books amounting TO
something in excess Of $500. 900 tons.
II Is thus indicated that there was an
iUcrease OF over iWV,VbV IONS IN unUIie1
business during the month. In fact.
some rumors are that the sales were
much heavier. In December. 1905. when
the Steel Corporation reported inter-
company business, the untitled tonnage
on the books OF the subsidiaries was
S.4S?. us tons. 80 that the untitled ton
mage to-day is the greatest In the his
tory OF the corporation. both relatively
and actually. Indeed. the sales. includ-
tnuy tha ..s ~aat ANf-slaay shA
various subsidiary companies. on the
first OF March are understood to have
been approximately 10, SOC. 900 tons.
Raenforcenen,s ara being pl,ced on
thu nrin, limo i'm tho s,ee, Industry An.
Gent I'm service and
for wears rus,,nx in , long earned rest
renewed. modernized and reyiyined ARE
being blown I'm on basic ore. Tn. Steu.
benyil,e. Ohio blast ~furnac. Of tho
| ,or onerniion FOR nhnut . week will h.
Inn roduced 10 ~. ,or,h on Friday. I'll,
Nirc, r,rr,r. ais, n, is undars,o,d ,yil-
he placed In comn,issiou al he. end %.
,h. ua.E <.,y nnsn ha,r,b furna,as
Too ara c-,n,ribu,inp 70 the sunni %,
s,e., ,,vo,s 4, +, measure scare,
,hnu,ht noss,b,. , frv non,hs ,.n
During February the J'nl,ed states S,eeI
Corror,f,on il und.-s,ood 10 nay. pro.
duced as high as 6s 600 tons OF inrots
.,s mo-, ma ,,,i nod ,h,ouch Tho ,r,r,h
pu-n- Nar,b bnu.v,r ,b.r, - n-onis.
ina, even his performance VIII h,
.cltnsed.
Tn, f,ur,r,,.nr shops In February ar,
understood TO have booked contacts roi
at leas, $4,000 tons OF structural steel
b s.n,a as.,p,As.o a,, .x., lLvt.p .,rI.v,
for $4,000 to.l2o.0e0 tons were i-porte,
specifically. and the balance IL esti
mated, the latter Including orders tihei
by fabrica'ing shops that do not r"por
directly TO III" Bridge Buliiers society
The bethlehem steel Company sine" tn'
first or March : reported 10 nave takei
contracts Tor about -o,"oo IONS "t plaii
structural s.'ri' 'h..uu.hs we S''rs a.
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~. vtt,.n s,.., ,~,,.n.,. r,. ..
c.r,i, u,,rsJ ,ddtt ,,r,l r,r,t,,,,s T.,
mil ~buildirrs ard other uLiui ,>i,n
sion. a, ,.oo,e.yiue. IA. NOT r%r.,inusl,
,.,nr,cJ calling for 1000 IONS ~ s,r,i.
turul STEEL. Win Lewis T. Shoemaker !
20. The RoStun Elevated RIA. lruad m
taken. BIDS on about 700 tons Of ,truc
,ural WORK. contracts for Wt,ch are ~
p.cted TO h- awarded m the neX, f-y
IN" New Norn central Rsh'odd com
pany has inquiries IN IN" market 10
thirteen small bridges and also 70" ses
eral small signal bridges requiring Hbou
be- received Mdirn IL AZ ~Sringii"l,
Mass revised bids ar" about - be ~
tetred on IN" construction ~ Ne .A'"n
BI!ldiig. calling !or 800 tons or fhuf
'ated shapes. Previous tenders w-re re
FUSED b"riJs" ot the hIsh prices ana IN
unsatisfactory tim" required 70. deliN
cries, Since III" frst bids "-r" received
however, prices hay" sti.l further ad
J ranced ana the mills are stu turtle
sold ahead. II Is estimated that TN
; cos; Of the building to-day VIII b" ah"t
sss
Tn, Bot,d ~ N,.rr SUNNY. Gas An
Electricity for NV YORK city VII =,
cciyc bids March ~ on 1890 tons - I.
and \ inch cas- ron pine. Ia De- placed :
stock I'm BROOKLYN. The passaic Vail.
Sewerage. Commission Nil receive hid
March Il for the construction Of q s.we
line Including about 500 tons of "a.
. iron pipe. Of which 80 tons Will h" i
l Inches In diameter. The contract VIII L
awarded 70 = general contractor
,
x " Hunt n Ga p.ttshu =. actin