The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
ABOUT TO BUY
MORE STEEL RAILS
After Remainder Of 100000
Tons Needed--Export
Call for Wire.

Tic independent ran manufacturer,
are actively negotiating with the Rus
sian Government through export houses
,or the sale OF from $4,000 10 100000
tons OF 81, pound rails. being the
balance Of the original inquiry for $50
900 tons. half OF which. u seems TO be
definitely settled. will be furnished by the
rail subsidiaries OF the United states
steel Corporation TIE inquiry comes
through tho International ann American
export MES and through CASTOR.
Williams n Wiginore. TIE latter nrIn.
1t will be recalled. placed the first con-
tract for 1bo. 200 tons Of rails for Russia
las. year. Deliveries are called for
through July. 1917. Nearly all OF the
capacity sold TO the first OF May mex.
year and It will be difficult, ~ not I'M
possible. 20 take on such an additional
heavy tonnage unless provision Is made
FOR A larger output OF crude steel. Ac-
cording TO reports yesterday the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company Is not likely 10
participate In this contract. which would
mean that all OF the tonnage must be
supplied by tho Bethlehem steel Com
pany. including the Pennsylvania the
Cambria and the Lackawarna steel
companies. Il seems 10 be more a ques-
ton OF time Of delivery than Of anything
else AZ this stage, but the impression IS
that eventually some way Will be found
TO execute the contract in his country,
which will probably mean ar extension
os The deliveries now asked for.
Tie Lehigh Valley Railroad awarded
contracts yesterday for two bridges,
| calling FOR 700 tons OF structural steel.
| one bridge is TO ne constructed by the
| Pennsylvania steel Company and the
| other by the McClln'ic-Marshall Con-
struction Company. Tho Lehieh Valley
has also given an order 20 the Penn
s~ylvania Steel Company for a bridge AZ
Sayre, Pa. requiring 37b tons OF s'ruc-
tural steel.
Tho Boston and Albany Railroad has
placed n contract for bridge requiring
200 tons OF structural steel with tho
American Bridge Company. Tho New
York Central Railroad has given an
order for additional structural WORK a.
Depew place., Grand Central station. re
curing 100 tons OF structural steel, &c
the For Pitt Bridge Company, BIDS
~eubnit'ed on 400 tons Of steal for
bridges for the Portland Terminal and
on 200 tons for bridge work for the
Norfolk and Western Railroad have moi
yet been followed By awards. A ron
tract for 2 pier shed TO be constructed In
the Erie Basin requiring 300 tons OF
structural Is reported To have zone 70
the Pennsylvania steel Company. The
Phoenix Bridge Company Will fanr'cate
1850 tons Of structural steel FOR ar
apartment building to be- constructed al
b55 Park avenue,
Domestic orders for wire products
since June have been going 20 the mills
al the rate ~ probably 80 per cent o'
total capacity, but export business has
more than compensated for ANY DO
crease IN buying by domestic consumers
In fact. II the large export tohhae'
reported IL given an official seal thls
moNth. the June sales or the wire com
panies will largely exceed capacity EVel
in May export business was quite llperhl
Il being estimated that all wire interests
hooked contracts last month for 100,
COO tons. of which il IL understood ina
threc-fourths went to the large interests
Agricultural districts, while buying wire
fencing more literally than during apr
or MAY, are not placing orders with TN
freedom that ia noted ordinarily az thi'
time in the Eastern territory. In I'M
West the season OF heavy buying Il
over as far az tho farmers are con
cerned.
The American Locomotive Company
IL In now understood. has not yet close
It's pig iron contracts for delivery a
Richmond, Va, but II expected 10 DO -
within the next day or two Purchase
of foundry iron by the American Brake
shoe Company for It's Eastern plant a
well az for delivery az Chicago were :
little larger than tho inquiries orlGinall!
nut out. Another contract for 'oo Ton
of foundry iron has been placed by al
Eastern consumer for delivery over th'
second half OF thc year and ther" arr
several other Inquiries running iron
100 TO 800 tons OF fouidry grades ina
are on the point "f being closed,
Domestic railroads are closing mis-
cellaueous contracts for rails In the chi
caro territory which will probably ag
urepate about 40, 900 tons, IN the Easter
district another lot of 1000 Ions OF girde
rails has been taken by the PennsyI
|, yauia Steel Company and l,500 TO l,so'
tons OF light sections for industrial road
2 Ia understood to have been placed wit
: the IroraIn steel Company.
: Considerable i~rregularity exists In tn
/ ma rket for steel rounds and forGinl
bille,s used In the manufacture OF hie
: explosive shells. Some Of the large stee
1 companies are said to be throwing tn