The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
new SHIPS
ORDERED THIS YEAR
Builders Booked Contracts for
Twcnty-Onc Vessels
in March.


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The decrease In new inquiries Tor
rolled steel products yesterday was at
M much to tho reluctant atti-
tude Of the manufacturers as TO the
smaller demand from u Indeed.
a heavy tonnage IL still pending. for
which buyers are e~ndeavoring to secure
promises OF delivery late this year. but
with the exception Of resale lots very
little steel IL being offered for delivery
before tho first quarter of next year. In
structural lines and In wire products
some orders are still being taken for de-
livery In four to six months. blu the
large fabricators are not disposed to
make commitments on large %tonuagcs for
delivery over this period.
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One contract for about 10000 tons OF
at cents n pound for this years de-
livery in equal onthly tonnages, but
this is rather an exception. Some addi-
tional reSales Of lots OF bars for the
manufacture Of war munitions a been
as high as 4ia cents a pound, but
"A large tonnage OF biliets. slabs and
bars is still pending, upon which
prospective buyers can obtain no satis-
fnc,ory quotations. Among the Inquiries
d,res,, export is one for 10000 tons
OF bars and another for 100, 900 tons of
billcts. The latter IL not wanted for
shipment, however. before the summer.
ship builders. as near as can be de-
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"a -, ,h. Na.'Iand So rn
% ho ,tI,i,ot a., ,.rr,t,, NO ,.ar
c,,ha Ty,is ,r,L,s ,hran ~. ~,
are now under cou,rar, for ,his ssr.
yicc There mr.. rumors ina, the Ca
nac,,v NJ tho N,rvi,nd shinu,avs 10 10
he Increased IN tho ,s,r future and 4,
also seems probable ina, proyision NAV
be mad, for a pl,is mil, al that point.
There are also rumors that tho Rethl,-
hem steel COMPANY will have boat.
constructed by the MARYLAND company
~ so,, d. fa.shI.
Specifications on contracts and on cur
rent business received by the American
Steel and Wire COMPANY I'm March
TO about 235, 600 tons. against
specifications In February on 100000
tons. The volume OF new business con-
the small purchases from the
asr'cui'ura u's,rlc's' Manuta'turer
are IN u much diHet"i' position p"ihs
coinpeisu I" ,aAe 'hN ',.'ase OF current
orue'S '"r n"'s"e" p''uu''9' MI" 'n'fo-
Io'c haN'hs W purchase ,"a'eri'i 10
over tne ne" c",,'raeu ,sNcH. snip
,nsn n'S :, ''u'uN'H ~ a'.n y Nv
,"iks WIZ !" '"' "s"oof-
sbinne,.s ara SIN hcirr mazda ~,
vir. PRODUCTS sold a, ~ cont. , Mound
and ON wir. nails sold a, slA5 a kcr
some of tho plants of the American
s,.cl and Wiro ,omn,nv ara ,yc
mouths behind ON shipments on con-
tracts for wire products and various ex-
are being rcsorted 10 Ia in
crease distribution. such as shifting or
ders from one plant 10 another. This
that shipmsnts must u. made Ia