The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-21
THREE MILLIONS IN
BY-PRODUCT OVENS
and Superior Copper Company for 1000
uniesd States Steel Corporation
In Northern Ohio.

NEW YORK. Jan. 20-Of the si1. OOo-
vVV appropriated by the finance commit
ton to build additional plants AT Me-
Spoland. Ohio. between Girard and
Youngstown. about $4,000. 0OO Will be
expended IN constructing by-product
coke ovens. The bulk Of the balance OF
the funds Will be utilized TO build ana
equip ten bar mills. The steel Corpora
tion has recently acquired about 800
acres and now owns 1000 acres In this
locality.
The United States steel Products
company has taken an order for 1000
tons OF standard section rail for ship
nent To India and 1000 tons for Portu-
guese East Africa. The same interests
report large inquiries for tin plate for
export to the Orient.
Following the advance Of 81 a ton
on steel bars. and shapes from Sl.S5 to
$3.50. the Carnegie Steel Company has
advanced plates TO ? cents pound Tor
shipment over the third quarter OF the
year. Because of the heavy demand FOR
marine plates 4 differential OF s. ton
IL now made between plates on one hand
reinstatement Of practice In force
some years ago. The American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company has advanced
blue annealed sheets 81 a ton.
The demand for round steel bars for
export Is most urgent, inquiries now be-
nearly 100000 tons Among the most
recent inquiries Is one for 10000 tons
Tor Japan for which American mills have
seaboard. South America IL also active
~ In the market for steel products.
The United states steel Corporation
has placed u contract with the Butte
and superior copper Company for 1000
tons OF zinc concentrates to be delivered
a. a, me rate of 1000 tons a month over
the first four months OF this year.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has placed contracts FOR 5000 freight
cars, as previously noted. OF these 3.OO0
are to be built by the Cambria Steel
Company and 1000 by the Ralston steel
"a, company. The Cambria company
material. but TIM Iialzton company il
still In the market FOR 10000 tons Of
steel bars. plates and shapes 10 bee used
In the construction OF the cars.
, Norwegian interests have placed con-
tracts for four boats with lake ship
yards These vessels viii be ultimately
put into service IN ths Baltic sea Il IS
also understood that the same interests
have placed contract for an ocean boat
with the Maryland Steel Company 60 he
built AT che ~parrpws Point yards. ship
ing six coast vessels 20 bo used in the
lumber industry on the Pacific coast.
plates ana shapes Tor the building o.
these vessels have been placed with the
United states steel Corporation inter
tsts az e per pound Tor delivery dur
'ns the third quarter OF Tho year.
The Chicago Milwaukee and 81. Paul
railroad b. closing contract for 80. 900
tons OF standard section rails FOR 1915
delivery. The Pitt-uur4u and Lake Erie
. has received specifications ou 5000 tons
OF standard section rails. th. order Tor
which was placed last week The Unit
ed states steel Products Company has
secured contract for 81. 900 tons OF
standard section rails tps EXPORT al SIS
per ton seahoard. Delivery ls Co Doe made
early lu 1917. 10 IL specifically noted
that these rails are not for the Russian
Government