The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
RUSSIA STILL TRYING
TO BUY STEEL RAILS
Another lnquiry-Demand for
Bars for Use in Shrapnel
Making.

1t was reported In trade circles yes
terday, following the action OF the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail
road Company In modifying It's EN-.
barge OH freight originating west OF
the Hudson River. that the P~enrsylva-
mia Railroad Company had raised Its
embargo against freight destined for
the New Haven territory. Officials or
the New Haven railroad emphasized
yesterday the Importance OF Efforts by
manufacturer in New England to CO.
operate with the railroad companies by
unloading cars received as promptly AZ
possible.
The Russian Government. through rep
resentatives here. has put out another
inquiry for from 5000 to 10000 tons
Of standard section rails. The deman
for splice bars and other track equip
ment Is unusually active. especially for
delivery within the next two to three
months. Manufacturers are over
whelmed with orders. Some sales have
been made within the last few days a
high as ga cents a pound.
Inquiries were put out yesterday for
$4,000 tons OF steel bars to he used IT,
the manufacture OF 3 and 4 inch shrap-
mel shells for export TO Europe. A
manufacturer in Milwaukee is reported
10 have been awarded the contract Ia
machine 1000. 600 small shells for Great
Britain and France. the order coming
through the Midwest Association OF
Manufacturers.
The Canadian Car and Foundry Com
pany. according to reports from Canada
received yesterday. is still seeking to
sublet contracts for some high expiu-
sive shells which II secured eight ct
nine months ago. The sharp advance
| In the prices Of steel products has been
In the way OF the placing OF these con-
tracts AZ prices which would net the
| company a profit In fact. q serious
loss. II, is said. Is likely to he incurred.
The railroad companies are more re-
served in placing contracts for bridge
work than they were Immediately after
The turn OF the year. The high price
prevailing for structural shapes is as
signed as the reason for the smaller
orders placed in the lag ten days. The
fabricatlrg shops. however. expect that
| this retirement Of the transportation
companies will he only temporary. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
iue' placed several small bridge orders
with independent shops calling for about
800 tons OF steel shapes. The Baltimore
and Ohio has placed a contract with the
American Bridge Company for a lift
bridge TO be constructed at Baltimore.
| calling for 200 ton OF steel. Several
other small bridge contracts are on the
point OF being closet BY Eastern rail-
roads.
Steel building work - less active In
the Eastern territory. especially In the
New York metropolitan district. because
OF the indisposition Of the insurance
companies and savings banks to mako
building loans. The impression appar-
emily prevails IN the financial district
that New York building projects HAY.
been overdone temporarily. contrac-
tors. however. entertain the opinion that
American bonds now being returned
from Europe offer a more attractive
reld for the 'cmployment of surplus
funds than do huildlus loans. The high
prices current for structural steel also
are held respons hle for fewer contracts
for apartment, office and commercial
huild!gs, hut manufacturing plant ex.
tensions ar. less affected hy high price.
FOR steel aud less dependent upon fnau.
clal assistance from outside sources.
Tn" Detroit Union Railway Company
has placed q contract with IN, Russo
Wheel and Foundry Company Tor l.UOC
tons OF fabricated steel for Il carpenter
shop to he constructed ~ Detroit TIL,
contract for building the Hotel Waldor,
at Toledo, Ohio, calling for $50 tom
OF structural shapes. has been Awarded
20 the Donovan Wheel and Iron Works
An order for 200 tons OF structural ste.
for a Wholesale grocery warehouse a
Erie, Pa, for II. y. Barr IS UNDERSTOOD
TO have gone to the American Bridg
Company The PENNSYLVANIA Steel Com.
parry has secured a contract for t0(
tons OF fabricated structural steel for 9
mill building to he constructed at Pauls
boro. Pa. Cor l.. +. Thompson & Sons.
Several additional contracts are beinS
placed for buildings on the Pacific coaN
including the Wom"n's Athletic tiub a
San Francisco, calling for zoo tons o
steel, TO be Furnished by Dyer Bros. TIL.
California Highway Commission Ina.
PLACED a contract with the Pacific Rolling
MIL for a bascule bridge to be con
structed at Petaluma, Cal, requiring ?5t
tons OF steel.
Tho Phoenix Bridge COMPANY vii
furnish 600 tons OF structural steel 70,
the Albany journal Building. Steel fol
another Albany Office buiMing for I'll,
Delaware n Hudson Railroad Com
pany, also requiring 500 tons OF stee
shapes. will he furnished, It is under
stodd. by the same f~abrloator.
The bids being received BY the Delh
and Dutch East indies Railway Com
pany for bridges calling Tor $1,000 ton,
of steel are understood to he of a pre-
| liminary character only. Consequent,
there is less spirited competition for tn