The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
Big EXPORT DEMAND
FOR STEEL CONTINUES
Fully 100000 Tons Of Shapes
Called For in Inquiries
Before Mills.

II is estimated that fully 400, 900 tons
Of steel In various shapes are included
IN the inquiries still before the doines-
tic mills. About half Of this tonnage is
for bars and billets and forgings to be
used IN the manufacture of war NUM-
ions. About one-half Of the balance
Is also designed for shipment into the
war zone. being made up largely of
barbcd and plain wire. TIT inquiries for
commercial forms OF steel for delivery
i"".'o" 'otS and are for shipment all
over 'nc word. Most or tho inquiries,
cSpe''aiiN i"r steer oars ana hillets. are
W'i'Ie" 'vr nus year : delivery. hut very
hiu' Ste"l-that IL IN large amounts
hN''I'pl' Tor i9lo shipment. The
''isrr supply or semi-hn'shed steel
">''"ple ~ me 'en'ra! west recently
,'H'" '"' w aNIhleu on sucn contracts.
''pf, mas 'ahei "p"ut -J'o"o boxes OF
th IlaleS from american mills at 1919
per paS' DON nut several lots or several
,h"usahu BOXES each are reported 10
nave peen sold AS high as 80 per base
Don anu one Iot al 500 Since Ma /.
u estimated ABOUT 5'oo",Voo boxes or
I'm plate nave been sold for shipment
ABROAD
The demand for mig iron for foreign
shipment has resulted in the placing OF
further orders for 500 ions Of Besse,ner
Iron for Italy and 500 10 1000 ton lots
Of foundry iron for shipment % south
| America and the Mediterranean. Rus
STA is also reported TO have taken a
small lot Of metal. and the inquiries flr
France are still unsatished, but there is
no Improvement in the Transportation
problem. consequently blast furnaces are
showing small interest in this prospective
business.
RAILROADS are stu placing numerous
small contracts Tor bridges ana other
structural work IN various parts of the
country but otherwise equipment pur-
chaSes are reduced to very small pro-
! portions. The Pennsylvania Railroad
has placed additional orders for about
eoo tons or small bridges with an In
dependent faoricator and continues In
the market Tor twelve TO ffteen spans,
calling for about LOCO tons 81 structural
Shapes. me New Haven has put out
inquiries for bridge repair work which
VIII require 200 tons Of steel and the
central Railroad OF New Jersey is In
Al chicago the chicago. Nilwaukee aud
81. Paul Railroad has placed an order
with the Wisconsin Rrjdss and Iron
Comrany for a small bridge recurring
ESQ tons of steel and plans are being
prepared for two viaduc,s. each 800 feet
long. required in the approaches 10 the
Union station Terminai. II Is also ex-
sheet Milling for improvements 10 dock
frontage on the Chicago River viii he
required. The Chicago. Union station
company Will also lake bids IN the near
future on an 1 beam bridge calling Tor
LOO tons or structural shapes
ably between $4,000 and 20. zoe kegs
viii be required, although the INQUIRY
- no; specinc. The Nickel Plate Raj
road IL also IN the market for spikes
and several Southern roads are taking
nr,,,s ON tr,ck supuii.s. In In. central
Nest railroads have pu, ont lists 81 old
material amounting 10 about 20. o
tons. Including $1,000 tons for the Bal
timore and Ohio. . 900 tons for the
Michigan Central and 1000 tons for the
'Chicaro and Norfolk. The other lists
IRE made up Of small lots.
me Ca,peh.er steel COMPANY OF i'eAn-
NE ia, mas pIaeeu nm " mn
chIne shop' hno"" AZ pui.u'hs NJ u.
WITH Lewis r, q 20 Apou'
iuo tons or fanr'ca'eo steer VIII De useo'
the Ludlnm steel company az water
wet ~ L.. mas AWARDED Il contract 70