The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13
HILL THINKS PEACE
WILL LOWER RAILS
Advises Railroads to Delay
Placing Orders Until
Next Year.

Some Of the railroad companies in the
Northwest are inclined TO be more con-
sentative In placing contracts for rails
for 1917 shipment. j J. Hin In reported
to have advised the directors Of the
Great Northern Railroad to delay plac-
ing rail orders for next year. expecting
that peace in Europe will be followed
by a reaction in the stee! business IL
this country next spring. Other direc-
tors Of the Great Northern are deAirous
OF placing contracts at once for a round
tonnage. There are other reports that
this Dad has already given orders to
the Colorado mill. The Northern Pa
cihc has given another rail order TO the
Cnicago mill. making $4,000 tons placed.
The Minneapolis and 81. Pau has also
ordered $4,000 tons and the Rock Island
o 1000 tons from the Illinois Steel Com
pany.
In the Eastern territory fewer rail-
contracts are pending outside OF the
large tonnage for the Pennsylvania
Railroad lines east and west OF PITTS
burg. /, is understood that the Penn
sylvauia road Will distribute orders for
about 100, 900 tons of 100 pound sections
for lines east and about 10000 tons OF
40 20 1875 pound sections for lines west
OF Pittsburg. The Philadelphia and
Reading has ordered $4,000 tons. The
Connecticut company has placed an
order for 1900 tons OF girder rails with
the Lorain Steel Company, making total
purchases OF high 7. standard and light
sections a little over 10000 tons. Prac-
tically all Of this will be rolled by East
ern mills, as noted yesterday. The
Bethlehem Steel Company will roll TO-
900 tons Of rails for the New York Gem
trail and the United states Steel Cor
poration about $500 tons. most Of
which will be manufactured in Chicago.
The Lacka wanna Steel Company will
roll $1,000 tons for the New York Cen
trail system. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas has ordered 1900 tons of rails
from the Illinois Steel Company.
The French Government has now or
dered about 100, 900 tons of rails OF
various weights and sizes from Ameri-
can mills, OF which about l40, 900 tons
will he rolled by one company. The
French Government has also taken $50
Dodge cars exported in the last week and
il is understood that probably 1000 OF
such cars will be shipped to France
during the current year. The French
state Railways ave ordered 500 cars
from American builders and 1000 cars
from Canadian car shops.
The I.ackawanna Steel Company re-
ported yesterday earnings during the
first quarter OF 1915 aGgregatinG So
c5l,06S. as compared with a deficit OF
s565,759 during the corresponding quar-
ter last year
The Southern Railway has placed an
order for twenty-five locomotives for the
Baldwin works. while the Ell Paso and
Southwestern IL having two engines
, built by the American Locomotive Com
many Tho laftar shnnQ have nlsn fakay
an order for ten locomotives for the
Peking-Hankow Railroad of China The
100 fiat cars to he quilt at the Takoma
shops OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and
ST. Paul are for use on the Puget Sound
and Williams Harbor. a branch OF the
~, Pau,
Castor, Williams & Wigmore. Inc.
IL reported to have taken a contract fol-
1900, 900, 900 brass cartridge cups and
cupro-nickel Jackets for the Government,
OF Portugal.
Several new inquiries were made IL
the market yesterday for steel forging,
and for round steel bars for the manu-
facture OF projectiles, for the British
Government, including one lot OF 100000
forgings for 90 inch shells, which viii
require about $1,000 tons OF steel. An
; other inquiry for double this amount
was put out several days ago. unusua
difficulty. however, continues to he en-
countered In placing orders for either
forgings or rolled steel for war pur'
poses.
J
/ II. ID. Wood & Co.. Philadelphia. have
been awarded a contract for 25& tons OF
4 to 10 inch cast iron pipe for delivery
at Acushnet. Mass. The contract price
was $35 for I inch and S32 for . to II
inch sizes. The same founders have alsc
been awarded a contract for 1,565 tons
OF Q to 20 incl pipe for the city Of Hart
. ford, the contract prices being $31.70
/ ton for 9 to s inch pipe. 5000 for II
: to !? inch and $50 delivered for Is to 81
: inch pipe.
On April - the city OF Rochester
: ". Y, will receive bids or 10000 toni
!. Of 81 inch cast iron pipe. Alternate
bids will also be taken on approximate,
! the same tonnage VI steel pipe. On thu
I aame day the New York Department o.
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