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Show EQUIPI ENT ORDERS ; ARE ira URGQt BUBSaMeUM Wu KEW TORK, Aus. sl.-Tke BMOt la-teroatlnc la-teroatlnc developmeat In the ateol trade laet week waa the toeraaaed aetlvltjr on atrnetaraj and fabricated and th terser ordera for equipment nleaatd by the railroad. The bolldtos eoatraeu dte-poeed dte-poeed of Ineludo eoot tone tor a note! In Philadelphia, mot tone for one la New Tork and U(X) tone for aa lnaur-aitr lnaur-aitr bulldlns In Milwaukee. The principal bridge ordera eeeured Include 4900 ton for the AUecheny brtd at Plttaburs and TOO tone for the St. -Louie brldae. With the numerous email ordera placed the dlepoeltlons for the week call for about f.tot tone of fabricated material. ' In eddltton new buelnee he developed for about to.aoo tone, maklnc the totel contralto pendlns "t.QOO tone. Among the principal contrecte for which bide are in are 14;0vO tone for the Ifeneee City Terminal and le.MK) tone for th Field mueeum In Chlcaao. Competition le keen end price continue low. The moet Important railroad eontracte for equipment were 20,000 tone of ralle for the Oreron Short Une. 10,000 tone for the Wichita Valla railway. 4 MX) care and 0 locomotive for th Erie, 110 eara and t locomotlvea for the St. Iyoula A San Frencleeo, it loeomottve for the Penneylvanla, IS enainaa for the MiaaotiH Paclflc, and a number of eaport order for ralle, locomotive and track auppllea. |