A Decrease in the Prices Fixed by the Last Contract.
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Half a million dollars’ worth of contracts for steel forgings a were given out at the Navy Department to-day. These contracts will furnish the material for the gnus for the latest battle ship, the cruiser Brooklyn, the three gunboats, and the Essex. The Midvale Steal Company and the Bathlehem Iron Company get the contracts, each firm receiving nearly an equal share in the amount to be expended for this material. Source : query.nytimes.com |