Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-24
Facts in the British and American Iron
Trade

There is a general fimness in the British iron
market. The prices for common bar have adynic-
ed from "a 5s to SO per ton and the prices lot re-
fined have Appreciated relatively Scotch pig ana
other favorite brands command Cos; sterling per
ton The present stock of pig metal in Scotland
is about 100000 tons less than usual at this sea-
son. The American seaboard is quite bare OF Scotch
pig, which is quick at S35 per ion, months.
In railroad iron the advance is remarka ole.-
Rails are firm at go per ton. Although new mills
may be started, yet Justin proportion MS they with
draw pig metal from its usual course for toundery
PURPOSES, theyraise the price ofrig metal.
British rails cannot be laid lowniin our north
western interior at less than $50 per ton. There
lis every probability that merchant iron must rule
very high. - :,
We are told that many of The manufacturers III
Great Britain have determined to blow out their
furnaces rather than submit to the demands OF
their workmcn. A number OF furnaces have al
ready been blown out IN Wales. $500
Since 1850 the projection of railways has extend
ed into almost every country of Europe. Late IN
that year. when rails were selling in Wales al the
enormous loss on the piece OF IA l5S the emperor
of Russia ordered l40 600 tons of rails in one pur
chase. France, Austria, Russia, Central Germany
and even Spain and Italy began tolay rails. Nor
way has Just completed her first railway. Dem
mark is making a line ofnearly 500 miles through
Finland. India, Egypt and Brazil have come IN
fortheir fair share, .g,...,...
sa vs. of the manufacture of iron by charcoal:---
Should've ma nufactu1e of iron be entered into
at Detroit, the very best quality of boiler iron,
now worth from $50 to S95 per ton, can be MADE
cheaper and with more ease than the blooms them
Sc YES are productivity the other process Wltl
this understanding the following article will be
read with benefit:
Estimated cost Of making charcoal pig iron at
Dertot, IN large blast furnaces, railroad 10 the
mines and canal built:--
IL tons of ore at SO; 100 bushels OF charc oai
at de- S. 90; fax 500, labor 50, $50, repairs 5Uc'
supt rintendence Soc, 81; interest, general expen-
SEES 81. Total Sl6,70. Cost OF converting into
bar iron not given. Co.:
The expenses otmunufacturng at Lake SUPERB
or is estimated as follows:
Estimated cost of ton of blooms made on the
lake shore: tons of ore, quarrylng an hauhng Il
miles, 50, 81; roasting same, 81, 81; stamp
ing and screening, 50c, 81; 25o bushels c en-
coal, a &c., (actual cost) $50; 2 bloomers 90, :
helpers ST or same amount by actual contract
$sr repair 81 superintendent 81, interest 81, %
general expenses S2-ctst on lake shore, S4O
shipping, freight, carting, storage, commission
S15-cost when sold at Cleveland, 500.
At Hudson, N. Y, are two anthracite furnace!
of II feet across the boshes, which make over Isl
tons each one.7 oil pig iron, per week Inc lulha
ces of Messrs. Cooper &Hewett, which are rur
with the Andoyer ores, are 90 feet across the bosh
eS, and have Produced 900 tons each per week.
The machinery to obtain this requires a1arge out
Law of capital. The two furnaces at Hudson, com
plete, cost S17o, 1000.
Charcoal furnaces would be considerably less
expensive, but though it might be expe'ilent to be
| gin with only one or two, an engine anu oloomln
apparatus ought 10 be provided sufficient Tor laEg
number-N. Y. Express.