The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-15

Tbrty.one pounds Of iron have been made into
wire upwards of one hundred and eleven miles in
length and so fine was the fabric that . part was
converted in lieu Of horse hair, into barrister's
wig. The process followed TO effect this extraor-
din,ry tenuity consists In heating the iron, and
passing it through rollers of eight inches diameter,
going at the rate of four hundred revolutions per
minute, down to No. on the guage 1t Is after.
wards drawn cold down to No. SO on the same guage,
and so on till it obtains the above length in miles.
Rich as is the Austrian monarchy in mineral re-
Of every description, the most important of
8 the various branches Of its mining wealth and in
dustry is that of iron whether we consider the ex
tetsive developement it has already received, or the
still more encouraging prospects Of its future en-
largeent, which only requires proper to be de-
voted to it, end the many mistakes which at present
attend its management to be abandoned. The pig
iron OF Austria is smelted in 257 blsst furnaces SO
that on an average more than 1880 cwt are the
produce Of each Of these works annually. The cast
iron is for the most part direcs from the blast
furnaces into the mouds. Iron Of the second cast
ing is produced in thirty seven cupoa and nine re-
verberating furnaces and |, Jess considerable in
quantity. The figures above given are very little
disturbed by the fluctuations Of trade; for during
the period from ls43 1s47 ,he imports Of iron ore
ard pig iron, including scrap iron, we're aver
age, respectively, 50,38l cwt. and "a ,557 cwt-the
exports Of iron ore being 907s cwt., and Of scrap
iron 5ll0 cwt; Consequently these amounts cxsr-
else no perceptible influence upon the finishing
manufacture of the pig iron into bar iron and Steel
The production Of malleabe iron, including the
amount yielded by all the various methods, and pro
cesses applied TO different kinds, and for securing
different degrees Of inencss, exceeds two millions
cwt annually. The production Of steel amounts to
PSI, SEQ cwt which Is made OF the following proper
tions:-Cast STEEL 200 cwt.; keg steel 5000 cwt;
shear STEEL 50 go; crude steel, 500; bstered
steel $500 The manufacture Of this quantity Of steel
requires tie conversion SOS 900 cwt. Of pig iron,
still leaving uTon the whole yield Of The latter sur
plus Of 20l GEO c~ts which melted down in the
oupola and reyfrbcrstipg furnaces. The balance Of
trade 10 malleae irou and steel is 10 favor Of Aus
tra the exports showing AL enormous annual excess
over the imprts,
OF The daereo e branches % the iron manufacture
carried IN IN Austria the most important from their
msaitude arc those If Soy hes sIcke+ chaf cutters,
ana wire nns. OF these, immense quantities
exp red 60 eren. parts of the Continent aud even
ind their way into Turkey and Syria There are ITO
ecytte factories, which pr 'dace antnaliY 100000
of SCI thes, 900 600 sics AID 80 - ,sllR cut
tiers, valued at 600 600 OF iqfin@ .uf tGuftc.
tore Ut is carried ON liz lLQ esa fi ss5. lro
SuciBg about so 600 cyt, vaiued MT so 90 FORMS
The manufacture o. nails amounts T. about 80 900
cwt., valued st 040 600 horns The spaller work
shops, appropriated TO other manufactures Ia iron,