New-York tribune., 1879-05-06
The production of open-hearth steel in 1878 was 36,i26
TONS against %. .031 tons in 1877.

The production OF open-hearh steel In 1878 was 36l26
TONS against %, ,031 tons in 1877.
The quantity uf pig-ron. spiegeeisen and ferroman-
vered into steel by the Bessemer process In
the United States 1878 739765 net tons, against
562227 tons in 1877 The number OF net tons OF Bes-
semer steel ingots produced in 1878 1926.
against 5605S7 tons IN 1877 The number OF nrt toms
against 432 69nns in 1877 In addition to the rails
produced there sold or workodup by the Bessener
Works into other forms 1880 net tons OF ngOts'
There were ten Besseper steel works in operation III
1873, the only remaining works the Vulcan, at 81,
Louis being IDLE The works which were III operation
used only twenty cOnVertcrs. Down 10 the close Ol
1873 this country had produced total OF 1000 mel
tons of Bessencr steel rails or tho ten BesSemet stes
establishments which made steel in 1873 one is M New
York FIVE are IN Pennsylvania one is IN oho' ana 'ree
axe in IliinOs.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
table is published in the report showing the details
Of imports OF iron ard steel in recent years.
from which it is seen that we imported IN
1873 more pig iron, castings, and bar iron, and
more cutlery and fire arms, than in 1877, and less
OF all other forms Of ana steel No iron rails were
imported IN either 1877 1873, but in 1876 we i'm
ported 2s7 or steel rails imported 80 net
in 1877 and 10 tons in 1873; in 1876 none were
imported Our imports of pig iron in 1877 and 1878
consisted mainly Of spiegelesen. table of exports
shows that exports OF pig IRON in 1873 were pot
half large in 1877 and that exports % bar iron
less but that our exports OF boiler plate and some
othoT and steel products slightly increased The
exports of iron rails increased from 7445 net tons In
1877 BIOS In 1873. For the first time steel rails
appear among the exports for 1873. the quantity
ported being 249 net tons. There "a decline in
our etports OF stoves from $l4136l IN lSnI 70
500 S37 in 1878. but increase from 6,375 to SO6l IN
the number If wheels exported IL is curious fact
that exported wheels IN 1873 than III any
succeeding year the number in that year reaching
1924 The exports of locomotives increased from "a
n 1877 to 81 IN 1873. and there was also large increase
IN the exports OF stationary engines and boilers. Our
exports Of nails and spikes fell from 1882 net tons IN
1877 $40 in 1S7S or cutlery exported To
value OF S42O O86 1877 and $60,23l In 1878 but
exports OF edge tools ana files and saws declined
slightly in SIS compared with 1877 Oar exports OF
firearms which had 10 SjGj2l4l in 1871 In CON
sequence OF the between Turkey and Russia fell To
SI,S25279 III 1873 Take them all in all, Mr.. Swank
SAYS exports of and steel and manufactures
thereof lave not in late been large as eoud
have been wished has been represented study OF
the details Will, he thinks, To dispel much misa
prehensOn which exists tins subject, while II should
serve stimulate manufacturers To redouDle
hoIr efforts foreign markets for such OF our
iron and steel products be prOttably sold In COM
petition with ike products OF foreign manufacture.