New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-28

OF the total production OF pig iron in 1880, 1sO765l
net tona we're made with anthracite coal; i,SooZoo
tons with bitumnous coal and coke; and o3Iooo tons
with charcoal The increased production OF the year
over the product Of 1879 very evenly divided among
the different fuels u.s. however worthy OF notice that
the production charcoal pig iron has Increased pdr
nnss with that OF anthracite aud bituminous pig iron
In the four years preceding 1880 1t had declined rea
lively as compared with its two rivals The charcoal
iron product of 1880 has only twice been exceeded IN
our historyn 1878 1874 when the production was
respectively 577 and 578557 net tons. As has here
tofore been the case some anthracite furnaces
used more or less coke III 1880 as mixture, ana a
smaer hummer Of btumnous furnaces used anthracit
ga mixture The exact quantity of pig ron produced
in 1880 with this mixed fuel was 7l4,63l net tons.
Tyenrytbree States made pig iron In $780, one more
than in 1879 Minnesota entering the list for the first
time with her Duluth charcoal furnacethe pioneer we
have no doubt of many other iron enterprises WITHIN
since 1871 Oregon with her Oswego charcoal furnace
doubled IN 1880 ner production Of 1879 Another stste
be put in blast. California and Washington Territory
getting ready to make pig 1 furnace sa No ea na
iron since 1876 but the largest and best OF Its two FUR
naces at Ogden, Is likely to be blown In this
Every State IN the Union which made pig iron in 1879
sn o %a Sns ssS Vsn made net tons In
1879 and 70,338 tons IN 1880 In 1879 PENNSYLVANIA
proddcticn declined relatively TO ASH por cent Ohio
made sharp advance In 1880 upon her record OF
percentage OF the total product Of the country was
age 1910 The states which ranked next to Penn.
syiyanla anu Ohio in production IN $780, and which
produced 100000 tons each. were New-YOrk New
Jersey. Michigan, illinois and Missouri, In the order
named
There was gratifying increase in 1880 in the produc
ton OF spegelesen. The product 10 603 net tons,
against Is 931 1879 1904 tons IN 1873 ss15
TONS IN 1877 GIG 1876 and 1892 tons IN 1870
The product OF 1850 was made by the NewJersey Znc
COMPANY ana the oxford Iron Company, In New-Jersey
ana 6y tue Bethlehem Iron Company. the Cambria Iron
Company and the Edgar Thomson steel Company III
The stocks OF domestic pig iron on hand and unsold IN
the bands Of makers or their agents a the close oil 1850
aggregated 4b665s net TONS against lal8Ia toIS 49,,
1879, 574,665 tons in 1873, 642,3ol tons IN l5aI,
6a6,79S tons 1875 76O9Os tons in 1870 ana 7Soe4
tons In 1874. ooo 49,
The consumption OF pig iron in 1880 can only be ap-
proxmaed. We produced 1885 19l gross TONS ana I'M
ported, u nearly now be ascertalned, 7OVOOO
tons giving total supply OF 4535 191 gross tons. We
Increased the stocks VI domestic pig iron during the year
the difference between 1864 gross tons held at the
close OF 1870 and gross tons held at the coLe OF
1880, or 2sl 1856 IONS There also remained IN ware
house at tue close of 1880 1644O4 gross tons OF I'M
por pig iron Adding the increase OF domestic stocks
10 the warehouse stocks have 445640 gross tons 10
be Deducted from the total supply, which gives us
4Os965I gross the probable consumption OF the
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