The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-09
HARDwAREAND METALS

President Samuelson, in his address be.
fore the Iron and Steel institute of London,
presented some interesting facts relative to
the increase in the worlds consumption of
iron within the past few years. In 1869 the
output OF pig-iron was, in round numbers,
lO,5OO GOO tons, which amount was increased
in 1889 to 2O,50O,0OO tons. The blast-fur-
naces in 1863 averaged only little over $50
tons per week, with a temperature of blast
about 500 degrees Fahr In 1882 the aver
age output per week was 800 tons, some
furnaces reaching as high as 100 per week,
while the blast in some furnaces attains
1000 degrees Fair. A large amount of the
increased consumption of pig is due TO the
development of railways, which have in
creased some lO5 600 miles since 1872. Dur
Ing the above period more than ,00O, 900
tons OF pig have been used in shipbu,lding.
The growth of the Bessemer steel trade is
enormous. In 1869 the production was
400 600 tons. In 1889 it was more than g.
coo 900 tons. The increase in the output
OF open-hearth steel, while not being as
large Us that OF the Bessemer, is still won
dertully great, reaching from very small
beginning In 1865 to about $4,000 tons in
lSS2. Mr.. Samuelson places the production
OF wrought iron in 1868 at 5000 600 tons,
and estimates the output in 1869 at {, 0OO, 900
tons.
MIR. Samuelson, speaking of England and
her share in increased production, says. at
Is difhcult to imagine what would have
been the state of the iron industry in this
country II we had been called upon to sup
ply our full proportion of the enormously
increased demand for iron. To meet that
proportion the British production of pig.
iron should have been closed at IL 900 600
tons IN 1852, a drain on our mineral re
sources which can not be replaced, and
which, especially II continued In the same
ratio, would have been anything but desir-
aole; fortunately, as | am disposed to
think,, other countries have contributed
more than proportionate amount to the
increase In the worlds demand; and, par.
auoxical as IL may appear, 1t is possible
mat, 10 this country at least, the encour-
anement given by protective duties to the
production OF iron abroad have been bless
ing in disguise"
ro-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
Axes-Collins' per dozen, 300; Gold Dollar pc,
dozen Soo; Diamond, Edge per dozen, lO.oc;
shovels and Spades Rowland's, discount &c
Per cent Ames list steel goods, discount 4oand
slillets and lids So per pound; sugar kettles
Scales Fairbanks discount Is pei cent.
Howe discount rs per cent.
Tin plate-l. @, l0Sl4 per box, 800; I O.. AZ
~ per box, 500; Terne, l4x20 per box. 7.to;
Terne, 20x2s, per box, 1880.
Tinwere.--pieced discount so per cent,
Mmped, discount 40 per cent.
pound. wv
No. l duck horse COLLARS 90 per dozen.
u hames-two loop 5, per dozen, three loor.
) % per Dozen
Iaeks,-in boxes 100 papers. $50 per bog.
Grub hoesnper dozen, 400; railroad plcka
Mattocks-per dozen, ll.OO,
PLAerER PARis-Per barrel NGD< so.
RUBBER Belting-Discount SO per cent
Nails. IS rate.
Sheet iron-1 B, %; galvanized, discount q
HEAVY HARDWARE.
Shafts, finished, o. poles, sls. &c. Single.
2;@; Wagon tongues, TO- % Hickory aslss,
n.y.. Soisers, ~. Coupling poles 4.7b,
gpokes XXX, select AIS; Xxx, $50 Sawed
,elloes, ~, N; 2 200 Bowdon Shoes 500,
Northveytem horse nails. No. q g. 90 4, $50, q
-; Bar IRON, Y rata Flow steel 70, spring
BuesIEs-9rade B and spring, top eoo0i0e do
oncn Uo@S9 90 side springs top ti0O@iS6 do
s,,9e oar ylooolS9 do phaetona, Si2So i60 grsds
Side sprtnG, ut0020 do pfacton1 oi6Od13nn
bump esAt buGsieA oi7S025& platform Sprinso
UAsoasR Urss pfins waaona oeooIR.