Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23
MANUFACTURES OF PIG IRON.
Phenomenal Growth Of the Industry
Great Strides OF the South.

The production of pig iron is the subject dis
cussed in census bulletin just issued. In his
Introductory remarks Superintendent Porter
says: The production Of pig iron during the
year named aggregated 9,579,77 tons (of ZOO
pounds to the ton), as compared with $751; ,o2l
tons produced during the census year OF 1880
and 2,0S2, s21 tons during the census year OF
1870 1t will be gratifying TO notice the great
strides which the southern states have made in
the manufacture Of pig iron since 1880, the TO-
tai product in that year being $50, 4s6 tons, as
against $50. S09 tons in 1880 The decade has
brought about the most marked change in rank
in this industry in the state of Alabama, which
IN 1850 occupied tenth place, with an output OF
62,336 tons, and which now, in 1880, obtains
third place, with an output of 800 492 TONS
an increase of more than 1928 per
cent over the production of 1850.
Inc development Of the manufacture Of pig
iron In the United States during the ten years
from lssO to 1890 has been phenomenal and at
the present rate of increase in production this
country is destined soon to become the leading
producer OF pig iron in the world, possibly
reaching this distinction in the calendar year
$780, During the calendar year 1883 the pro-
duction of pig iron by Great Britain, which has
annually produced more pig iron than any other
country. is shown by official statistics to have
been !, 321 ,563 tons of 2,000 pounds Is will be
seen from these figures that the quantity Of
pig iron produced by the United States during
the census year 1890 was 256.2l6 tons in excess
OF the production of Great Britain during the
caIendar year 1889. No statistics are available
for the output Of pig iron by Great Britain dur
Ing The twelve months ended June so. 1890, so
that comparisons cannot be made for the same
period as that covered by the census statistics"
PENNSYLVANIA FURNISHES NEARLY HALF.
In the report, which is by Dr. VIM. NJ Sweet,
it is shown that Pennsylvania produced L. 7l2, 5iI
tons OF pig iron 49, ~ per cent of the total pro-
duction. The smallest producer was North
Carolina with 1877 tons. Virginia, which in
1880 produced but IL, 906 tons and was in Sc rem
teenth place, appears this time in sixth place
with total of SO2,44 Maryland made more
iron III 1880 than in 1885, but its position has
not improved 1t WAS in eleventh place ten
years ago and produced 50. 864 tons; today it as
80 246 tons to its credit but il 10 thirteenth on
the list
The total number Of furnaces in operation
has decreased from 68l to 562 although the
production trebled in the same period.
THE PRODUCTION OF BEssENKR PIG IRON
In the United States during the census year
1890, which is included in the figures Of total
production of pig iron, amounted to 4, 2ss, S72
tons OF this quantity Pennsylvania made
654 tons; New York, l74.574 tons; West Virginia,
l0l, It's tons; Maryland, T.754 tons; Missouri.
6S,629 tons; Wisconsin, 43, 72s tons; New Jersey.
tons, and all other states total Of a. 900
tons.
The production Of spiegeieissn in the census
year 1890 which is included in the figures of
total production of pig iron, amounted to 49,
Sos tons, as compared with IL. S75 tons produced
In the census year 1880. Four states made
spiegeieisen in 1890, viz: New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Illinois and Colorado, while in 1880
only New Jersey and Pennsylyania vers en-
gagged in its manufacture