New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-09
RON IND STEEL STfTIS1ICS FOR 1852.


/ THE PRODUCTION AND THE VALUE r EXPORTS
AND IMPORTS COMPARED WITH 1855
Philadelphia. MAY -.-Ths statistical report of tic
American Iron and steel Association Tor l,,0 has Just
made II, appearance The report is more volumnous
than Any ~ IT, predecessor, for several years II
contains fan Information concerning 3hc coarse II
tLr American and foreign iron trades during 1-99
and In the early months Of the present year. II shows
that l--9 Wa, prosperous year for IRON and steel
manuiacjurcr, on both sides 81 the Atlantic. and that
the world, production Of pig iron and steel ntha year
was much larger than in any preceding year. The
present year has opened favorably. however. for the
iron and steel ndu,trc, Of the United states. Great
Britain and other countries far prices are
concerned but consumption OF iron and steel is
sin active.
The report contains tables showing the production
If iron ore coal. pig iron and steel by all conntr.c
from which appears that the United STATES pU
ducc, 20 per cent Of all the iron that X
! mined 20 per cent of all the coal. 81
per cent Of all the pcirOn and 81 per cent
~ al the steel that is manufactured The worlds
annual production of iron ore i, placed a. 332s9,ooO
tons. Of coal. $4,000 900 tons: pgiron 245s0.oOO
tom, steel lO,5t3.ooO tons. The worlds production
81 p iron Ia, increased 10 per cent since 1873 and lis
production Of steel IN, increased in the same period
1i- per cent. the figures for 1-7- being respectively
lIllT 900 tons and 3O2l 900 tons.
The following j, a general summary of the statistics
Production II pig iron. net tons ioso, 7.2j7. j0';
i--9 -.5IGO7O. Production Of >picgcci>cn. included
in pig iron. ne; tons. less, ji.7G9; 1-S0, ej,s23.
Production Of bar. rod hoop kclp and shaped ron net
/ tons les I.-I9,j-J: 1s-9. 3Ol6.O30. Production
/ If bar. rod hoop. >kelp and shaped steel net tons.
i---. 772oi7: Io-9. loj1i47. Production Of iron
and steel wire rods included above. net tons. ls--.
3I33il: i--9. iO7 .5l3. Production Of plate ana
sheet ron except nail plate. tons, IS--. lGoi2:
is-9 AL 1913. Production Of plate and sheet steel.
except nail plate. net tons lr-,, 2l3.G3i. l,-9.
3l 2-: Production Of eat nail, and spikes kegs Of
100 pounds. lh,-. G.i03.10l: 1'50. jolo,15o.
Production 81 steel nails only. kegs of 100 pounds.
1s1, li33.t-i; l--0. 4.O32.076. Production Of wire
nails, h~e, OF 100 pounds. less 100000; los9.
100000.
Production Of all rolled iron. including iron nails
and extending rails ret tons, l717 I'D. 40. l,7',
,t,cl nails aud excluding rail-. net tons. l's-.
.OI. $50; lon9. l5-i.3d4 PRODUCTION OF beSsemct
u,on ol open hearth steel rails. net tons. l,ss.
52Gi: 1859. 5.3i6. tlodgction Of iron rails. ne.
Of rails net tons. Isl; 1I72iii; ios0, l5o4 SITS
i-S-. &C. So ios0. 7s.53I. Production OF bessemcr
steel ingot, IONS ls7-, 2rl2 800; looo. 32ei,
tons iss-. 2O36; IroO. Il0,4so Production Of
crucblc steel ngotN. net tons. is7s 's..l3: ls,2'
nr 'i'P tons. i1o- 4i.4 I-s9 3734 Production Of
all kind, of crude steel. net tons iss-, 80 .',3;
49, 2;o3 o:o .,p prCaqc5S S of lro" blooms net tom"
Xilrc Of import, Of iron and steel, lsSs. Si2.3li.
$50: I-4o Si1 C27.7I2 Value Of exports of iron and
steel lr9s. @l?.51s.479; l7r". F231i2,si4.
Imports Of iron ore. gross tons, loos. 1,',4'O'
1.Sy ej3 573. Domestic production Of iron ore,
cr,,, tons lss-. l2.o62. $50; 1850. l4006.4.I
Production Of anthracite coat, gross tons. lsSs.
=. ilj.7lo Is-D. 3j.4O7.1lO. Total domestic pro
ducon of coal. gross tons, looo, l23671,111 1859.
Iron and steel ships built in the fiscal year ended
lime 10 lsS- 80: i-6g. II. Miles OF railroad
complctcd. IsSs. 6.sOI; Is-9. 5.l55. Total number
of miles Of railroad, December 81, 1855, l36,Oo2;
irr0. 1851 .331.
Immigrants in the calendar year ended December
81 lsos, 525Ol0; IsS9, 49, $50.