Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-02
Pig Iron prndnction In 1890.

The Bulletin OF the American Iron
/ and Steel Association says that II has
received from the manufacturers com
plete returns OF the production OF pig
| iron i'm the United States in 1890, and
also complete returns Of the stocks OF
/ unsold pig iron in the hands OF makers
or their agents at the close OF the year.
The total production Of pig iron
in 1890 was 1O,3O7,02S net tons OF
q. 600 pounds, or 9,2O2, 5O7 gross tons
/ OF 2.24O pounds, against 1908, 6j2 gross
| tons in lSS9-an increase OF l,599,O6l
gross tons. or over 81 per cent. The
production i'm 1859 was over l. per cent.
greater than that of lSSS. The joint
Increase in the last two years has there
I fore been over s. per cent. Our produc-
I ton in 1890 was about 100000 gross
l tons larger than that OF Great Britain
In the same year. and il was about GOO,-
900 gross tons larger than that oil Great
Britain in lSS2, which was its year OF
greatest production. Our production
of pig iron in 1890 was larger FOR the
first time than that Of our European
rival.
r "Our production Of pig iron in the
first half OF 1890 was 4,563,5l3 gross
tons, and In the second half OF ls9O IL
was 4.642. 100 gross tOnS-an increase OF
s.. 677 tons in the second half. The in
crease in the second half would have
been much larger but for the blowing
out OF many furnaces in December
caused by the strike Of the Alabama coal
miners and by the financial Stringency.
The check In production which occurred
i'm December has been continued since
the beginning OF the new year. The
number Of furnaces in blast on June 30.
1890. was 500. and on December 81 the
number In blast was 3ll. Since Janu-
ary at least 20 more furnaces have
blown out.
"The increased production in 1890
over 1889 was well distributed through
out the leading pig-iron producing
States. although the increase in Penn
sylvania was exceptionally large,
amounting to 763, 997 net tons. The next
largest increase was in Illinois with 1884,
9O4 net tons. followed by Ohio with 49,
SOS tons. Maryland with l3l,7l2 tons,
Alabama with 1888 tons, Wisconsin
with -, 6O3 tons, Virginia with 1856
tons. New York with -, 1874 tons, New
Jersey with -, O95 tons. Michigan with
los tons, West Virginia with 21,O'O
tons. Colorado with 20,9l0 tons, and
Missouri with II, 800 tons. Some other
states made small increases In their
production. The production OF Maine,
Massachusetts, aud Connecticut declined,
and Washington made no pig iron IN
1890.
The production OF pig iron in Ala
bama i'm 1890 shows very much small
or increase, both absolutely aud rela-
lively. than in either of the two proceed
ing wears. Tennessee, Kentucky, Geor-
ria and North Carolina made only nom
inal progress in 1890, but Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia contributed
handsomely TO grand total Of 1853, 459
net tons for the southern states IN 1890,
against l,566. 7O2 net tons in 1909, gain
OF $50, 757 tons.
"There was a large increase in the
production of SpiegeleiSen and ferro-
magnanese i'm 1890, the production be-
ing 1912 net tons, against S5.s23 tons
in 1850. -, 200 tons in ISIS, and 4',59e
tons in 1857.
"Thc stock of pig iron which were
upsold in the hands Of makers or their
agents on December 81 last, and which
were not intended for the consumption
of the manufacturers, amounted to6sl,-
qqs net tons, or 60S,9 gross tons
against $500 net tons on June 80 last,
s7-. 4Ol tons on December 81, 1889, and
500. sS6 tons on June 80, 1889. In addi-
tion TO these unsold stocks at the close
of 1890 there were at that date in Stor-
age warrant yards 50, 9S9 net tons, max
inc a total of 74l.2Sl net tons Of pig
iron then on the market.