The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-13


every obstacle in the way Of success in the
establishment of this great industry Of the
United States, the work of building it up
has gone steadily forward. The number
of pounds OF tin and terne plate nanufsc-
tured in each of the quarters of the fiscal
year which closed on the Soth of June,
1892, was as follows:
Quarter ending
September 50, 1921. INSTRUMENTATION. SOC go
December 81, 1851 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .tG9 SCI
March 81, 1892. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3oS4 0s-
june Nv lo"-. s~-oesl
Of the s,225,69l pounds produced in the
last quarter over 5000 coo pounds were
made from black plates produced in the
United States. The ceNpetent special
agent of the treasury department who has
the collection of statistics in regard to tin
plates in charge estimates in letter
which submit and will have printed in
The Record that the production for the
current fiscal yesr will be at least ZOE. GEO.
0eo pounds, asd that by the close of the
year the production will be at the annual
rate OF 300. COZ. 900 pounds
The special agent has also prepared for
me list of the twenty-six firms and cor
porations who have produced tin or terne
plates in the last qua -ter, with the amount
produced by each. Seven of these names
appear in the list OF producers fer the first
time, and Mr.. Aver reports that some
eight or ten additional firms expect to be-
gin the manufacture within the present
quarter. Many of the names included in
the list represent the strongest firms in tie
country, several of whom were among the
most ardent opponents Of the imposition
of the additional duties.
I have requested a gentleman who is
thoroughly familiar with conditions on
both sides of the Atlantic to furnish me a
statement of the relative cost Of producing
tin plates At the present time. This state
ment, which j su bn1it and will have
printed in The Record shows the details
of cost in the two countries. These figures
show that the cost OF making &c coke plate
today in the United States is S5.S5 per box,
and in Wales So 20 per box.
A close analysis of this table will show
that the difference in cost is really a differ
ence in the wages paid in the two countries
To substantiate this more fully, / submit
and wi II have printed in The Record taSs
showing the wages actually paid per box
in tin and black plate mills in Wales and
in the United States.
In order to show how completely the
Welsh manufacturers control the price Of
tin plates and how they have been accus-
toned TO manipulate the market for their
own benefit, usually at the expense of con-
eimers in the United States, ! su bmit here
9TH staten Mt which shows s..s 'elative
srice of &c CO plates and 3 ,uer tia
plate bars and tin at London and Liverpool
1t the dates named:
First week in,
ssps, Nay Nay IVY IVY
&c coke tin plate per box Ss.N $4oS 500
Bessemsr tin plate bars
per ton. ............-.-.. ~o.'s Sds4 -"-Ss
Tin per ton............... +5s.45 AiS7 E?.S
BY this table it appears that while tbs
price Oh &c coke tin advanced between
September, 1899, end May, 1891, 6s cents
box, the price OF Bessemer bars declined
g. 81 per ton and the price OF pig tin de-
slined Sl2 rs per ton.
With the decline which took place. in
bars alone between September and May,
pther things being equal, the price OF tin
sIats should aave declined IL c2n.s per
box Instead of this there was An sd-
vance OF 65 cents per box, made possible
By the condition OF affairs in America
the American tin plate duties going ineo
u l.. q.
Welsh manufacturers were increased rs
rents per box in 1891 as compared with
1890
The price of coal also declined IN this
period 90 cents per ton. Wages and other
costs undoG etedfy rerna aimed substantially
unchanged, AZ the wages paid union prsoes)
in TIN plate works in Wales have not
changed for fifteen years
An equally striking exhibition Is made
In the comparison between May, 1854. and
July, 1922. In sai- period tas price of bars
further declined tI-90 per ton. and the re-
ductian IN box OF Tin platas based npan
th!s decline saould have been " cents
box. other things remaining equal. IL
stead of this. til. aetnal decline was s.. 70
per box. o. a reduction 10 tais case q tse
profits Of the Welsh u manufacturer CT 81
cents per box
l. is evident from these statements that
the Welsh prices srs pat up ard down IN
rexpouse 70 existing exa.eEcies In ID.
United SAFES When tAe prophecies 81
their allies on this side 0, the wstsr in ~
gard "a biEn prices were 20 he vsEsted
prices were pat up 80 cssts per boz IN tia
fsce Il sharp sseIiDe IN materials. but
when American .aaRafscnrsTs are 70 -
discouraged and. IL pe.=sisks. driven cut q
she market 81 the eve % AT eiect3sa, iae
Erics IS pat Gswa s. % egrFsoI
TIE IN plate Industry q the United
ss;atss i TOW so accomplished fact BGs
ore thinx = necessary for ~ tFis n rs2ol
succss-. sSa teal Il tEe naz.Gs<1ssce u
TIE prs.eefIre duties
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