The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
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IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS.
The American Iron and Steel Associa
tion Gives Out the Pig Iron and
Bessemer Figures for 1893.

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tion Gives Out the Pig Iron and
Bessemer Figures for 1893.
The American Iron and Steel Association
has received from the manufacturers com.
ple,e returns Of the production of pig iron
in the United States in 1893 and also com.
plete returns Of the stock 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 1893 was Z, ia 502 gross tons
against 8, l5I 900 tons in 1892 S,2T9,s10 in
1891 and {. 9.202, 703 tons in 1891 The produc-
ton in 1898 was ., ,032 4yS tons or over % per
cent less than in 1892. This great decline in
production may fairly be said 10 have oc.
CURED wholly in the second half of 1893 us
the production of the first half was larger
than that OF the second half of 1892 and
almost as large as tina; ofthe first half OF
1892
As compared with the first half of 1893
the production in the second half shows IA
decrease Of nearly A per cent the largest
sem-annual decrease in production of
which there is statistical record. All the
states show reduced production ofpig iron
IN the second half with the single exception
OF Georgia, which is not large producer at
any time. Comparing the total production
in 1898 with the total production in 1892,
only three States, Georgia, Maryland and
Colorado, made more pig on in 1893 than
in 1892.
The number of furnaces in blast on De-
cember 81, 1888 was 1877, which was the
smallest nun Der in blast at the c.ose OF any
year The number of furnaces in blast on
June 80, 1898 was 226, against 25j on De-
cember 81, 1892, and 256 on June 80, 1892.
The stocks Of pig iron unsold, in the hands
OF manufacturers or their agents, on Decem-
Der 81, 1893, and which were not intended
for their own consumption, aggregated G62,
O6S gross tons against 5O6, ! 10 gross tons al
the close of 1892; 596, 1893 tons at the close OF
1891. and Cos 929 tons at the close of 1890.
On June 30, 1873, the stock of unsold pig
iron was $40, ,l4l gross tons.
There was, therefore an increase in un-
sold stocks in the last half of 1898 of ll2, ,927
tons. This increase was distributed among
the different fuels used In addition TO the
stock of pig iron unsold on December 81,
there should be added 49, $50 tons in the
yards of the American Pig Iron Storage
Warrant Company which had passed out OF
the hands of the makers, making 707, ,3lS
gross tons which may be said to have been
on the market December 81.
The total production OF Bessemer steel
ingots in 1893 was B. l23, ,524 gross tons, against
4, 16S, 435 gross tons in 1892, showing q
decrease in 1903 Of ,0i4 911 ltons, or over
25 per cent. The production in the last
half OF 1893 was less than one half the pro
duction In the first half, being ], ,03l, ,487
tons against 1892, 097 tons in first hald The
total production of Bessemer steel rails
in 1893 was 1858 gross tons against l,45S,.
7S2 gross tons in 1892, decrease of 422. 3;S
tons or almost 28 per cent. The production
in the first half Of 1893 was 7O4, ,24O tons and
in the second half it was 1882, lib tons.
The production of Bessemer steel rails
in 1898 was the smallest since 1885.