The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25
IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS.
The American Iron and Steel Associa-
tion Gives Out the Pig Iron and
Bessemer Figures for 1903


tion Gives Out the Pig Iron and
Bessemer Figures for 1893.
The American Iron and Steel Association
has received from the manufacturers com.
pete returns Of the production of pig iron
In the United States in 1898 and also com.
pleie returns of the stock of unsold pig iron
In the h.'nds OF makers or their agents at
the c.ose OF the wear. The total production
OF pig iron in 1895 was Z. .l2ij0l gross tons
against 8, l5I 900 tons in 1872 S,27g.s7 In
1891 aud y.202 I03 tons in 1880 The produc-
ton in 1898 was :, ,032 iyS tons or over y Der
cent les than in 1892. This great decline in
production may fairly he said TO have oc.
Cured wholly IN the second half OF 1893, ss
the production of the first half was larger
than that OF the second half of 1892 and
almost as large as tina. the first half of
1892.
As compared with the first half of 1893.
the production in the second half shows a
decrease OF nearly ~ per cent, the largest
senIi-annual decrease in production of
which there is statistical record. All the
states show reduced production of pig iron
In the second hall with the single exception
Of Georgia, which Is not large producer at
any time. Comparing the total production
In 1893 with the total production in 1892,
only three States, Georgia Maryland aud
Colorado, made more llg H. on III 1893 than
in l692
The number OF furnaces in blast on De.
cember 81, ls93, was 1877, which was the
smallest mum Der IN blast ut the C.ose OF any
year. The number Of furnaces in blast on
julie 80 1893, was 226. against % on De-
cember 81, ls02, and 2j6 on June 30. 1892.
The ttocks OF pig iron unsold. IN the hands
OF Manufacturers or their agents.on Decem-
ber 81 1898, and which veie not intended
for their own consumption, aggregated t62,-
Cos gross tons against 5u6, ll6 gross tons ht
the close of 1882. 0y6 33J tons at the close of
1891. and COS y2y tons al the close of 1899,
On June 80, ls!8 the stock OF unsold pie
iron was 5i0, III gross tons
There was, therefore, an increase in un-
cold stocks III the last half Of 1898 of li?. .g27
tons. This increase was distributed among
the different fuels used. In addition TO the
stork of pig iron uusold on December 81
there should be added As. $50 tons in the
yards OF the American Pig Iron Storage
Warrant Company which had passed oiil of
the bands OF the makers, making 7O7, ,3l9
gross toIs which may be said 10 have been
OF the market December 81.
The total production OF lessener steel
inpots in 1893 was 3, l.3 ga gross tons. against
4 ,lbs 43j gross tons IN ls02. showing
decrease in 1893 OF l,Oi4.gl tons, or over
20 per cent. The production in the last
bali OF 1893 was less than one half the pro-
duction in the first half. being ,03l, 4G7
tons against l,O02O9I tons IN first bald. The
total production OF Bessemer steel rails
IN 1893 was J3G, 353 gross tons sgainst ,45S..
's2 gross tons IN 1892. a decrease of 42?,3.0
tons or almost rs per cent. The production
in the first half OF 1898 was 704 240 tons and
IN the second half II was 81 ll3to
The production of Bessemer steel rails
IN 1898 was the smallest since 1885.