The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-12

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LackdWanna -. ......... ......,.. 6,l29261
The 1895 production and the reserves
of each region follow:
Total mined, Reserves,
1899. tons. years.
wyoming ...........24, ,G9l go -
l.ehlSh ;;...,........ 6,S2 i'S 60
NCHuy Ihlli ...........ll ,-,N,tW "
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has made a dill
igent inquiry on the much mOoted
question, the annual consumption of
wheat per capita. There is no doubt
mat the use Of this cereal has increased
largely in recent years. and the result
of the present Investigation increases
the estimate of our Agricultural de-
nartmcnt and thai of English author
tiles. EradStreet's sums NJ as follows:
II the 1856 pounds of flour in the aver
age barrel require i.i0 bushels of wheat
III its manufacture. then one pound OF
flour is the equivalent of i.346 pounds
Of wheat and the 2iO pounds of wheat
Hour which this inquiry seems to mdi-
cate to be the average annual consump-
tiun per capita. are equivalent to 32S %
wheat of sixty pounds each. or l.22i
barrels of flour. For those who choose
to consider i.40 bushels of wheat to
the barrels of flour too low. notwith-
standing the opinions offered by numer-
Gus millers. like calculation may be
worked cut by such as prefer to use
4.5 bushels as the equivalent of a bar
rel of flour, or a higher proportion, but
the result in either case will be that
instead of the average annual consump-
ton per capita being 4.5 bushels of
wheat, as Mr. Atkinson has said was
well ascertained," or 2-3 bushels of
wheat, as the Agricultural department
has believed it to be. il is about 5.3S7
bushels, a little more than one and
onefitth barrels of flour per annum.
IRON AND STEEL.--With weak
market for pig iron, production. says
Dun, much exceeding present consump-
tion. purchases and orders are gener-
ally held back. so that buying falls
much below actual consumption.
Whether this will end by decrease of
consumption at prices demanded or by
increase of buying is the problem.
Doubt whether new combinations will
be able to control markets causes post
ponement of many purchases and or
deis, and while their strength is thus
tested, more mills are obliged to close,
including some like the Springfield Iron
Works of Illinois, which stop for the
first time in their history. Nails have
neen raised TO 2.oo Tor WIRE against
10 cents year ago, ana 2.3O lor cut
against 20 cents year ago. ana many
additional concerns are going into the
manufacture. Bar makers are de-
manding IL GEMS Tor IRON against l
aJ. lN.,,,
cent a year ago; althouSn steer pars
are pelhS generally purchased IN pref
erence at LILO cents by implement ana
car makers. Rails are held at Wy
AGAINST VIZ a year ago. with sales noted
at the west. Finished products are
all weak and irregular In price, with
numerous concessions to erect sales.
blllels are sun suoniled by hlonleireh
AT IlttSpuig az $i'oe, ana southern
pig NO. Is Soid at 30 cents peioW the
price Tor Northerh, Whiie Grey forEe
Is 90 cents lower Ihe average OF all
quotations is raised nearly .S OF ! per
cent by Inc acton OF various POOLS
u. u II
RAILROAD EARNINGS.-The aG-
gregate of gross earnings of all rail-
roads in the United States reporting for
April or q part of the month is $2S 23e.-
2j3, an increase Of 2.S per cent. COM
pared with corresponding period in 1893
All classes of roads continue to re-
port a loss compared with 1893, espe-
cially Pacific, Changers, South West
ern and roads classified ars other East
| ern. Changers. other Western, South
| ern and Pacific roads report gain
over last year. Compared with pre-
ceding months this year, for practically
the same roads. the gain over last year
| is less than for any other month, while
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