The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-14
AMERICAN TIN PLATE.
A Growing and Promising Indus.
try Of the United 5tatee
Large Increase for tho Past Year In tho
Production Over That Of the Previous
Year-Report to the Treasury
Department.

Special Treasury Agent Aver has sub
| mi:ted to the department his report
covering the domestic output of tin and
terne plates for the last fiscal year, and
showing large increase IN the produc'
ton over that Of the previous year
From the statistics it appears that 90
out of the SO firms reported as produc'
| ing, used wholly American-rolled
| sheets, which form the body of the coat
ed plates, and thg. less than two PEI
cent. Of the largely increased prod.
uct was made from imported sheets
The increased use of American steel
by stamping compa MES in the manufac-
ture of articles stamped into forms
and afterwards timed is notable. Dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896,
the production in the United States OF
commercial tin and terne plates was
3o7 ,22s, ,631 pounds, against 193, 1901, ,073
pounds produced during the previous
fiscal year, showing an increased pro-
duction of more than IS per cent.
Of the production for the year, 3o3,-
os2 2,O9s pounds, or more than 9sla Per
cent, were made from sheets rolled in
the United States. against about SO per
cent, made from such sheets during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1895.
More than sc per cent. of the produc-
ton belonged to the class of plates
weighing lighter than 63 pounds per
100 square feet, the proportion being
about the same as that for the previous
fiscal year.
OF the entire production, 60 per cent.
consisted of tin plates, against 62 per
cent. for the previous year.
The report embraces the production
of SO firms, the output OF two firms
which were producing, but made no re-
port, not having been considered.
The quantity of American sheet iron
and steel made by stamping and other
manufacturing firms into articles and
wares which wers afterwards timed.
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1896,
was 1o,5s6,11o pounds.
This shows e. use of American sheet
iron and steel in this class of manu-
factures, 4,3oO,770 pounds in excess of
that for the year inr1nediasely preced-
ing, and 3,s41,e 1922 pounds In excess OF
the average for the four previous years.
The total production of black plates
in the United States during the fiscal
year was 334,014,79s pounds, showing
an increase over 1895 of 148,443, ,319
pounds, or about so per cent
Thirty-six rolling mills were pIoduc-
ing black plates during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1895. against % that
were producing during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1895.
Of the SO firms reported as produc-
ing commercial tin and terne plates
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1896, so used wholly American
plates, with an output Of 291, ,725, ,467
pounds, and three used both American
and foreign plates, with an aggregate
output of 15,5o3, 154pounds. of which II, =
27s,631 pounds, or about 73 per cent,
were made from American black plates.
No firm used wholly foreign plates.
The total imports during the fiscal year
were 3s5,O7O,372 pounds, and the ex-
ports 137,659,77o. The total domestic
production was 3o7,22s.621. which
leaves the approximate consumption in
the United States, 554, 500 .214 pounds,
while the annual capacity of the mills
established and in course of construc-
ton June 80, 1896, was about 5s5 100000
Wounds