The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-26
Mineral Production of the United
States Nearly Doubles in
Twenty Years.
IL III! q 7i77..ifs.
The YEAR 1898 WAS A RECORD BREAKER.
All the Metals Except Wicket show .
Large Gain in the Years Figures
-OfHefal Figures of the PRODUCE
ton and Value of All Of Dur Min
cral Resources.

Washington, Aug 21.-ih" o1ilc1al
report on the mineral production of
the United States for 1895 was made
public to-day by the geological sur
vey. 1t shows that since 1850 the total
value of the mineral production of the
United States has increased from $685.
$4,000 to S697, $685. o in 1895, nearly so
Der cent. The normal increase deduced
from this record of 10 years is 1T he
rate of SIS 00. 900 annually, Dut during
the five years, since 1898. the rate of
Increase has been nearly So, 900, JC0 an
nually. While the normal rate of in
crease may lie somewhere between
these figures the totals are marked by
great irregularities. From 1891 20 1895
the increase was nearly Si00.0oO,OO2,
and in the following year the increase
was a little over 81. 900. 100. while from
1892 to 1894 there was Il decrease, ov-
ing to the business depression. of over
S121.OOO.O OO. From '95 to ~ the i'll
crease was about 5000. OOg. about 1.3
per cent, while from % 10 IS the in
crease was SIT. 97O.j34. The 1895 total
product WAS the largest in history, en-
ceeding that of 1892. which held the
record prior to 1895. by rearl: $5G.-
100000 This is due to Il general IN
crease all along the linz Of mineral
products. all of the most important
of these showing larger increases. and
almost every one showing somr gain.
The value of all metallic products in
1898. was $344.O95. 1870. IS compared
with $500. Q $500 in 1885,. 4 gain of SILL
S?1 CPS. All the metals, except nickel,
made large gains. copper. lead. zinc,
aluminium and antinIGny rrpching
their maximum in both production and
value. but while the auI3uI5 Of pig
iron produced in 1885 WAS grp:ute. than
II any other ear Vet the value Of this
product was considerably less lhau in
1890 or 1892. though it Increased ST.
i%4.1O1 over 1897. this beiI- more 1tan
Cne-half the total incrcaS, in he :ar-
tallic products from 1E9r 10 l>G>. The
ron-metallic products Increased from
S527.710,J66 in 1891 10 $S5-.IN..~2. u
gain of $25.O72, 900. The largest con-
tributOr to this gain WAS bitumin0us
coal. which increased from $iir.5j1,-
22f in 1891 to $I32.5SS.3i5 in i~g~. a
gain of 513.OI9.OS9. The vaiu"of anthra-
cite, however. fell oil nearly $h.0aD.-
GOO. The other products showing I'M
pCrtant gains We're stone. petroleum,
natural gas and mineral warcrs.
The Official hgures of production
and value of the principal products
follow: Iron and steeI-pig iron. H.
1924 long tons; BesseuIer steel III
gots. 6.G09.017 tons; open hearth steel,
2.23O.290 long tons: iron ores. -9.21s.-
2G9 long tons. valued at >22.GI2.5I2:
gold. value, $64,4G&,0GO. an increase in
product; silver, 5f.f3s.OOO ounces. coin
ing value. $70.3si.4s5. or commercial
value. $17.345.175; zinc. I15.2?9 short
tons, value, S11.3S5.91O: quicksilver,
31,092 TASKS, value. ST. 10000: metallic
anthony, 1.120 short tons. value $1Sf.-
$50, 50 per rent. being derived from
imported ores; manganese. 1851
long tons. value. S129.1 S5: nickel. 49,
All pounds. Fuels-Ccal. combined
product of anthracite and bi.rmfnous.
1916. 4O5 ,953 long tons. equivalent tc
2l9,914,667 short tons, n 9h per cent
increase. OF the total. ~l4S..i2.S1S
long tons. were bituminous: coke. TO-
OF 200 short tons: crude p~.G'-um.
5j.354.233 barrels: natural c.~. ,alue.
$14.750.000; stone, S3G.G07.2G4 s. value;
clays. S1o.00G.0 900 value: Port.and CO.
InCnt. 3.G92.2>4 barrels: natural rrck
cement. S1G.42f barrels: corundHm ana
emery. S275.064 value; prodr"5. -.G6l
tons: phosphate rock. GOJ.>G-i long
S2.G13.202 value: Gypsum. al
short tons. value S755.2,0: salt. H.
612.G34 barrels of $50 pounds. SG.@l2.-
6oray, 100000 pounds. sI.I2O.-
600: pvrite, 193.2G4 long tons: pre-
cious stones. Sl6O.920 in valua: aspla.-
tum. 1921 short tons. $675.G:9: line
stone for iron fiuX. 5.275.sf9 tons.
worth $2,G3S.0G0; mineral waters. 2S,-
gallons sold. worth $>.J51.s33.
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