New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-23
A YEARS MINERAL PRODUCTION.
THAT OF 1896 THE LARGEST IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE COUNTRY

Washington Aug n-The Official report ths
mineral production OF the United states for tho
calendar year 1875 was made public today ~ ne
Geological Survey. Il shows that since 80 ira
total value OF the mineral producion Of TIE Ca!'ed
States has increased rom Dsa.3isO0o 70 Bs1.ss'~s
IN 1893 nearly N per cent The n1rmal increase
deduced from this record Of nineteen years IS az
the rate Of $4,000 annually but IN the ne years
since 1898 the rate of increase has been nearly
rs co0co annually While the normal rate az m
crease NAV lie somewhere between these ngures
the totals a.e marked by zreat rregulsrnss
From lsei 20 l:s5 the increase was nearly sl""n""
and in the following year the increase vas only
little over 81 ra Con ~vrhe from 1899 70 1895 there
vas decrease owing 10 tie '5usiness depression.
Of over a2 Ooooo From lses 70 1877 the increase
was about IS 100000 about "a per cert while from
1897 &c 1885 the increase vas $500 5'i
The total product IN i3s3 was the larges- N his
tory exceeding that o. 1872 which held ne record
prior 70 1875 by nearly 5000 60 This Is due 70
a general increase all along the lire u mineral,
products. all OF the more important Of these show
ing large increases and almost every one showing
some gain The value ~ all metallic products n
1895 was 1874 $3.50 compared with i@2lsSM N
1897 gain Of 81 se7 s2s Al the metals except
nickel made large gains COPPER lead zinc, slunii-
nun and lntimoay reaching their maximum n
beth production and value but while The amount
Of pig iron produced in ls's was greater than IN
any other wear vet the value q this product was
considerably less than in lsy9 OF Leg afnpush Y,
increased Sr t3l 7ol 1897 this being more than
half the total increase In the metallic producs
from 1897 1856 The non-metalllc products ~
creased from 1927 1865 in 1897 70 &5Z1sssi. ssin
~ 50 012e6 The largest contributor 70 TINS gam
oitumnous coal. which increased from Nls-
67 % 1877 N32 IS 3l3 n $50 gam or sEDs
CS9 The value OF anthracite coal. however fell OF
{ n arly - 10000 The other products showing lnl-
portant gains were stone. petroleum. nAtural gas
and mineral waters.
The offcal figures Of production and value ~
the principal products follow Iron and steel-Pis
iron. Il 773 ga long tons; Bessemer steel ingo's.
$500 OF open hearth steel 2230Zy9 long tons.
iron ores. 70 1889 long tons valued at 22W25L.
Cold. value 81 +63 CO. increase IN product ST.
yer "A AS go ounces. coming value so 81 80. or
pounds value 81 SIS l76 lead 81 25s tons, value 81
545l7j zine 1898 short tons value SO 80;
quicksilver 1902 TASKS value 81 80 CT, aluminium
/ s 10000 pounds. value 81 1900 metallic antimony.
ll10 short value Ss4G55 81 per cent being de-
rived from imported ores. Manganese. 1881 long
tons. value S9155. nickel. lSll pounds Fuels
Goals combined product Of anthracite and bltumi-
, short increase OF siz per cent. OF The
! total l43.7i2ss long tons were btuninous. Coke,
1901 200 short rons. Crude petroleum. 81 534 .5S
| barrels natural gas value S4 600. stone So. :
sO7 e. in value. clays. 100000 IN yaue. Portland
cement 1892 2s4 barrels natural rock cement, 6ISs
424 barrels corundum and emery. E150s4 In value.
product 40s4 phosphate rock. 600se4 long tons
s7352s0 salt 1929 barrels % 2s0 pounds. So :
5i: borax. Il 10000 pounds Nl9 COO pyrite, isS -
! long tons precious stones $40 800 In value asphalt
tum. 1881 short tons S15 $40, limestone for iron
hux rs So tons. worth s. 500; mineral waterA
. % $50 isi gallons sold worth &N5l.33