The evening times., 1900-07-28
GREAT Pig IRON OUTPUT
Enormous Production for the First
Half of the Year.
Interesting Statistics Prepared by
the American AsSociation-Over
100000 Tons Turned Out in Six
honths-A Large Increase Over
the Best Previous Figures.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2S-The Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Association has lust eol-
ieeted from the manufacturers complete
statistics Of the production Of all kinds of
pig iron in the United States in the first
half Of 1900, amounting TO 7,64z. .5Os gross
tors. against 6.2Ss, ,1S7 tons in the first half
OF 1893 and 1881. $50 tons in the second half
The increased production in the first half
OF 1900 over the second half OF 1899 was
Sll,OS3 tons The production in the second
nail OF 1899 and the first half Of 1900 az
sregated l4,s74,Io5 tons. The enormous
production Of the first half Of 1900 will not
be continued in the second hall. as demand
has slackened- A check in production be-
gan in June, when some furnaces were
banked and others were blown out
III production Of Bessemer pig iron in
the first half Of 1900 was 4,46I. .391 gross
TONS, against S.ISS. .S67 tons in the first half
OF 1899, and 4,4l3,S7I tons in the second
half The production Of basic pig iron in
the first half Of 1900, all made with coke or
mixed anthracite coal and coke as fuel was
oS1, SOS gross tons. against 4s2. .329 tons in
the first half Of 1899 and 5O2. ga tons in
the second half
The production of charcoal pig iron in
the first half Of 1890 was 1916 gross
tons. against 12S. 49, tons in the first half
OF 1888, and l56.2Sl tons in the second half.
In addition there were produced In the
first six months Of this year 25 O42 tons
OF pig iron with mixed charcoal and coke.
The production OF spiegeleisen and ferro-
manganese in the first half Of 1900 was
14S.1e2 gross tons. against 104 496 tons in
the first half OF 1893 and 115.272 tons In
the second half
The following States increased their rro-
duction Of pig iron in the first half OF 1900
as compared with second half cf 1899:
Massachusetts,. New York, New Jersey.
Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, Texas. West
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin. Min
.sr~-ta, Missouri, and Colorado Thee
States shea a deerase; Connecticut. Penn
sylvania, North Carolina, Georgia Ken
tucky, Tennessee. and Illinois
The whole number of furnaces in blast
on June 80. 1900. was 2S3. against 2SS on
December 81, 1883 The number out OF
blast on June 80 was 12S. against rs on
December 81. 1899.
The stocks of pig iron which were un-
sold in the hands OF manufacturers or
their agents on June SO amounted to sss
G53 tons against 63. .429 tons on December
81, 1899. and S1,220 tons on June 30. 1899.
These figures OF unsold stocks do not in
clude pig iron sold and not removed from
the furnace bank. or in the hands OF cred
Ae'AS VI naAuAsCtuieu DS Io4llhB NIL OWL
ers for their own use, or in the hands OF
consumers.
In addition 20 the stocks of pig iron
above noted there should be added 1854
tens in the yards of the American Pig Iron
Storage Warrant Company, which had pass
ed out Of the hands OF the makers, making
842.SGT tons. which nay be said 10 have
been on the market on June 80 1900.
against 6S.5o9 tons similarly held on De-
cember 81, 1889. and 127,l9S tons on June
80, 1899.