The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-23
PORTLAND CEMENT
PRODUCT IN 1872
Estimate by United States Geological
Survey Shows Increase Of Three and
one-Half Million Barrels.

united states Geological Survey up to
January Is, 1918, it is estimated by
Ernest F. Burchard, of the Survey
that the total quantity of Portland ce.
ment manufactured in the United
States in 1912 was approximately ST.
341,99S barrels. 1t is believed that
this estimate is within 15 per cent of
the exact figure. This quantity repre-
sents an increase of 3,413,361 barrels
over the 7S,52S,637 barrels manufac-
tured in 1911, or 43 per cent. The
shipments of Portland cement during
1912 are estimated at S4,750,291 bar
rels, compared with 75,547,S29 barrels
in 1911, an increase of 9,202, 1852 bar.
rels, or 1872 per cent The production
in 1912 was thus held in check suffl.
ciently to permit material reduction
in the stocks of cement at the mills at
the close of 1911, which amounted to
nearly 100000 barrels.
The continued increase in the pro-
duetion of Portland cement is signifi-
cant in view of the fluctuations in the
output of other leading mineral prod
ucts such as coal, iron, and copper. The
curve of production of Portland ce.
inent, although not now rising at so
rapid a rate as during 1909 and 1910,
is still pointing upward and has yet to
take its first downward drop.
Business Conditions and Prices.
Practically all mills report having
to contend with adverse business con-
ditions during the first six months of
the year Prices were lower than the
average for 1911 during this period,
and some plants reported the lowest
prices for which they had ever sold
cement. After the middle of the year
conditions improved materially and
generally during the last four months
OF 1912 the demand for Portland ce-
ment was sufficient to keep most mills
running at full capacity. In the Le-
high district production was curtailed |
slightly in order to diminish accumu- |
lated stocks. Production and ship
ments in New York show the greatest |
proportionate increase of all districts.
In the southeastern states the in
crease in production and shipments |
was gratifyingly large, as it was also
in the vicinity of Chicago, Ill.,, and in |
Iowa and Missouri. Certain plants in
Kansas were much hampered by the
failure of the supply of natural gas,
and were obliged to shut down tempo
rarily while installing coal-burning de-
vices. This feature contributed to the
decrease in production in the Great
Plains States. In the Pacific Coast
States and in certain of the Rocky
Mountain States production did not
keep pace with that of 1911, owing to
the lack of demand for cement for
large public works.
The average price for the whole
country of Portland cement per bar
rel in bulk at the mills probably show
| slight decrease when complete re.
.urns are received, although at the
lose of the year prices were much
better than they had been during the
asst two years
Production by Districts.
In addition to estimating the total
and shipments of Portland
cement during 1912 it is possible to
resent fairly complete statistics of
PRODUCTION and shipments by districts. t
Lehigh District-Eastern Pennsyl- S
ania and New Jersey, which together c
Orm the leading Portland cement man a
featuring district of the United t
tates, produced approximately a. Il
99,523 barrels of Portland cement in
912, compared with 25,972, ,1OS bar e
els in 1911. This represents a de- II
rease of l,522,5S5 barrels, or SO per 6
ent. The shipments of Portland ce- g
lent in 1912 approximated 25,905, ,257 II
arrels, compared with 25,192, AGA bar G.
els shipped in 1911, an increase OF t.
1878 barrels, or 2.S per cent. There g
ere 20 mills reported as active in q
112, against "a in 1911.
New York.-Mills in the State Of
ew York produced approximately A. 8
)0,1S0 barrels of Portland cement in c;
,12, compared with 3,314,217 barrels ia
1911. This represents an increase
1,175,963 barrels, or 35.5 per cent.
he shipments of Portland cement in al
)12 approximated 4,547,195 barrels, 10
impaired with 3,O5S.463 barrels ship,
ID in 1911, an increase of 1,4SS,732
lrrels, or 4S7 per cent. There were W,
mills reported as active in 1912, the
me number as in 1911.
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.-fr FRI
Ohio and western Pennsylvania
ere We're produced approximately
9S9.775 barrels of Poraland cement tn