The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31


edness in Europe amounting at that
time to just about the same as this
six weeks favorable trade balance.
Iron ore shipments from Lake Su-
perior points for November were A.
445,OO0 tons compared with 1861
oO0 tons for the same month last
year. Shipments for the season to
date have been 46,00O,0OO tons com
pared with 100000 tons last year
and 100000 tons for the full year
1913. These figures do not include
rail shipments.
The production of. pig iron in No
Vember was 3,037 900 tons compared
with 1,78s,oOO tons a year ago. The
1884, 1000 active furnaces on the first
of the month had a capacity of 1O3,-
100000 tons per day compared with a
capacity of 102,OoO,00O tons per dy
for 276 furnaces active a month pre-
vfous.
The untitled tonnage of the Steel
Corporation reported at, the close of
| asst month was 7,189,OOO tons com
! pared with 6,165,0O0 tons a month
ago and 3,325,O0O tons a year ago.
Orders for hundreds of thousands of
tons were refused because the nils
were sold up.
The five principal mines reported a
copper output for October of $4,000, :
| 600 pounds compared with $4,000, 900
pounds in September and %, 100000
pounds in October, 1914. The price
/ tendency of copper is still upward.
the increase for the year being near
/ " SO per cent. The production con-
tnues to increase, the visible supply
in this country is increasing and the
visible supply of the world is decreas-
! ing.
The crude petroleum output for the
year to date is ust about on a par
with last year and the output for this
entire year is now estimated at $780,
| 100000 barrels compared with 292,-
100000 barrels last year, which was
the high record, and 248, 900, 600 bar
relS two years ago. The consumption
| is increasing and is now rapidly over
taking the production. New produc-
ton for November was $4,000 bar
rels and total new wells completed
in November numbered 1873 with g.
Eo2O wells drilling. 1t will hardly be
possible for the production to increase
fast enough to keep pace with the
rapidly increasing consumption, in
Guiding export demand caused by de-
creased production abroad.
Stocks of tin on the first of the
month were 4,e4S tons compared with
1858 tons year ago and the total
visible supply was 16,451 tons COM
pared with 11,483 tons a year ago. The
United States stocks are 1,s4s. tons
compared with 2, 026 tons. a year ago
] and our consumption for November
was 2,975 tons compared with 1900
tons a month ago and 1900 tons a
year ago. s
Shipments of Anthracite coal for
November were 6,297.000 long tons
jcompared with 1928, 900 tons a year
ago and shipments for the first IL
months of this year have been SO, 1872
900 tons compared with 62,640,Oo0
thousand tons for the same period last
year.
Coke production in the Connells-
Vile District for the week ending Dec.
II was nearly $4,000 tons produced
from 32.113 ovens and shipments were
12,073 cars.
The production of gold in the Trans
vaal for November was ISL, 900 fine
ounces compared with 10000 fine
ounces a {year ago, an increase Of L.
| $4,000 dollars in value of the month s
output.
The average of commodity prices
shows an increase OF more than 10
percent for the year. The price on
| 78 per cent of the standard articles
has increased, 8 percent have remain
ed stationary and Is percent have de-
clined slightly.
The northern pine output for Oc-
tober was 100000 feet compared
with 92,0O0.0O0 feet q month ago and
l97, 100000 feet a year ago. Shipments
were 100000 feet compared with
/ 70,0O0,000 feet a month ago and 49,
100000 feet a year ago, thus making
a considerable decrease in the visible
supply and a tendency toward higher
prices.
The southern pine output for Oc-
tober, was 4O1, 900. 600 feet compared
with 408, 100000 feet month ago and
s7S,000.000 feet a year ago. Ship
ments were 63,O00,0o0 feet compared
with AT 100000 feet q month ago
and $50, 100000 feet a year ago, the
result being a considerable increase
in the visible supply and a tendency
toward a lower price level which
should partially but not wholly Off
set the northern pine situation.
The cut of hernlocks and hardwood
lfor October was 100000, feet com
pared with 100000 feet a year ago
and shipments were 6O,00O,0O0 feet
Icempared with 100000 feet a year
ago, making a considerable decrease
/ in the visible supply and tendency
toward higher prices.
i Cotton ginned from the new crop
/ up to Dec. / is reported by the Cen
sus Bureau at 9,711, 900 bales COIN
| pared with 1S, O73, 900 bales a year ago
and 12,088, 900 bales two years ago.
Domestic consumption for November
was $4,000 bales compared with
421,0OO bales a. year ago. Quantity
on hand in manufacturers warehouses
on the first of the month was 1913
/ 900 bales compared with 1,062, 900
bales a year ago and in public ware
houses 1882, 900 bales compared with
1925, 900 bales a year ago. Exports
| for November were 528, 900 bales com
pared with 761, 600 bales for Nove1n-
i Der last year. The number of Active
Cotton Spind1es was S1,497,000 com
pared with 3O,426,o00 a year ago.
The winter wheat acreage is appar-
| emily about 10 percent. less than last
year and the condition of the crop is
not so good, deterioration having
been reported from many sections
and particularly from the heaviest
wheat growing sections.
Labor conditions have further i'm
| proved during the month and many
strikes which appeared serious have
been settled in record time. Many
threatened strikes have been averted
and labor is practically enjoying full