The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-17
Production and
Shipment OfPOTt|and
Cement in 1914
Figures Gathered by United States
Geological Survey Show Decrease
in Both Quantity and Value Of the
output

The total production Of Portland
cement in the United States in 1914,
according to Ernest F. Burchard, of
the United States Geological Survey,
was Ss,2SO.170 barrels, valued at $751;.
7S9,36S; the production for 1913 was
92,097, lSl barrels, valued at s92,.
557617. The output for 1914 repre-
sents a decrease in quantity of 1885,
96l barrels and n decrease in value
of s10,76S,249. The value assigned
to the production is computed on the
basis of 92.7 cents a barrel, or the
average value Of the Portland ce.
ment shipped in 1914.
The shipments Of Portland cement
from the mills in the United States
in 1914 amounted to S6,437,956 bar.
rels. valued at $s0,llS,475 compared
with SS,6S9,377 barrels valued at $780,.
106,975. shipped in 1918. This repre-.
sents decrease In quantity OF 2,251..
421 barrels, and in value of $685..
500. The average factory price per
barrel in bulk for the whole country
in 1914 was 92.7 cents, compared with
81 .005 In 1918, a decrease of rs cents
barrel. This price Is about us
cents higher than the average price
in the Lehigh district and is near the
average price in New York, Illinois,
Iowa, the Southeastern States, and
the Plains States, but falls 42.5 cents
below the average prize received in
Utah, where Portland cement brought
the highest figure during the year.
Among the States there were un.
important changes in rank as cement
producers. Pennsylvania and Indiana
held first and second places respec.
lively, as for many years, but both
of these large cement producing
States suffered an appreciate reduc.
ton of output. In 1913 the output of
California exceeded that Of New York
and Illinois, but in 1914 this State
dropped from third to fifth place
New Jersey dropped from seventh to
ninth place, having been passed by
both Michigan and Iowa In 1914.
The state of Kansas, which has at
trasted cons derable attention in the
cement world, first because OF the
rapid development of the industry
within its borders on account of the
proximity of abundant supplies OF
suitable raw material and cheap nat
ural gas, and later because Of the
waning of the gas supply and the con
sequent increase in cost of manufac
ture OF cement which resulted in cur
tailment of output, maintained it'
rank of tenth among cement produc
ers and suffered but little reduction
of output, although the price of se
ment here fell considerably below thu
average. Iowa and Ohio both showed
gratifying increase in output and ap
pear also to have kept prices up more
successfully than many other States
In the far West, in Washington. con
ditions were brought into better bal
ance by considerable curtailment o
production and an increase in ship
ments, although prices fell heavily
in Utah production was largely ant
shipments slightly increased, ant
prices were also increased. TIL,
only other States showing increase o
prices we're New Jersey and Texas
OF the twelve commercial district
into which the United States is di
vided, there was an increase in pre-
duction in five-New York, Michigan
northeastern Indiana, Maryland, Yves
Virginia, Iowa-Missouri, and tn
Rocky Mountain States-and an II
crease in shipments in seven-Ne,
York, Ohio western Pennsylvania
Michigan northeastern Indiana, Ker
! ed over his body