The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-04

not quite i0s thousand tons. There
were 322 furnaces In blast on May
with daily capacity OF 100 thous-
and tons compared with SIS active a
month earlier with q daily capacity Of
los thousand tons
Lake Superior iron ore shipments In
April totaled 1853 thousand tons,
compared with B04 thousand tons in
April. 1918. This il . new high rec
ord in ore shipments for the opening
month Of navigation. comparing with
i.b2o thousand tons shipped in April,
1910, the previous high mark.
A New Record.
The untitled tonnage of the Steel
Corporation has once more made a
new record. standing at $3.50 thous-
and tons on April 80, compared with
1881 thousand tons month earlier
and 4.1s2 thousand tons on April 80.
1915.
Anthracite coal shipments in April
amounted to 4.529 thousand tons.
compared with 6.656 thousand tons in
April year ago. Only one of the
carriers included in the report made
an increase over last year. Stocks Of
anthracite coal at tidewater shipping
ports on April 20 were 361 thousand
tons compared with $40 thousand tons
on March 81
Production of coke In the Connells-
Vile District in the four weeks ended
April 20 totaled Lisa thousand tons
compared with 1,276 thousand tons
for the entire month Of April last
year. Shipments OF coke in the four
weeks totaled 6s,140 cars, compared
with 34.28S cars in April OF last year.
On May Is. out of 1884 ovens, a.
s18 were in blast compared with a.
SIS in blast on April 10. or a month
earlier.
Zinc and spelter supplies at the prin-
cipal market continue to increase as
receipts at that point during April
totaled $50 thousand slabs. compared
with BIZ thousand slabs in April. 1918,
while shipments from this market for
the month were 3sS thousand slabs.
compared with 347 thousand slabs In
April last year.
Domestic consumption of tin in April
totaled 1902 tons. compared with a.
!26 tons In March and s,2oo tons in
April. 1915. Stocks of tin in this
country at the close OF April amount
ed to 2,76S tons, compared with 2,74s
tons a month earlier and 3,041 tons a
year ago. If domestic consumption
continues at the present rate, how
ever. these stocks will be diminished
somewhat during May. as shipments
OF tin to the United States from the
Straits Settlements during April were
only 1880 tons. compared with $500
tons In March and ALTO tons in April.
1918. The total visible supply Of tin
at the close of April was 1879 tons.
compared with 1872 tons on March
81 and 1873 tons on April 80. 1915.
New oil production from the 2,070
wells completed during April was s5
thousand barrels, compared with 15a
thousand barrels produced in March
from 1883 wells completed in that
Transvaal gold production in April
totaled 755 thousand fine ounces, COM
pared with 797 thousand ounces in
March. and 744 thousand ounces in
April OF last year.
After many successive months Of
movements. during which new
high points were established several
times, only to be passed the follow
ing month, commodity prices accord
ing to Bradstreet's Index. have at last
halted in their climb, the Index on
May l standing at $11.75, compared
with S11.16 on April /, the highest
point ever reached. and 1880 on May
1, 1915. This Index has recorded sue
cessive increases for every month since
last September, while in a general way
1t has been steadily mounting since
the outbreak of the war. Apparent
~ we have reached the apex OF COM
modify prices During April the prices
OF 81 articles increased. "a decreased
and 4S remained the same.