Imports of Iron and Steel for Four Years. [Volume: 8, Issue: 1, 1888, pp. 57]

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CHARCOAL IRON WORKERS.

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Imports of Iron and Steel for Four Years.
The following table will exhibit the amounts of each class of
material specified which were imported into the United States
from foreign countries during the fiscal years ending June 30th,
1885, 1886, 1887 and 1868.
IRON AND STEEL IMPORTED.
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH.
ARTICLE-GROSS TONS.
1885. 1886. 1887. 1888.
Pig iron,............ 151,959 261,674 418,819 325,517
Scrap iron,.......... 19,841 49,220 245,755 142,087
Scrap steel,............ 4,318 4,278 26,012 13,019
Bar iron.............. 32,756 33,515 33,514 33,198
Iron rails,............. 26 31 17 225
Steel rails,............. 4,177 10,476 77,026 136,799
Cotton-ties,............ 17,006 16,107 12,606 19,061
Hoop and scroll iron,........ 336 113 23 9
Steel plates, etc.,...... 1,074 3,154 15,709 22,421
Steel blooms, etc.,........ 19,016 64,409 285,437 185,040
Sheet and plate iron,...... 6,054 6,153 6,729 7,300
Tinplates,............. 226,408 255,470 255,456 283,457
Wire rods,............ 115,866 135,529 143,991 120,955
Wire and wire rope,....... 1,716 2,604 2,176 3,172
Anvils, forgings, etc,....... 621 843 1,068 1,298
Chains,............ 620 571 718 922
Total iron and steel,...... 601,794 844,147 1,525,056 1,294,480
Iron ore,............. 425,870 701,243 1,141,774 919,644
Of the total quantity of iron and steel imported in the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1888, namely, 1,294,480 gross tons, 474,346
tons were imported in the first six months of the calendar year
1888 and the remainder, 820,134 tons, in the last half of 1887.
During the first six months of the calendar year 1888 our imports of pig iron amounted to 99,753 gross tons; scrap iron, 29,400
tons; steel rails, 44,573 tons; steel plates, sheets, strips, etc., 11,309 tons: steel blooms, slabs, billets, etc., 56,098 tons; tinplates,
145,337 tons; and wire rods, 60,813 tons.
The foreign value of our iron and steel imports in the fiscal
year 1888, including machinery, cutlery, fire-arms, etc., was $48,992,022, against $49,203,164 in the fiscal year 1887.-Bulletin.