INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS. 



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STEEL OTHER THAN BESSEMER. 



From the Association's statistics we may record the pro- 

 duction during the year 1877 of 77,385 net tons of crucible, 

 open-hearth, blister, and puddled steel, against 71,178 tons in 

 1876, 61,058 tons in 1875, and 49,681 tons in 1874. The 

 above-named quantity was the product of 41 establishments, 

 and of the total, 40,430 tons were crucible steel, 25,031 tons 

 open-hearth, and 11,924 tons puddled and blister steel. Mr. 

 Swank's figures for open-hearth steel for 1877, it may be ob- 

 served, fall considerably below the production as given in 

 our last year's Record^ on the authority of Messrs. Richmond 

 & Potts ; the discrepancy, however, is only apparent, since 

 the figures given by the last named are those of productive 

 capacity, while Mr. Swank's figures represent actual produc- 

 tion as derived directly from the makers. 



The secretary of the Association notes that the production 

 of open-hearth steel is steadily growing ; and the same state- 

 ment may with equal truth be applied to all our steel prod- 

 ucts, as witness the following official statistics : 



STEEL OTHER THAX BESSEMER SINCE 1866. 



ALL KINDS OF STEEL SINCE 1872 IN NET TONS. 



PRODUCT OF FORGES AND BLOOMERIES. 

 The product of the forges and bloomeries for the year 1877 

 is placed by Mr. Swank at 47,300 net tons, a slight increase 

 over the figures of the previous year. 



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