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cent went to blast furnaces; 19,5 per cent was utilized in 

 domestic uses; 1.9 per cent was used for chemical purposes; 

 1.03 per cent was used for power mills and the remainder 

 went to smelters, railroads, etc. However, replies from 

 only 60 per cent of the plants were received, so that it is 

 not likely that a large number of plants throughout New 

 York and Pennsylvania are properly represented hy this 

 estimate. 



Charcoal is probably used in a greater variety of ways 

 from the New York plants than from those in other states. 

 There is no question but what the greatest majority of char- 

 coal produced in this country is still used in blast furnaces 

 and for the manufacture of gun powder. 



One New York plant screens it and ships it in five differ- 

 ent grades. When the charcoal is shipped it is screened to 

 remove the finer pieces. This is ground up in some cases 

 and pressed into briquettes and used for fuel. Other com- 

 mon uses for charcoal are for medicinal purposes, for poultry 

 and cattle food, in chemical manufacture and for fuel in a 

 great variety of ways. 



Wood Tar. 



Based upon the annual consumption of wood in this indus- 

 try there are 4,808,250 gallons of wood tar produced in New 

 York State every year. This figure is based upon the average 

 production of 25 gallons of wood tar per cord. At the 

 present time practically all of the wood tar is used for fuel 

 under the ovens or boilers. Throughout the country it is 

 estimated that between 30 and 40' million gallons of wood 

 tar are used in this way. In some cases prices of between 

 4 and 81/^ cents have been received per gallon for the use of 

 this material in chemical manufactures, but its use is very 

 limited. It is estimated that some time in the future a 

 method will be found for using this wood tar as a basis of 



