THE MIXING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 1909 



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Classified as to variety the production consisted of 934,274 

 long tons of magnetite valued at $3,043,084 and 56,734 tons of 

 hematite valued at $66,790. A large part of the magnetite 

 (535,812 long tons) was marketed in the form of concentrates 

 with an approximate average content of 65 per cent iron; the 

 remainder (398,462 long tons) was shipped in lump form with 

 a tenor ranging from about 52 to 60 per cent iron. The hema- 

 tite ore, mainly from the Clinton belt in central and western 

 New York, averaged about 40 per cent in metallic iron. 



Altogether there were 12 companies which reported an 

 output last year, against 10 companies in 1908 and 13 in 1907. 

 The new producers were the Salisbury Steel & Iron Co., at 

 Salisbury Center, Herkimer co., and the Ontario Iron Ore Co., 

 at Ontario Center, Wayne co. 



The accompanying table gives the production of iron ore 

 distributed according to kinds for the period 1890-1909 in- 

 clusive. The statistics covering the years previous to 1904 are 

 taken from the annual volumes of the Mineral Resources published 

 by the United States Geological Survey. The production of 

 magnetite as given in the table represents high grade ore and 

 concentrates ready for the furnace and not the mine output 

 which is considerably larger. 



Production of iron ore in New York State 





MAGNETITE 



HEMATITE 



LIMONITE 



CARBONATE 



TOTAL 



























Value 



YEAR 















Total value 





































ton 





Long tons 



Long 



tons 



Long tons 



Long tons 



Long tons 









1890 

 1891 

 1892 



945 071 

 782 729 

 648 564 



196 



153 

 124 



035 

 723 

 800 



30 968 

 53 152 

 53 694 



81 319 



27 612 

 64 041 



1 253 393 



i 017 216 



891 099 











$2 379 



267 



$2 67 



1893 



440 693 



15 



890 



35 592 



41 947 



534 122 



1 222 



934 



2 29 



1894 



1895 













242 759 

 307 256 









260 139 



6 



769 



26 462 



13 886 



598 



313 



1 95 



1896 



.346 015 



10 



789 



12 288 



16 385 



385 477 



780 



93 2 



2 03 



1897 



296 722 



7 



664 



20 059 



1 1 280 



335 725 



642 



838 



1 91 



1898 



155 551 



6 



400 



14 000 



4 000 



179 95i 



350 



99 



1 95 



1899 



344 159 



45 



503 



3i 975 



22 153 



4 4.? TOO 



1 241 



985 



2 80 



1900 



345 7i4 



44 



467 



44 891 



6 413 



441 485 



1 103 



8l7 



2 50 



1901 



329 467 



66 



389 



23 362 



1 000 



420 218 



1 006 



»3I 





1902 



45i 57o 



9i 



075 



12 676 



Nil 



555 321 



1 36a 



987 



- 45 



1903 



45i 481 



83 



820 



5 159 



Nil 



540 460 



1 201) 



899 



2 24 



1904 



559 575 



54 



128 



5 000 



Nil 



619 103 



1 3 a8 



894 



2 IS 



1905 



739 736 



79 



313 



8 000 



Nil 



S .■ 7 041) 





1 »3 



3 ' 1 



1906 



717 365 



187 



002 



1 000 



Nil 



905 367 





609 



3 7 5 



1907 



853 579 



164 



43 4 



Nil 



Nil 



I 018 OM 



3 750 





3 68 



1908 



663 648 



33 



82S 



Nil 



Nil 



697 473 



2 098 



-4 7 



3 01 



1909 



934 274 



56 



734 



Nil 



Nil 



991 008 



3 179 



358 



3 21 



