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10 U. S. MINERAL PRODUCTION IN 1895. The report of the Geological Survey for the calendar year 1895, just made public, shows that the total value of the mineral products of the United States for the year increased over $80,000,000 beyond the value for 1894, or from $527,368,594 to $611,795,290. The report continues with the following comments: ‘“This increase is a long step towards recovery from the depression to which the mineral industries, like all others, have been subjected. The total value is slightly less than the greatest ever known, which was over $648,600,000 in 1892. In terms of quantities produced, instead of value received, 1895 is greatest. In other words, prices are lower. If we consider fora moment the record of the total values recorded in these reports since 1880, the increase from $350,319,000 to $611,795,290 is significant, and while it is impossible to select any year as a normal one from which to note increases and decreases and to record the permanent increase in the mining industry, still the average for these 16 years gives a fair approxi- mation to what our normal mineral products should “have been half-way between these dates, or in 1888. Comparing this computed normal product with the actual products, we see that the average yearly gain due to the general growth of the industry should be about $25,000,000, or the product for 1895 should have been $670,000,000. The great products of 1892 and 1895 show the ease with which the mines can respond to any un- usual demand. It shows that the capacity is signifi- cantly greater than the ability to market the product. In fact, it is difficult to confine the large capacity to actual requirements. With very slight encouragement the product takes a phenomenal stride. In 1892 and 1895 the product most difficult to hold in check has been iron. This product easily controls the variations in the total value, either by the quantity produced or by the The increase output of iron in 1895 was necessary be- cause of the great retrenchment in 1894. The railroads ordered as little iron as possible in that year, but ordered freely in 1895 to take advantage of prices while they were still low but advancing. This. advance was a marked industrial feature of the year and continued until September. IRON AND STEEL.—The declining tendency in produc- tion in 1894, noted in the previous report, was changed in 1895 to one of the most remarkable increases in produc- tion of pig iron known in the history of the industry in the United States, it being from 6,657,388 long tons in 1894 to 9,446,308. tons in 1895, or nearly 42 per cent. This is the largest product ever attained in this coun- try, the nearest approach to it being in 1890, when the output was 9,202,703 tons. The value increased from $65,007,247 to $105,198,550, or from £9.76 to $11.13 per ton. The value per ton in 1890, the year of nearest approach to 1895, was $16.43. TRON OrES.—The production of iron ores in 1895 was 15,957,614 long tons, valued at $19,219,684, as compared with 11,879,679 long tons with a value of $13,577,325 in 1894. ‘Twenty-five states and territories contributed to make up this total in 1895, an amount exceeded only by the outputs of the years 1890 and 1892. A comparison between the quantities reported indicates an increased production in 1895 of 34.33 per cent on the total for 1894, and with but six exceptions, all of the iron ore producing states participated in this advance. Owing to contracts that were made in advance, the average price per ton of iron ore was not as high in 1895 asin years previous to 1894, but the value per ton in 1896 bids fair to be much higher. LIMESTONE FoR Iron FLUx.—This product naturally followed the course of the iron industry and showed a large increase, or from 3,698,550 long tons in 1894, worth $1,849,275, to 5,247,949 tons-in 1895, worth $2,623,974. GOLD AND SILVER.—The steady increase in the gold product of the United States since 1892 was kept up during 1895, increasing from 1,910,816 ounces in 1894 to 2,273,629 ounces in 1895. The value of these products was $39,500,000 and $47,000,000 respectively. The pro- duction of silver continued to decline and fell to 47,000,- 000 ounces in 1895 from 49,501,122 ounces in 1894, with coining values respectively of $60,766,300 and $64,000,000, CoppER.—Copper production followed the upward tendency of the other metals and increased from 360,- 844,218 pounds in 1894 to 381,106,868 pounds in 1895. The THE MARINE RECORD. value increased from $33,141,142 in 1894 to $38,682,347 . in 1895. All of the foregoing was from domestic ores. Following is a statement of metallic products dur- ing 1895: Quantity. Value. Pigironi long tOnsis:soiee. bie citigo then ee soeap 9,446,308 $105,198.550 Silver, coining value, troy ounces..........-.-- 47,000,000 60,766 300 Gold, coining value, troy ounces..........-..-- 2,273,629 47,000,000 Copper ponnds.iiciacs cue c coe an pennies 381,106,868 38.682,347 Tiead, SHOLE TONSA ro ss ere eta ieee 161,440 10,655,040 Zine, SHorttoOns.. -iscet ok cess he telcos see Sas 89,686 6,278 020 Quicksilver, HASKS: <2 2.022 er es eters Ss 36,104 1,337,131 Aluminum, pounds.... 920,000 464,600 Antimony, short tons. 450 68,000 Nickel, pounds........ : 10,302 3,091 Platinum, troy,0unCes isi i.c.,, vaca erates 150 900 Motel Mois PLS Bn ee, ee a $270,458,979 The production of non-metallic minerals for the year, with recapitulation and total, is given as follows: Quantity. Value. Bituminous coal, short tons...............5..655 135,118,193 $115,749,770 Pennsylvania anthracite, long tons...........- 61,785,122 82,019,272 Bullding stones 25. cows css cae soe aed le ee ee ae 34,688,816 Petroleum: barrels(o. Bsr toes Fak 52,983,526 57,691,279 *Miscellaneous, including natural gas...--.......-....+.- 50,192,174 Motakiee eo ehae kd RTA «Re PER REID od OS $340,341,311 Total value of metallic products.................6-.... 00s. 270,453,979 Estimated value of mineral products unspecified.......- 4,000,000 Grand total $611,795,290 *Norn.—These are itemized in the full report. SANDUSKY HARBOR IMPROVEMENT. Col. Jared A. Smith opened bids last Friday afternoon on the harbor work to be done at Sandusky, whose share in the river and harbor bill is $40,000. The pro- ject mapped out is for 22,000 yards of dredging in the outer bar, 20,000 yards on the dock channel, and the dredging of the straight channel as far as possible with any unexpended balance. It also includes a 1,200 foot jetty on which bids were asked. The abstract of the bids was as follows, and if all the work is awarded to one firm, John Stang, of Lorain, seems to be the suc- changes in price. : cessful bidder. “ al S| 3 (88a JETTY. 5 iS a Eos 5 =} on < Cod NAME OF Bie ee SS Reise Mea este io) =| ee Sev BIDD 5 3 © Se | 5 8 a 3 y a ae ma) §| S|gse| @ | ag) Om! On 4 SO ye eel fan | etn) OR @| S| S\|oMBC] g | 4o)| en) Be B| $| Blsaaq) S | ea | oe Se [o} A RD Iq mM — - i=l James Rooney, Toledo.......... 17c| 15¢} 12¢). 68,833. }.. eo PAPAS. Sat eee. John Stang, Lorain|12%c\12%e 12%¢} 77,000 |$1 09 |#0.29 | $11 | $24,636 Carkin, Stickney & Cram, Detroit..| 14¢] 14c} 934e| $9,436 |1 37% 59 | 10 83,146 . & J. A. Smith, Cleveland ...... 18c| 18c] 18c] 41,300 | 5 00 40 15 61,900 H. Breyman & Bro., Toledo....| 15¢e| 12c| 12¢| 77,500 |......)2...-.]....0. [eee eee W-E. Friday, Pittsoureh ess ese eo eer eee shinee 250 | 1.25 15 61,900 TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL NOTES. The Sintz Gas Engine Company is about to erect a- factory at Grand Rapids, Mich., 60x90 feet, two stories — high. The Pusey & Jones Co., of Wilmington, has been awarded the contract to build a side-wheel freight and passenger steamer for use in Venezuela. The boat will be 131 ft. long, 25 ft. beam and 5 ft. 8 in. in depth. Owners of river craft and others interested in prop- erty in and abutting on the rivers, have petitioned the city of Pittsburg to construct a fireboat. The Waterbury, Conn., Democrat, in its issue of August 5, devotes over three columns to a description of the large establishment of Randolph & Clowes, re- cently described at some length in THE RECORD. Abram Smith & Sons, shipbuilders, hand their patrons a neat card giving the sailing distances from their ship- yard at Algonac to all the principal ports on the Great Lakes. The new Rockefeller steamship Fairbairn, recently launched at Wyandotte, contains two separate electric lighting plants of the Fountain-Crossing Co.’s system. W. Frank West, at pres*nt mechanical engineer with the Gas Engine and Power Company, of New York, has bought a half interest in the yacht-building establish- ment of George H. Saunders, at Bristol, R. I., and the change in the firm name will take place September Ist. It will then be known as the Saunders & West Com- pany. Mr. West is the inventor of the West safety water tube boiler for steam yachts, and the manufac- ture of these boilers will be carried on in connection with the work of boat building. ED Oe ee A POPULAR BOILER. The Alma Water Tube Boiler Co. have supplied the following steam yachts with boilers since the last cruise of the New York Yacht Club: Gretchen, John EK. Reyburn; Arcturus, Rutherford Stuyvesant; Parthenia, John B. Roach; Giralda, EK. S. Renwick; Indolent, J. C. Rhodes; Illawarra, Eugene Tompkins; Corsette, C. A. Tatum; Vesta, Henry A. Laughlin; Orienta, E. R. Ladew; Magnet, Thomas A. Howell; Valina, William H. Post; Chepeta, C. W, Wharton; Iduna, F. A. Foster; Marion, N. Witherell; Kalolah, C. L. Hubbard; Ardarth, J. A. Aspinwall; Aida, W. T. Douglas. This shows how well the Almy boiler is appreciated by yachtmen. SS VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN. F As compiled for THE MARINE RECORD py George F. Stone, Secretary Chicago Board of Trade, August 8, 1896: TACOMA’S OCEAN COMMERCE. Harbormaster Hoflin makes the following report of the ocean commerce at the Port of Tacoma for the month of July, 1896: IMPORTS. VALUE. Two cargoes Oriental merchandise per N. : P. S. S. Breamar and Tacoma.......... $ 680,328.64 Previously reported). 5 gins. se eines 1,433,415.32 Total imports seven months $2,113,743.96 EXPORTS. VALURB. 44,104 barrels of flour to Japan and China $ 120,514.00 2.144,000 ft. lumber, France and Australia 18,808.00 Miscellaneous mdse. to Japan and China. 386,383.00 AG us British Columbia. 25,678.85 26,900 tons coal to San Francisco......... 80,700.00 3,535,000 feet lumber coastwise........... 29,225.00 Moo $ 661,308.85 Previously: teporteds oo. 45... ccs ne 3,177,019.19 $3,838,328 04 2,587,915.93 Increase over last year..............- $1,250,412.11 Inward registered tonnage, 43,456. Outward registered tonnage, 40,575; inward cargo tonnage, 8,435; outward cargo tonnage, 57,806; deep sea arrivals: 2 British, 3 Norwegian, 1 German, 26 American, total 32; depar- tures, 29. Total exports seven month Exports same period last year nme 0 ee 0 te The Canadian Association of Marine Engineers, St John, N. B., recently closed a very successful season of meetings. During the winter season (Dec. to April), Geo. R. Davitt, of the St. John Grammer School gave the benefit of his services to the association in conduct- ing a series of lessons in mathematics, which proved of great value to the members. i TH WRR | WHEAT CORN. OATS. RYE. | BARLEY crt ee Bushels.} Bushels-| Bushels.| Bushels. Bushee Albanyes:ss-- 408s Cis EF 20,000 39 000 Baltimore. . .| 1.405,000} 482 000 639,000 Boston..... 1,120,000 303 000 284 000 Buin oeee. sec: suk 1,165,000} 452,000) 122,000 Sore. AMOAT Por eeckee sel oie see pe prea Ra Nina Chicago cso tect > 13,583,000] 6,402,000] 1,444,000 hs ATOM Us orien wei areigie wes] aces etaie wiera se a: weit eis c/s msi] wan iste elgie rite Cincinnati: Vil .Ai. 8,000 2 000 14.000 22000) RGR Se Deira oe 301,000 14.000 16,000) 38,000)... ... MSP THOA Se ret | cece Soren es Sisatas leas seacace/scesisetesn| Seeaaueeem Duluth and Repent of 6,267,000 12,000 385,000 255,000 a “afloat i Indianapolis. 33 ; ay Kansas City.. ¢ A Milwaukee ........-- 151,000 1,000 4 seo aiiess si cesses ee eka ee Minneapolis......... 13 888 000 15 000 Montreal... 0.6.0 6: 282.000 58.000 NG NOP Ks gaoncsceiee 1,655,000 224 000 ~ afloat 49:000) 202 322. Osmmer Onwitin cckenes 63,000 55.000 PCO Aa een ese 138,000 16,000 Philadelphia... 665.000 224 000 St. Louis....... 1,741,000 831.000 - BLOT Tes |e oe a 188,000 MOVE AOxaia tise ees ae 613,000 71.000 ne Obs iss Pekior sce 4 vse ae MOTONGO (24 oe eee PON See On Canals ccs cach 488,000) 282,000 OnE Alsegr tence. crs 1 387,000} 2,129,000 On. Mississippi... ..Jic.secin. $11,900 eae Canal’'Total. 0... 46,429.000| 12,188,000} 6,945,000} 1,626 900 SS Sod so ene en 37,839,009] 4,613 000] 3,925 000] 254,000 PROPOSAL. U.S. ENGINEER OFFICE, 1637 Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill., Aug. 3, 1896. Sealed proposals for the tollowing river and harbor works will be received here until 12M. Aug. 24, 1896, and then publicly opened: Dredging in Calumet River, Ill. Dredging in Calumet Harbor, Ill. Pier extension, Calumet Harbor, Ill. Inform- ation furnished on application. W. IL. MARSHALL, Maj. Eng’rs. 32-33