The story of Pittsburgh: Iron and steel

Iron and steel (Vol. 1, nr. 2)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

Document type:: Multivolume work

Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831622831

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239739

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Title:: Iron and steel

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 2

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919

Scope:: [ca. 12] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Blooms, Billets and Slabs... ............ .. Flue Dust Briquettes............... .. ... By-Product Coke (net tons) ............ . By-Products from Coke Plant. in gallons Tar............ Ammonia... ..... Sulphate of Ammonia... Benzol....... Toluol. . , Solvent Naphtha. ... Xvlol. 7,595,000 108,000 450.000 3,960,000 2,385,000 1,000,000 660,000 180,000 180,000 60.000 The Carnegie Steel Company formed the nucleus of the United States Steel Corporation, incorporated in 1901. The center illustration of this circular gives a panoramic view of the Homestead Steel Works, at Munhall, just outside the city limits of Pittsburgh. Other very large plants are the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, at Braddock, and the Duquesne Steel Works, at Duquesne. It is the opinion of experts that 659%, of the iron and steel tonnage of the United States is produced in the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh. In the year 1918, the United States Steel Corporation shipped 13,849,483 tons of finished steel, employed 268,710 persons, and paid out $452,663,524 in wages. Pittsburgh plants are estimated to have made an increase of fully one-third of their capacity during the war, and at present have over 1009, of pre-war productive capacity. At the present time it is estimated that the Carnegie mills are operating at about 909, of their capacity, and independent producers are averaging about the same. The United States Steel Corporation has an authorized capital of $550,000,000 in common stock, of which $508,- 302,500 is outstanding, and $400,000,000 in 79, preferred stock, of which $360,281,100 is outstanding. It is impossible to enumerate all the corporations and companies engaged in the iron and steel business, or say how much capital is employed therein, but some of the other large concerns in the Pittsburgh district are the following: The Jones & Laughlin Steel Company has a capital

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