Régime des chambres de commerce

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Identifikator:: 834582015

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-77707

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Régime des chambres de commerce

Place of publication:: Paris

Publisher:: Libr.-impr. réunies

Year of publication:: 1894

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (390 S)

Collection:: Economics Books

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MINERAL PRODUCTS. 31 5 per cent of the total output—not sufficient to take care of the surplus production in a year of great activity. There seem to be excellent reasons for stimulating the export trade in cement as rapidly as possible, for, although the export of a relatively bulky and low-priced material such as cement does not promise large direct profits to an individual producer, indirectly the creation and maintenance of an export trade should benefit the indus try at large through the opportunity afforded of disposing of surplus stocks and thereby tending to maintain steadier prices. American manufacturers have not yet made the most of their opportunities to establish greater export trade. Statistics show that the export of cement from England, Germany, Belgium, and France not only have been considerably greater than those from the United States, but have borne a much higher ratio to the production in these countries. The quantity of cement exported by France in recent years is estimated to have reached at least 23 per cent of her production, and that of Germany about 17 per cent. There are few cement plants in South American countries, and in the past these countries have been supplied mainly from Europe. There is evi dently an opportunity now for the cement industry of the United States to secure this trade. The extent to which we have made our selves independent of foreign cement in times of peace is shown by the fact that 20 years ago our domestic product was less than one-fifth (18.2 per cent) of the consumption. In 1913 our imports were less than 0.1 per cent of the domestic production, and our exports were from 30 to 40 times the imports. BARYTES. Since the outbreak of the war in Europe many American users of foreign barytes have been forced to look at home for their future supplies, and it may be well to inform the general public that there is undoubtedly a good supply of barite in this country. Barites has a wide variety of uses in the manufacture of paint, lithopone, Wall paper, glass, artificial ivory, insecticides, fertilizer, etc. The largest consumers of barytes are the manufacturers of " ready mixed” paint and of lithopone. The largest plants at which these products are made are near the Atlantic coast. In 1912 the United States produced 37,478 short tons of barytes, Valued at $153,313, or $4.09 a ton, and imported 26,186 short tons of crude barytes, valued at $52,467, or $2 a ton. In 1913 the domestic production was 45,298 short tons, valued at $156,275, or $3.45 a ton, and the imports of crude barytes were 35,840 short tons, valued at $61,409, or $1.71 a ton. From these figures it can be readily seen that the users of barytes located on the eastern seaboard have been

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