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STEEL IS ALL COUNTRIES. 17<br />
eign values. Great Britain furnishing virtually all the tinplates<br />
imported during the whole period of twenty-four years.<br />
1871<br />
1872<br />
1873<br />
1874<br />
1878<br />
1880<br />
1881<br />
1882<br />
Years.<br />
(iros- tons. Values. Yenrs.<br />
82,969 S51946 37S i I8R3<br />
85,629<br />
97,177<br />
79,778<br />
91,054<br />
$9,946<br />
112,479<br />
107,864<br />
154,250<br />
158,049<br />
183,005<br />
213,987<br />
13,893,450<br />
14,240,868<br />
13,057,658<br />
12,098,885<br />
9,416,816<br />
10.679.028<br />
9,069,967<br />
13,227,659<br />
16,478,110<br />
14,886,907<br />
17,975,161<br />
1884<br />
1885<br />
1886<br />
1887<br />
1888<br />
1889<br />
1890<br />
1891<br />
1892<br />
1893<br />
1894<br />
Gross Ions. Value*.<br />
221,233<br />
216,181<br />
228,596<br />
257,822<br />
283,836<br />
298,238<br />
331,311<br />
329,435<br />
327,882<br />
268,472<br />
253,155<br />
215,068<br />
S1S,156,773<br />
16,858,650<br />
15,991,152<br />
17,504.976<br />
18,699,145<br />
19,762,961<br />
21,726,707<br />
23,670,158<br />
25,900,305<br />
17,102,487<br />
15,559,423<br />
12,053,167<br />
The total quantity of tinplates imported in the twenty-four<br />
years from 1871 to 1894 was 4,687,416 gross tons, the foreign<br />
"value being 8377,956,786.<br />
Nails.—The production of iron and steel cut nails in the<br />
United States from 1856 to 1894 has been a3 follows, in kegs of<br />
100 pounds. In 1883 the production of steel cut nails in the<br />
United States iu commercial quantities was commenced, and in<br />
1889 and 1890 about two-thirds of the total production of cut<br />
nails were made of steel. Since 1890 the use of steel in the manufacture<br />
of cut nails has still further displaced the use of iron.<br />
1856<br />
1872<br />
1873<br />
1874<br />
1875<br />
1876<br />
1877<br />
1878<br />
Years.<br />
Keg*. Yew*.<br />
1,824,749<br />
4,065,322<br />
4,024,704<br />
4,912,180<br />
4.726,881<br />
4,157,814<br />
4,828,918<br />
4.396.130<br />
1879<br />
1880<br />
1881<br />
1882<br />
1883<br />
1884<br />
1886<br />
Keg*.<br />
5,011,021<br />
5,370.512<br />
5,794,206<br />
6,147,097<br />
7,762,737<br />
7,581.379<br />
6,696,815<br />
8,160,973<br />
1887<br />
1888<br />
1889<br />
1890<br />
1891<br />
1892<br />
Years.<br />
Kegs.<br />
6,908.870<br />
6,493.591<br />
5,810,758<br />
5,640,946<br />
5,002,176<br />
4,507,819<br />
3,048,933<br />
2,423,060<br />
The production of wire nails in the United States from 1886<br />
to 1894 is given in the following table, in kegs of 100 pounds.<br />
1886<br />
1687<br />
1888<br />
Years.<br />
Kecs.<br />
600,000<br />
1,250,000<br />
] 1,500,000<br />
1889<br />
1890<br />
1891<br />
Year*,<br />
Kegs. Year*.<br />
2,435,000<br />
3,135,911<br />
4,114,385<br />
1893<br />
1894.,,,..<br />
Ki-cv<br />
4,719,524<br />
5.095,945<br />
5.681,801
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