PRODUCTION OF STEEL IN 1901 AS COMPARED WITH 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 AND 1900. 6,446, 159 +1,170, 175 +22.2 1899, 1900, 6,256,775 -189,384 --2.9 PRODUCTION OF ROLLED IRON AND STEEL IN PENNSYL VANIA FOR 1901 (GROSS TONS). Value not including the production of the tin plate works, $298,284,259 Average number of workmen employed exclusive of the tin plate works, 86,086 Aggregate wages paid to these workmen, $53,334,787 Average days in operation, 280 Average yearly earnings, $619 55 Average daily wage, $2 21 Average value per ton, $35 30 Cost of labor per ton, $6 31 *For a better understanding of Production and Value, see Analysis of Rolled Iron and Steel, fIncludes 218, 432 tons of black plate and other sheets made by the Tin Plate Works. |