Show ME I. FOR FLUXING RUNS INTO MilLIONS Production of oC limestone used for tor flux In the tho United States greatly sur sur- surpassed passed even en the tho record production of oC 1916 showing an increase of oc long Ion tons tons or 7 per cent in quantity and of or in value These In Increases Increases increases In- In creases followed increases of ot 24 per pcr percent percent cent In quantity and 44 4 per cent in value in 1916 InC and of at 2 21 I per cent in quantity and 23 3 per cent in value In- In 1915 The average price In 1917 was 73 cents a L long ton compared d. d with 69 cents In 1916 and 51 cents In 1915 Production in 1916 was reported from three thirty stat states In 1917 from thirtyfour thirtyfour thir thir- four ty-four states Nevada reporting production production production pro pro- for the tho first time In 1917 as ns asin asin in 1916 five states produced more than long tone Alabama rising above that figure and Illinois falling I below Five states stales exceeded In 1917 1911 whereas only three exceeded that value In 1516 1916 Utah's production was tons valued at in 1917 or a little less than in 1916 Of Ot the tho two twenty-two states whoso whose In Individual individual In- In dl production Is shown nine showed decrease in quantity but ani only three show showed cd decrease In value The nine states whoso whose quantity decreased included Pennsylvania and New York In inthe tho the east cast Wisconsin Illinois and Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Juck In the central region and Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Montana Utah and California Ir inthe in inthe the west Pennsylvania fell below the thc ton mark which It passed In 1916 but Its output was still moro than double that of ot tho the second state Ohio and nearly three times that of ot tho the third state stale Michigan Tho The combined increase In quantity for Ohio and Michigan was wa nearl nearly four foul times tho the combined decrease decrease de de- crease creaso of at Pennsylvania and Now New York New Now Yorks York's output had also decreased In 1916 Tho The three central states stales Wisconsin Wis Wis- is- is Illinois and Kentucky though showing a decrease In production Iff iR 1917 wore still sUII far ahead of ot 1915 Only a n. small part of ot their decrease in 1917 ff t b h. h I 1 I I. I d t i nt t w as 3 o u. u ui sa u uy y f 1 gans lit nac uI saes but their total loss was less than 10 per cent of tho the gains of ot Ohio and Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan which can supply tho the same markets markets mar mar- mar In the Great Lakes region Tho The combined decrease of tho the four western states stales mentioned mention cd was nearly double the Iho gain made b by other western states and tho the loss of ot Montana alone long Jong tons was moro more than 60 50 per cent greater creater than this gain Tho The states showing the tho most sulking striking sulk strUt ing Increase were Ohio New Jerse Jersey and am Maryland Marland in tho cast east Tennessee and Alabama labama In the tho south Michigan and In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana In the tho central contral region and Arizona and Washington In to the west Maryland l whoso whose output rose from rom less than long tons In 1913 1915 to more than Jon long tons In 1916 made mado a further gain I of 2236 2 6 lon long tons In 1917 and Its value passed the tho mark West cst Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia which passed the tho ton mark In 1916 made a n. further gain aln of at 1 lon long tons In 1917 1917 and tho the value of at Its Us output passed well beyond 1000 Alabama produced moro more than 1 long tons and tho the value of or Its product exceeded for the first time Michigan gained tong long tons tong in 1917 continuing her steady Increase in increase In- In crease creaso in output sin since co 1913 tho the year In which this Industry was begun In the tho state Arizona and Washington more than doubled tho quantity and value of ot their output In 1917 |