Show PORTLAND CEMENT production complete statistics for the year 1911 were received by the united states geological survey during the month of january from about 70 per cent of die che portland cement manufacturers in the united states based on these returns an estimate has been made by ernest F burchard of the U S geological survey of the entire entice output for the year it is believed that this estimate is within 2 per cent of the exact quantity of portland cement manufactured in 1911 there was apparently a slight increase in the production of 1911 over that of 1910 amounting to about barrels approximately barrels having been made in 1911 as compared with barrels in 1910 this represents an increase of only 17 per cent as compared with the increase of per cent that occurred in 1910 over the previous year the figures for 1910 and 1911 are so close that when complete returns are received possibly a slight decrease in production may be shown the average factory price per barrel not including packages was cents in 1911 as compared with cents in 1910 a decrease of 24 cents per barrel or per cent in place of the five geographical districts formerly considered by the survey the united states has been divided into 11 subdivisions based on the grouping of plants in direct relation to the trade territory covered by each group this grouping is also more logical when the raw materials are considered for instance the plants in northeastern indiana using marl are grouped with the michigan plants many of which use marl and the plants in southern indiana and northern kentucky all of which are near ohio river and all of which use hard limestone are grouped together plants near chicago whether in illinois or indiana are logically grouped together because of their nearly equal freight rates the southeastern heastern states in which plants use mostly appalachian limestone are grouped together and texas has been transferred to the group of great plains states with which it more logically belongs plants between missouri river and mississippi river in missouri and iowa are grouped to gether and the plants in the rock mountain states are considered in a separate group an attempt h iras has as been made to estimate the shipments of cement by districts for 1910 and 1911 but with regard to such statistics there are fewer data and the figures are not regarded as quite so acau rate as those of production 1911 was the first year in which inquiries have been made by the survey with regard to stocks on hand according to returns received there were decreases in p pu auction in the following f ol lowing districts lehigh kentucky and southern indiana and in the great plains and mountain states the increases increase s recorded were in new york ohio and western pennsylvania michigan and northern indiana illinois and northern indiana the southeastern states iowa and missouri and in the pacific coast states slightly better prices were realized in the lehigh district new york and on the pacific coast but in michigan and northeastern indiana illinois and northwestern indiana and in the great plains and mountain states the average price was lower than in 1910 but in western pennsylvania and ohio southern hern indiana and kentucky the southeastern states and in iowa and missouri the price remained about the same the apparent increase in average price per barrel in the lehigh district and new york is due to the fact that many producers reports took no account of the increases of 8 cents per barrel allowed consumers for return of sacks in 1911 considering si this difference in allowance for bags the average price for the lehigh and new york districts shows an actual decrease instead of a gain for the sake of ready reference these statistics are arranged in tabular form statistics of portland cement industry y 1910 and 1911 active production and ave factory STATES plants shipments change price per abbl bbl 10 1011 loll 11 1 1910 1 1911 1910 1 1911 eastern pennsylvania and new jersey 1 24 23 prod 15 1 lehigh district I 1 ship 52 1 I 1 new york 8 77 prod 5 1 I 1 ship iship 04 I 1 ohio and western pennsylvania 9 9 prod 99 1 I 1 ship iship 6 1 I 1 michigan and northeastern indiana 1 14 12 prod 10 ship iship 6 4 6 2 16 kentucky and southern indiana 1 31 3 3 prod 2 1 1 ship 82 1 I 1 illinois and northwestern indiana 6 6 prod 18 29 1 ship iship 47 1 1 southeastern states maryland vir vira I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ginia west virginia tennessee Tennesse 41 8 10 prod 13 4 81 georgia and alabama 1 iship ship 37 I 1 iowa and missouri 0 1 6 7 prod 59 1 I 1 ship 6 1 1 I 1 great plains states kansas oklahoma 1 ag 10 16 prod and central texas mountain I 1 ship iship 48 1 states colorado utah montana 8 7 prod 53 1 1288 1156 arizona and western texas ship iship 44 1 I 1 pacific coast california and washington 9 11 prod SSI 76 1 1354 1407 I 1 ship 98 1 1 totals rp n lc 1111 ill prod F 17 1 1 ship 19 1 I 1 |