Show production OF LIME IN 1921 about short tons of lime valued at was sold in the united states including hawaii and porto rico in 1921 according to an estimate made by the united states geological survey department of the interior from reports made by the principal producers thin thi quantity is less than that sold in any year since the survey has collected its statistics and is 29 per cent less than that sold in 1920 the average value per ton in 1921 is estimated at in 1920 it was 1052 and in 1919 it was of the 42 states and territories that produced lime lim in 1921 5 increased and 27 decreased their output as compared with 1920 the five states that increased their output in 1921 made only small gains and were affected by local or special conditions such as contracts made late in 1920 the sales of hydrated lime in the united states in 1921 were estimated at short tons a decrease of less than 14 per cent as compared with those in 1920 whereas the sales of quicklime including refractory lime or dead burned dolomite were estimated at 34 per cent less than in 1920 of the 30 states that reported an output of hydrated lime in 1921 only 7 showed an increase in production the estimated value of the hydrated lime sold in in 1921 was an average value per ton of 1041 the average value per ton in 1920 was 1089 economic conditions reports showed that fewer plants were in operation in in 1921 than in 1920 and some firms that intended to start work either abandoned their intentions or held them in abeyance many small kilns kalns on farms were not operated on account of the high price of coal firms that actively operated plants for many years closed them down in 1921 because they could see no profit iri id the business A few new plants were put in operation although many of the old ones were active during only a part of the year there was less complaint of shortage of labor in 1921 than for several years past the high price of coal was still a drawback to the industry but the cost of production was generally reported to be less than in 1920 high freight rates affected the production of lime to a great extent by closing markets to firms whose output could not all be taken in the local market and by raising the gross price so high steuart D R oil of the Lot hians part III the chem astry of the oil memoirs geo survey scotland ad ed 1912 p 1 that the potential consumer could not afford to pa pay I 1 y it if i the lime market was very poor and irregular until fall when the demand apparently increased but was still below normal prices were unstable during b the year but on the whole e decreased throughout the country in one locality the average price of quicklime per ton from january to june I 1 was and from july through november the average b price of hydrated lime per ton in the same localio locality y was reported at 1230 from january to june and from july through november construction lime though a few producers reported that the demand for construction lime in 1921 was equal to or greater than in 1920 by far the larger number reported a much smaller demand and a decrease of output of 20 to 75 per cent th the total output of construction lime undoubtedly decreased in 1921 but that of chemical lime and agricultural lime decreased as much if not more the output of ohio the state that produces the largest quantity of building lime 60 per cent of the total decreased only per cent in 1921 whereas that of pennsylvania 80 per cent of whose output is sold as chemical and agricultural lime decreased nearly 40 per cent this large decrease reduced pennsylvania for the first time to second place among the lime producing states in spite of adverse conditions a certain amount of construction work is always carried on throughout the country and if fhe the rates 0 of transportation are lowered this branch of the industry will surely regain its prewar position chemical lime and agricultural lime the reports received indicate a very large decrease in the output of chemical lime in 1921 due to the decline and depression in the metallurgical and chemical industries the production of dead burned dolomite which has replaced for use in patching and lining basic open hearth furnaces decreased from tons in 1920 to tons in 1921 decreases of 25 to 65 per cent were reported for the plants that prod produce uc 7 e dead burned dolomite decreases were also reported by plants that man lime for use by paper mills sugar factories alkali works carbide plants and other chemical industries A few producers reported increased sales of lime in intended for use as fertilizer others reported decreases of 20 per cent to 90 per cent some producers reported that farmers were buying more lime because of the abe high price of other fertilizers others however reported that farmers were not buying but were waiting for a decrease in freight rates that would lower prices practically all producers producer 4 reported that prices of lime at the kilns kalns were lower in 1921 than in 1920 |