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Show BESSEMER STEEL OUTPUT FOR THE YEAR 1903 PHILADELPHIA, April 9. The current cur-rent issue of the Bulletin, the official orgun of the American Iron and Steel association, makes the following announcement an-nouncement concerning the production of Bessemer steel ingots and rails during dur-ing tho year 1903: "The total production of Bessemer steel ingots and castings in 1903 will be Sfin.'J'S gross tons, against .0,13S,3G3 tons In 1902, a decrease of 5C1.135 tons, or over G per cent. The production of 1902 was much the largest in our history. his-tory. "The production of all kinds of Bessemer Bes-semer steel rails was 2,SlC,oS3 gross tons, against a similar production In 1902 of 2,S76;293 tons. The production in 1903 was 02,710 tons leas thun in 1902, when ths maximum production was reached. "There was a largo increase in 1903 in the production of Bessumor steel rails weighing eighty-five poundu and over as compared with 1902, and a considerable con-siderable Increase In rails weighing forty-five pounds and less than elghty-fivo elghty-fivo pounds. The production In 1903 of rails" "Weighing less than . forty-five pounds also allows a decrease." |