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Show RECORD CEMENT YEAR The shipments of Portland cement from the mills in the United States in 1916 approximated 94,508,000 barrels, compared with 86,891,681 barrels in 1915, an increase of 8.8 per cent; the production of Portland cement approximated 91,194,000 barrels,' compared with 85,914,907 barrels In 1915, an increase of 6.1 per cent; the stocks of unfinished cement ce-ment fell from 11,781,166 barrels in 1915 to approximately 8,376,000 barrels in 1916, a decrease of 28.9 per cent. These figures are derived from statistics and estimates compiled compil-ed by Ernest F. Burchard, of the United States Geological Survey, Department De-partment of the Interior, and returns on which they are based were fairly complete for all states except California. Cali-fornia. The figures for stocks are not considered accurate, as they could not be well checked over by the manufacturers until after the end of the year. The year 1916 undoubtedly holds the record for shipments of Portland Port-land cement. |
