Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1875 — The World’s Iron and Coal Production. [ARTICLE]

The World’s Iron and Coal Production.

The world's annual production of cast or pig iron, is set down at 14,485,972 gross tons. In production, Grc at Britain leads the world, its production of pig iron, in 1873, being 6,569,451 tons. The United States, during the same year, produced 2,560,962. Germany comes next, with 1,664,802 tons in 1872, and France, with 1,381,000 tons, in 1873. The annual production of coal throughout the world, for 1873, was 262,567,342 tons. Great Britain heads the list, with 127,016,747 tons; the United States stands second, with 45,413,400 tons; Germany third, with 42,324,469; France fourth, with 16,500,000 tons. In 1872, Belgium produced 15,658,948 tons; Austria, 10,443,998, while the great Empire of Russia .produced only 1,097,832 tons, a trifle more than Nova Scotia, which produced 1,051,467. The coal production of Germany has been more than doubled since 1862. In 1872 the production of iron rails in the United States aggregated 1,000,000 net tons. Jn 1874 the production fell off to 450,000 net tons. During the latter year, the average price of best iron rails, at Philadelphia, was $58.75. In 1872 the price was $85.12. The sudden stoppage of railroad building accounts for the ■ diffeience in price and production.— Washing ton Republic . » The inside of the Old College Building on Normal Hill is being remodeled entirely, above and below. The Chapel is to be enlarged about one-third by tearing out the walis of the hall and roomsinfront 'and making it all into one Chapel Hall. Above, the rooms are being enlarged and made to berter accommodate the present occupauts Valparaiso Vidette.