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P1.shed by Authority of Hon. H. H. Stevens, M,P.,
Linister of Trade and Comnerce
DO:.INION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
CA:A.DA
_.ominion Sthtiaticlan: R. H.Coats, B..A,, F.S.S.(Han.), F.R.S.C.
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Mining, ;etauurgicai and Chemical Branch
Chi. f: W. H. Losce, B.Sc.
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THE PRIMaRY IROil AND STEEL INDUSTRY IN CANADJ 1931.
The -ima y ir'ori and steel industry co1ers the operations oi plants engaged chiefly in the manu acturo of (a) pig iron, (b) feiro-alloys, (c) at. ci in Z ot2 and
direct steel c. .ngs, (d) rolled and drawn iron and steel p. oducts, such as bars,
strips, latos, s.iects, rails, wir. rods, strnctural shapes, ctc. }igures for 1931
4 -jC1U.O ia
for one ulant which produced cold roiled steel bars anj strips, and
two wic.. made cold drawn steel &;apas; formerly these concerns were cl.ssified in
the ctiri and foigings group.
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Fctory sales from this in:ustry in 1931 were valued at 3c,911,245 Thich
was 50 per cent under the sales fiiie for 1933 and the lowest total reported for
any y, r si'ce 1925.
Thirty-.oeven firms in this group in 1951 operated 55 different iants or
depart nts including 4 pig iron, 2 ferro-alloy, and 28 Liteel larits and 19 roiling
and drwing milLs. The 22 viorks in Ontario accountod for 59 per cent of the total
sales for Canada, 6 in Nova Scotia to..k care of 22 per cext, 14 in Quebec, 15 per
cent, .-hlle the reniining 4 per cent was accounted for by 4 plants in Manitoba, 4 in
ri.ish Colunbia, and 3 in Alberta.
Capital ep1oyed in 1931 was given at $104,512,104, a decline of 7.5
Over 73 per cent of this total or sle 75,945,195 repreented the
wtl.ue of Lnds, buildings and equi;>:aerit.
miflionu from 1230.
The average number of employees was 8,026 as compared with 9,723 in 1230
and 11,218 in 1929. About 652 workers were employed in iron blast furnace dcpartnents, 195 in ferro-alloys, 2,945 on steel furnaces, and 4,254 in rolling mills.
3aicrie3 and 'zages for the year totalled $11,072,J54 as compared with 14,934,325
in 1950.
(a) IDIG IRON
Production of pig iron in Canada during 1931 totalled
423,036 long tons as compared with 747,178 tons in 1930, 1,080,163 tons in 1929, and
1 1 037,727 tons in 1928. -
Imports of pig iron during 1931 amounted to 7,912 long tons, a dec1in of
42 per cent from the total of 15,643 tons brought in during 1930. hxports were
recorded at 2,787 long tons as conpared the previous year.
irnaeo charges in 1931 inciidc 74 ~",-96i' long" i6ns of inported ore,
53,525 long tons of mill cinder, tc., ,iç,27 Jdn.ons.oe.crap, 224,786 short tons
o J.L limt ston, and 448,849 short tti c ço)p
The stocks of pig iron held b the producers at the end of 1931 totalled
128,22 long tons.
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The 4 producing companies had U blast furnaces available for use which,
if operaed at capacity, could produce 15 million tons of pig iron per year. Actua
production totalled 4 0. 038 tons so the furnaces were worked only at about 28 per
cu1 of .he rated capact; over the yearly period For the first seven months the
average rao 'as at about 39 per cent of cacity but for the la t five months
' operations were ::'.t the rate of only 13 per cent of capacity0
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(b) FEFO-AiW1 - Production of ferro-afloys in Lanada during 1931 amount
46,764 long tons compared with 65,223 long tons in 1930 and 89,116 tons in
1329. T1is yeai ';; ou.iu intluded frromanganese, forrosilicon and ::peigeleiaer.
g. . firms made rro-.4lloys in 1931, including 4 abrasive manufacturers
wh rn.de ierr silicon as a y-product, 1 pig iror producer 'hich aLo wade speigelel
1 3t.e1 prudu er 'h1c: made some fe: osilicon and 2 concerus, which wee solely engag
Li ma cing er o-.alloy
(c) STEL. INGOTS P11D DIRhCT STE1L cASTINGS - Production of bt.ecl ingots a.r
dxe.t steel ast.ngs totalled 672 .,100 long tons, a decline of 33 per cent from the
1 1 3J utpit a ,009,578 tons. Thi ycar's outt included 637,454 torS of ingots a
34,65., ton., of i ect ca tings. LU. of the ingoLs were transferred to the producing
comaxiies' own plants wh le only 3,461 tons of ca:3Uings were for the producers' own
se. Sales of d ect ca tin - s w, re reported It 30, 31 tons, the dIFL'erence between
tie tonnage distributed an the tonnage made :epreenting a slight iicreae in st.otk
0 the 28 stee plants, 10 were in veuebec., 7 in Ontario, 4 ir British ('oiw
3 in Mani ,oba, in Nova Scotia and 2 in Alberta. rive of these vrorkS operated
open hcarh furnaces only. 18 had electric furnaces only, 2 used both basic open hen:
and e.ect. •r furnaces, and 3 used converters. Five concerns made ha:ic steel ingots
3 made eLctri- ingot , L8 made electric stee. casins, 4 made ba:;ic open hearth
catigs, and 3 - cle conerter castings.
1d) ROLLED AND DRAWN STLEL. - S1teen d1ants made hot rolled products, 1 ma
cola rolled sha.0 anct 2 produced cold drwn shes in 1931. Sales from these facto:
were valued at $27,279,316 as compared 'ith 56,995,;37 in 1930 and 450,758,322 in
19e..9 During he year a it 801,787 ton of irQn arid steel passd through the milLs
and 03,12 tons of his ame from he produce t: own .;teel works.
len of the mills were in Onta -io, 4 in Zaebcc ., 5 in Nova Scotia, and 1 in
cac ofand Uber..a.
Tab]. 1 PEB I AL ST IJTICS .F TE PRIMAFL IiON AND STEhL NIAJSTIY IN CANADA,
1927-1 331.
Avrae
(x)
SeUin1x) Value
No.of
Capital
added by
number
Salaries
1.osb of
vabze of
Yeaisplants
employ.:d of eminanuand
materials products
ployees
sages
at:roiks
at works
132;,..36
1.28...40
192...45
193' •49
$
7,396 U,009,198
9,07 15,470,836
lO9,4.r.2
I2I...l8,,534,681
112 019,923 3,?
,934,6?5
96,295,734
1 1 4,22,63
18,995940
27 3,134,465
32,514,596
22,76,648
1ova Scotia 6
18,-3Ô,530...l.,49
1,80,158
5,427,289
uebec.....14
2205].6
1,770,846
5 t 7 9.: 1 r77.0.
Ontdrlo,..2
1.5::
430204
9,67,663
3 94.Manitoba, 4
1;J2672 . ......341
34S.,875
263,838
1,l3Q030
Alberta . . 3
122
125,600
1d,88l
Er.ColuinbIa4
_1,030
50 _G2Q
o27
.53
10104
8026 j1,072,04 L,291__411
(x) efvp.r
Figures
of matri1; used are of purchased materia1 only,
s.1 La:; nnTv.
45,571,264
62,371 3,674
72,231.095
52,583,95'
26577,324
34,907,:11
39,717,399
29,825,87
4,789 9 123
3,337,654
21,616,418
730,466
999,268
37., 719
44'1600
1Q
147,047
36911.4; 2191
and production figure
8,2l:,412
5,408.500
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ThJ_2 - CAPITAL 1PLWDBY PROVCES,_1930 and 1931.
Present value
Inventory valueOperating
of lands, buIld- of materials oncapital, cash,
Number ings, machinery, hand, stocks inbills and
TOTAL
of
Provinces
tools and other process, fuel accounts
CiPITAL
plants equipment
l2iPJJ)IED
and finished
receivable,
products on hand prepared oxpenses.etc.
$
Nova Scotia....0
Quebec.. ........
6
13
Ontario
19
0anitoba •,
4
Alberta
3
British Colunbia
4
CANAD.h ...... _49
13,260 0 323
11,302,262
49,842,617
1 2 225,116
825 1,000
70,000
76,525_,518
6 1 275,113
2,896,210
12,421,926
319 30 219
230,000
31.,000
22,173,477_
12,760 2 102
8 2 209,890
50,822,104
1,223,099
850,030
80 000 -
4,913,886
2,086,263
10 2 417,342
311,689
255,0J0
28,000
756,512 18 9 430 0 500
2,457,017 12 1 753,170
9 1 004,11670,243,562
292,084
1,826,872
45,000
1,130 2 000
128,)00
20,000
73,945 2 195
17,992,180
12,574,729 104,512 9 104
1,973 1 28121,508 9 717
2 1 766 9 43016,964,961
8 1 279 2 856.70,544 2 399
298,514
1 1 842,849
38,030
1 1 093,000
25,033
126,033
13,381,131 112,079,926 -
1931
Nova Scotia .....
6
uebcc..........
Ontario.........
14
22
Iaaitoba........
4
Alberta.........
British Columbia.
3
4
CALADA ......
56
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Table 3 - fl1PLOYEES, SALARIES AND 17AGEO, BY PROVLNCES, 1930 and 1931.
OnOn
TOTAL
Provinces
- salarieswages I&LOY- Salarieslages
IJale FemaleMale Female EES
TOTAL
SALARIES
ND 7AGES
4.
Nova Scotia .....
Quebec ........
68
169
372
37
14
Alberta .........
British Columbia. -4
664
CANADA ......
Ontario .........
1ianitoba........
Nova Scotia
Quebec
68
160
Ontario .........
anitoba.......
390
30
12
Alberta .........
British Columbia _
CANADA ......
663
71 1 88118
341 1 9751
834,5003
63461
154..
,.50..
130 8,0623
1 2 974
173 $ 122,399,252
2 1 179
397 9 5182,601,559
4,9581,269 9 205
7 1 439 9 649
390
112 2 700322 2 897
168
29,030106,200
11,215-71,818
54
97231,992,950 12,941,375
2,572,564
2,930,077
8,708,854
435,597
155,200
83,033
14,.934,325
61,76213
311,579..
883 1 416..
53051
..110..
¶.47..
1307,21914
1,849
164 2 4281,715,730
416,2291,788,987
1,770
3 9 8941 1 298,120
5,152 2 084
341
95,367253,508
122
54,80090,800
50
8,88153,120
:2,Q17,825
9,054,229
1 1 880 9 158
2,205,216
6,450,204
348,875
125 9 600
6,31
11,072,054
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Table 4-. FIJLL AND ELECTRICITY USED. 1930 and 1931.
-1930
&inds
Unit of
Cost at
measure
Quantity_works
875,739
677 2 357
68,477
122,637
475
386
501,712
6 1 453
1 1 359 0 854
28,700
115,297
1,425,049
5,82,S6
K n
658,658
6,040, :58
391,244
455,745
31 1 784
167,240
79
5,763
2 1 171
271
84 1 3D4
.5 1 171,817
27,697
199,982
...
10..,7 1 0
194,7LQ...Q76,53Q
3,7:.,7,..43
...
,932,556
_1931
190
Total h.p. Total h.p.
NumLer acco ding to Number according to
of manufacturers' ofmanufacturers
unitsratingunits . ratth
St..m engines and --team turbinLs
Gaso1in-, gas and oil cn4nes
.1
$
144,686
96,903
2,804
57,417
2,701
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Table 5 - P07Lh d1PLQYLD. 13..9 and 1.931.
Qntity
$
Bituminous coal - Crtadian short ton
191,363
Imported..short ton
143 5 479
Anthracite coal .. .........siiort ton
6,014
76,011
Coke (for fuel only) ......short ton
1 1 787
Gasoline....... ..........Imp.gal.
Kerosene ocoal oL.L.....,I p.gal.
1,744
F'e1 oil...... ........I:a'.ga1.
5 2 598,742
1,172
Wood....... . ........... cord
24,067,961
GasManuf.ctured ........M cu,ft.
186 2 692
Natural............ M cu.ft.
...
Other ftiel .. ........ ....asd•...
.T
V.rl.
336,929,51
Liectricity pur
TOTAL ......
..Electricit, ene -at d fo
18,061.915
ownuse________ _.......K..1.
31
Cost at
works
19
140
11
H draulic turbines .r water wh1s ...
4
Total primary po;er ..... ......... 155
Lie trc motors operated by p,ichased
284.
p ocier................ ..............
Total p wer ernplo..d......... .. - 2,439
Lie t. ¶c motors opeiated hy pow:.r
ge.e.ted in the same lant ......... _152
Totalelectrcmotors ..........
3,536
186
Boi _____..............................
-
87,818
19,050
1,00
108,168
e64
16
4
281
9647l
204,619
2,573
2,6r4
102,5QL
213,236
6r.584
1,367
',74.0
473
151,603
55,576
l3..055
49,8.6
93,035
19,600
13Q
11095
-
59,302
(.) PIGIRON
Table
- MATE1tIALSCII.ARGFDTOIRONBLASTFURN;CES1931.
Materials
Quantity
long tons745.951
Fore gn iron ore ...............
Mill ci.der, scale, slags, etc........ long tons56,525
Scrap ........... .........
long tons13 1 72
Limestone -. . . .
.-hort torts68,868
1 ron Canadian- auth 'i63
iom foretgn :ources -.
hot-t tons15 -),918
Coke
:thort-thns
116,880
I'xomanatha;c
From importedooJ.., sri't thns
601,477
50,488
Imported "ok............... shott tons
12
Fiibrick........................ 11
168
Fireclay........................... ... horttons
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h rmab .;riais.......................
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TOTAL............... ..-•
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Cost at furnacc
$
2,896,179
184, 658
147,180
102,776
194,807
...
686,355
1,66, 532
176,830
68
896
6
6,311
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-.5table 7 .- PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND SALES BY THE FhOJ)UCi1lS, 3931
TotalTonnage shipped
Gradestonnageto companies' SALES
-madeown plant.siantityValue
long tonslong tons long tons
PIG IA-ON
Basic
}oundry
1a11eablo
1
300,65.
311,850
80,892
27,296
40,038
6,365
97,183
36 1..0
139,20
1,128
5669
316 3 447
,
107,693
1,810,131
693,717
2 2 613,511 -
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rears
Basic
Foundry
Ealleable
1927................ 1328.....................
1929....................
193).................
1331............
523 2 701
724,559
770 3 478
494 9 231
311,850
145,787
233,386
221,644
193,074
80,892
40 9 209
79,782
88,038
59,873
27,296
TOTAL
709,697
1,037,727
1,080,161
747,178
.20,038
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Table 9 - PRUDUcTION OF PIG DOi, BY
19271931
(Long tons)
Years
Nova
Scotia
Ontario
1.)27....................
1328......................
1:.29
249,549
302,756
310 9 801
212,636
101 9 393
460 2 148
734,971
769,359
534 2 542
318,645
Table 10 - .PRODUCTION OF PIG 1RON 2 BY MOTHS 9
Months
January ....... .
Februaiy
Llarch.................. coo
ipril...
Lay..............
June.................
July......................
August
Septeber ..........
...,
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..
October..................
November,.,.4 .......
Lecembc-'
....
TOTAL
:
709,697
1,037,727
1,080,163
747 9 178
420,038
927 - 1931.(Long tons)
39271.928
1929
19501931
51 1 7175 9 006
50,69564 9 691
75 9 63778 9 390
77,24074 5o 736
73 9 98787,811
6:,43797,379
50,99795 9 422
6323491 9 522
52,47090 9 51.6
3809793,186
57,98995,426
63,197103,642
87,764
9,969
86 9 176
79 9 341
81,464
89,873
99,786
112 9 528
98,816
91,409
86,516
72,548
87,07935 9 592
73 9 60046,95
74 9 58257 9 110
72,33953,792
80 9 5'u550,511
66,08155,822
64,676 40,303
57,45923 2 212
49,59517,585
40,07911,562
46,360 14,292
38,02513,862
769713?,727
1,080160
747,178 420 2 038
(x) olight errors in monthly production figures have been compensated in December totals.
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SALES OF PIG IRON BY ThE PROLUCERS AND SHIPMENTS TO O'3N WORKS 9 192.7-1331
Tonnage 5hippeii
to p ro du ers !
years
52J.638
706y700
1929
Table_12
)ncome from
202848
256 ) 479
4:"0792
5083,091
34 9 759
2153Q4
1391)62°
753889
510,604
..-316447
1030
F31
Tonnage
so1d
6,5-4645
4123562
2313511
BLAST
Name of Compary
Doiitiion Steel
&
Location Total £ai1y
Capacity
Nujiber
of
Sydney, ILS q4
Port Colb.;rne,Ont.1
Hamilton, Ont.. 2
Sault Ste rie,Ont.. 4
Coal Corp. Ltd.
Canadian Furnace Co. Ltd.
The 6tcel Company of Canada, Ltd.
il g omateei CorporationLtd.
1 9 450
350
825
1,600
(b)
sr
FERF.O - ALLUCS
Table 13- PRODUCTION 1931.
YcaisLong tons
1927...o,56 q 230
1928
44 ç 842
1929...... 89116
1930...
193146 9 764
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STEEL 1GOTS 1,14D ?ITEk
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ownCost at
Long tons Long tot s
(a) Metals:
Pig iron
Spiegletsea azi3. ferromaxgariese
Eerrosiiicon ..............................
Ocher ferro-a11oy
Metals for making alloy steels (nike .etc.)
Scrap ion o steel, including CJd iaiis
not, infnded for re -rolling
Scrap made n works reportmg
Total Metals
31915O
8.) 913
6.330
2 9
965
1947
3 ,15, 60.
15A Q )1
).08.iI
157
4,792
241,80
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Table 34 - bLPTLEIALS USED IN S11 FUPNAGES
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1931 - continued —
Companies'
owii
production
long tons
Materials
(b) Ores:
Crudiron ore Poreii............
.......
Cac:ined, roasted,.or treated ore —
Canadian
Foreign Manganferous ore -•
Canadian.............
00• • •
•03
..00003.000000000
0S0
000
0000050............
Foreign
ci
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090000000005eS.Q
Chrome, etc3
Foreignouco oc.......
......
TotalOres........
__Purc'hased mateiLlal s
Cost at
Quantity
furnace
long tons
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30 3,813
201,725
58
123
492
1,793
36
2 0 130
4116
20,702
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383
000•
() General Materials:-.
:1eStOflF-
Canadian .....................
Foreign ..........................
Fluorspar..................
Dolomite............. ...............
Coke made from Canadian coal
Coke made in Canada from imported coal
Imported coke.......................
Anthracite coal .....................
Bitujninous coal .....................
......cc
Charcoal
.blect.rodes 000S...05000fl..
030S0000.e....•
Moulding sands ....... .
Fi.rebrick.0...00000. ...........
Firoclay
Other mtert.a1s
Total Genera] Materials
01AL VALUE OF METALS, ORES AND GEIERAL
MATERIALS USED .............Coo.
0...........................
.
0.0
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no
000
000
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0s•
12,816
2 9 948
2,096
.O
...
74,355
57,147
66,471
76,317
11,125
3,106
8,400
4 3,295
920
11,214
I-
120 9 068
46,415
45,590
18660
21O1p
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o.00.c.00
Tab) e 15
skirt tons
30,140
44,384
4,969
15,773
974
316
840
480
flO
396
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PRODUCTION OF STEEL INGOTS AND DIRECT CASTINGS AND SALES BL TilE PRODUCERS,
19313
Tonnage
Totalshipped to S A L E S
Gradestonnage companies'
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Steel Izi.gots
madea plantsx'tityValue
Long tons Long tons Long tons S
BasIc open heart,h .............. 612,437 613,402
....25,01725,017...
Electri.c. .....
Direct Steel Castings 14,760
3 5,348
J3asic
11057
Bessemer......0................ 590
Electric........
...0jQ,305
TC;TAL. ........ .fi7109
100
13
641,880
7,
490
17i2865
10653
1284
,3477
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Table 16 PRODUCTION OF STEEL INGOTS AND DIRLGT STEEL 33,,_EY
STEEL INGOT3 DIRECT STEEL CASTINGSTotal st.cei
1earsOpenOpex,Coaver-. ingots and
--heart,h .Eletric hearth tar
-- E1etri.ccast:ing
1925
1926..
1927 ...
1928
1929
1930 ....
1031
734,277
744 9 103
868,440
1,189 9 399
1,295 9 162
925,427
612,437
134
602
14,444
31,461
25,017
9,059
19 1 831
17 9 569
20,109
35 9 806
24,772
14,760
1 9 732
1..676
2191
2 9 0J9
2,590
2,314
590
752 9 503
776 9 262
907 9 945
1,234,719
1 9 378 9 024
1,009,578
672,109
7 9 435
10652
19,611
22 9 590
50,022
25,604
19 9 305
Table 17 - PRODUCTION OF STEEL INGOTS AND DIRECT CASTINGS, BY MONTHS, 1927 - 1931.
(Lçg.. tps.)
Months
1927
1928
58,551
84295
January
55,620
98,820
February ..........
107,381
118,258
March............
109,107
112 9 780
April
96,711
137,655
May.........
June.........
59,940
1.16,550
55,250
82 5,807
July.....
88,677
August............
77 5,479
99,888
54,250
September
56,371
108,987
October
November..........
108,463
80,730
.955
December (x) ......
TOTAL........ -9O7,945
Ci) Slight errors in monthly prodution figures
totals.
3929
1950
1931
116,260
117,445
337,158
1.22,102
126,372
139,505
129,827
120 9 282
90,000
315,674
93 1 6<18
115,200
106 5 612
117 9 487
102,681
99,312
95,321
68,424
57 3 626
55,808
65,431
71,740
57 9,598
82,637
99,341
91,461
75,235
55,6J5
45 9 097
52,491
53,590
30,926
28,337
have been compensated in December
(d)
Table 18 - aATERIALSHSED IN IRON AND STEEL FOLLING AND DREYING_S
Compan.es' Puredjapria1s
Materials
ornakeQunt.ityCost at. 0.1
long tons long so n 8
Steel, crude and semi-finished (ingot.s,
2 9 242,551
684 9 999
bl000s, billets, slabs)
57,266
646.667
36,269
Rails, oldor scrap
112,356
6
9
256
Axles, scrap
1.0,658
2400
157
Iron muck and scrap bar
9,859
1,00
3,659
Iron and steel
LJ UWLJ. .LLULL UJLU stpee.L .........Q ...... , .
Steel bars and rods for cold rolling or
drawing ................................... 7 9 687424 9 024
All other materials .................
TOTAL,.. - .,. .•53l 576
.........
4'
..........
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-9Ta1e 19 - PRODU(4S MADE IN THE IRON AND STEJL ROLLING AND DRAWING MILLS, AND SALES
BY THE PRODUCERS, 1931.
Tonnage
Products
Total shipped to S A L E
tonnage companies'
madeovmts Qua tity Value
Long tons Long tons Long tons
Blooms, billets and slabs (except for forging)., 484,437 483,380 50,499 1 1 601 0 299
nails ..... ........
140,145 148 155,975 6,238,208
Structural shapes ....................35,86760032 2 010 1 1 627 2 545
Merchant bars, including spring steel rounds,
squares, flats (6 in. and under) except flats
for cold roiling and bars for reinforcing
concrete ... ................................. 102,247 21,51387,442 4,582,465
Bars for reinforcing concrete .................50,296 1,98551,280 2 1 613,431
Wire rods, including chain rods ...............78133 61,08118,839726,442
Spike rods, bolt and nut rods, horseshoe bars,
and all other miscellaneous rolled (not forged)
forms, not eleewhcre specified .............26,959 20,8086,246312,144
Cold rolled and cold drawn steel shapes .......7,802 ...7,802676,512
Rail fastenings, finished Tie plates ..................................30,402 431,661 1,691 1 098
Angle splice bars and fish 1ates ...........8,616 59,357591 9 407
Forgings of iron or steel .....................11,512 ...12,827 1,085,340
Railway spikes and pressed spikes .............8,461 1538,670606,522
?iashe: s ......................................369 6532744,926
Scrap iron and steel ..........................4,282 5202 1 57421,423
Other products including plain sheets, plates,
galvanized sheets, forged axles, horseshoos,etc.
ror which fires cannot be shown separately
4,861,154
TOTAIJ ........................., ...... 27,279,916
...
...
t
It
...
Table 20 -• LEADING ROLLED IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA, 1927-1931(ong tons)
Tonnage
Total shipped toTonnage
Products
Years tonnage makers' ovmsold
mnIt,
J4la.t'
ni
#fl+O
V.a.J.LS UI.)
Blooms, billets and slabs (except for forging) .1327
1928
1929
1930
1931
984 5 627
1 1 058,521
1,159,045
756,778
484,437
939,605
874,394
1 1 012 2 912
690,391
485,580
Rails........................................1927
1928
1929
1030
1951
'iire rods, including chain rods ..............1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
Merchant bars ................................1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
255,683
349,189
383,002
233,432
140 2 145
115,245
144,309
142,589
108,992
78,133
274
237
194
212
148
92,896
99,805
111,879
85067
61,081
27,535
59,653
36,191
30,666
21,513
186,916
258,773
244 2 593
164,541
102,247
49,429
80,461
74,402F
60171
50,499
234 9 521
349,007
381,634
232 2 414
135,975
24,020
45,032
33,632
24 9 889
16,839
157,559
208,144
206,605
143,398
87,442
-D
-.10Table 29 - LEADING ROLLED IRON AND STEEIJ PRODUCTS MADE IN CItNAD., 1927 1951 (conti
Long_ton_______________________
Tonnage
Total shipped to Torcage
Products
Yearston.iagc makers! sold
jadepvin piaxit.s
Ears for reinfor.ing conrret,e
19273414697432939
192551,1025,22446,005
192359,5153,70060,758
193163,1532,24364,320
193150,2961.98551,280
DIRECTUTI OF PRODUCERS OF PIG IRON, FERO-.ALL0YS, STEEL INGOTS AN].) DIRECT STEEL
ROLLED A Tu DR.IN ST}J±i IN CaNkDA, 1931
(a) PIG IRON
Dominion Steel & Coal Corpor.tion Ltd.., 8YdflY, N.S.
Algoma Steel Cororation, Limited Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Canadian Furnace Cnmny, Limit,ed Port Colborne, Ontario
Steel Company of Canada, Ii,mted Hamilton, Ontario
b) FO-JUALOYS
Li
T 1;
(x) itbrasive Companr tf 'anada, Ltd.
'x) Canadian Carborun.um Co.. Ltd.,
Canadian I1urn:ce Company Limit,ed
ix) Lxolon t.ornpany, Lamji;ed
E e..tro LetalI.urgiea1 Co. of Canada, itd.
x) Lion:te A rasives Company
Shav,i.nigan Chew cals Ltd.
Superior Alloys L.iniited
Hamilton, Untorio
Niagara Falls, Ont.a:io
ort Colborne, Ontario
Thoroi.d, Ontario
e1iand, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Shaviinigan Falls, P.Q.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
(x) Th..se firms produce ferro ']icon as a by. product In the manut'act.ure of fused
a1u::ira. General statist ic.' covering their o erations hacre not. been included
in - ie prescnt teport,
(o) STEEL 1NGOTS AND DIRECT STEEL CASTINGS
c.uanLn g s Manuf awto rl ag o J.td., J W.
Drur'ion Steel & Coal C' rporatio, Ltd.
Cnaiian Drakeshre.& Foundry Co. LLd.
C..radian 6teel. Foundries Ltd.
Canadian Tube & Steel Products Ltd.
Hal. Iron & Steel Foundries 'td
.T o I I et,te Steel, Limited
La CO!ap;.tgnie F. X. Drojet
Lynn Ma-:Leod Engineering Supplies Ltd.
Manganese St.eel Castings i-'td
Shavrin.ga' Chemicals i1 .d
So.: el. Steel Foundries -td.
Algoma Steel Corporation, Ltd..
Canada .lccti ic Castings Ltd,
Dornuuon Foundries & Steel Ltd
Konnedy & Sons, Lt,d, Vim.
J.ondrr RoLI.iru (r1L.tcj,,
Glasgow St.., New Glasgow, &
Sydney, N,S.
101 Beividere Ste, Sherbrooke, P
ongu.e Pointe, Montreal, P...
&nton St..., Montreal., ?..
!iontcalm St..., Hull, P..
Laval St.., Joliette, P.Q.
206 rue du Pont., uçbec, f. ..
Thetford. Mines, P..
hater S., Sherhrooke, P..
Sha:;i.nigan Fall.s, P..,.
.Lnmoges St., Sorel, ?. q.
Saul.t St-. Marie, Ontario
V!cst St., Ui.i].lia, Ont.
Depew St.., Hamilton, Ont..
1114 - ).t live Vi.., Owen So&nd, Ont
Ph:iJi p4 St.rJr4dr)n Ot
Y' TOUJ I
S (i PIG iIO., I LO•ALLOYS, STL IGOTS ::iJ LIliLCT CLSTSGS,
i) Dhit STEEL
- (coritjnui)_—
(STELINGOTS AND DI (ST1:JL_CASTII!GS (eoot.inued)
u:c1a, Ltd.
:.'and Steel Cast.in6s Ltd.
i ;oba Eofl ing iill ( Ltd.
.iDba Steel Foundries Ltd.,
Iron worksi ,td,
L1:.oba oli.irig iij1 Co. Ltd.
rside 1 ron Jorks Ltd.
o3idaied 11.tn3ng & Smelting Co. Lid.
iiFordry Co. Ltd.
'OV ncering works Ltd.
orks Ltd.
(a)
iilcox Avo,, Haniilton, Ont.
323 Victoria St.., ?Jelland, Ont.
e1.k-Man.
Selkirk., Man.
Pt. Louglas and Maple St., Winnipeg, Man.
East Calgary, Alberta
803 -. 24th Ave. S,E., Calgavy, Alberta
Trail, B.u.
1.0 - 4th Ave. Vi., Vncouver B.C.
519 -• 6th .VO. W., Vancouver, B.C.
Grapvflj.e Fsland, Vancouver, B.L.
HOT FOLLED IRON AND 3PEEL
inion Seol Coal Corp. Ltd.
Scotia Steel & Coal Corp. Ltd.
.'ube & St.eel Products Ltd.
Eolling ..il].s i-.td.
.J 'orapary of Canada, Ltd.
l Compenr of Canada, Ltd.
:St,eel orpor..ition Ltd.
Jiton te('l Co. Ltd.
.adiai -.t.Ias Steels Limited
Tcminian Tourdries & Steel Ltd.
i,cndor Rolling hull Co. Ltd.
t.n1 Company of Canada, Ltd.
Cain anj of Canada, Ltd.
1Cliiflg Mill U0. Ltd,
iJ,l Co. Ltd.
Aznheisb, J.S.
Sydney, N.S.
Trenton, N.S.
Hamilton St., Montreal, P.c.
851 Miii St., Montreal, P.Q.
250 Notic Dame 6t. V1., Montreal, ?..
1550 cSt. Patrick St., Montreal, P..
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont,
Sherman iVO. N., Hamilton, Ont.
7elland, 0nt.
flepev.r St, Hamilton, 0t.
529 Lhillips St., London, Ont.
Queen St. N., Hamilton, Oat.
Wilcox Ave., Hamilton, Ont.
Selkirk, Man.
East. Calgary, Alberta.
• I
() COlD ROLLED STEEL
:.i. c
Gerrard st., Hamilton 9 Ont.
Ct') COLD DRAt'IN STEEL
LecJ
Gerrard st.., Hamilton, Ont.
Steel Co.. Lt,d, 2 Webber AVG., Hai1thn, Ont.
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