APPENDIX Comparative Production
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Table showing percentage of total steel and iron output of the United States produced by the U. S. Steel Corporation in the years 1901, 1911, 1913, and 1919. Figures for 1901 and 1911 are from the exhibit in the dissolution suit and for 1913 and 1919 from the reports of the American Iron & Steel Institute.
1901 1911 1913 1919
Iron ore from Lake Superior Ranges 61.6 54.3 50.46 45.94
Total iron ore 45.1 45.8 46.37 42.05
Total blast furnace products 43.2 45.4 45.47 43.97
Steel ingots and castings 65.7 53.9 53.21 49.61
Steel rails 59.8 56.1 55.51 61.96
Heavy structural shapes 62.2 47.0 54.03 43.77
Plates and sheets 64.6 45.7 49.13 44.30
Wire rods 77.6 64.7 58.44 55.42
Total finished products 50.1 45.7 47.81 44.60
Wire nails 65.8 51.4 44.55 51.86
Tin and terne plates 73.0 60.7 58.64 48.44
Summary of earnings and distribution thereof since organization:
Net profits from April 1, 1901 to December 31, 1919 $1,732,070,796
Deductions; special reserves, etc. 32,227,566
Balance of profits 1,699,843,230
Preferred dividends paid (131¼ per cent.) 496,391,722
Common dividends paid (89½ per cent.) 454,908,882
Total dividends paid 951,300,604
Surplus profits 748,542,626
Appropriations for capital expenditures, etc. 280,494,424
Balance of profits carried to surplus account 468,048,202
Summary of undivided surplus:
Surplus or working capital provided at organization $ 25,000,000
Balance of surplus accumulated to Dec., 1919 468,048,202
Total undivided surplus 493,048,202
Appropriated surplus 280,494,424
Total appropriated and undivided surplus 773,542,626
Table of number of common stockholders as shown by the Corporation’s books each quarter since organization in 1901. These figures indicate how the Corporation’s junior stock has been widely distributed and how it has grown in favor with investors in recent years particularly.
YEAR 4TH QTR. 3D QTR. 2D QTR. 1ST QTR.
1920 95,776 90,952 87,229 83,583
1919 73,318 73,456 74,071 78,018
1918 72,779 65,862 63,507 61,044
1917 51,689 44,789 43,482 42,564
1916 37,720 40,430 41,156 41,910
1915 45,767 51,169 55,907 56,825
1914 52,785 50,195 47,695 47,221
1913 46,460 44,398 41,324 38,679
1912 34,213 34,645 35,106 36,555
1911 35,011 31,472 29,853 29,235
1910 28,850 28,910 24,435 22,033
1909 18,615 16,861 17,342 21,522
1908 21,093 24,804 27,439 29,563
1907 28,435 20,513 18,539 15,975
1906 14,723 14,879 D—— 17,525
1904 33,395 35,706 D—— 36,980
1903 37,237 34,997 28,987 26,830
1902 24,636 21,321 19,640 17,723
1901 15,887 13,318 —— ——
PRODUCTION (GROSS TONS)
1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907
Ore mined 16,063,179 15,363,355 10,503,087 18,486,556 20,645,148 22,403,801
Coal mined—not for making coke 709,367 1,120,733 1,998,000 2,204,950 1,912,444 3,550,510
Limestone 1,313,120 1,268,930 1,393,149 1,967,355 2,227,436 2,957,163
Coke 9,521,567 8,658,391 8,652,293 12,242,909 13,295,075 12,373,938
Pig Iron, Spiegel and Ferro-Manganese 7,975,530 7,279,241 7,369,421 10,172,148 11,058,526 10,631,620
Bessemer Steel 6,759,210 6,191,660 5,427,979 7,379,188 8,072,655 7,556,460
Open-hearth Steel 2,984,708 2,976,300 2,978,399 4,616,015 5,438,494 5,543,088
Finished Steel 8,197,232 7,635,690 6,792,780 9,226,386 10,578,433 10,376,742
Cement (bbls.) 486,357 644,286 539,951 1,735,343 2,076,000 2,129,700
1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
Ore mined 16,662,715 23,431,047 25,245,816 19,933,631 26,428,449 28,738,451 17,034,981
Coal mined—not for coke making 3,008,810 3,089,021 4,850,111 5,290,671 5,905,153 6,705,381 5,271,911
Limestone 2,186,007 3,496,071 5,005,087 4,835,703 6,124,541 6,338,509 4,676,479
Coke Manufactured—Beehive 7,591,062 11,896,211 11,641,105 9,491,206 11,544,840 11,062,138 7,092,792
Coke Manufactured—By-product 578,869 1,693,901 2,008,473 2,629,006 5,164,547 5,601,342 4,081,122
Pig Iron, Spiegel, etc. 6,934,408 11,618,350 11,831,398 10,744,897 14,186,164 14,080,730 10,052,457
Bessemer Steel 4,055,275 5,846,300 5,796,223 5,055,696 6,643,147 6,131,809 4,151,510
Open-hearth Steel 3,783,438 7,508,889 8,383,146 7,697,674 10,258,076 10,524,552 7,674,966
Finished Steel 6,206,932 9,859,660 10,733,995 9,476,248 12,506,619 12,374,838 9,014,512
Cement (bbls.) 4,535,300 5,786,000 7,001,500 7,737,500 10,114,500 11,197,000 9,116,000
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Ore mined 23,669,676 33,355,169 31,781,769 28,332,939 25,423,093
Coal mined—not for making coke 5,828,278 6,162,430 6,942,298 6,354,980 5,937,487
Limestone 5,795,925 7,023,474 6,494,917 5,141,365 5,835,289
Coke—Beehive 9,701,692 12,479,160 11,177,247 9,962,403 5,933,056
Coke—By-product 4,799,126 6,422,802 6,284,428 7,795,233 9,530,593
Pig iron, Spiegel, etc. 13,641,508 17,607,637 15,652,928 15,940,954 13,637,504
Bessemer Steel 5,584,198 7,273,766 6,405,390 5,630,246 4,788,242
Open-hearth Steel 10,792,294 13,636,823 13,879,671 13,953,247 12,412,131
Finished steel 11,762,639 15,460,792 14,942,911 13,849,483 11,997,935
Cement (bbls.) 7,648,658 10,425,600 10,917,000 7,287,000 9,112,000
INCOME AND DISBURSEMENTS
NET INCOME NET FOR STOCK PFD. DIVIDEND COMMON DIVIDEND APPRORPRIATIONS SURPLUS
RATE % AMOUNT
1901 (9 mos.) $84,779,298 $61,395,203 $26,752,894 3 $15,227,812 —— $19,414,497
1902 133,308,764 90,306,524 35,720,177 4 20,332,690 —— 34,253,657
1903 109,171,152 55,416,653 30,404,173 2½ 12,707,563 —— 12,304,917
1904 73,176,522 30,267,529 25,219,677 — —— —— 5,047,852
1905 119,787,658 68,585,492 25,219,677 — —— 26,300,000 17,065,815
1906 156,624,273 98,128,587 25,219,677 2 10,166,050 50,000,000 12,742,860
1907 160,964,674 104,565,564 25,219,677 2 10,166,050 54,000,000 15,179,837
1908 91,847,710 45,728,714 25,219,677 2 10,166,050 —— 10,342,987
1909 131,491,414 79,073,695 25,219,677 4 20,332,100 18,200,000 15,321,918
1910 141,054,755 87,407,186 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 26,000,000 10,772,384
1911 104,305,466 55,300,296 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 —— 4,665,495
1912 108,174,673 54,240,049 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 —— 3,605,247
1913 137,181,345 81,216,985 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 15,000,000 15,582,184
1914 71,663,615 23,496,768 25,219,677 3 15,249,075 —— E16,971,984
1915 130,396,012 75,833,833 25,219,677 1¼ 6,353,781 —— 44,260,374
1916 333,674,177 271,531,730 25,219,677 8¾ 44,476,469 —— 201,835,585
1917 295,292,180 224,219,565 25,219,677 18 91,949,450 55,000,000 52,505,438
1918 199,350,680 137,532,377 25,219,677 14 71,162,350 —— F28,935,350
1919 143,589,062 76,794,582 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 —— 26,159,780
1920G 177,174,126 110,136,105 25,219,677 5 25,415,125 —— 59,501,303
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