Originally published in 1906, this volume presents a commercial review of the conditions and prospects of the iron and steel trades of Great Britain and its foreign competitors at the turn of the twentieth century. This title will be of interest to students of business and economics, as well as economic historians.
Introduction and Outline;
1. A Short Historical Retrospect
2. Supplies
of Raw Material
3. The Ironmaking Districts of Great Britain
4. British
Pig-Iron-Making Conditions
5. The Manufacture of Finished Iron
6. The
Bessemer Steel Industry
7. The Open-Hearth Steel Industry
8. The Basic and
Crucible Steel Industry
9. The Chief Foreign Ironmaking Countries
10. Some
Prominent Conditions of the British Iron Trade
11. Transportation of
Materials
12. Labour Conditions and Remuneration
13. Home Markets and Sources
of Demand
14. British Colonial Markets
15. Britains Foreign Trade
16.
Dumping Conditions and International Competition
17. Prices and Profits in
the Iron Industry
18. The Range and Regulation of Pries
19. Trusts, Cartels,
and Syndicates
20. Influence of Customs Tariffs
21. The Commercial Outlook;
Appendix; Index
J. Stephen Jeans
