Appendix — Comparative Production
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 |
| 1905 | 20,075 | D—— | D—— | 24,531 |
| 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 |
Notes
No figures available.