HC Deb 02 April 1925 vol 182 c1533W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give for Great Britain, France and Belgium the number of furnaces in blast for the latest available date and a similar

— Great Britain. France. Belgium.
Furnaces in blast: No. No. No.
End of February, 1924 202 134 42
End of February, 1925 164 135 51
Production of Coal: Thousand tons. Thousand tons. Thousand tons.
1923 276,001 37,052 22,554
1924 267,118 43,304 22,984
Production of Metallurgical Coke:
1923 13,419 1,956 4,113
1924 12,753 2,598 4,093
Production of Pig Iron:
1923 7,441 5,345 2,113
1924 7,319 7,534 2,763
Production of Crude Steel:
1923 8,482 5,028 2,260
1924 8,221 6,795 2,815