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TINPLATE CHANGES.

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TINPLATE CHANGES. THE DEMAND FOR B ir., A Pli SHEETS. AMERICAN EXPORTS EXPANDING. A trade correspondent writes :—The war has effected great changes in the Welsh tinplate industry. The export business, upon which formerly it ohieflv depended, has diminished, whilst the home trade has very largely increased. This is a state of things satisfactory as far as it goes, but the "fly in the ointment" is that the home trade for military purposes will alter with the proclamation of peace, and the foreign trade may perhaps be lost. Stocks of tinplate in all countries will, however, no doubt be low, and with .cheaper tinplates efforts will be made to replenish stocks. For January, 1915, when our tin- plate exports were not effected by the war. there was a total exported of 46,260 tons of tin plates and 6.208 tons blackplate—a total of 52,208 tons. During the month of January of this year we exported only 26,271 tons of tin plates, but }7,572 tons of black- plate, showing a reduction of export on the month compared of 9,149 tons. It will, however, be noticed that the reduction in tinplates amounted to 19,539 tons, and L that there was an increa&ed export of no less than 11,364 tons of blackplate. On the face of things this indicates that tinplates are being substituted bv blackplate. No doubt this is true to a large ex- tent, which has more than doubled during the war. Blackplate, which are steel sheets of the same substance as tinplate, are cheaper because not coated wi th tin. and these are now used on account of lower price in the making of scores of articles formerly made of tinplate, and are painted and varnished as a protection from rust. AMERICAN GAINS. The Americans do not show separ- ately their exports of blackplates, but their export table of tinplates is one that should eb carefully noted, indi- cating as it does that tinplate markets formerly exclusively Welsh are being fa.st taken over. The latest official figures show that whilst in November, 1914, they o.nly evxported 4,837 tons, in November of last year, 1915, they exported 15,538 tons. Taking the 11 months of 1914 they exported 55,572 tons, but in the 11 months ending November of last they exported no less than 137,589 tons. The most marked increase has been to Mexico, Cuba, Ar- gentina, Brazil, China, British India, Hong Kong and Japan. CANADA'S POSITION. It is notable that there has been a considerable decrease of exports of tinplates to Canada. during the war. In the 1 months ending November, 1913, the Americans exported 42,015 tons to Canada, but in the 11 months ending November last they exported to CaCnada only 30,635 tons. Canad- ian tinplate consuming industries seem to be considerably affected during the war, for our exports for the 11 months ending 1913 amounted to 9,494 tons, but for the 11 months of last year the total was only 2,577 tons. At present there are about 480 out of our 581 sheet. And tinplate mills at work. At all the plants work is car- rier on under difficulties. The most important of the materials used has more than doubled in prices, and the supply of the necassary sulphuric acid is the scarcity of labour of all kinds. As tinplate is a necessity it has been declared as a "reserved" trade. Yet the riser in the tinhouse, who stands in the same relation to the tinman as the behinder to the rollerman, is not "reserved," and can only be released by appeals at the tribunals. Tinplates continue to be quoted at about 25s. 6d. per box, a record price. The price of American tinplates has advanced, but is now only 16s. 8d. per box.

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