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Show 147 appar-ent consumption of steel products 1950 between 5.6 and 5.9 million net tons. was steel production The the in the West had reached Canning Industry. largest single approximately 411,000 656, 000 tons in war demand for was approximately plate many same for of nearly cannedgoods; 37 .izeable· . 1939. figure being 36 446,000 a such constitutes use in the Canning industry and 1940 tons in geat1y consumption of expanded tin plate additional amounts of tin and terne as the packaging general of motor oil, line for fruit. a,,1'l etc. exceptionally The eleven Western States and Hawaii account three-fourths of the total U. S. percentage for cans paint, beer, Wesern demand for tin plate is dominated by cans 34 year. specific the result of stated that was plate Western This Western Cnsiderable The West also plays field. in anyone it during s one-cthi r-d of the total amount used in the United States years. purposes, use products net tons in the latter tons The market for tin -- also used in the West to manufacture were The heavy 1941, Recently 6.2 million plate consumed by ,the was in these 35 demand for steel The amount of tin West. in the eleven Western State a no rmal annual dominant role ,in the of the national output in this canning of fish. pack of vegetables, juices and A milk + are also canned in the Western 3Salt 35In 36 Lake Tribune, November al so supra, Dr. J. R. pp. (January, 1945), 37Ibid• pp. 16.-18 • In 1941, of 89 million cases of 15, 1952. us-us. Mahoney, and Possible Production at . region. "Tin Geneva," Plate, Its Qualities, Western Markets, Western Metals, Vol. 3, No.1, |
