+-----+-------------------------+-------------------------+ | | Steel. | Iron. | | +------------+-----------+------------+------------+ |Year.| Steam. | Sailing. | Steam. | Sailing. | | +---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+ | |No.|Tonnage.|No.|Ton’ge.|No.|Tonnage.|No.|Tonnage.| +-----+---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+ |1878 | 7| 4,470| | |329| 406,196|106| 111,496| |1879 | 8| 14,300| 1| 1,700|318| 436,339| 30| 34,630| |1880 | 21| 34,031| 2| 1,342|324| 422,622| 31| 37,372| |1881 | 20| 39,240| 3| 3,167|401| 622,440| 51| 74,284| |1882 | 55| 113,364| 8| 12,477|457| 742,244| 68| 108,831| |1883 | 94| 150,725| 15| 15,703|576| 817,584| 68| 116,190| +-----+---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+ +-----+-------------------------+---------------------------+ | | Total. | Percentage. | | +------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ |Year.| Steel. | Iron. | Steel. | Iron. | | +---+--------+---+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+ | |No.|Tonnage.|No.|Tonnage.| No. |Ton’ge.| No. |Ton’ge.| +-----+---+--------+---+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+ |1878 | 7| 4,470|435| 517,692| 1·6 | 0·85 |98·4 | 99·15 | |1879 | 9| 16,000|348| 470,969| 2·52| 3·28 |97·48| 96·72 | |1880 | 23| 35,373|355| 459,994| 6·1 | 7·14 |93·9 | 92·86 | |1881 | 23| 42,407|452| 696,724| 4·8 | 5·74 |95·2 | 94·26 | |1882 | 63| 125,841|525| 851,075|10·7 | 12·9 |89·3 | 87·1 | |1883 |109| 166,428|644| 933,774|14·47| 15·12 |85·53| 84·88 | +-----+---+--------+---+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+ _Table II.—Statement showing the Number and Tonnage of Steel and Iron Vessels Built in the United Kingdom and Registered therein during the Years 1879 to 1883, both inclusive._ +-----+------------------------+-------------------------+ | | Steel. | Iron. | | +------------+-----------+------------+------------+ |Year.| Steam. | Sailing. | Steam. | Sailing. | | +---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+ | |No.|Tonnage.|No.|Ton’ge.|No.|Tonnage.|No.|Tonnage.| +-----+---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+ |1879 | 22| 19,522| 1| 1,700|337| 428,082| 33| 35,332| |1880 | 26| 36,493| 4| 1,671|362| 447,389| 39| 40,015| |1881 | 34| 68,366| 3| 3,167|411| 590,503| 50| 68,650| |1882 | 65| 115,449| 8| 12,478|446| 672,740| 83| 112,852| |1883 | 92| 141,552| 11| 14,193|548| 742,292| 72| 114,698| +-----+---+--------+---+-------+---+--------+---+--------+