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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 2
Estimate of Cost of Two Furnaces, 50 Feet High, 16 Feet Boshes, 6 Feet Hearths
Estimate of Cost of Two Furnaces, 50 Feet High, 16 Feet Boshes, 6 Feet Hearths.
| Foundation of furnaces | £700 |
| Stack, flues, and boiler-seats | 2,300 |
| Engine-house and foundations | 700 |
| Hoist-well and hoist | 400 |
| Stoves, brickwork, and castings | 2,700 |
| Furnaces and lining, with gas apparatus | 8,000 |
| Two blowing engines | 3,000 |
| Ten boilers | 2,000 |
| Cast-houses, roofs, &c. | 1,800 |
| £21,600 |
Estimate of cost of producing 360 tons of iron per week, or say 18,000 tons per annum, which two furnaces 50 feet high will make:—
| Ore, 45,000 tons, @ 20s. | £45,000 |
| Coke, 25,000 tons, @ 30s. | 37,500 |
| Shale, 7,500 tons, @ 5s. | 1,875 |
| Coal, 3,000 tons, @ 10s. | 1,500 |
| Labour, 18,000 tons, @ 8s. | 7,200 |
| Rates and taxes. | 200 |
| Manager and clerks. | 800 |
| Interest on £50,000. | 2,500 |
| Depreciation on £20,000. | 2,000 |
£98,575page 36 |
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| 18,000 tons iron, @ £9 | £162,000 |
| Cost of producing same, as above | 98,575 |
| Balance of profit | £63,425 |