RI 3414 Production Of Explosives In The United States During The Calendar Year 1937 (65133f50-081e-40a5-ab0d-f883c4710467)

[S,1.1.8'"' of explordves -permissible explosivos,21 other high explosives, and black blasting povrder -in the Uni ted States during the caJ.endar yenr 1937 reached a ~ombined total that slightly exceeded the quantity sold in 1936. A larger output was re orted. for permisAiblA and other hig! explosives but asmal-ler for black po~~er. Production of the three classes of explosives totaled 404, 744,294 pounds, more than 3 pel'CGnt over 1336. The total qrumti ty produced included 49,579,441 pounds of perminsibles, 2~8,924,253 pounds of other high ex-plosives, 36,403,950 pounds of black powder in pellet form, and 29,836,65q pounds of bla~k powder in granular form.]