4 francs per 100 kilos. The workmen in the furnace are paid
at the rate of from 2.50 to 3.75 francs per day. Those that work the
hammers receive 3.75 francs, and the assistants 1.25 francs.
_Carriage of the Forged Iron_.--The iron is carried from the forge
to the places of consumption on the backs of mules, and the cost of
carriage is, on an average, 0.25 franc per 100 kilos and per kilometer.
_Selling Price_.--The selling price is very variable, and depends
principally upon the distance of the place where sold from the different
forges that surround it. At Ouro Preto the price varies between 45 and
50 francs per 100 kilos.
The following is a _resume_ of the data which precede:
Cost of first establishment.................. 10,000 fr.
Charcoal per kilogramme...................... 2.40
{ Furnace men.... 2.50 to 3.75
Manual labor per day { Hammer men............. 3.75
{ Assistants............. 1.25
Carriage of forged iron per kilometric ton.
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