1880 there were 80,500,000 lb made and sold.
1881 there were 120,000,000 lb made and sold.
1882 there were about 180,000,000 lb.

The record for 1883 is not yet made up, but will probably show a
corresponding increase.

In 1876 Mr. Glidden disposed of his half interest in the concern of
Glidden & Ellwood to the Washburn & Moen (wire) Manufacturing Company,
of Massachusetts, receiving therefor $60,000 in cash and a royalty on
the future goods manufactured, Mr. Ellwood retaining his interest. The
new concern began the purchase of prior unused and conflicting patents
involving itself in extensive litigation, but, sustained by the courts,
soon gained control of almost the entire barb-wire business of the
country. Nearly all wire-making companies are now running under license
from the parent concern. The following is a list of the licensees of
last year:

Pittsburg Hinge Co.--Limited, Beaver Falls, Pa.
H.B. Scutt & Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, Iowa.
James Ayers and Alexander C. Decker, Bushnell, Ill.
Indiana Wire Fence Co., Crawfordsville, Ind.
Cedar Rapids Barb Wire Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Cincinnati Barbed Wire Fence Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland Barb Fence Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Ohio Steel Barb Fence Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Edwin A. Beers & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Crandal Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill.
Chicago Galvanized Wire Fence Co., Chicago, Ill.