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The increased trade of 1879 was not wholly occasioned by the revival of manufacturing industries. The demand for domestic sizes of anthracite throughout the Western States has been rapidly increasing, chiefly supplied from this region. The sales of the Delaware and Hudson Ca- nal Company in the west reached nearly half a million of tons (484,607), doubling the tonnage of 1878. The Le- high Valley Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company with more.direct communi- cation over their main lines, must have equaled if not largely exceeded it. A revolution in this western trade is in progress in the use of box cars of through freight lines for transportation of anthracite, the cars upon reaching their destination being swept out and loaded with grain in bulk for eastern markets or for exporta- tion. With full loads each way transportation is so cheapened that anthracite is being used all through the west in competition with the bituminous coals which un- derlie many of the farms of those who use it. Its cheap- ness has already induced the change to stoves made expressly for anthracite, in houses which will continue its use, even at advanced prices.
Not only in the west is this improvement noted. A single train from this valley will be made up of these box cars, each containing eleven or more tons, and represent- ing seven or eight railroad companies, from Boston to the Mississippi river and from Canada to the far south; and it is not unlikely that such cars coming north and east will regularly carry as return freight this growing luxury in fuel to every city and State in the Union.
An important question presents itself: Are the anthra- cite coal fields approaching the maximum of production?
More than twenty years ago gentlemen conversant with the subject estimated the limit of anthracite pro- duction at from twenty-five millions to thirty millions of tons per annum. The trade has already, by a sudden bound, exceeded the first without undue pressure upon the mining capacity during the early months of the year. But a very important change in the trade must be taken into the account since those estimates were made. Twenty years ago the size known as chestnut coal was not marketable. At auction sales in New York during the past few years that size commanded the higest price in the market. Then pea coal and other sizes smaller than chestnut could not be sold at cost of mining; now
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STATISTICS OF THE COAL TRADE AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES.
POTTSVILLE, PA.
MEBOFARDISE.
ARTERACITE COAL ODT-POT OF
DATES OF.THE
ABTORACITE COAL ODT-PDT OP
RAILWAYS of the WORLD. and af 1876.
IMPORTS-(Foreign)
REPORTS-(U. $J.
SCHUYLKILL(Red) LSDICH-10km)
365
Lebigb_Capel.
J620
WYOMING Cow1
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES.
MILESS
1521
70,671;695
49,574,079
1.450
2,240
Sobyylkill Canal.
6.219
1823
72,451.371
47.155.408
1.128
6,822
378
1824
72,170,037
50,649,500
1.507
9.541
66
1625
90,159.310
66.944.745
8.500
29,303
29
1826
75,093,511
52.449,525
18,767
31.280
48,047
1627
71,332,939
57.976-117
1.360
32.074
59
1825
49.076.652
39.232
21
1630
62,720,956 59.524.878
89,934
41.750
1830
13.000
74.734
Darbadots
0
183L
95,595,179
50,819,583
269.271
70.000
Little Schuylkill IL. R.
84,000
363,671
Venezuela
123,00L
Union Canal.
111,777
+57.748
Gulsos (Brit)
1834
109.600,700
80.623.602
2=6,692
10G.244
43,700
3:0,006
Dratil
339,588
131,250
00,000
500.753
Paraguay
47
836
176.579,154
108,570.942
103,601
694,117 Uraguoy
231
1637
130.472.303
94,230,805
Dearer Mosdoty Mines .- Plno Grove.
115,337
670.441
Pero
1239
1838
95.970.258
95,500,890
213.615
09,207
738,697
Argentino Repablio.
1,466
1839
156,496.958
101.625,533
221,025
Sbomokin:
120,306
818.402
Bolirla
39
1840
95.258.708
111.660.561
225,313
840
148.470
664.794
Chill
1641
129,957,544
103,630.236
621,466
123.637
102,276
050.073
Great Dritola
17.263
1844
102.604.600
90,531,774
377,602
305.911
1.630.450
Spain
4,112
1845
98.455,330
2,013.013
Portugal.
902
1846
117.914.065
101,718,042 150,57-1,844
1.665,535
631,507
5%3,667
2.582,300
Switzerland
1.211
1946
148,635.644
130,203,509
655.196
3,050,218
Austria
8.031
1550
173.500,528
134.900,233
000.45G
1850
827,923
3,358.699
Germany
18,229
1851
210,771,429
178,020,138
1.156,167
4.449,010
Belgium
2,278
1652
207,440.308
154,931,147
1,071,136
1.284,506
4.008.471
ILolland
1,091
1653
263.777.265
189.669.162
5.105.151
Luscohurg
1654
205,028,03
215.529.300
0,002,734
Denmark
893
1855
257,608,703 192.751.135
8.008.511
Stre-len
2,507
Trevorion R. R. Broad TopiliAlta
1-972,591
1,027.380
Norway
300
1657.
648,426,342
278.900.713
3,373,707
1.316,5 11
Uelredero & Dels'wato R. R. - North Peau. R. R.
1.952.603
6.601.011 Ruteio
Lackawanna & Bloomsburg R.R. JMcCauly's ML. R. R.
2.180.004
6,759.309
Roumabio
891
1839
331,333.841
278,392,050
3.149,708
1,628,311
2.+31,236
7,808,252
Turkey
297
1860
353,616,119 316,242.423
8,749,632
1,821,074
860
2.041,817
8,513.123
7
1561
282.310,542
201.899,610
8.160,747
J.736,3774
3.055.110
7,034,314
Turkey, Amin Minor
2.0
1,351.054
3.145.770
7.875.412
Drilleb Indis
7,152
1863
243.385.615
190,003,012
3,211.083
3.739.010
9,566,005
Corlot
203
1865
4.356.959
2.040,013
3,251,510
9.032.39₡
Jara
296
1560
437,518,102
15,787,002
2,179.364
4,736.0:0
12.503.552
10
1667
272,780,809
+5:161,071
2.502,05+
5,325,000
12.991,723
Japan
41
1665+
357,430.440
269,380,000
6,335,737
2.507,582
5.000.313
13,834.132
EXTPL
1,013
417.506,379
275,166,697
15.725,138
Tunit
92
1610
135,956,403
376,616,473
0,851,355
3:172,916
1670
15,319,899
Algerin.
401
1871
520,223,684
6.314,4221
Erlo R. R. Co-
6.033,302
15,113,107
Capo Colony
136
1872
810.595.077
428.487.131
8,743,278
8.8:2.008
10 026.125
Mauritius
1673
042,136.210
505,033,139
8,243,166
10.647.211
10.585.178
Victoria
1674
567.400,342
5.642,1801
0,200,010
16,990,720
Seit South Wales
301
875
533,004.43
6,28117 121
10,596.153
10.712,172
Tabitta
21
1875
450,741,190
$25.582,247
0,221,934
8,421.159
18.501,311
Queensinou 152
1877
451.323.126
599,670,224
1:105:042
4.332,760
1678
437,051,532
G80,709,256
6.282:226
6.237.449
1670
445,073,175
4:595,567
-12,550.293
20,142,659
New Zealand
412
1880
South Australia
801
The fiscal year ends June 30the
Total .-..........___ 104,836
Coal Arens in Square Miles.
UNITED STATES
Anthracite _-..
450
BitumiDOOR. *****-**
190,400
196.800
BRITISH PROVINCEA
`Newfoundland.
100
.
Average Thickness. 25 Yarde
MIDDLE COAL FIELD Average Thick nose, 15 Yorde.
NORTHERN OR WYOMING COAL FIELD. Average Thickness, 15 Yards.
World Production of Pig & Cast Iron.
COUNTRIES
1850-Tens 1828-Tens
Great Britain --.... ssa
2,500.000
6.300.000
United States. -. /min
664.756
2.301.216
Germany ( Luxemb'g)
225.000
1.816,072
00
France ...........
408.973.
1,417,073
Belgiom ....... ........
142,130.
662.086
Austria & Hungary
219.460
413,689
191.492
420,036
Sweden ...............
125,000
346,955
150.000
200.000
Jived
0,000;
$6, 133,215.000
Francot ... nous -tu
UERMAX DISTRICTSI Saarbroeck
960
1620
54,520,835
43,671,894
1.022
United States
77,450
1822
6.932
11.108
34.693
Costa Rica
Cuba
1822
61.059,015 05.087.507
10.073
25.110
Deloware & Hudson Canal-
7,000
112.053
Jamalen
81.654
$0,906
Nes uchoalog R. R. and Plano.
54,000
U. S. of Columbia 1:0,$20
1632
95,121.162 61.720,329
101,047,043
60,250,856
432.045
118,211
630,152
223,903
416,675
475,0:7
Buck Mountoln .- Quokoko R. R.
232,500
1.109,418
and Ireland
1543-
42,433,464
77,630.354
716,200
267.793
255,605
1.263.193 [ Franco
409,453
Morris Canoh
519,3$9
2,314.005
Italy
6.028
_1940
141,206.199
131,710,081
2.728,500
791,056
732,910
3 212,066
Hungary
4.023
2,329,225
704,224
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R.
Central Rollrond of-Now. Jersey
1.475.732
3.201,670
1,207,185
Short Mountain.Co. Northern Central R. W.
1.603.173
1,231.113
Lehigh Valley Rak. Colphillipsburg.
1.771,511
1856
610,432,340 200.439.051
3,603,029
1.351,070
13.702
1629
243,358,654
251,351,033
3.273.245
1,380,030
1842
189,356,677
170,044,021
3,372,583
Philadelphin & Erlo R.NR.
4,161,970
2.054,609
3.060,838
10,177,475
Phillipeon Jilands
235,745,580 136,910,248
1,929.523
0,06$,300
13,723 030
428,398,909
2,116.083
0,469,912
Philadelphia M
4,047.658
490.281.100
2,834,005
Lehigh Valley & Bet!
8,954.019
8.300.377
20,628,179
Wert Australia 60
8,095.097
17,005.242
Taiwanth 45
1842
96.075.071
91,790.242
593.273
272.510
Cumberlandi
151,836
1,309.500
517.110
Lehigh and Susquehanna'R. R.
1647
122.424.349
1.713.721
670,521
.810.620
Pennsylvania Coal Co. Ponnayiranlo Content R. R.
2,037,835
2.665.110
1.054.309
3.552,043
Wyoming and Stato Conalds Lykens.Valley R. R.
18.35
156.764,295 100,459,481
81.020.083
77.518
Porio Dles
1 433
252,971
Hasleton Hallroadi_
490,590
Philadelphia & Reading R. R.
12,722
857,037
113,184,322
1.131,724
1,804,716
316.447,383
1 17.504,027
434,812,006
395.761.006
Lohigh & Surquebonna R. R.io Philed'a. Pennsylvania 4. Now Jorecy R. R. Nesqueboning Valley R. R.
6.294:769
509,433, 121
L'apo Breton ....._ Cumberland .... staats
200
New Brunswick ......
8.689
7.539
GREAT BRITAINL
England .....
2,700
Walce ........ mt:sml
Scotland .......
1,600
Ireland _....... wstasms
200
5,400 984
1639,493852
510
Pictou. ****--*********
950
200
Production In Production In
Estimated Quantity of 'Anthracite Coal in Tons in the several Coal Fields-the Relative Amount of Waste and Quantity MIned.
SOUTHERN OR SCHUYLKILL COAL FIELD
77,30
1,000
Dominion of Canada
Mexico
Hondoras
83.434
OPENING OF AVENUES TO MARKET.
7,825.129
Oreeco
Coal out-put of the Globe
€
Anthracite Coal Areas owned by the several Companies in the above Fields. and the Per Cent. of the whole in Tons.
COUNTRIES.
A.s.
Square Miles
Tona -. Bjo.
Schuylkill.
Middle,
Wyoming)
COAL EXPORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1878, U. S .- AWARD
Great Britain .........
11.000
110.431,102
134.010,703
Lehigh Valley ....
18,036 Acres.
24 %
0,034.Acresd
COUNTRIES.
Tono Anth. Tona BIL
COUNTRIES.
Toni Anth.| Tone BIL.
L'oiled States ......****
192,000
32.863,000
Gercity .........******
1,170
34.003,004
40,130,684
18.200.3G7
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre ...
7,600 Acres.
8 %
8 2
7,400
5
Austriasomni
202
Australasia. ..
10
FraDc® ...................
2,080
13.170,703
16.890.201
Delaware and Hudson ... n
7,000
20,042
12 "
Brazil .. .....
1,852
533
Hawaiian Islands
Delaware, Lack. & Western ....
3,500
Central America .****
04
Hayti ..
842
257
Belgium .********
510
13,697,119
13.030,523
3
713
1,600
8,335,944
........
Aastria ............. ,*
30,000
820,745
14,252,038
1,000,000
Pennsylvania Coal Co ........
.....
.............
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Co.
10,000
Chili, annun
1,003
510 Italy ....
2,000
16
Spalo ........=********
3,501
661,027
000.500
70 % 23,250 Acres:
32 9
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
65,306 Acres:
0,000
....
3,659
20,000
5,823 Acres
Chinar ...
Portugal ..............
6 %
Danish West Indies ....
1,497
11,360
Japan ....
Mexico .....
700
19,000
525,760
750
3,144
Nova Scotia ...******
868.564
757.40G
6,000
Dutch Easti Indies ...
Åastralin ....-*********.
24,840
500,000
1.444,171
Girard Estate ....
6,000
"
France'n -
764
Gilbert & Co ....
615 Peru .....
101
2,00%
4.000.000
1.373
French West Ind & Guiana.
240
Japon ...**** ***********
5,000
600,000
Alliance Coal Mining Co
3.172 Acres,
3 %
1,878
13
15,981 Acres.
...
Miguelan &c. IslandsWere.
29,503
Other French Possessions .....
30
1
Azores; Madeira.
San Domingos ..
325
Van Couver's feland.
-
Chios, Chill, elo ......
300
8.000,000
190,640
4,000.000
All others ..
11.362
17 %| 73,021 Acres : 64 %
Nova Scotts .....
$30,300
5,054 |Cubi .......
434
17,983
297
62,613
Total .. !!!!
293.501
221.046,524
200.429.293
Total ..
93.440 Acres. 100 % 80.640 Acres.
100 .% 126.720 Acres. 100 %
Quebec, Ontario? &C., ....
British Columbia ....
208,378 214,082 |Porto Rico ...........
27
United States of Columbia.
43
22
New Foundland .....
3,373
32
98
British West Ind. & Hond.
1,471
1.222
enczueli _....
630
17.491
681
Statistics of the Coal and iron Trade of the United States and Great Britain and Railroads of the United States
Oil Products of , Pennsylvania.
British East Indies .....
454
Total ...... ......
1340,560 319,537
COAL.
IRON. STEEL AND RAILS.
Rallsends,
YEAR
Prico se well
Value ET wan
Exported -- Oofont
Hong Kong ....
1.359
YEAR
Imports, U. S.
Great Britain
Great Brilein's
Pig Iron
Iron and SUL
Out-pvt
Importad In U. S. Rade Ima U. S
Ruthy Manghe-
turnd in U. S.
Pig Iron Manuing. Iron Product ol
Miles
fwied In U. S.
Great Britain
1859
3,200
₹13.00
$41,804
COUNTRIES
Importa -77. | ExDome-22.
Cross Section In the Southera
18.29
45.463
18.004,789
142,000
1860
650.000
6 73
4.368,000
1830
68.582
165.000
678,417
22
1801
2,113.000
2.73
5.770,128
1,878,000,000
078.000,000
1.284,000,000
037,000,000
Anthracite Coal Field of Pa
1831
36,503
191.536
95
1862
3.056,606
1:86
2,611,359
5,99
6.135,098
1832
200,000
715.000,000
72,978
229
1863
10.417.322
707,000,000
92,422
225.000
700,000
380
1864
3.116,182
9.60
20,462,318
23.210,309
08-1,000,000
822,000.000
1833
1604
71.628
633
1865
3.497,112
8.50
22,977.367
3.697.627
25.400,846
Antico-Hungary
POZ.090.000
1868
8.73
13,418,775
60.987,341
Netherlands
297,000,000
803.000.000
1838
69,968
7,000,000
1,098
1667
8.347,300
3.16
10.644,443
70,255,481
265.000.000
220.000.000
243,000,000
Rad Anh ConL 3 ft
Sabdrock
1838
1837
108.432
1.273
163,450
1,497
1808
3,715,74L
4.18
85
15.420,335
24,657.750
+9.456.888
Belgiam.
289.000.000
1869
4.216.010
100,630,684
Turkey ...
115.000,000
212.000.000
121.000.000
1835
129,082
50,000,000
1839
181,555
$1024.417
@2,000.000
GatA.
285.903
1,547.790
1,918
2,302
1870
6.699.000
113,535.294
1871
6.795.000
3 80
4.35
21.604.200
25,208,250
149,692,691
Swalen .
10.000,000
64,000.000
02,000,000
1840
1.245,671
2,818
50.000,000
1841
169,857
3,635
6,539,103
3.75
24.521,636
146,171,583
llenmark ..
166,304
1872
Norway
1842
141,521
215,000
4,026
1873
9,879,155
1.84
1.17
18,178.197
187,815,137
Portugsl ..... .......... mums
47.000.000
31.000,000
29.000,000
20.000.000
1843
41,163
4.185
1874
10.010,303
12.765.054
8.619,639
1.20
10,429.703
247,806.483
16,000,000
28.000.000
35,000,000
4
Cilde Tracy
1844
4,377
1875
221.906,308
Servis .....
24,000,000
87.073
0.000.000
8,000.000
1845
65,760
94.600.000
488,000
502,000
1,572,500
4,633
1876
8.869,900
2.53
2.35
22,691,133
243,660,152
United States \ ...... ma
A95.000.000
104.000,000
1546
1847
158.883
148,021
36.100.000
765,000
4.930
1877
13,135,671
29.555,260
309,198,914
1876
16.105.462
1.17
17,743,591
338.841,303
100.000.000
09,000,000
107.000,000
"
Tracy.
800,000
1.999,508
5.598
Canada. ..... -* ****
05,000.000
1842
5.008
17,000,000
84
198.168
800,000
2879
14.356,000
1880
Argontico Republic ....
38,000,000
49.000.000
1849
198,215
21,318
850.000
7,365
Chill ....
30.000,000
39.000.000
1850
180,430
74.874
44,033
563.755
9.021
Remarks on Oil.
Cuba ........
31,000,000
35,000,000
a
1851
$14,774
67.219
50.603
413,000
10,982
PorD .....
25.000.000
30.000.000
Diamond
30.000,000
33.000,000
853
183,015
231,50€
$4,000,000
54,000,000
91.673
298,995
282,867
62,478
540,255
12,908
1853
114.227
805,000
2.700,000
87.804
3,069.838
15,3G9
Drake Orst grruck orl Aug. "9, 1950, at 7] ft. ;- 400 galle, per diem, nt sbc.
English West Tudies .master's
22.000,000
20,000,000
1854
252,605
2,973
64.061,401
160.433
127,516
108.016
736,218
3,218.154
16.750
Amount exported crude In 1875, or Its equivaleot in.bule., 37.090,97L.
Vuloo of exporter, at welle, $120,212, 145.
French West Indies.
Uruguay .....
12,500,000
14,000,000
15.500,000
13,500,000
1855
287,108
2,613
61.453,079
98.925
155,495
784,178
18,374
Number of wells drilled lo Jamuory 1, 1963, 5560,
Porto Rico ....
15,500,000
293.607
2,829
66.045,460
69,012
179.305
138,674
883,137
9.586,377
22,018
Produet, 25,100,000 bbls. ; average, 4,600 Lbis tu well,
Vimusucis ..
13.200.000
9,000,000
12,000.000
1557
300.719
2,867
65,394,507
51,504
75,745
180.018
181,918
798,157
3.659,4-17
24,603
At 84.00 per Lbl. amounts to $13,700 jer, well.
Central America ..
7,200,000
15.000,000
1858
330.698
2.958
163.712
705,094
3,458,004
26,968
Front 1809 to 1574, 4,038 wells; product, 42,000,000 LLIS.
English Ouisno ...........
9,200,000
15,400,000
1859
103,928
2.949
65,008,04."
71,979,565
41,958
69,065
72.515
195.454
840.827
3.712,904
23.789
Averago, 8.400 buls, to well;"ot $2 91 per bbl .. 824,300 por weil
3,009
80.042,698
$1,408
122,175
74.490
205.03$
919.770
3.826,752
30.035
Cost of 10.500 wells at 85.000,
It "pumping 8,000 good wells,.at an average Ille ot
+ .952,500,000
Columbia ..
7.200,000
598.980
0,000,000
10,600,000
860
Ilnyti
8,200,000
465,434
3,025
83.835.214
74,028
6.611
189.818
731,544
3,712,390
31.286
Two years, ot $10 par dicin,
.38.400,000
fiolivia ..
7.000.000
6.500.000
5,800,000
5,000,000
Drehard.
801
1863
641.009
3.083
81.633.336
22.247
17,089
3,180
88.292.215
118.714
213.912
787.662
3.913,489
32,120
(* 304 square miles. De 25.290 acres, al $300. .
12.640,000
Equador .......
4.000,000
1803
624.373
81,007
275.762
947.604
4,510.040
1,200.000
1864
657,739
3,288
92.187.873
102,223
77,518
335,309
1.135,990
4,767,951
33.170
33,008
Total
$123.280.000
St. Domlogo ....
Dutch Vujvoo .....
1,800.000
1.400.000
1,000,000
1.200,000
Orey Ath Chel, 10 ft."
Prim rosa
1805
684.180
89,150,557
50,852
78,007
356.292
931,583
4.819.254
35,085
|1866
698,093
101,630.546
102.393
98.273
430,778
67.107.004 bills. at $1.07 per.bbt.
- 225,475,120
French Guiana .........===..
1.350,343
4,523,807
30.507
Erst lodies .....=======
1.400,000
200.000
375,000,000
293.000,000
1867
621,305
104,600,480
112,042
151.097
462,108
1.401,623
4.761.023
39.250
Profit ($1.07 ner bbl. tet])
: 112.105,120
Chios .....
105.500,nu0
1=1,000,000
TFbico Asb Cual, 5 ft.
1888
396,229
423.568
103,141,157
107.125,557
112,133
136.976
237,703
608.714
593,638
1,603,000
4.970,203
43,255
279,505
1.916.641
5.445.757
47.206
United States Coal Prodoct of 1869 and .1878.
Sirails ....
0.3.000.000
43,000,000
1869
Juth, Loses
27.000.000
01.000.000
1870
420,688
227.918
110.431.192
153,283
159,055
630,000
1,865.000
6.963,515
52,914
1878-Tons.
Jopuu, ..***
27.400,000
443,955
117.352.028
123.497,316
178,133
631,638
1009-Tona:
20,800.000
1871
277.951
775.533
1,911,808
6.627.179
60,244
.ANTHRACITE
Coylun _.***
French Cuelin China .........
26,900.000
13.400, 000
30,000,000
1872
490.831
401.078
127.016.547
217,628
357,629
1 000.000
2.854.558
6.741.629
67.323
Pennsylvania ........
13.868,180
BITUMINOUS,
.17.006.262
Sumatra ond Dutob Icdles,
Asiatio Russia ...
14,000,000
17,600,000
16,400,000
1873
156,015
584,633
215,495
148,914
800,072
2,668,278
6.666.451
70,311
Pennsylvania .......
7.798.617
13,500,000
16.800.000
0,000,000
Seven Fen
1874
403,028
783.402
125.043.257
92.011
42,039
729,413
2.689,413
5,901.408
72,616
2.629.563
3,500,000
Sistn +++
V.800.000
9.000.000
-
1878
441,600
516.345
131.867.105
53.743
4,708
792,513
2.268,681
8,305,462
74,374
Ohio ........
2.527.285
5,000,000
Persin ...
French Iodies .........
0,400,000
2.500,000
1876
407.853
584,076
4,385
134,125,166
79,455
297
879,629
2.093,236
6.555,997
77,031
1.819,824
1,579,322
1,400,000
3,000,000
1877
497,260
4.231
6,803,664
Maryland ..
578.467
740,453
Formons ..
1878
3,908
134,179.968
79.208
660.135
132,602,036
76.077
36
81.600
10
704.509
2.314.585
882.685
2.577,301
6.381,051
81,066
Missouri -. ++
621.030
900.000
1,000,000
000,000
2.000.000
I.abusy .....
000.000
18,9
93.080
3.813
West Virginia ..
1,000.000
1,000,000
Victoria ......!
fodinDa .....***-
503,876
137,870
New South Wales ..
03.400,000
07.400,000
73.500,000
1850
lowa ........
263.487
1,500,000
New Zealand ....
40.000,000
03.400,000
Skidmore:
E
20.200.000
Kentucky-
150.682
800.000
South Australia ..
21,000,000
Tennessee.
375,000
Queensland ......
10,000,000
24.200,000
19.200,000
Imports and Exports of the Globe for the Year 1876,
133,416
5.400.000
44
61.803
75,000
0.000,000
Duck Mountain,
Virginia ....
300,000
Sandwich Ielaods ..
1,000,000
2,200.000
COUNTRIES.
1M PORTS.
EXPORTS.
Pe: Cant of Commerce
Importe and Exporti, 1
Average par Heed;)
KanM ......
32.938
Oregon .....
1.800,000
Michigan ....
21,160
200,000
Western australia .....
2.000.000
Importa and Experfe
30.000
Egypt ....... ..
30.200,000
00.000,000
Europe.
5,658,400,000
4,036,200,000
71.25
42,000,000
83.400,000
84.62
California .....
₿00,000
Algerin ...... ..
America ....
1,167,200,000
15.28
25.22
Rhode Island ...
14,000
Cape Colony ...
972,800,000
14,000
200,000
Mauritian ....
29.000.000
11,400,000
20,400,000
Ked Anh Cual4 & n.
Lekens Valley, app t.
Asta ......
489,000,000
1.40
Alabama ...
$1,000
ILentilou ....
18.200,000
4.400.000
Australasia ..
237.800,000
641,600,000
224;400,000
8.09
3.29
256:77
Nebraska ..
1,425
75,000
Natal .......
5,200,000
6.000.000
8.200,000
2.400,000
2.07
60,000
100.000
Morocco ..
3,600,000
134.400,000
156,600,000
Wyoming ...
Tunis ......
2.400,000
3.400,000
Lekens Valley. lower
1
Atnica. ...
6.82
Washington
17.844
150,000
Seningal. . com
2.200.000
2,800.000
Total ..
7,474.400.000
7,128,000,000
100.00
Utah .....
5,800
60,000
Colorado.
1.500
367,000
Portuguese Coloniód -.....***
1,200,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
1,200,000
United States, incl'd in America,
485.000.000
804,000,000
7.79
10.34
Totul ...
ST,077.994
49.130,584
Tripoli.
Osmbis ...
1,400,000
000.000
1,400,000
1.000.000
NOTE-We are indebted to the flowing reliable sothanter in preparing the above Table. H.D. Bogen, Fink Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, I . Lesley Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania , Fredk & Swank E. V Po'Man of the Barrow Ameren down and Steel Action
Prof. V. 8 Jevons (Bugland)) 7,' H Jones (P. & R. H. H Co ): D. B Bureau of Estialice; James McFarland. et.
LEVY TYPE Co: Phila
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GROWTH AND LIMITS OF THE COAL TRADE.
they are quoted at $1.50 per ton at Mauch Chunk, and from $2.50 to $2.80 per ton at Port Johnson and at Hud- son river markets for pea coal, and Mr. Saward, in his journal of January 28th, 1880, page 39, says: "The de- mand for chestnut, pea and buckwheat sizes, now ex- tensively used for steam purposes, is good." Even culm finds market now at cost of transportation.
A committee of stockholders of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, appointed in May, 1877, to visit and inspect the property of the company, reported on this subject:
" Besides this use of eulm (made into brieks), repeated and long eon- tinued experiments have developed methods by which it is successfully used at the mines under the boilers of stationary engines. Only the best and inost saleable sizes of eoal were formerly used for steam pur- poses. The great consumption of these coals induced the effort to sub- stitute for these the nearly valueless pea coal. This, after much diffi- eulty, was successful. But suceess led to an increased demand for pea coal, and the next attempt was to substitute eulm for pea coal at the inines. This also was finally successful, and the company now uses at the mines annually sixty thousand tons of eulm, which was formerly worse than valueless. If the company were doing full work it would consume for the production of steam about two hundred thousand tons of eulm annually. Thus the production of marketable coal is increased, and eulm, which was formerly wasted at large cost, now possesses great value."
Although the report gives the experience of one com- pany, these facts apply equally to the business of all; and from them, by the rule of proportion, the gain in capacity for marketable production of all the anthracite regions from this saving may easily be computed. Much greater economy in mining coal has been introduced, and with the not improbable introduction of stone or iron columns to support the roof in place of the masses of coal now left for that purpose, rendered possible by the increased price of the coal, the percentage of waste in the mines may be reduced one-half and trade increased in propor- tion. The terminal stake may be advanced to forty mil- lions and still not exhaust the anthracite deposits more rapidly than with twenty millions of tons under the waste- ful method of mining and preparation for the past.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company has been constructing coal docks on Lake Erie at Buffalo, to make that a distributing point for the west- ern trade, which must materially increase the sales in that direction.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company is said to be negotiating for a connection with the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad at or near Williamsport, which will greatly facilitate and increase the western trade from the Schuylkill region by the Catawissa road, already under its control.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, from the fine deposits of coal on both sides of the Susquehanna at Nanticoke, in this region, has communication with western markets both by its canals and by the Lackawanna and Blooms- burg road, its Northern Central and Philadelphia and Erie up the west branch, and its main line on the Juniata river. All are reaching for the limitless west, to which the small sizes, always of the purest coal, can now be safely carried to a growing market.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company report that in 1869 eighty-one and a half per cent. of their coal was
delivered at tide, and only eighteen and a half per cent. at inland markets. By gradual annual increase this inland trade in 1876 was forty-two per cent. of their production. Mr. John J. Albright, general sales agent of the company for nearly twenty years, reported the sales in the west by the " Western Coal Association " at " one million two hundred thousand tons in 1875, and nearly as much more probably went to western markets through other shippers. The figures representing this growth are remarkable: In 1851, 6,000 tons ; in 1875, more than 2,200,000 tons. Toronto, Canada, in 1874 took 58,390 tons; in 1876 increased to 97,694 tons. Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852 took 8,000 tons. In 1876 it increased to 100,000 tons. Buffalo in 1852 required only 25,000 tons ;- in 1875 increased to 750,206 tons, and in 1879 received 1,092,184 tons, of which 550,606 tons were distributed in other markets. Chicago consumed about 500,000 tons annually, but the exact figures were not then attainable."
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