The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
THE WORLDS COAL CELLARS.
Statistics as to Production and Use
of BInck Diamond.

An interesting report has just been
issued by the London board of trade
containing a wealth of statistics as to
the coal industry of the world. 1t is
pointed out that the country of Europe
which has the largest production, after
the United Kingdom, is Germany. The
quantity produced, however, in the
latter country does not amount to half
of what is at present produced in the
United Kingdom, the respective figures
for 1895 being, the United Kingdom 1884,
900 and the German empire 79,169,-
600 tons. Next in point of production
after Germany comes France. with ~
583,0O0 tons, or about third of the pro-
duction of Germany, while next again
comes Belgium, where the amount of
production is not very far behind that
of France. The average value of the
coal produced taken at the pits mouth
has compared very closely as regards
the United Kingdom and Germany for
several years past, being, in the United
Kingdom, in 1892, Is 3Hd; in 1898, 6s
9Hd, and in 1894, 6s Sd land in Germany,
in 1892, Is 41bd; in 1893, IS Sd and in
1894, 6s nd. In 1895. however, the value
of the coal produced in Germany rose
for the first time since 1887 distinctly
above the price of British coal, the
average price in England in 1895 being
IS 01ad, and in Germany Is 94d. In 1897
the price of coal in England was As 9Ad,
and in Germany IS 1a4d. In France it
will be observed that the average value
at the pits mouth was, in 1898, 9s 234
in 1894, 9s 0Hd, and in 1895, SIS 10d. while
in Belgium it was, in 1898, IS i'd; in
1894, rs SID, and in 1895, Is 6Ad. The
cost of production, certainly in France,
and probably in Belgium also, is placed
considerably higher than it is either
in the United Kingdom or in Germany.
1t is desirable, however, to compare
the output in European countries with
one other cOuntry-namely the United
States. In the latter country the guam
tity of coal produced has in recent years
increased distinctively. and indeed in tine
year of 1898 it almost equaled the out
output of the United Kingdom, while
the year of 1898 it almost equaled the
Their increase although the total output
has not equaled that of the United
Kingdom, which, since 1898, has been
very large. In the earlier years dealt
with in the tables, viz, 1885, the aver
age output of the United States was
103 100000 tons; in the later years, 1893
95, il averaged 1862, 900, 900 tons. The aver
age output of the United Kingdom dur
ing the latter period was 1S1,0OO,000
tons. During the same period the cost
of production of coal in the United
States. which in 1885, was Is Cd, fell
IN the years 1898 to IS, or lower than
the cost at the pits mouth in either the
United Kingdom or Germany.
rs regards the consumption of coal
per head of population, as might be eX-
pected, the highest proportion IS found
in those countries where steam traction
and machinery worked by steam are
mostly in use, such as the United King
| dom, the United States and Belgium,
| and the lowest in those countries where
steam traction is. comparatively speak
| ing. but little used, such as Russia and
Austria. In France the consumption
of coal per head of population for
country so far advanced in civilization
appears at first sight to be very small,
and amounts to only .95 of a ton per
head, as compared with $50 tons per
head in Belgium and 3.15 tons per head
in the United Kingdom; but this, as
was stated in the first issue of these
tables, may be accounted for in a great
measure by the large quantity OF fuel
of other sorts. such as turf, wood and
Ignite, which are all extensively used
IN that country. The British colonies
where the amount of coal consumed is
highest are Canada and New South
Wales, where 1.16 tons and 90 tons
per head of the population are consumed
respectively.
The tables show that in the case of
the United Kingdom, Germany, Bel
gium and the United States, these be-
ing the large coal-prodncing countries,
as might be expected, most of the coal
consumed, if not the whole, is OF native
production. OF the remaining coun-
tries, Russia consumes, roughly speak
ing, 70 per cent. of coal of native produc-
ton, II per cent. of british coal and +
per cent. of coal the produce of other
countries. In Sweden the vast proper
ton of the coal uscd-viz., 81 per cent.
is of British origin, 10 per cent. of ma
tive production and the remainder the
production of other countries. In
France ~ per cent. of the coal used is
of native origin, - per cent. of British
and 1G per cent. the produce of other
Countries. In Spain the coal consumed
is, roughly speaking, half native and
half British produce, while in Italy al
most the whole of the coal consumed
is of British origin. In Austria-Hun-
gary 81 per cent. of the coal used is of
native production, less than l per
cent. being of British production, and
the remainder, or about 80 per cent,
the produce of other countries, chiefly
| Germany.-Pa!l Mall Gazette.
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