The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-07-23
CONCERNING COAL.
Statistical Information ON Produc-
ton and Consumption.
Immense Output of European Conn
tries-The Product of the United
States Almost Equals Tint of
the United Kingdom.


tries-The Product of the United
States Almost Equals That of
the United Kingdom
An interesting report has just been
issued by the London board of trade
containing a wealth of statistics as 10
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 N tile.
United Kingdom. the respective Figures
for 1895 being, the United Kingdom lH9,-
$4,000 and the German cmpir" 79,1G9.-
600 tons. Next in point of production
after Germany comes France. wi.h -
$4,000 tons, or about third of the pI -
duction of Germany. while next aa-:iu
comes Belgium, where the amount ui
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, III 1892. - 3Hd; in 1898. 6s
912d, and in 1894, is Sd. and in Germany,
IN 1892, IS 4ILd: in 1893, - sd. ard n
1891, 6s I'D. In 1893. however, I ne Valu"
OF the cOa4 produced III Germany Iosr
for the first time since 1N~7 distinctly
above the price Of EritiSh coal. the
average price in England in I>95 ! aiu%
IS OI.d, ard in Germany Is % n. In 1857
the price of coal in England was Is O., Il,
and in Germany 5s 1a,d. In Franco L
viii lie observed that the average value
n. the pits mouth was. in 1893, 9s @aI q;
AZ 1891, %; on Il. and ia 1893. - I0d. while
in Belgium il was. in IN9:i, - -, d; in
1894, Is SD. and in 1885, IS Gai d. The
cost of production. certainly in France.
anil probably in Belgium alsn, = 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 quan-
titN of coal produced has in recent wears
increased ldistiUctivcly. and indeed in tine
year of 1Sg3 it almost cgualcd the out
output of the United Kingdom. while
tbs. year of 1898 il almost cquaicd the
ther increase. although the total output
has not equaGed that of the United
Kingdom. which. since 1893. has been
very large. In the. earlier years dealt
with in the tables. VIZ, 1850. the aver
age output of the United States was
1O3. 10000 tons; in the later years, 1893
%. il averaged To- O0O. 900 tons The aver
age output of he United Kingdom dur
ing the latter period WAS iS1.uu0.OpO
tons. During the s!me T~rind TIA" cost
of production of coal in the United
States. which in 1855 was US 81. fell
in the years 1S93-5 to 5S. or lower than
the cost at the pits mouth in either the
United Kingdom or Germany.
Ns regards the conSumT tion If coal
per head of population, as might le rN-
pcctcd, 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 countri 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 Il
country SO far advanced in civilization
appears ut first sight to I've very small,
and amounts to only .95 of a ton per
head. us compared with 256 tons per
head in Belgium and 3.15 tons Ter head
in the United Kingdom; but this, aS
was stated in the first issue of these
tables may bc 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 % 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 he
ing the large coal-prodUcing countries,
as might be expected, most of the coal
consumed, if not the whole, is OF native
production. OF the remaining coun-
tries. Eussia consumes, roughly speak
ing. 20 per cent. OF coal of native prudUc-
tion. II per cent. of Ifritish coal and !
per cent. Of coal the produce of other
countries. In Sweden the vast proper
tion of the coal uScd-ViZ., s. 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 Is 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-liun-
gary 81 per cent. of the coal used l. of
native production. less than l per
cent. being of British production, and
the remainder. or about - per cent,
the produce of other countries, chiefly
Gcrmany.-PaIl Mall Gazette.